Professor (Prof.) Damianov graduated from SPC in 2006 with his Associate of Arts degree.  He continued his studies at Florida State University (FSU) and obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science & Government from the College of Social Sciences & Public Policy in 2007.  Prof. Damianov then obtained a Master of Arts degree in Media & Communication Studies from the College of Communication & Information (School of Communication) at FSU in 2010.  After completing his coursework for a doctorate degree in Criminology from the College of Criminology & Criminal Justice at FSU, Prof. Damianov obtained his second master’s degree, a Master of Science in Criminology, in 2016.  He has been teaching at SPC since 2016 in the Dept. of Social & Behavioral Sciences and has been a Faculty Mentor to the Neighborhood for Success program (NFS1000) since 2020.

Prof. Damianov has an extensive background in research and data gathering methodologies including surveys and research designs.  He has also conducted numerous studies via analytical software analyzing datasets and reporting results via statistical analyses.  His teaching philosophy centers on the concept that education is a transformational, lucid, and flexible process.  In his spare time, Prof. Damianov engages in research related to social and human attitudes/behaviors, psychology, criminology, sociology, and on other such research-related topics.  More specifically, Prof. Damianov examines the dynamics of crimes committed by the powerful, white-collar crime, self-control, labeling (including false claims of mental illnesses and authority/power/control), conflict, and critical theories, and a phenomenon that is gaining much attention these days known as "adult bullying" within the community and/or bullying in the workplace.

"The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds."

~ R. D. Laing (Scottish psychiatrist)