Dr. John Mason is the assistant professor of criminology.  He received a Bachelor of Sciences from Catherine Spalding University in Louisville Kentucky, where he was a non-traditional undergraduate student and one of the first graduates of a week end college program there.  His undergraduate majors were Business Administration, History, Geology, Anthropology, and Archaeology.  He earned two masters degrees from Indiana University, Bloomington a Masters of Arts in Criminal Justice, and Masters of Science in Instructional Design.  He earned his PhD at Bowling Green State University, Ohio, in 1996.

Dr. Mason was raised in Louisville, Kentucky.  Prior to coming to Upper Iowa University he worked for the Commonwealth of Kentucky Corrections Cabinet as a Correctional Officer, Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Probation/Parole Officer Supervisor.

Dr. Mason is quite pleased that many of his previous students are employed across the nation in justice system positions.   Additionally many of his former students have risen to supervisory positions.  Many of them attribute their success to their UIU education.

On UIU home football game Saturdays he can be found near the north end-zone firing his cannons for each UIU score.  Dr. Mason is also an accomplished wood worker and among other projects builds the carriages for his artillery pieces.

Spring 2 2008 Office Hours: MTRF, 6:30 - 8:00 a.m., 9:15 - 10:50 a.m., 2:05 - 3:00 p.m., and Wednesdays by appointment

Click here for Prof. Mason's Spring 2008 Semester Reading List