Sam Arungwa, Ph.D.

Field: Society, Sociology
Areas of Focus: Criminology, Delinquency Prevention, Economic Development, Juvenile Justice, Poverty

Expertise

• Sociology of poverty
• Prevention scientist
• Juvenile justice
• Evidence based programs
• Criminal justice criminology
• Delinquency prevention
• Economic development

Bio

Dr. Sam Arungwa received a doctorate degree in Juvenile Justice from Texas A&M University System, and a post doctorate certification from the University of Washington, where he specialized in the Communities That Care (CTC) model and evidence-based prevention practices (EBPs). He earned a master’s degree from Texas Southern University in administration of justice, a bachelor’s degree with honors from the University of Houston System, and an associate degree with emphasis in paralegal studies from The Lone Star College System in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Arungwa was one of the pioneer pro-bono professors to develop the first globally tuition-free online accredited prevention science courses world. He then became a pro-bono professor of ethics at the same platform, where he taught thousands of diverse low-income college students from every continent. As part of his broader contribution to this mission, he created the community university (CommU) methodology to help facilitate local mentoring support for tuition-free post-secondary education for every community and university. Also, Dr. Sam has over 20 years work experience in the for-profit and non-profit sectors. His teaching, research, and service extension career has spanned over six continents. He founded Prevention Science Corporation, a non-profit 501c3 project, to consult and train top public/private CEOs to support tuition-free higher education and CTC prevention science. He is the author of several research papers including: “Willingness to Support (WITS)”; “Evidence-based Service-learning (EBSL)”; “Reentry on a dime (RAOD)”; "Evidence-based Corrections and Reentry (EBCAR)”; “Reserve Evidence-based Law-Enforcement (REBLE)”; “Willingness to Support for CTC (WITS4CTC)”; and “CTC-MOOCs.”