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Thomas
Underwood
 Thomas Underwood is the Executive Director of the Joint Center on Violence and Victim Studies. He has developed and taught an array of professional development courses related to violence and victim services. He also teaches courses in victimology and victim services for Washburn University and California State University, Fresno. He has been the editor and contributing author for the book Victims Assistance: Exploring Individual Practice, Organizational Policy, and Societal Responses. He also wrote the chapter "Professionalizing the Discipline of Victim Services" for the National Victim Assistance Academy Text.
In addition to his experience as an educator, Thomas has extensive experience in the practice and administration of human services and corrections. He has worked in a correctional institution for youth violent offenders, as a probation officer, and in emergency intake and assessment services for a psychiatric hospital and for a community service agency for at-risk children.
Thomas received a Doctorate in Foundations and Adult Education from Kansas State University. His doctoral dissertation was entitled "The Professionalization of Victim Assistance: An Exploratory Study of Attitudinal Dimensions and Factors." He received a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Kansas and a Bachelor Degree in Sociology and Criminal Justice from Washburn University.
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