Martin McAuliffe, JD
Faculty
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Field
Social & Behavioral Science
Biography
Martin (Marty) McAuliffe, J.D. has been teaching criminal justice and other courses since the year 2000. He was a part of the creation and launch of the Ashford University bachelor’s in Social and Criminal Justice in 2005. He has either created or assisted in the creation of most the undergraduate program courses at Ashford and three of the courses for the Master’s program. Over the last 18 years, Marty has instructed over 340 classes with UAGC and continues to work as a full-time, Associate Professor with the University.
Marty was the first Lead Faculty for the Ashford University Social and Criminal Justice program and served in that position for three years, from 2006 – 2009. He received the 2008-2009 Online Faculty Member of the Year Award from Ashford University and the 2017 Ashford University Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award. He is the recipient of the 2020 Excellence in Support Service Award from the Association for Distance Education and Independent Learning (ADEIL).
Prior to joining Ashford University, he worked as the Program Chair for Bauder College, in Atlanta, Georgia as it created and launched its criminal justice program and was the first Associate Dean for the College of Counseling and Human Services division of the University of Phoenix and spearheaded the start its nationwide criminal justice program in 2001.
Marty published two books over the last four years. The first book, Stay Engaged: it’s Essential, was a product of collaboration with two professors from the UAGC Forbes School of Business: Bill Davis, M.S., and Charlie Minnick, Ph.D. Marty is also the author of Crime and Society (2.Ed.); the textbook utilized in the UAGC Crime and Society undergraduate class.
Marty’s law career began as a criminal law trial and appellate attorney, both for the prosecution and for a private, criminal defense law firm in the states of Arizona and Nevada. In addition to conducting 92 jury trials, he is also the attorney of record for seven, published criminal law opinions in the State of Arizona.