Jason Karsky, Ph.D.
Professor
Dr. Jason Karsky is a criminal justice professor at Wayne State College and the chair of the Criminal Justice Department. He is a member of the Service-Learning Advisory Committee and the Crisis Management Committee. Prior to coming to WSC, Karsky worked with at-risk youth in various capacities in North Dakota and Minnesota.
Karsky is a past president of the Great Plains Sociological Association and a member of two honor societies, Alpha Kappa Delta and Phi Kappa Phi. He received the GPSA Excellence in Service Award at the 25th annual meeting in October 2011 in Spearfish, S.D. He received the Governor's Commendation for work with at-risk youth in Minnesota; he is also a recipient of the George Rebensdorf Teaching Excellence Award and the State National Bank Teaching Excellence Award. Karsky is also a member of the Wayne City Council and is a past chair of the Wayne Civil Service Commission.
Karsky's teaching interests include juvenile delinquency, correctional institutions, community-based corrections, and emergency management. His research interests include social construction of reality, violent crime, and emergency management.
Education
Ph.D. Sociology, South Dakota State University-Brookings, 1999
M.S. Criminal Justice, St. Cloud State University, 1995
B.S. Criminal Justice, University of North Dakota-Grand Forks, 1993