US Army George C. Marshall Center for European Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen,
Germany
- Associate Professor (2016-Present)
Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Senior Advisor (2016-present)
- Consultant and Advisor to Ministry of Interior, Dept. of Training & Education (2008-2014).
King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), Riyadh, Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia
- Research Fellow (2014-2016)
US Department of State – International Law Enforcement Academy, Roswell, NM
- Instructor for modules on Transnational Criminal Organizations, Counterterrorism,
Case Studies, and Future Threats (01/2005-12/2010).
College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
- Visiting Assistant Professor (01/2007-08/2008)
- Doctoral Teaching Fellow (01/2006-12/2006)
Awards and Honors
Research and Writing
University Research Scholar 08/2013–07/2017
University Faculty Excellence Award for Research or Creative Activity (04/2012)
Teaching and Service
US Army War College Proteus Management Group Fellow (08/2006-07/2008)
Noblis Innovations in Homeland Security Award from John F. Kennedy School of Government
at Harvard University – Top-5 Finalist (03/2007)
Research
2014-2016 – Research Fellow at King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center
– Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
2013 – $938,029 in Funded Research
- PI on $479,000 grant "Project Longevity" from the State of Connecticut – Office of
Policy and Management.
- PI on $399,000 contract "Stability Alerting Algorithms for Developing Countries" from
Dataminr, Inc.
- PI on $31,029 grant "Global Index of Heightened Risk Individuals (GIHRI) Continuation"
from Yale University – Dept. of Emergency Medicine.
- PI on $15k contract "Rating System for DataCards" from The HumanGeo Group, LLC. Research
support to National Defense University.
- PI on $14k contract "Stability & Security Taxonomies" from FlashPoint Partners, LLC.
2012 – $913,665 in Funded Research
- PI on $75,665 grant "Global Index of Heightened Risk Individuals (GIHRI)" from Yale
University – Dept. of Emergency Medicine.
- PI on $75,000 grant "Advanced Data Analysis for ISEBOX" from the Office of Naval Research,
Dept. of the Navy #N0017309-1-G023, Mod 8.
- PI on $413,000 grant "Social Media in 28 Developing Countries" from the Joint Improvised
Explosive Device Defeat Organization, Dept. of Defense #N00173-09-1-G023, Mod 7.
- PI on $350,000 grant "Advanced Support to US Northern Command" with the Naval Research
Laboratory, Dept. of the Navy #N00173-09-1-G023, Mod 6.
2011 - $1,338,985 in Funded Research
- PI on $119,000 grant "Seizures of Bulk Cash in Western Hemisphere" with the Naval
Research Laboratory, Dept. of the Navy #N00173-09-1-G023, Mod 5.
- PI on $1,000,000 grant "Support to US Northern Command" with the Naval Research Laboratory,
US Northern Command, Dept. of Defense #N00173-09-1-G023, Mod 4.
- PI on $69,985 subcontract "Evolved Irregular Warfare Threat" with the Noetic Group,
Office of the Secretary of Defense US Contract Number HQ0034-10-A-0021-0003.
- PI on $50,000 grant "Global Terrorism Database" with the Dept. of Homeland Security
– Center for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) at the University
of Maryland, Award #2008ST061ST0004 – Subaward # Z930201.
- PI on $50,000 grant "Regional Network Analysis of Transnational Organizations" with
the Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC)
Intelligence & Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD), Award, Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency (DARPA) #W15P7T-10-C-A268 – Subaward #SCT-11-001.
- PI on $50,000 grant "Modeling Transnational Network Activities and Actors in Mexico"
with University of Texas-El Paso for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services,
US Dept. of Justice, Award #2010CKWX0429 – Subaward #26-3001-64-61.
2010 - $553,181 in Funded Research
- PI on $149,000 grant "Global Terrorism Database" with the Dept. of Homeland Security
– Center for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) at the University
of Maryland, Award #2008ST061ST0004 – Subaward # Z930201.
- PI on $25,000 grant "Georeferencing for Risk Analysis" with the Naval Research Laboratory,
Dept. of the Navy Award #N00173-09-1-G023, Mod 2.
- PI on $50,000 grant "ISEBOX" with the Naval Research Laboratory, Dept. of the Navy
#N00173-09-1-G023, Mod 3.
- Co-PI with Vesna Markovic on $783,998 grant from the Army Research Laboratory for
"Border Security Open Source Research Program," Dept. of the Army Award #W911NF-10-1-0393.
Subaward $329,181 – Subaward #321-20-C60B.
2009 - $1,439,133 in Funded Research
- PI on $833,000 grant "Data Aggregation, Analysis, and Visualization of Violent Non-State
Actor Networks with Spatial and Temporal Attributes" with the Naval Research Laboratory,
Award #N00173-09-1-G023.
- PI on $87,500 grant "Southeast Asia Threat Assessments" with the Dept. of Homeland
Security – Center for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) at
the University of Maryland, Award #2009ST108000008 - Subaward #Z942001.
- Co-PI with Richard H. Ward on $164,000 contract "Global Terrorism Database" with the
Dept. of Homeland Security – Center for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
(START) at the University of Maryland, Award #2008ST061ST0004 - Subaward #Z930201.
- Co-PI with Richard H. Ward & Vesna Markovic on $1,600,000 grant from the Army Research
Laboratory for the "Border Open Source Intelligence Program," Dept. of the Army Award
#W911NF-09-1-0387. Subaward $354,633 – Subaward #321-20-C05B.
2008 – $1,046,000 in Funded Research
- Co-PI with Richard H. Ward on $500,000 contract "Criminal and Terrorist OSINT Support
to NRL" with the Naval Research Laboratory, Dept. of the Navy Award #N00173-03-C-2037
(continuation of 2007 award).
- Co-PI with Richard H. Ward on $149,000 contract "Global Terrorism Database" with the
Dept. of Homeland Security – Center for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
(START) at the University of Maryland, Award #2008ST061ST0004 - Subaward #Z930201.
- PI on $247,000 grant "Border Violence Knowledge base" from the Edward Byrne Memorial
Competitive Grants Program of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Dept. of Justice,
Award #2008-DD-BX-0692.
- PI on $150,000 contract from the Naval Research Laboratory "Multi-Cultural, Multi-Lingual
Data Aggregation with Criminal, Extremist, and Terrorist Attributes, Dept. of the
Navy Award # N00173-08-1-G032.
Recently Published Books and Articles
Books
Ward, R.H., Kiernan, K., & Mabrey, D.J. (2006). Homeland Security: An Introduction. Lexis-Nexis Publishing: Cincinnati, OH.
Wilson, V.T., & Mabrey, D.J. (2005). Intelligence in Plain View: Symbols, Logos, Markings, and Non-Verbal Clues Suggesting
Involvement in Domestic Extremism, Illegal Gangs, and Illegal Drug Activities. Office of International Criminal Justice: Huntsville, TX.
Refereed Articles
Hill, J.B., Mabrey, D.J. (2013). "Modeling terrorism culpability: An event-based
approach." The Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation: Applications, Methodology, Technology, 10, 2: pp. 181-191.
Asal, V., Deloughery, K., & Mabrey, D.J. (2012). "Country susceptibility to rail
infrastructure attacks." Journal of Transportation Security, 5, 4, pp. 293-204.
Hill, J.B., Miller, J.M., & Mabrey, D.J. (2010). "Classification of terrorist group
events in the Philippines: Location, location, location." Journal of Policing, Intelligence, and Counter Terrorism, 5, 2, p. 41-54.
Mabrey, D.J., Hepner, B.A., & Ward, R.H. (2007). "Developing collaboration for security
along the Texas/Mexico border: An experiment in intelligence-led policing." Journal of the Institute of Justice and International Studies, 6, p. 254.
Book Chapters
Mabrey, D.J. (January 2017). "Natural Resources and the Demographic Dividend in Africa"
– In Africa’s Population: Demographic Dividend or Social Time Bomb? Edited by H. Groth and J.F. May (Editors): Springer International Publishing AG:
Cham.
Mabrey, D.J., & Ward, R.H. (2013). "Chapter 5: Analyzing and Evaluating Criminal
Organizations." Published in The ‘New’ Face of Transnational Crime Organizations (TCOs): A Geopolitical Perspective
and Implications US National Security, Edited by Carley St. Clair. Washington DC: Joint Chiefs of Staff, US Dept. of
Defense.
Ward, R.H., & Mabrey, D.J. (2013). "Organized Crime in Asia and the Middle East."
Published in Handbook of Transnational Crime, 2nd Edition, Edited by Philip Reichel & Jay Albanese. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Kiernan, K.L., & Mabrey, D.J. (2012). "From Shoe Leather to Satellites: Shifting
the Conceptual Lens." Published in From the Mind to the Feet: Assessing the Perception-to-Intent-to-Action Dynamic, Edited by Lawrence A. Kuznar & Allison Astorino-Coutois. Washington, DC: Bibliogov
(For the US Air Force).
Mabrey, D.J., & Ward, R.H. (2009). "Terrorist De-Radicalization: Comparative Approaches
for Reintegrating Terrorists Into the Community." Published in Building Terrorism Resistant Communities: Together Against Terrorism, Edited by Siddik Ekici. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: IOS Press.
Ward, R. H., & Mabrey, D. J. (2008). "American Perspectives in Criminology." In Comparative Perspectives in Criminology. Edited by Evgeny Streltsov. Odessa National University: Ukraine.
Ward, R.H., & Mabrey, D.J. (2005). "Organized Crime in Asia." Published in Handbook of Transnational Crime, 1st Edition, Edited by Philip Reichel. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Non-refereed Articles
Neuman, M., Tissot, R., & Mabrey, D.J. (2017). "Measuring the Capabilities of Firms to Deliver
Local Content in Resource Rich Countries" – KAPSARC Discussion Paper KS-2017-DP019.
Neuman, M., Tissot, R., & Mabrey, D.J. (2017). "A Measurement Device for Estimating Local
Firm Capabilities in New Oil Producing Countries: The Case of Uganda" – KAPSARC Methodology Paper KS-2017-MP02.
Neuman, M, Tissot, R., & Mabrey, D.J. (2017). "A Conceptual Framework for Measuring
Local Firm Capabilities in New Producing Countries: The Case of Uganda" – KAPSARC Discussion Paper KS-2017-DP07.
Mabrey, D.J. (2017). "Human Geography of Energy: Combining Remote Sensing and
Social Science Approaches." – KAPSARC Workshop Brief KS-2017-WB02.
Mabrey, D.J. (2016). "Macroeconomic Impacts of Oil and Gas Discoveries in New Producing
Countries." KS-1659-WB053A. KAPSARC: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mabrey, D.J. (2016). "Sub-Saharan Africa’s Demographic Dividend: Is There a Role
for Natural Resources?" KS-1650-DP045A. KAPSARC: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mabrey, D.J. (2016). "Expectations of Stakeholders in Eastern Africa’s Oil and Gas."
-KS-1633-WB032A. KAPSARC: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mabrey, D.J. (2015). "The Challenges of Developing East Africa’s Natural Resources"
-KS-1515-WB18A. KAPSARC: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mabrey, D.J. (2015). "Implications of Local Content Policies on Developing Eastern
Africa’s Natural Resources" KS-1521-WB19A. KAPSARC: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hill, J.B., & Mabrey, D.J. (2010). "Terrorist De-Radicalization as Peacemaking."
Contemporary Issues in Criminology and the Social Sciences, 4, 4.
Mabrey, D.J. (2010). Review of Counter-terrorism in Comparative International Context.
Published in ASIS Council on Global Terrorism and Transnational Threats Newsletter.
Mabrey, D.J. (2006). "The Next Target: US Interests in Nigeria?" Crime and Justice International, 22, 94.
Mabrey, D.J. (2006). "The Challenge of Hamas." Crime and Justice International, 22, 92.
Mabrey, D.J. (2005). Homeland Security Funding, Strategies, and Needs. Texas Law
Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics Program (TELEMASP) Bulletin,
Vol. 12, No. 2. Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas: Huntsville, TX.
Mabrey, D.J. (2005). "Counterterrorism Efforts in the People’s Republic of China."
Crime and Justice International, 20, 84, p. 29-31.
Mabrey, D.J. (2003). "Human Smuggling from China." Crime and Justice International, 19, 71, p. 5-11.
Mabrey, D.J. (2003). "Demystifying Hawala: Understanding Terrorist Financing Networks."
Crime and Justice International, 19, 69, p. 23-28
Government Reports
Mabrey, D.J., Pecori, C.J., & Ward, R.H. (2013). From Monterey to Mogadishu: Social
Media Insights from 28 Countries – Africa Profiles. Published by the Joint Improvised
Explosive Device Defeat Organization, US Dept. of Defense.
Mabrey, D.J., Pecori, C.J., & Ward, R.H. (2013). From Monterey to Mogadishu: Social
Media Insights from 28 Countries – Middle East Profiles. Published by the Joint Improvised
Explosive Device Defeat Organization, US Dept. of Defense.
Mabrey, D.J., Pecori, C.J., & Ward, R.H. (2013). From Monterey to Mogadishu: Social
Media Insights from 28 Countries – South & East Asia Profiles. Published by the Joint
Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, US Dept. of Defense.
Mabrey, D.J., Pecori, C.J., & Ward, R.H. (2013). From Monterey to Mogadishu: Social
Media Insights from 28 Countries – Western Hemisphere Profiles. Published by the Joint
Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, US Dept. of Defense.
Courses Taught
- CJST 1100 Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CJST 4578/6678 Homeland Security
- CJST 6611 Research Methods in Criminal Justice
- CJST 6638 Public Policy Analysis in Criminal Justice