About Me

Dr. Danielle Bailey

Dr. Danielle Bailey is the Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) and an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Texas at Tyler. Dr. Bailey developed the Forensic Science program at UT Tyler in 2016, and she continues to serve as Forensic Science Program Coordinator since it was created.

Awards

  • Jack and Dorothy White Fellowship for Teaching Excellence (2020)

  • Teaching & Learning Award (2020)

  • UT Tyler's nominee for the UT System Regent's Outstanding Teaching Award (2020)

Education

  • Ph.D. in Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska at Omaha (2015)

  • Master of Forensic Science, The George Washington University (2010)

  • B.S. in Forensic and Investigative Science, West Virginia University (2008)

Teaching

Dr. Bailey teaches a variety of courses relating to social science research, forensic science, and community corrections at both the undergraduate level and the graduate level. Her courses are taught in a variety of formats, including face to face, hybrid, and fully online. While at UT Tyler, she has taught the following courses: Introduction to Criminal Justice; Probation & Parole; Criminology; Research Methods; Survey of Forensic Science; Crime Scene Processing; Advanced Social Science Analysis; Judicial Policy.

Dr. Bailey has received multiple awards for her teaching in the classroom, including the Jack and Dorothy Faye White Fellowship for Teaching Excellence (2020) and a Teaching and Learning Award (2020). She has also earned a Certificate in Effective College Instruction from the Association of College and University Educators (2019) and an Excellence in Teaching and Innovation Certificate (2016). Dr. Bailey served as the Faculty Liaison for the Professional Learning Community (PLC) on Global Awareness and Diversity as well as the PLC on Academic Innovation. Dr. Bailey continues her extensive professional development efforts as the current Director for the UT Tyler Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, where she helps promote student engagement and increase student learning across the UT Tyler campuses.

Research Focus

Dr. Bailey’s research focuses include sexual offending, collateral consequences of public policy, perceptions of forensic science, and qualitative methods. Her recent research focuses on the impact of sex offender legislation on the lives of registered citizens and their family members, including the experiencing of economic and marital strain, social support, and reintegration concerns. Dr. Bailey has testified in front of the Texas House Committee on Urban Affairs (HB 387, 2017) and the Nebraska Judiciary Committee (LB 290, 2015) based on her research in this area. Dr. Bailey’s research has been published in Criminal Justice Policy Review, Criminal Justice Studies, American Journal of Criminal Justice, and Criminal Justice Review.

Student Research

As the Research Methods professor for the Criminal Justice program, Dr. Bailey oversees several undergraduate research projects each semester. Dr. Bailey has also worked as a Faculty Mentor for the Honor's Program. In Spring 2019, several of Dr. Bailey's students presented their research projects as poster presentations and oral presentations at the UT Tyler Student Research Lyceum.