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ASIS Foundation Research CouncilThe ASIS Foundation Research Council was established in 2009 to advise and oversee the research activities for the ASIS Foundation Board of Trustees. The council will assist the board in accomplishing its research goals through the following activities:
2009 Research Council Members
Professor Gill has a particular interest in business crime and the security sector. The types of projects he has been involved in (with Perpetuity colleagues) includes the causes of false burglar alarms, why fraudsters steal, the effectiveness of CCTV, the effectiveness of security guards, how companies protect their brand image, the generators of illicit markets and stolen goods, to name but a few. Professor Gill launched and led the Security Research Initiative which was short listed for a Security Excellence award. The SRI engages leading associations and leading companies in the security sector and topics covered so far include, the procurement of security, and the value of security. The findings have led to the establishment of a Best Value for Business Campaign aimed at highlighting how security can enhance organisational performance. He has published widely (13 books and over 100 articles including 'Managing Security' and 'CCTV' published in 2003, and the 'Handbook of Security' published in 2006) and is editor of Security Journal. Professor Gill regularly appears in the media commenting on security topics. He is a Fellow of The Security Institute, a member of the Company of Security Professionals (and a Freeman of the City of London), he is chair of the ASIS Research Council and an overseas representative on the ASIS International Academic Programs Committee.
Ms. Garcia has given presentations at many professional conferences including the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management, the American Defense Preparedness Association, and ASIS International. She has also taught many classes in security system design and evaluation within the DOE complex, to US government agencies and corrections personnel, as well as overseas.
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Professor Martin Gill is the director of Perpetuity Research and Consultancy International. He started the company in 2002 when it was formally launched by HRH Prince Michael of Kent. Gill is also a Professor of Criminology and for over two decades has been actively involved in a range of studies relating to different aspects of crime and its prevention. In the past he has studied victims, the police service and probation service and looked at different ways on which the community manages crime (or tries to).
Dr. James D. Calder, CPP, is a professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He holds a BA degree in Criminology from the University of Maryland, a Masters degree in Criminology from California State University at Long Beach, and a Ph.D. in Government from the Claremont Graduate University. Dr. Calder's major areas of research and publication are in security and security-related topics, corruption and organized crime, and national security intelligence organizations. He is the author of two scholarly books on crime control policy history and intelligence and espionage literature, and several articles, most recently a study of what the security field can learn from the field of intelligence. Previously, Dr. Calder served in professional positions in corporate security for two major aerospace companies, the latest of which was manager of Security for Hughes Aircraft Missile Systems Group. He has served for nearly 20 years as a member of the Underwriters Laboratories' Security Systems Council and he is on the editorial board of two major security journals. Dr. Calder is the director of UTSA's Graduate Certificate Program in Security Studies.
Dr. Bonnie Fisher received her Ph.D. in political science from Northwestern University in 1988. She served three years on the faculty of the department of city and regional planning at the Ohio State University before joining the faculty at the University of Cincinnati in 1991. Dr. Fisher was the principal investigator for four federally funded research projects involving the victimization of college students, the sexual victimization of college women, violence against college women, and campus-level responses to a report of sexual assault. Her research interests include issues concerning crimes against and within small businesses, fear of crime, crime prevention and security, and the measurement of victimization and attitudes. She has published in Criminology, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Research in Crime and Delinquency, Violence and Victims, and Crime and Delinquency. Dr. Fisher is the co-editor of the Security Journal.
Mary Lynn Garcia, MS, CPP, received a BA in Biology from the Oswego State University in New York, an MS in Biomedical Sciences from the University of New Mexico, and a Certificate in Electronics Technology from the Albuquerque Technical-Vocational Institute in New Mexico. Her previous employment has been with the University of New Mexico, Sperry Flight Systems (now Honeywell), and Intel corporation. Ms. Garcia has worked for the past 23 years at Sandia National Laboratories in international safeguards and physical security. Her past projects include development of an automated video review station, video and lighting design for a demonstration physical security system at a major US airport, and project management of an integrated alarm communication and display system. She taught a series of courses at three US universities to initiate new programs in security engineering between 1997 and 2000. Ms. Garcia has been a Certified Protection Professional of ASIS International since November 1, 1997. Ms. Garcia is the author of two textbooks on physical security. The first, released in 2001, is titled "The Design and Evaluation of Physical Protection Systems". In November of 2005, a second text, "Vulnerability Assessment of Physical Protection Systems" was released. A chapter on Risk Management is included in the Handbook of Security from Palgrave Macmillan and edited by Martin Gill. At present, she is leading several projects ranging from radar testing to installation of systems at US government sites.
Glen Kitteringham, M.Sc., CPP, F.SyI. is Brookfield Properties' director, Security & Life Safety for Western Canada. He obtained his Masters of Science Post Graduate Degree in Security and Crime Risk Management from the University of Leicester in 2001, CPP from ASIS International in 2002 and is a Fellow of the Security Institute. Kitteringham has conducted research into a number of areas including laptop theft, fire alarms in commercial high-rise office buildings, and shoplifting. He is an adjunct instructor with the University of Calgary and CPP instructor for Chapter #162 Calgary/Southern Alberta. Kitteringham's areas of expertise include security management, physical security, emergency response planning, guard force operations, and threat and risk assessments. He has been published extensively and sits on a number of boards and committees including the ASIS Commercial Real Estate Council, Research Council & Business Watch Council, ASIS International Calgary/Southern Alberta Chapter, ARVP for Alberta (Region 50), International Foundation for Protection Officers, BOMA Calgary Board of Directors, Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police and Mount Royal College Justice Alumni Committee.