Dr. Donald Munday

Dr. Munday currently is a Doctoral Faculty member in the ACCESS Program for the College of Doctoral Studies at the University of Phoenix. Prior to this position he served as a Dean of Assessment for the College of Criminal Justice and Security, and a College Chair for the Business Management and Criminal Justice programs at a local campus. Dr. Munday is a retired law enforcement officer with over 23 years of experience, eventually attaining the rank of Chief of Police.

During his years in law enforcement, he was assigned to work teams such as Patrol, Crime Prevention, Bunco/Larceny, Exploited and Missing Child Unit, Fatal Accident Investigation, Vice and Organized Crime, Planning and Research, Community Policing, and Training and Recruitment. During his public service he received numerous police department commendations including the Bronze Wreath of Valor, Bronze Wreath of Meritorious Service (2), Community Service award, and the Distinguished Service award. Dr. Munday received the prestigious Devore Foundation “Excellent in Public Service” award, and the “Golden Apple” award for his community service.

Dr. Munday has been an adult educator teaching Ethics, Leadership/Management, and Criminal Justice courses in university settings for over 30 years. He has authored Criminal Justice Bachelor of Science programs of study for two private universities. Dr. Munday has been a presenter at conferences concerning the topics of Adult Learning Strategies, Programmatic Assessment, Implementation of the Community Policing Philosophy, and First Responder PTSD. He is a contributing author to a Criminal Investigation textbook. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Resource Management, a Master of Science Degree in Management from Friends University, and an EdD in Occupational and Adult Education from Oklahoma State University.