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Gregory Allen

Associate Professor, Program Director

College of Science and Technology

Subjects

Emergency Management, Undergraduate, Graduate

Degrees Awarded

MS in Criminal Justice
University of Nebraska at Omaha

BS in Law Enforcement and Corrections
University of Nebraska at Omaha

Experience

  • Omaha Police Department
  • North Dakota State Crime Bureau
  • Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
  • Union Pacific Railroad Police Department
  • Metropolitan Community College
  • Kaplan University
  • ConAgra Foods

Fields of Specialization

Professor Allen has over 25 years of public law enforcement and security experience in their respective fields as well as an educator. Professor Allen began his career with the Omaha Police Department and later joined the ranks on the state and federal levels as well. On the security level he was a special agent with the Union Pacific Railroad and later on became the director of security at ConAgra corporate campus.

Certifications

  • American College of Forensic Examiners International
  • American Board of Certification in Homeland Security
  • Police and Security Section; Association of American Railroads
  • Police Firearms Instructor
  • National Rifle Association
  • Non-Verbal Communications
  • Nebraska Associations of Polygraph Examiners
  • Criminal Interrogation and Behavioral Analysis Interview
  • John E. Reid and Associates Basic Course in General Law Enforcement
  • Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy – Law Enforcement Officer
  • Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center – Law Enforcement Officer
  • City of Omaha, Public Safety Department – Police Division
  • Law Enforcement Survival School; Law Enforcement Research Associates

Awards

John Maenner Professorship Award for Excellence in Teaching (May 2007)

Publications

  • Threat Assessment and Risk Analysis: An Applied Approach. Copyright 2016, Elsevier, Inc.
  • Numerous articles in Corporate Security magazine

Additional Information

Professor Allen began his career in law enforcement in 1971, which resulted in work at the local, state, and federal levels culminating as University. Professor Allen joined Bellevue University in 2004 as an assistant professor and academic program director of the Security Management programs, Emergency Management programs, both undergraduate and graduate levels. The programs offer both the in-class and online setting. The programs are endorsed by both the U.S. Strategic Command, A.S.I.S International, the Department of Defense, as well as the F.B.I. Professor Allen is also the Chair for the Academics and Training Council for A.S.I.S. International, as well as a local chair for student scholarships and job placement.