Dr. Michael McCutcheon Ed.D
Dr. McCutcheon served as a police officer for 21 years before becoming an Associate Professor at Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts. Dr. McCutcheon has served as a detective, sergeant, and detective sergeant. Dr. McCutcheon’s research focuses on incorporating emotional intelligence to address issues within the criminal justice system.
Dr. McCutcheon’s experience in policing is diverse. His time as a detective allowed him to learn and create alternative techniques to process crime scenes and master evidence collection. Dr. McCutcheon has investigated almost every crime out there and, in turn, has become an expert in interviewing suspects and detecting deception through body language, and statement analysis. His passion for educating the law enforcement community led Dr. McCutcheon to form the national training company Forensic Education, LLC. His company focuses on educating police officers and future investigators in various areas of police work through hands-on training.
Dr. McCutcheon is the academic coordinator for the Fitchburg State University Police Academy. He uses his current position to introduce students to the criminal justice system and prepare recruits for the police academy. Dr. McCutcheon has been an educator at the collegiate level since 2007. He began his collegiate career as an adjunct criminal justice professor at Southern New Hampshire University and Rivier University. Dr. McCutcheon is a crime scene instructor/consultant for the Lynn Peavey Company in Lenexa, KS. Dr. McCutcheon works with Dr. Laura Pettler & Associates in Monroe, NC solving cold cases and unsolved crimes. Dr. McCutcheon is the New England Division of the International Association for Identification’s (NEDIAI) President and was previously New Hampshire Board Member. Dr. McCutcheon earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Anna Maria College and a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Administration from Western New England University. He earned his Doctorate in Education at Rivier University in Nashua, NH. His doctoral research explored the relationship between emotional intelligence and stress experienced by police officers. He uses the data discovered in his study to encourage police departments to provide emotional intelligence training to their officers to protect them from harmful psychological damages resulting from exposure to prolonged stress.
Dr. McCutcheon’s experience in policing is diverse. His time as a detective allowed him to learn and create alternative techniques to process crime scenes and master evidence collection. Dr. McCutcheon has investigated almost every crime out there and, in turn, has become an expert in interviewing suspects and detecting deception through body language, and statement analysis. His passion for educating the law enforcement community led Dr. McCutcheon to form the national training company Forensic Education, LLC. His company focuses on educating police officers and future investigators in various areas of police work through hands-on training.
Dr. McCutcheon is the academic coordinator for the Fitchburg State University Police Academy. He uses his current position to introduce students to the criminal justice system and prepare recruits for the police academy. Dr. McCutcheon has been an educator at the collegiate level since 2007. He began his collegiate career as an adjunct criminal justice professor at Southern New Hampshire University and Rivier University. Dr. McCutcheon is a crime scene instructor/consultant for the Lynn Peavey Company in Lenexa, KS. Dr. McCutcheon works with Dr. Laura Pettler & Associates in Monroe, NC solving cold cases and unsolved crimes. Dr. McCutcheon is the New England Division of the International Association for Identification’s (NEDIAI) President and was previously New Hampshire Board Member. Dr. McCutcheon earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Anna Maria College and a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Administration from Western New England University. He earned his Doctorate in Education at Rivier University in Nashua, NH. His doctoral research explored the relationship between emotional intelligence and stress experienced by police officers. He uses the data discovered in his study to encourage police departments to provide emotional intelligence training to their officers to protect them from harmful psychological damages resulting from exposure to prolonged stress.
