W. Chris Hale is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. He received his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University in August 2005. He earned his M.S. in Experimental Psychology from Emporia State University and earned a B.S. in Psychology from Kansas State University. His areas of concentration include Cybercrime, Terrorism, and Crime Analysis. Joining the faculty in fall 2007, Dr. Hale has developed and taught several new courses including cybercrime, terrorism, and geographical profiling in criminal justice.

Prior to LSUS, Dr. Hale was the Associate Director of Information Technology for the Institute for the Study of Violent Groups (ISVG) in Huntsville, Texas, where he developed a database capable of tracking more than 2000 global and domestic extremist groups. The database was one of five finalists chosen for the 2007 Mitretek Innovations Award in Homeland Security, an award given by the Ash Institute at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. In addition to his work at ISVG, he also served as a Clinical Assistant Professor for the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University. In spring 2007, he became an instructor for the International Law Enforcement Academy in Roswell, New Mexico, where he periodically teaches courses concerning technology and crime measurement.

Dr. Hale has published and presented research in the areas of cybercrime, terrorism, and intelligence analysis. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Criminology and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. In 2006, he was designated as a fellow of the Proteus Management Group, an international consortium and “think tank” of military and intelligence issues.