Biography
Prior to coming to WCU, Prof. Merritt taught criminal justice and research methods
coursework at Michigan State University and Georgia State University and Introduction
to Computers at Cleveland County Community College. She was a police officer in Iowa
City, Iowa for two years, a program analyst and grant manager at the Commonwealth
of Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services for eight years, and a consultant
for North Carolina Partnership for Children for three years, where she evaluated grant
programs. She has been the program director for the Emergency and Disaster Management
program at WCU since 2004 and teaches in both the distance education and residential
programs.
Teaching Interests
Emergency Management, Social Dimensions of Disaster, Research Methods
Research Interests
SOTL, Use of Technology in Teaching
