Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Criminal Justice
Texas State University, 2020
Master's Degree
MSCJ in Criminal Justice
Texas State University, 2007
Bachelor's Degree
BSCJ in Criminal Justice
Texas State University, 2008
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Scheuermann, B. K., Martinez-Prather, K. E., & Petrosino, A. (n.d.). NACJD Secondary Data Analyst’s User’s Guide: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Comprehensive, Research-Based Framework for Implementing School-Based Law Enforcement Programs. Retrieved from https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/
- Hopkins, J., Jarzombek-Torralva, A., Scogin, S., Barnes, V., Martinez-Prather, K. E., Price, J., … May, M. (2025). Armed personnel in educational settings: bridging policy and communication for safer schools. Policing: An International Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-08-2025-0156.
- Ekren, E. M., Hall, R., Pierdolla, E. L., Barnes, V., Jarzombek-Torralva, A., Morrish, D. G., & Martinez-Prather, K. E. (2025). Crime prevention through environmental design in public school career and technical education facilities: Principals’ perceptions of security enhancement. Safety Science, 184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106781
- Goebel, H., Morrish, D. G., Pierdolla, E. L., Ekren, E. M., Barnes, V. R., Jarzombek-Torralva, A., & Martinez-Prather, K. E. (2024). Secondary administrators’ perceptions of crime prevention through environmental design principles (CPTED) in schools with agriculture, food, and natural resource programs (Vol. 43).
- Martinez-Prather, K., McKenna, J. M., Calder, V., & Martaindale, M. H. (2013). Junior College Audit Report: Findings on Safety and Security in Texas Junior Colleges 2009-2012.