Research
WSU Faculty Productivity among the Best in the Nation
The Journal of Criminal Justice Education has ranked WSU's Criminal Justice Program 4th among criminal justice/criminology programs based on per-faculty average publication output. The index took into account the total number of publications and weighted them according to journal prestige.
The same journal also published a study in an earlier issue that found that WSU has produced the 2nd-highest proportion of "publishing stars" (relative to all Ph.D.'s produced by the program) compared to the other 33 doctoral programs assessed.
Defense Grant Adds Critical Job Tasks Simulation Lab
Bryan Vila, professor of criminal justice and a senior researcher associated with WSU's Sleep and Performance Research Center, has been awarded a $610,000 grant by the Department of Defense's Office of Naval Research to expand the center's Spokane-based facilities with a Critical Job Tasks Simulation Laboratory.
Vila, a former police officer and Marine now specializing in police fatigue issues, will use the new lab to study the impact of sleep deprivation on the performance of experienced police officers. He points out that this research translates directly to war fighters and military peacekeepers, who face similar physiological and cognitive challenges.
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