Jonathan McCombs, Ph.D.

Jonathan McCombs is an educator, former police officer and investigator, holds a Master‘s of Science in

Criminal Justice and a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice. His dissertation topic was a study of problem based

learning in law enforcement in-service training. An extensive career of over 20 years in public safety and

higher education provided experience in narcotics investigations, intelligence analysis, anti-terror

investigations, gun trafficking investigations, street patrol, campus law enforcement administration,

higher education administration, and advanced training. As an industry expert in the field of law

enforcement, problem based learning, and online learning, Jonathan McCombs is currently the Dean of

Academic Operations and Community Engagement at Franklin University. He is also the Founder of the Center for Public Safety and Cybersecurity Education .