Dr. Hoover received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University and has been on the criminal justice
faculty at Sam Houston State University since 1977. Dr. Hoover, a past president of the Academy of
Criminal Justice Sciences, is editor of the anthologies Police Management: Issues and Perspectives, Quantifying Quality in Policing, and Police Program Evaluation, and coauthor of Enduring,
Surviving, and Thriving as a Law Enforcement Executive.
Email: larryhoover@shsu.edu
Jamie Tillerson graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.B.A. She has been employed by
the Criminal Justice Center since 1983, and is the coordinator for PRC/LEMIT joint programs. In addition,
she is the administrative manager for all Police Research Center grants and contracts, including the CRIMES program.
Email: jtillerson@shsu.edu
Rafael Pulgar received a B. S. in computer engineering from the Universidad Rafael Urdaneta in Maracaibo,
Venezuela. He has been with the CRIMES project since 1996 and serves as the technical director
responsible for oversight and development of several elements of the CRIMES endeavor, including
the Incident and related modules.
Email: rafaelpulgar@shsu.edu
Paul Cobb earned his B. S. degree in criminal justice with a minor in information systems from the
University of Houston. He retired in February 2004 as Chief of Police of the city of Pasadena, Texas,
a community of 150,000. He has particular responsibility for the crime and operations analysis components
of the CRIMES information system.
Email: paulcobb@shsu.edu
Cam Kelly recently joined the staff after completing a five-year tour of duty in the United States Air Force,
achieving the rank of captain. He provides support to several modules, with particular responsibility for
module integration. Cam has a bachelor's degree in computer science from Texas A&M University.
Email: camkelly@shsu.edu
Suman Malempati earned a B. S. degree in Computer Science from Mookambigai College of Engineering (Trichy,
India) and the M. S. in Computer Science from Sam Houston State University. He has been with the CRIMES project since 1998 and is responsible primarily for the operation of the Computer Assisted Dispatch module.
Email: suman@shsu.edu
Ted Tadlock earned a B.B.A. degree from SHSU in 2006. His background includes service in the United States Navy and an engineering role for the city of Conroe. His responsibilities include design and implementation of modules using Visual Basic and web-based programming.
Email: tedtadlock@shsu.edu
Don Whinery earned a B. S. degree in Education with a major in Mathematics from Emporia State University. He has over 30 years of experience in information systems at Duke Energy and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. His responsibilities include module design using web-based programming, implementation and support of CRIMES modules.
Email: donwhinery@shsu.edu
