Mathilda SpencerMathilda Spencer, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Psychology at California State University of Pennsylvania. She holds a Ph.D. in administration and leadership studies from Indiana University of Pennsylvania nd a master's degree in administration of justice from Shippensburg University. She has worked in the human services and criminal justice field for more than 30 years. Prior to her career in academia, Dr. Spencer served as an adult probation/parole officer for Allegheny County Adult Probation and Parole, where she supervised the domestic violence caseload and independently contracted as a pre-sentence investigator. She also served as a juvenile probation officer, working with juvenile sex offenders and supervising the investigations and school-based probation units. Read More Read Less