Education

2013 Ph.D.   Curriculum & Instruction, Indiana State University; Terre Haute, Indiana

2000 M.A.    English, Indiana State University; Terre Haute, Indiana

1994 B.A.    English, Cornell University; Ithaca, New York

Professional Experience

2015-2022 Terre Haute Police Department, Criminal Investigation Division

Detective Sergeant, Prosecutor Liaison

Investigations, trial preparation, witness location and interviews, arrest warrants, search warrants, subpoenas, and overnight callouts.

2007-2015 Terre Haute Police Department, Operations Division

Patrol Sergeant

Patrol supervision, Evening Shift Commander, Day Shift

Commander, Crime scene supervision, and shift scheduling.

2000-2007 Terre Haute Police Department, Criminal Investigations Division

Vigo County Drug Task Force, Narcotics Detective

Under-cover investigations, methamphetamine lab eradication, pharmaceutical diversion, intelligence, and community education.

1995-2000 Terre Haute Police Department

Patrolman
Patrol duties, THPD Honor Guard (1999-2011), Field Training Officer, and Breath Test Operator.

Areas of Interest

Patrol techniques, investigations, history of American policing, drug enforcement, intelligence, legislative drug policy, school & campus security, qualitative research methods, report writing, ethics, the American court system, American literature, Irish literature, Russian literature, and the writing and influence of George Orwell.

Courses Taught

Undergraduate: Introduction to Law Enforcement, Introduction to Courts, Crime Prevention, Criminal Justice Report Writing, School & Campus Security, Drugs & Crime, and Criminal Investigations.

Graduate: Symposium of the War of Drugs and Individually Directed Research.

Selected Publications

• Avdija, A., Gallagher, C., & Woods, D. D. Jr. Homicides in the United States from 1976-2017: An Analysis of Homicide Clearance Rates Relative to the Specific Circumstances in which they occur.  Journal of Violence and Victims.  Volume 37, Issue #1, pp. 101-115. (2022)
• Behem, T. & Gallagher, C. (2021). Report Writing in the Criminal Justice System: An Interactive Approach. Second Edition. Great River Learning, Dubuque, Iowa.
• Avdija, A., Gallagher, C., & Woods, D. D. Jr. Profiling Homicide Cases Based on Matched Victim-Offender Demographic Characteristics.  Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling.  Volume 18, Issue #2, pp. 101-115. (2021)
• Behem, T. & Gallagher, C. (2016). Report Writing in the Criminal Justice System: An Interactive Approach. Great River Learning, Dubuque, Iowa.