Richard Cosgrove

Research Interests

Rich is the Coordinator of National Security Studies undergraduate degree program at the NJCU @ Wall Campus, Wall, NJ. He is a committed instructor, mentor, and leader, who utilizes a pragmatic approach to instruction along with integrating both academic and experiential expertise into the classroom environment. He is a retired lieutenant from the New Jersey State Police with over twenty-five years of experience completing his final three years of service in the Homeland Security Branch. There he provided oversight to the following programs: Urban Area Security Initiative (U.A.S.I.), Target Hardening Response & Emergency Activation Teams (T.H.R.E.A.T.), vulnerability assessments, school security initiative bench marks, and other collaborative efforts pursued with federal, state, county, local governmental organizations.

Education

Ed.D., Leadership, Management, and Policy, Seton Hall University
Ed.S,. Educational Specialist, Seton Hall University
M.A., Human Resource Training and Development, Seton Hall University
B.A., Economics, Jersey City State College