Adrian Doss
School of Professional Advancement
Biography
Dr. Doss’s background includes Associate Professor, College of Business and Technology, University of West Alabama; Assistant Professor, Belhaven College; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; and Chair of Graduate Business and Management, University of Phoenix (Memphis). His professional career consisted of software engineering and analytical positions in both the defense and commercial industries. Corporate entities included full-time and contract positions with Federal Express and uMonitor.com, and contract positions, via Data Management Consultants, with Loral Corporation (formerly IBM Federal Systems) and Lockheed-Martin. Additional credentials include Colonel, Mississippi State Guard, where he serves as an intelligence officer; graduate of the Lafayette County Law Enforcement Officer Training Academy (Mississippi); and graduate of the Law Enforcement Mobile Video Institute. He has also co-authored a variety of peer- reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings. His education consists of a Ph.D. in Higher Education, Jackson State University; D.Litt. et. Phil. in Police Science, University of South Africa; Ph.D. in Business Administration, Northcentral University; M.C.J. in Homeland Security, University of Mississippi; M.A. in Computer Resources and Information Management, Webster University; M.B.A., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Graduate Certificate in Forensic Criminology, University of Massachusetts (Lowell); Graduate Certificate in Non-Profit Financial Management, University of Maryland (Adelphi); and a B.S. in Computer Science with a Mathematics minor, Mississippi State University, College of Engineering.