Karin Brown

Dr. Karin Brown is an Associate Professor and Department Head of Criminal Justice at Hardin-Simmons University (HSU), where she also serves as Program Director of the Forensic Studies Program in the Cynthia Ann Parker College of Liberal Arts. She holds a Master of Education in Counseling and Human Development from HSU (1997) and a Ph.D. in Professional Studies with a focus in Criminal Justice/Criminology from Capella University (2009).

Her professional experience includes roles in criminal justice counseling, juvenile probation, and LPC supervision. She currently serves on the Abilene Police Academy Advisory Board and is a member of the North Texas Crime Prevention Association.

Her research and practice focus on integrating criminal justice systems with criminological theory, forensic studies, and community-based crime prevention strategies.