BIOGRAPHIES
Kari Kammel has over eight years experience in training , adult education , program management , and design spanning multiple disciplines . She worked at MSU , managing Middle East programs for the Visiting International Professional Program . Prior to coming to MSU , she was Deputy Chief of Party at DePaul College of Law ’ s Iraq office , where she managed rule of law programs ; and Deputy Executive Director in the Chicago office . She is a licensed attorney in Illinois and Michigan and has experience researching in intellectual property law , rule of law , and international criminal law . She holds a J . D . from DePaul University , an M . A . in Political Science from the American University in Cairo , and a B . A . from the University of Chicago . Currently , she serves as the Assistant Director of Education and Outreach for the A-CAPP Center .
Jay Kennedy is an Assistant Professor in the Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection ( A-CAPP ) and School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University . He received his Ph . D . in Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati , where he was Graduate School Dean ’ s Distinguished Fellow , as well as a Yates Scholar . While at the University of Cincinnati Jay was awarded a Graduate Minority Fellowship from the American Society of Criminology , and received several research grants and awards . A graduate of the MBA program at the Carl H . Lindner College of Business , University of Cincinnati , his research focuses upon deviance within corporations . Specifically , his research and published works explore issues of employee theft within small businesses , the multi-level antecedents of corporate crime , and the role business ethics plays in decision-making . Prior to attending graduate school , Jay spent just over 8 years working for a number of corporations in the metro Detroit area , including a major non-profit organization , a family-owned automotive supplier , and a Fortune 100 corporation .
Rod Kinghorn retired in June 2012 as General Director of Global Security at General Motors where he was responsible for GM ’ s Global Security Operations . Mr . Kinghorn graduated from Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science degree . Upon graduation , he worked with General Motors Security from 1974 until his retirement in a variety of positions . In addition to security-related functions , he also held positions where he was responsible for fire protection and prevention , plant safety and worker ’ s compensation , employee business travel and company vehicle operations . A majority of his assignments since 1984 for GM were in the field of investigations where he used an integrated business process to direct investigations that included : internal and external frauds , thefts , major policy violations , allegations of criminal activity , loss of proprietary information , forensic analysis of information systems , counterfeit automotive parts , health care fraud , workplace violence threats , and undercover drug operations in support of GM ’ s Global Operations . During his career Mr . Kinghorn ’ s participation in related professional organizations has included serving 10 years on the Nevada Safety Council Board of Directors , with seven years as the Vice President of Administration , Chairman of the Sierra Nevada Chapter of the American Society for Industrial Security ( ASIS ), advisor , Secretary , President and Chairman for the Michigan Chapter of Infragard , and Chairman for the Michigan State University Identity Theft business partnership . In 2004 , Mr . Kinghorn was honored as a recipient of one of the first Alumni service awards presented by the MSU School of Criminal Justice during a ceremony held in East Lansing , Michigan . Additionally , Mr . Kinghorn was an inaugural member of the A-CAPP Industry Advisory Board . Currently , he serves as an Outreach Specialist for the A-CAPP Center .
Maria Lapinski is joint-appointed as a Professor in the Department of Communication and Michigan Ag-Bio Research at Michigan State University ( MSU ). She served as the Associate Dean for Research for the College of Communication Arts and Sciences and in that role facilitates interdisciplinary research partnerships and identification of funding sources for faculty research . Dr . Lapinski received her doctorate in 2000 from MSU and her Master of Arts from University of Hawaii , Manoa .
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