James Herndon
My name is Dr. James Herndon, and I am a Contributing Faculty member with Walden University (now in year 15). I teach Personnel Psychology in the Workplace, and serve on dissertation committees. My main focus is on Industrial/Organizational Psychology topics, especially within military and law enforcement organizations.
My experience background includes more than 20 years in personnel/HR as an internal job analyst, personnel psychologist, and management analyst with the Federal government (DoD agencies), as well as an I/O psychologist for a major hospital corporation. Then, I shifted my focus to law enforcement agencies and served as a police psychologist until retiring to teach and consult. I formed two companies, IGO Metrics, and Law Enforcement Behavioral Science Consultants, LLC. Both allow me the flexibility to accept work that furthers my professional interests. I am the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, a Springer publication.
As an Air Force veteran, I received my PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. My MA is in Human Resources Management from Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA. And, while working fulltime as the Staff Psychologist for the Orange County (FL) Sheriff’s Office, I completed an EdD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Sarasota (Argosy Sarasota).
Since before my Air Force years, and enhanced by 5 trips to Japan over the past four decades, I have been a practicing martial artist, Dojo owner, instructor, and author of two books and over 100 articles. I attribute the martial arts for my academic and professional success.
Courses Taught
PSYC 8185 - Writing a Quality Prospectus
IPSY 8754 8574 - Personnel Psychology in the Workplace
FPSY 8521 - Police Psychology
PSYC 9000 - Dissertation
Education
PhD, Old Dominion University
EdD, Univ. Sarasota
Public Service
Executive Board, Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, Board of Directors -
Awards / Honors
Teaching Excellence, Waldenn University, 2023
William J. Duggan Award for Educational Leadership, Webster University, 2009
Award of Excellence, Walden University, 2019
C. Edward Schaffer Research Award, Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, 1997
James T. Turner Award for Noteworthy Mentoring, Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, 2018
Chris Hatcher Visionary Award, Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, 2000
Presentations
Herndon, J. S. (2017). A walk through the awards..