Dr. Ponzio Oliverio

Contact Information

Dr. Ponzio Oliverio

College: College of Law and Public Service

Department: School of Public Service

[email protected]

(858)642-8541


Education

University of San Diego - JD - Law
Ponzio Oliverio holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law, and is a member of the California State Bar. He is currently a full professor at National University and is the Academic Program Director for the Master's in Criminal Justice Leadership program. Professor Oliverio is active in service at the university serving as the co-chair of the Academic Affairs Council, as well as on numerous other university committees and initiatives. Previous teaching experience includes the Regional Police Academy and the United States Navy as well as guest lecturing at USD School of Law. Professor Oliverio is a retired deputy sheriff with 25 years of experience with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department with experience in all three areas of the criminal justice system; corrections, courts, and law enforcement. During his time with the sheriff's department Professor Oliverio was decorated numerous times. He received the Medal of Valor for saving several families during the Viejas Fire and an Award of Exemplary Performance for arresting a known PLO terrorist armed with a machine gun who had kidnapped a woman and her baby. His service to the community has been recognized three times by the United States Congress, once by the California State Senate, and four times by the California State Assembly. In addition he has received Letters of Commendation from the San Diego County Sheriff's department, United States Border Patrol, California Department of Corrections, and the Chula Vista Police Department. He served on a California P.O.S.T. committee which wrote the workbook for General Criminal Statutes used in statewide police academies. He has also had two non-fiction stories published in True Blue and True Blue II by St. Martin's Press.

Publications

  • James E. Guffey, Nancy Golden, And Ponzio Oliverio. (June 26, 2024). ![CDATA[Police Officer Higher Education: An Omnibus Review of the Literature Identifying Factors Relevant to Police Officer Effectiveness]]. Journal of Criminology and CJ Sciences.

  • Price, M.. (March 01, 2016). ![CDATA[The Costs of Raising a Special Needs Child After Divorce]]. American Journal of Family Law.

  • Guffey, J. And Goldberg, K.. (January 01, 2016). ![CDATA[Defining Postsecondary Degrees in the 21st Century]]. Journal of College Teaching and Learning.

  • Kenneth I. Goldberg, James E. Guffey, And Ponzio Oliverio. (n.d.). ![CDATA[Scientific Research on Defining Post-Secondary Degrees in the 21st Century]]. New Horizons in Educational and Social Studies.

Presentations

  • (2017-09-05). Precision Education: What works and what doesn't. National University Research and Scholarship Conference. San Diego, CA.
  • (2016-09-06). Firearms Ownership and Murder Rates. National University Research and Scholarship Conference. San Diego, CA.
  • (2015-10-12). Defining Postsecondary Degrees in the 2st Century. Clute Institute International Academic Business and Education Conferences. Las Vegas, NV.
  • (2015-09-08). The Economic Necessity of Sports Hunting. National University Research and Scholarship Conference. San Diego, CA.
  • (2015-02-21). Property as an Inalienable Right. American Society of Business and Behavioral Science. Las Vegas, NV.
  • (2014-09-17). An Introduction to the U.S. Constitution. ACLU. San Diego, CA.
  • (2014-09-09). Liberty v. Democracy: Why the Declaration of Independence should Guide Constitutional Interpretation. National University Research and Scholarship Conference. San Diego, CA.
  • (2014-02-22). Social Media's Impact on Law Enforcement. American Society of Business and Behavioral Science. Las Vegas, NV.