Audrelee Dallam Murphy
Associate Professor

Courses Taught

Primary teaching responsibilities:

  • Victimology

  • Juvenile Procedure

  • Theories of Crime

  • Contemporary Problems in Corrections

  • Mental Illness and Criminal Justice

  • The American Judicial System

  • Introduction to Corrections

*Courses created by Dr. Dallam-Murphy and approved for the curriculum:

  • *Juveniles and Treatment

  • *Theory and Practice of Mandated Reporting

Areas of Research

Presently conducting research efforts to create a new course combining Juvenile Procedure and Juvenile Law and a new course addressing the importance of animal abuse in assessing deviant behavior. Beginning Spring 2027.

Community Engagement

  • Volunteer Ombudsman, MA Department of Elder Affairs, assigned to the Westfield Center LTC 2022-present.
  • Court Appointed Special Advocate for Children (volunteer) for Hampden County Juvenile Court Springfield, and Holyoke, Massachusetts (2006-2020).
  • Foster Parent (14 years) for Ward County, North Dakota Office of Social Services 2000-2014) and Hampden Co., Massachusetts, Offices of the Department of Children and Families (15 years, 2006-2020).
  • Educational Surrogate Parent for Hampden County 2/4/09-9/2011.
  • Trainer, “Juvenile Law” for CASA volunteers, 3/7/08
  • Recipient of CASA’s Gene Sullivan Award for Outstanding Service for 2007.
  • Member, City of Muncie (Indiana) Police Selection Board (1994-1995).
  • Participant/discussant, Bill of Rights Special, Prairie Public Television (1991).
  • Volunteer teacher's aide: Bergen Street Elementary School, Newark, N.J. (1972).
  • Counselor, Rutgers Drop-In Center , a community counseling and referral service, (1971-1973).

Campus Engagement

Additional department duties:

  • Coordinator, CJ Internship Program (2022-present)

Professional Service

  • Attended the “Abuse of the Disabled” training conducted by the Disabled Persons Protection Committee, May 2017.
  • Prepared Juvenile Justice course to fulfill requirements for the Master’s Degree Program in Psychology for Adjustment Counselors certification; course offered starting Spring 2016-present.
  • Developed course to respond to state mandated reporting requirements for students in Criminal Justice, Nursing, Social Work and Education September 2015, offered starting in 2016.
  • Participant in WebCamp in June 2015.
  • Lecturer for the WSU-CSI summer program for teenagers - July, 2014.
  • Chair, Promotions Committee, 2012 and 2014.
  • Faculty Advisor for Honor’s Project for Nathaniel Pranaitis, 2013.
  • Faculty Advisor for Master’s Capstone for Eileen Harris, 2012-2013.
  • Faculty Advisor for Alpha Phi Sigma, the National Criminal Justice Honor Society 2005-2013.
  • Co-Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Spring 09 (successful).
  • Chair - Master’s Thesis Committee, grader for the Research Methods questions on the graduate comprehensive exams (2006-present) and created the Master Thesis Manual to guide master’s students through the process and advise them about the mechanics of completing a master’s thesis. This is an effort to standardized the process of the master’s thesis, inject enhanced quality control regarding the final master thesis projects and enhance the marketability of those master’s graduates looking at a career in teaching. Completed September 2008.
  • Member, Search Committee, Spring and Fall ‘08.
Headshot of Audre Lee Dallam-Murphy.