Meet the Team
Director
Dr. Dennis Mares is the inaugural Director of the Center for Crime Science and Violence Prevention. He is a professor of criminal justice and has worked with criminal justice agencies for well over a decade. Mares’ work is particularly focused on technology in law enforcement. He has led multiple federal grant-funded projects examining the impact of cameras, license plate readers, gunshot detection and body-worn cameras, and regularly publishes on criminal justice-related topics, especially gun violence.
Faculty Fellows
Dr. Manas Das an Assistant Professor at Computer Science currently works at CCSVP on the development of Virtual Reality training.
Office Support
Dixie Butts provides office support for CCSVP and C-PAN. She is a native of Kentucky and has extensive administrative experience.
Current Student Fellows
Angel Flores is an undergraduate student in computer science and currently works with the Dr. Das and Director Mares on 3D visualization and Virtual Reality development.
Shreejan Pandey is a graduate student in Computer Science and works with Dr. Das and Director Mares on 3D modeling of Police Traffic encounters.
Brooke Holland is an undergraduate student in Computer Science and works with Dr. Das and Director Mares on multiplayer interactions in VR scenarios
Ethan Hoeman is an undergraduate student in Computer Science and works Director Mares on the evaluation of the 911RTA emergency alert notification system.
