Institute

Background

An alumna of Mercyhurst College, Mrs. Dawn Wozneak received a MS degree in the Administration of Justice with a concentration in Applied Intelligence. She received a BA degree in Criminal Justice from the State University of New York at Fredonia. She worked as an intelligence analyst with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and as a police officer for both the Jamestown, NY Police Department and Chautauqua, NY Police Department. She is an instructor within the Department of Intelligence Studies and currently serves as the Director of the Graduate Program in Applied Intelligence.

Courses

Mrs. Wozneak teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses within the Department of Intelligence Studies.  Past and present courses include:

• Graduate
  • INTL 501: Research Methods in Intelligence
  • INTL 510: Intelligence Theories and Applications (onsite and online)
  • INTL 679: Intelligence Thesis Seminar
  • INTL 680: Thesis in Applied Intelligence
• Undergraduate
  • RIAP 177: Introduction to Intelligence Analysis
  • RIAP 178: Advanced Intelligence Analysis
  • CRJS 106: Introduction to Criminal Justice Intelligence

Research Projects

Dawn has also worked on a number of intelligence contracts and grants within the Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies. During her time with the Institute, she has been tasked to:

Research open source intelligence related to trends in patterns of human trafficking. Develop teaching case studies that emphasis analytic methodology-related learning objectives. Research pre-incident indicators of domestic terrorist activity and develop associated research case studies. Supervise research related to VENONA. Develop academic-based training courses in law enforcement intelligence and advanced critical thinking techniques for police executives. Develop training for foreign police officers and managers in the identification and development of intelligence, intelligence management, and intelligence for countering domestic and transnational terrorism.

Contact Information

Mrs. Dawn M. Wozneak
Instructor, Department of Intelligence Studies
Director, Applied Intelligence Graduate Program