Biography:
Shields joined the Fairmont State faculty in 1982. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees in criminal justice from Marshall University and her Ph.D. in criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where she was the recipient of the IUP Foundation Fellowship. She is a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) and the West Virginia Criminal Justice Educators' Association, having previously served a two-year term as president. Shields has served for the last eight years as a National Advisor and member of the Executive Board of Alpha Phi Sigma, the National Criminal Justice Honor Society. She was selected as the Alpha Phi Sigma Advisor of the Year in 2003, and her students have won many national awards. In addition, Shields was presented with the William A. Boram Award for Teaching Excellence in 2000. She currently serves as Chair of the Department of Social Science (includes in Criminal Justice, History, Intelligence Research & Analysis and Political Science and Philosophy).
What have you learned while teaching at Fairmont State?:
Fairmont State students can successfully compete with students from anywhere else in the country.
What do students like best about your class?:
Probably the occasional heated discussions.
