My name is Dr. Gwyn and I am currently an adjunct instructor at SPC. As an instructor, I firmly believe that an education is a doorway that opens far beyond simple theories and concepts.  Through learning, all students have the opportunity to develop their critical-thinking skills and foster healthy skepticism of prevailing viewpoints.  I look for my teaching to provide my students with an array of tools and paradigms such that they avoid failure without understanding and they cultivate a continuous initiative to refocus and grow. 

Learning for some is difficult because each instructor’s style is different.  Therefore, I prefer to link lectures with in-class hands on activities, which provide an assortment of designs to support learning.  Hands on activities allow students opportunity to experience concrete examples and observe the effects of competition on their behavior and competing forces.  In doing so, students develop their intuition and the mechanics that shape their learning. 

In each of my classes, I challenge students to apply theory to real world events.  I wish to impress upon the students that education is a life-long tool that once achieved can never be lost.  Building on this view, I believe that research and teaching are not mutually exclusive concepts instead they are two halves that should never be separated.  Therefore, classrooms (building) and courserooms (online) are forums for new research and opportunities for students to develop their own critical-thinking skills. My teaching crosses two core disciplines criminal justice and business managment.  I really enjoy teaching Ethics and that enjoyment is experienced in each class.  

I currently hold a Phd in Organization and Management and a MS and BS in Criminal Justice along with working in the field of child protection for 15 years.


Dr. Wanda Gwyn