Mkay Bonner

Professor

School of Behavioral & Social Sci

STRS 224

318-342-1441

Mkay Bonner, PhD
Professor, Criminal Justice

Education

Ph D

1997, Industrial Organizational Psychology
University of Southern Mississippi

MS

1991, Psychology
University of Louisiana at Monroe

BA

1989, Psychology
University of Louisiana at Monroe

Biographical Sketch

Mkay Bonner, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Criminal Justice Department. She is a Licensed Psychologist with a specialty in Industrial Organizational Psychology and Police & Public Safety Psychology. She has over 25 years of experience in police and public safety psychology, workplace violence, worksite critical incident response, officer-involved shooting incidents, fitness-for-duty evaluations, and workplace investigations involving harassment, intimidation, or a hostile work environment. Her expertise includes training with public safety entities as well as training for CPAs, human resource professionals, and other business groups. She is the Co-Coordinator and Co-Lead Instructor for the Northeast Delta Crisis Intervention Team (CIT). She is a national instructor and facilitator for the Active Bystandership in Law Enforcement (ABLE) program. She is a Campus Community Emergency Response Team (C-CERT) trainer.

Licensure & Certification

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Train the Trainer; Campus CERT (C-CERT), LA Lt. Governor's Office, Volunteer Louisiana, & FEMA. (September 2021 - Present)

Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) National Instructor & Facilitator for Train the Trainer Program, ABLE Project, Innovative Policing Program, Georgetown Law. (December 2020 - Present)

Licensed Psychologist, Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. (September 28 2001 - Present)

Title IX Investigator, Association of Title IX Administrators, ATIXA. (January 2014 - 2018)

Research Interests

Dr. Bonner worked on the IPAT, Inc., research project that updated the Inwald Personality Inventory (IPI). This questionnaire was created in the 1970s to be used for the evaluation and selection of law enforcement personnel. This research project involved collecting over 10 years of data including the original testing data with the IPI, the selection evaluation, Police Academy data, FTO reports, and general personnel information. This information was utilized in the updating and renorming of the IPI to the IPI-2.

Soon, Dr. Bonner will begin working with IPAT, Inc., on a similar project involving firefighter selection testing and norming and with further predictive item identification with law enforcement candidates.

Dr. Bonner is also working with program evaluation of the Northeast Delta Crisis Intervention Team Training Program.

Recent Publications

Bonner, M., Johnson, M. S. Wise Research Design for Program Evaluation: Using Quantitative Data in an Applied Study of Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training. In Sage Research Methods: Quantitative Methods. London, England.: Sage Publications, Ltd..

Nickelson, J. L., Bonner, M., Johnson, M. S. (2022). Psychotropic Medications - 2022 Update. Louisiana State Police Crisis Negotiation Team Manual. LSP, Baton Rouge, LA:

Bonner, M., Johnson, M. S. (2023). Cybercriminals and COVID-19 scams (pp. 85-99). Home Team Journal & the Ministry of Home Affairs of Singapore, Singapore Home Team Academy.

Bonner, M., Johnson, M. S. (2020). Encounters Between the Elderly and Law Enforcement. Contemporary Southern Psychology, Vol 1, Issue 1. (Republished in 2022 in Multidisciplinary Psychology: A Journal of Collaboration: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 3. https://repository.ulm.edu/csp/vol2/iss1/3):

Johnson, M. S., Bonner, M. (2022). COVID-19 Medication Scams, Cognitive Decline, & the Elderly. Multidisciplinary Psychology: A Journal of Collaboration: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 5. https://repository.ulm.edu/csp/vol2/iss1/5:

Bonner, M., Johnson, M. S. (2022). Modern Law Enforcement Training based on Four Classic Psychological Experiments. Spotlight: Psychology in Action. Multidisciplinary Psychology: A Journal of Collaboration: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 4. https://repository.ulm.edu/csp/vol2/iss1/4:

Bonner, M., Johnson, M. S. (2022). Crisis Deescalation: A Brief Review and Variations on a Model. Multidisciplinary Psychology: A Journal of Collaboration: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 2. https://repository.ulm.edu/csp/vol2/iss1/2:

Bonner, M., Johnson, M. S. (2022). Research with Online Government Databases and Summary Reports: Law Enforcement Fatalities, Accidents, and Citizen Contacts, A Multi-Year Review. In Sage Research Methods Cases. Los Angeles, CA.: Sage Publications, Ltd. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529603606.

Hanser, R. D., Bonner, M., Johnson, M. S. (2017). Volunteers in Policing in the United States: Support from the Community Serving within the Agency (pp. 7 - 28). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Hanser, R., Horne, A., Bonner, M. (2017). Determining the Practicality of Utilizing Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy with Substance Abusing and Co-Occurring Disordered Populations in a Prison Treatment Environment (pp. 1 - 11). International Journal of Crime, Law and Social Issues.

Bonner, M., Johnson, M. S. (2017). Recruiting and Hiring Minorities into Policing, with International Considerations (pp. 12 - 20). International Journal of Crime, Law and Social Issues.

Bonner, M. Introduction to Mental Illness; in The Northeast Delta Crisis Intervention Team Training Manual. Pineville, LA: Professional Training Resources, Inc.

Bonner, M., Johnson, M. S. Advanced De-Escalation Strategies; in The Northeast Delta Crisis Intervention Team Training Manual. Pineville, LA: Professional Training Resources, Inc.

Bonner, M., Johnson, M. S. CIT Basic Paradigm & Rules for Intervention; in The Northeast Delta Crisis Intervention Team Training Manual. Pineville, LA: Professional Training Resources, Inc.

Bonner, M., Johnson, M. S. Crisis Intervention Basic Strategies; in The Northeast Delta Crisis Intervention Team Training Manual. Pineville, LA: Professional Training Resources, Inc.

Bonner, M. Personality Disorders; in The Northeast Delta Crisis Intervention Team Training Manual. Pineville, LA: Professional Training Resources, Inc..

Bonner, M. The Northeast Delta Crisis Intervention Team Training Manual, Editor. Pineville, LA: Professional Training Resources, Inc.

Bonner, M. (2014). Psychology is Power. Will You Use It For Good or For Evil?. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. (2014). Prevent, Permit, or Provoke Workplace Violence. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. (2014). Be Brief, Baby, Be Brief. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. (2014). Recognizing a Rut and Doing Something About It. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. (2014). The Major Drivers of New Employee Failure. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. (2014). A Snapshot of Current Research. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. (2014). The Art of Being Lucky at Work. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. (2014). Procrastination versus Patience. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. (2014). Beware, People are Watching!. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. (2014). Some hot topics in training. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. (2014). Reinventing the Workplace: From Chaos to Calm. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. (2013). Leaders. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. (2013). Be Happy. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. (2013). The DSM 5: The New Issue at Work. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. (2013). New Employment Rulings. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. (2013). Working in the Cloud. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. (2013). Curiosity at Work. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. (2013). Back to Keeping it Simple. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. (2013). Beware of Following Others. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M., Johnson, M. S. (2014). The Six-Month Demographical Analysis of a Regional Crisis Intervention Team (CIT). Crime, Punishment, & The Law.

Bonner, M. Antisocial Personality Disorder. Encyclopedia of Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice/ Wiley-Blackwell.

Bonner, M. K. (2013). Worthwhile to Invest in Good Employees. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Johnson, M. S., Bonner, M., Hanser, R. (2017). Doing More with Less: The Professional Model of the Los Angeles Police Department (pp. 101 - 112). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Bonner, M. K. (2013). The Trust Factor. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2013). 2013: The Year Ahead. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2013). How Is Your Impulse Control?. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M., Johnson, M. S. (2013). The Intersection between law enforcement and persons with a mental illness. (pp. 15). Crime, Punishment, and the Law.

Bonner, M. K. (2012). Wearing Different Hats. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2012). Doing More of What You Love. Part 2. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2012). Doing More of What You Love. Part 1. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2012). A CEO with a Wide Face May Increase a Companyâs Profitability. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2012). Are You Dated? (And I Don't Mean Your Age.). Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2012). Review of "A Face Only an Investor Could Love : CEOs' Facial Structure Predicts Their Firms' Financial Performance". Psychology Times.

Bonner, M. K. (2012). Vacation Time is a Waste of Time, Or is it?. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2012). The World of Work Provides Great Amusement. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2012). Perception is Like a Fun House Mirror. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2012). Time is Money. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2012). Bathroom Breaks and the Pottie Police. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2012). The Value of Silence. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2012). Who is Lying to You?. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2011). Stealing Your Stuff. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2011). Don't Be Afraid to Tap Into the Lizard Brain. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. (2014). Nativisim, The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Bonner, M. (2014). Rampage Killings, The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Bonner, M. K. (2011). The Outrageous and The Noteworthy. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2011). Avoid Texting for Professional Communication. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2011). Hope, prevention for mental blindness. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2011). Put Aside Differences to Work Together. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2011). Good Things Eventually Will Happen. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2011). The Coin Toss. Monroe, LA: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2011). Can You Be Too Smart for a Job?. Monroe, Louisiana: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2011). Sleep and Intelligence. Monroe, Louisiana: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2011). Who Has the Hiring Power?. Monroe, Louisiana: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2011). Working Hard Really Does Pay Off. Monroe, Louisiana: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2010). Finding Proof Between Fact, Illusion. Monroe, Louisiana: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2010). The Science Behind Motivation. Monroe, Louisiana: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2010). Technology has Advantages and Setbacks. Monroe, Louisiana: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2010). There is Hope Yet That We May Find Good Employees. Monroe, Louisiana: DeltaBusiness.

Bonner, M. K. (2010). Spoon-Feeding Employees May Give Poor Results. Monroe, Louisiana: DeltaBusiness.

Research Grants

Johnson, M. S. (Principal), Bonner, M. (Supporting), Holmes, Q. (Co-Principal), "BJA FY23 Virtual Reality Training Development for Law Enforcement" (Pending Funding Decision), Sponsored By U.S. Bureau of Justice, External to The University of Louisiana at Monroe, $4.1 million. (December 2023 - Present).

Johnson, M. S. (Principal), Bonner, M. (Supporting), "EMW-2023-SS-00008-S01, State Homeland Security Program" (Awarded, Not Yet Funded), Sponsored By Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), External to The University of Louisiana at Monroe, $145,245. (September 2023 - October 2026).

Awards & Honors

Policing and Public Safety, Featured Article on Dr. Mkay Bonner.

PsySociety's Dr. Mkay Bonner Scholarship, 2021 - Present.

May 2024 Louisiana Emergency Management Conference (LEMC) Scholarship Recipient, Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Association.

March 2024 Highlighting 4 Professors Emporwering CBSS Students, Dr. Mkay Bonner (1 of 4).

2022 SBSS Nominee, Dr. Mkay Bonner, University Faculty Service Award.

December 2021 ULM First University in Louisiana to Train Campus Certified Emergency Response Team Volunteers, Featured News on Dr. Mark Johnson, Meghan Olinger, and Dr. Mkay Bonner about the Campus CERT Training.

March 2021 UPD Leads Initiative, Featured News on Chief Torregrossa, Dr. Mark Johnson, and Dr. Mkay Bonner about the ABLE Program.

December 2020 Community Innovation Award in 2020.

July 2020 Police Psychology, Article Interview with Dr. Mkay Bonner.

July 2020 Louisiana Psychological Association 2020 Psychology in the Public Interest Award.

Courses Taught

CJUS 1001INTRO TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 17 course(s)

CJUS 2006INDUSTRIAL & BUSINESS SECURITY, 1 course(s)

CJUS 4003CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, 15 course(s)

CJUS 4016CONTEMP ISSUES IN CRIM JUSTICE, 26 course(s)

CJUS 4019INTERNSHIP IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 10 course(s)

CJUS 4029MGMT OF CRIM JUSTICE AGENCIES, 28 course(s)

CJUS 4075CJUS RESEARCH METH, 5 course(s)

CJUS 4080CRIMINAL JUSTICE ETHICS, 3 course(s)

CJUS 5001PROSEMINAR IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 8 course(s)

CJUS 5010ADV RES METH CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 13 course(s)

CJUS 5073SEMINAR IN CRIM JUSTICE ADMIN, 11 course(s)

CJUS 5095PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, 3 course(s)

CJUS 5099THESIS, 1 course(s)

PSYC 3071INTRO IO PSYCHOLOGY, 6 course(s)

PSYC 5015PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, 1 course(s)

PSYC 5018PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, 10 course(s)

PSYC 5035ADV FORENSIC PSYCH, 12 course(s)

SOCL 4070SOCIAL RESEARCH, 1 course(s)

Mkay Bonner, PhD Professor, Criminal Justice