Faculty Profiles

Colleges and Departments

Dr. P Michael Supancic

  • Assistant Professor at School of Criminal Justice & Criminology, College of Applied Arts

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Member, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board/Texas Transfer Framework Field of Study Discipline-Specific Subcommittee for Criminal Justice. September 15, 2021 - Present.
  • Member, Faculty Senate. May 2, 2018 - Present.
  • Ex-Officio Member, Chair of University Curriculum Committee, General Education Council (GEC). 2012 - Present.
  • Chair, University Curriculum Committee (UCC). 2011 - Present.
  • Member, University Police Department/Officer & Cadet Interview Hiring Panel. December 13, 2024 - Present.
  • Member, Office of the Provost/Search Committee/Vice Provost for Academic Innovation. November 20, 2024 - Present.
  • Member, Phi Beta Kappa/Planning Committee - Installation and Initiation. September 5, 2024 - Present.
  • Member, School of Criminal Justice and Criminology/SCJC Strategic Planning. January 9, 2023 - Present.
  • Representative, Faculty Senate, Finance and Support Services/Campus Safety Committee. September 1, 2021 - Present.
  • Member, Academic Affairs/Commencement/Commencement Planning Workgroup. May 26, 2020 - Present.
  • Member, Academic Affairs/Commencement Team. September 17, 2018 - Present.
  • Chair, BSCJ Steering Committee. 2015 - Present.
  • Coordinator Undergraduate Program, School of Criminal Justice & Criminology/Undergraduate Program Coordinator. 2013 - Present.
  • Member, School Scholarship Committee. 2006 - Present.
  • Chair, College Curriculum Committee. 2005 - Present.
  • Chair, School Curriculum Committee. 2005 - Present.

2024

  • Member, Phi Beta Kappa/Charter & Bylaws Drafting Sub-Committee. September 17, 2024 - November 20, 2024.
  • Member, Marketable Skills Committee. November 14, 2017 - September 15, 2024.
  • Participant, Faculty Development/Lunch Panel-Curriculum & Academic Programs/New Chair-School Director Leadership Orientation. July 22, 2024.
  • Undergraduate Program Coordinator, APR External Reviewers/One on One 40 Minute Session. February 4, 2024.

2023

  • Member, College of Applied Arts/Task Force - Organization Review of the College of Applied Arts. September 11, 2023 - November 22, 2023.
  • Member, Academic Affairs/Writing Team Subgroup for New Doctoral Programs/11 Programs. June 26, 2023 - September 30, 2023.
  • Member, Austin ISD/District Advisory Council (DAC). September 1, 2007 - June 1, 2023.
  • Member, Faculty Senate/Salary Study Subcommittee. September 7, 2022 - April 28, 2023.
  • Member, Academic Affairs/Search Commitee/AVP, Curriculum & Academic Programs. February 8, 2023 - March 10, 2023.
  • External Observer -- Summative Review of Department Chair, Faculty Sentate/Summative Review Department Chair/Dr. Jim Wilde. January 26, 2023 - March 7, 2023.
  • Member, Phi Beta Kappa/General Education Committee and Curriculum/Site Visit. February 6, 2023 - February 8, 2023.

2022

  • Chair, Austin Police Department (APD)/TCOLE Advisory Board APD Training Academcy. 2018 - 2022.
  • Member, Austin Police Department (APD)/TCLEOSE Training Academy Advisory Committee. 2003 - 2022.
  • Member, School of Criminal Justice and Criminology/Administrative Assistant II Search Committe. October 14, 2022 - December 11, 2022.
  • Member, Faculty Ombudsperson Search Committee. March 4, 2022 - April 28, 2022.
  • Co-Chair, VPFSS/Personal Safety and Security Committee. January 11, 2021 - January 1, 2022.

2021

  • Member, VP Finance and Support Services/Search Committee/ Director and Chief of Police. August 23, 2021 - December 16, 2021.
  • Member, School of Criminal Justice & Criminology/ Search Committee/Director, Criminal Justice and Criminology. October 2, 2020 - May 1, 2021.
  • Member, VP Academic Affairs/Search Committee/ AVP for Curriculum & Academic Programs. March 5, 2021 - April 2, 2021.
  • Participant, SACSCOC On-site Review Team/Federal Criteria for Section 9, Educational Program Structure and Content (standards 9.1,9.2,9.3). March 3, 2021 - March 30, 2021.
  • Participant, Life Anew/Restorative Justice Process/Cohort Sessions-Faculty of Color & Faculty Senate. January 13, 2021 - February 25, 2021.
  • Member, CourseLeaf Implementation Team - CAT/CIM/PIM. September 23, 2014 - January 31, 2021.

2020

  • Actor Controller, Annual Hostage Negotiator Training Seminar/Competition. 1996 - 2020.
  • Member, Academic Affairs/Commencement Feasability Workgroup. May 1, 2020 - May 25, 2020.
  • Member, Suspension and Appeals. August 1, 2018 - May 15, 2020.
  • Member, School of Criminal Justice/Search Committee/Lecturer of Practice or Assistant Professor of Practice. December 11, 2019 - February 3, 2020.

2019

  • Mace Bearer, College of Applied Arts - Fall Commencement. December 13, 2019.
  • Member, School of Criminal Justice/Search Committee/Administative Assistant II. December 9, 2019 - December 10, 2019.
  • Member, College of Applied Arts Advising Center/Search Committee/Advisor I. September 3, 2019.
  • Member, College of Applied Arts Advising Center/Search Committee/Advisor I. June 17, 2019.
  • Member, Hays CISD-Hays High School/Campus Leadership Team (CLT). September 1, 2015 - June 7, 2019.
  • Member, Hays CISD-Hays High School/School Day Committee. September 1, 2015 - June 7, 2019.
  • Mace Bearer, College of Applied Arts - Spring Commencement. May 16, 2019.

2018

  • Mace Bearer, Fall 2018 Commencement/College of Applied Arts. December 15, 2018.
  • Undergraduate Faculty Marshall, May 2018 Commencement/College of Applied Arts. May 11, 2018.

2017

  • Co-Chair, Hays CISD/District Leadership Team (DLT). 2015 - 2017.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. 1997 - 2017.

2016

  • Participant, Curriculum Services, Division of the Provost. 2015 - 2016.
  • Member, Proposal Development/Writing Sessions. 2015 - 2016.
  • Chair, GEC Sub-Committee on Honors Course Review Procedures for GenEduc Core Inclusion. 2015 - 2016.
  • Chair, Lecturers Position Search Committee. 2015 - 2016.
  • Member, Doctoral Program Review Committee. 2015 - 2016.

2015

  • Member, Austin AISD-District Advisory Committee (DAC)/Sub-committee on Customer Service. 2015.
  • Participant, Curriculum Services, Division of the Provost. 2014 - 2015.
  • Member, Doctoral Program Development Group. 2014 - 2015.
  • Member, Proposal Development/Writing Sessions. 2014 - 2015.
  • Community Member, Hays CISD/District Leadership Team (DLT). 2014 - 2015.
  • Chair, Austin Police Department (APD)/TCLEOSE Training Advisory Committee. 2014 - 2015.
  • Member, Leepfrog User Conference (LUC), as Member of CAT/CIM Implementation Group (Registrar/VPAA). February 25, 2015 - February 27, 2015.

2014

  • Member, Academic Program Review. 2014.
  • Member, Austin AISD/District Advisory Committee (DAC)/Sub-committee on Enrollment Management and Charters. 2014.
  • Member, Presidential Award for Excellence in Service Selection Committee. 2011 - 2014.
  • Member, Admissions Standards Committee. 2006 - 2014.
  • Member, Ph.D. Program Planning Committee. 2005 - 2014.
  • Chair, Roundtable Session: The School Environment, Crime, and Juvenile Delinquency. American Society of Criminology. November 19, 2014 - November 22, 2014.

2013

  • Member At-Large, Austin ISD/District Advisory Council (DAC). 2012 - 2013.
  • Member, University Suspension Appeals Committee. 1999 - 2013.
  • Chair/Discussant, Panel 5: Roundtable – Texas Undergraduate CJ Curriculum. SWACJ Annual Conference. September 26, 2013 - September 28, 2013.

2012

  • Member, Ad Hoc Faculty Senate Committee, Review of Policy and Procedure Statements. 2012.
  • Member, Phi Beta Kappa Steering Committee. 2002 - 2012.

2011

  • Vice-Chair, University Curriculum Committee. August 2006 - August 2011.

2010

  • CJ Department Representative, SACS Reaffirmation. 2010.
  • Member, Joint Committee of the United Way and the Office of the Police Monitor. 2010.
  • Member, Student Information Services (SIS) Curriculum Management Assessment Team for Vendor Demo Scripts. 2008 - 2010.
  • Member, Austin ISD/District Advisory Council (DAC)/Austin High School Vertical Team. 2008 - 2010.
  • Chair/Primary Editor, Ph.D. Proposal Writing Committee. January 2007 - 2010.
  • Advisor, Lambda Alpha Epsilon, Department of Criminal Justice. 2003 - 2010.
  • Reader, Master’s Comprehensive Examinations - Area - Criminological Theory. 1995 - 2010.

2008

  • Chair, Academic Program Review Committee. 2007 - 2008.
  • Member/Vice-Chair, Faculty Search Committee. 2007 - 2008.
  • Member, Austin ISD/Austin High School/Campus Advisory Council (CAC). 2007 - 2008.
  • Chair, Panel Session, Schools & Crime, Juvenile Gangs, and/or The Courts and Juveniles, at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). March 1, 2008 - March 14, 2008.

2007

  • Member/Vice-Chair, Mitte Chair in Criminal Justice Search Committee. 2006 - 2007.
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Violence and Victims. 2006 - 2007.
  • Member, Austin ISD/Austin High School Campus Advisory Council (CAC). 2006 - 2007.
  • Chair, Academic Governance Committee. 2004 - 2007.

2006

  • Member, Student Commencement Speaker Committee. 2006.
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. 2006.
  • Member, Joint City of Austin/Austin ISD Steering Committee on Gang Activity. 2005 - 2006.
  • Member, Joint City of Austin/AISD Steering Committee on Gang Activity. 2005 - 2006.
  • Co-Chair, Austin ISD/O. Henry Middle School/Campus Advisory Council (CAC). 2005 - 2006.
  • Member, Austin ISD/O. Henry Middle School/Campus Advisory Council (CAC). 2004 - 2006.
  • Member, Austin ISD/O. Henry Middle School/Academic Excellence Committee. 2004 - 2006.
  • Member, Austin ISD/O. Henry Middle School/Parent Communication Committee (PTA). 2004 - 2006.
  • Member, Budget Committee. 2003 - 2006.
  • Member, Ausitn ISD/O. Henry Middle School/Campus Safety Committee. 2003 - 2006.
  • Member, Austin ISD/O. Henry Middle Schhol/Crisis Emergency Management Team. 2002 - 2006.
  • Member, Austin ISD/O. Henry Middle School/Discipline Committee. 2001 - 2006.
  • Member, University Curriculum Committee. 2002 - August 2006.
  • Member, Student Information Services (SIS) Curriculum Management Workshop. July 11, 2006 - July 13, 2006.
  • Member, Joint City of Austin/Austin ISD Final Gang Report Writing Committee. February 2006 - March 2006.
  • Chair, Panel Session: Learning Labeling, and Subcultural Explanations of Crime, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. February 28, 2006 - March 4, 2006.

2005

  • Textbook Reviewer, Cox, Steven M., John J. Conrad and Jennifer M. Allen, Juvenile Justice: A Guide to Theory and Practice, 5th Ed. 2005.
  • Member, Austin Police Department (APD)/Guidance Advisory (GAP) Committee. 2003 - 2005.
  • Department Assessment Liaison, University Alumni Survey Group. 1996 - 2005.

2004

  • Textbook Reviewer, Lilly, Robert, Francis T. Cullen and Richard A. Ball, Criminological Theory: Context and Consequences, 3rd Edition. 2004.
  • Member, Academic Governance Committee. 2003 - 2004.
  • Panelist, City of Austin/Office of the Police Monitor/Biased-Based Policing/Racial Profiling Forum. 2003 - 2004.
  • Member, Graduate Assistant Teaching Award Committee. 2002 - 2004.
  • Commissioner, City of Austin/Austin Human Rights Commission (AHRC). 1998 - 2004.

2003

  • Member, City of Austin/Mayor’s Coalition/Task Force Committee on Housing Discrimination. 2003.
  • Treasurer, Community Care Connection (CCC)/Executive Board. 2003.
  • Member, Student Commencement Speaker Committee. 2002 - 2003.
  • Chair, Curriculum Committee. 2002 - 2003.
  • Member, CJ Recruitment Committee, Tenure-Track Faculty Position. 2002 - 2003.
  • Chair, City of Austin/Austin Human Rights Commission (AHRC). 2002 - 2003.
  • ACPTA Representative, Austin ISD/O. Henry Middle School/PTA Executive Board. 2001 - 2003.
  • Delegate, Austin Council of Parent Teacher Associations (ACPTA)/O. Henry Middle School. 2001 - 2003.
  • Member, Amnesty International-Southwest Sector/Human Rights Education Project-Austin. 2000 - 2003.
  • Member, Community Care Connection (CCC)/Executive Board. 1999 - 2003.
  • Chair, Community Care Connection (CCC)/Board of Directors. 1999 - 2003.
  • Program/Conference Co-Organizer, 32nd Annual Conference of The Society for Police and Criminal Psychology. October 7, 2003 - October 12, 2003.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Texas Tough: Three Years Later. April 23, 2003.

2002

  • Member, City of Austin/Police Oversight Focus Group (POFG) Preliminary And Final Draft Writing Committee. 2001 - 2002.
  • Reviewer, Austin ISD/Citizen’s Textbook Adoption Advisory Committee – High School Social Studies. 2001 - 2002.
  • Member, Graduate Council. 1999 - 2002.
  • Member, University Lectures Committee. 1999 - 2002.

2001

  • Member, Academic Affairs Assessment Council. 1999 - 2001.
  • Member, City of Austin/Police Oversight Focus Group (POFG). 1999 - 2001.
  • Member, Presidential Award for Excellence in Service Committee. 1998 - 2001.
  • Member, School Research Advisory Committee. 1998 - 2001.
  • Chair, Panel Session: White Collar Crime, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. April 3, 2001 - April 7, 2001.
  • Chair, Panel Session: Understanding Delinquency, Crime and Victimization, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. April 3, 2001 - April 7, 2001.

2000

  • Member, Professional Advancement Committee. 1999 - 2000.
  • Member, Presidential Seminar Committee. 1997 - 2000.
  • Member, Curriculum Committee. 1996 - 2000.
  • Member, Strategic Planning Committee. 1995 - 2000.
  • Member, SWT Faculty Assessment Team, Attending American Association for Higher Education (AAHE) Assessment Conferences. June 14, 2000 - June 18, 2000.

1999

  • Chair, Presidential Seminar Committee. 1999.
  • Junior Faculty Representative, Personnel Committee. 1997 - 1999.
  • Member, Capital Planning Committee. 1997 - 1999.
  • Promotion, Tenure and Merit Criteria Committee. 1997 - 1999.
  • Co-Chair, SACS Accreditation Committee. 1996 - 1999.
  • Member, SWT Faculty Assessment Team, Attending American Association for Higher Education (AAHE) Assessment Conferences. June 12, 1999 - June 16, 1999.
  • Usher, Commencement. May 1999.

1998

  • Member, Retention Committee. 1997 - 1998.
  • Co-Advisor, Lambda Alpha Epsilon, Department of Criminal Justice. 1996 - 1998.
  • Panelist, Philosophy Dialogue Series on Contemporary Ethical Issues: Capital Punishment. November 2, 1998.
  • Chair/Discussant, Panel Session: Inequalities and Criminal Justice, Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice. October 1, 1998 - October 3, 1998.
  • Member, SWT Faculty Assessment Team, Attending American Association for Higher Education (AAHE) Assessment Conferences. June 13, 1998 - June 17, 1998.
  • School Marshall, Commencement. May 1998.
  • Departmental Representative, Office of Admissions, College Day at SWT. April 4, 1998.
  • Chair/Discussant, Panel Session: New Directions in Community Corrections, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. March 10, 1998 - March 14, 1998.

1997

  • Member, Scholarships and Awards Committee. 1996 - 1997.
  • Member, Undergraduate Committee. 1996 - 1997.
  • Chair/Discussant, Regular Session on Prisoners’ Families, at 92nd Annual Meeting of American Sociological Association. August 9, 1997 - August 13, 1997.
  • Program Organizer, Regular Session on Prisoners’ Families, at 92nd Annual Meeting of American Sociological Association. August 9, 1997 - August 13, 1997.
  • Usher, Commencement. May 1997.

1996

  • Liaison, Department Faculty Senate. 1995 - 1996.
  • Moderator/Discussant, Panel Session: A Look at Fiscal Measurement, 1997 Spring Research Forum –The Changing Social Contract: Measuring the Interaction Between the Independent Sector and Society, The INDEPENDENT SECTOR. November 20, 1996 - November 23, 1996.
  • Usher, Commencement. May 1996.
  • Faculty Representative, Admissions Information Session - San Antonio Group, SWT Office of Admissions. January 25, 1996.