SRT Team – SRT Body-Worn Camera

Kendra Mervin

Community Outreach Coordinator

Kendra Mervin is Vice President of Community Programs and Engagement at JSS and the Community Outreach Coordinator for the SRT BWC Program. Kendra is the former Grant Administrator for the city of Jacksonville, FL and developed the Mayor’s Community-Based Violence Reduction Initiative and Cure Violence Jacksonville. For the SRT BWC program she assists with the development of training and technical assistance for agencies interested in building trust for their communities.

Kendra received her Bachelor’s degree in Legal Communications from The Florida State University and a Master of Public Administration Degree, with a concentration in Nonprofit Management, from the University of North Florida.

Mike Beller

Project Director/Senior Research Statistician

Mike Beller is a Senior Police Advisor for JSS and the Law Enforcement Outreach Coordinator for the SRT BWC Program. Mike recently retired from the Chamblee (GA) Police Department, where he served for 25 years, eight years in the role of Assistant Chief. As the Law Enforcement Outreach Coordinator, Mike assists agencies with their BWC policies, troubleshoots grant-related problems, and provides technical assistance on the implementation of BWCs.

Mike holds a Master’s degree in public administration from Columbus State University. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy (Class 243), the GACP Command
College, and PERF’s Senior Management Institute for Police. He married his lovely wife 25 years ago during the police academy and they are the proud parents of five
children.

Anne Li Kringen, Ph.D.

Training Coordinator

Anne Li Kringen is a Senior Police Advisor at JSS and the Training Coordinator for the SRT BWC Program. She is the former Police Academy Division Manager for the Austin Police Department, Associate Professor at the University of New Haven, and a police officer in Alexandria (VA). Anne is developing training curricula with a focus on using BWC footage for small, rural, and tribal agencies.

Anne received her doctorate in Criminal Justice from Texas State University and holds a Master’s from Boston University and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of
Mary Washington.

Marc Swatt, Ph.D.

Senior Research Statistician

Marc Swatt is the Senior Research Statistician for the SRT BWC Program. He manages the law enforcement databases that serve as the foundation for the program. He ensures that the data are up-to-date and provides analysis on key SRT-related issues.

Marc earned his doctorate from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). Prior to joining JSS, Marc taught criminological theory, research methods, and statistics at UNO and Northeastern University.

Mason McVay

Research Associate

Mason McVay is a Research Associate for JSS. Mason has played a vital role with the SRT marketing efforts and programming of the Application Portal. During the Application and Award stages, Mason collaborates with the SRT help desk to assist micro-grantees with technical issues and questions regarding their respective budgets. In addition, he has assisted with packaging the final award documents, budget analysis, and submission review.

Mason’s duties also extend to the review, approval, and payment processing of reimbursement requests for micro-grantees. Mason graduated from Florida International University in Miami, FL with a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and a minor in Mathematical Sciences.

Delaney Falsken

Research Associate

Delaney Falsken is a Research Associate for JSS. She assists Dr. Uchida with newsletters, webinars, information pods, videos, and the SRT Advisory Group. She has co-authored the SRT publication on Prosecutor Guidelines and writes blogs for the information pods. She assists grantees through the Help Desk, answering emails and phone calls.

Delaney’s research interests include crime and predictive analytics. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from UCLA.

Anna Goedert

Data Scientist

Anna Goedert is a Data Scientist for JSS. She assists Dr. Swatt with the management of law enforcement databases that serve as the foundation for the SRT program. In addition, she assists grantees through the Help Desk, answering emails and phone calls.

Anna holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida and a Master’s degree in Crime Analytics from the University of North Carolina Charlotte.

Jessica Frantz

Research Associate

Jessica Frantz is a Research Associate for JSS. She works with Dr. Uchida and Dr. Solomon on SRT database-related issues, tribal police agency needs, and digital evidence management.

Jessica holds a Master’s degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from California State University, Long Beach (CSULB).

Aubrie Entwood

Research Associate

Aubrie Entwood is a Research Associate for JSS. She works with Dr. Uchida and Dr. Solomon with the development of SRT videos and assists grantees through the Help Desk, answering emails and phone calls.

She holds a graduate certificate in Child and Family Policy from the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine. She will obtain a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice from the Rochester Institute of Technology in December 2023.

Leadership

Shellie E. Solomon, Ph.D.

Craig D. Uchida, Ph.D.

Meet Our Staff

Kendra Mervin

Mike Beller

Anne Li Kringen, Ph.D.

Marc Swatt, Ph.D.

Mason McVay, B.S.

Delaney Falsken

Anna Goedert

Jessica Frantz

Aubrie Entwood

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