PLA Information Session, 2020

This video covers everything you always wanted to know about the professional degree program in Public Safety Leadership and Administration (but were afraid to ask). Dr. Lester Andrist, Dr. Laura Dugan, Professor Michael Vesely, Dr. Rashawn Ray, Dr. Gary LaFree, and Dr. Kiminori Nakamura answer questions about this unique, online program.

Lester Andrist, Ph.D
Program Director
​Public Safety Leadership & Administration
University of Maryland
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Rashawn Ray, Ph.D
David M. Rubenstein Fellow in
Governance Studies
​Brookings Institution
Professor of Sociology
University of Maryland

Laura Dugan, Ph.D
Professor and Associate Chair
Dept. of Criminology 
​& Criminal Justice
​University of Maryland​
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Gary LaFree, Ph.D
Professor and Associate Chair
Dept. of Criminology
​& Criminal Justice
​University of Maryland​

Professor Michael Vesely
Sr. Law & Policy Analyst
UMD Carey School of Law
Academic Coordinator
​Center for Health & Homeland Security
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Kiminori Nakamura, Ph.D
Professor
Dept. of Criminology
​& Criminal Justice
​University of Maryland