Dr. Garase currently serves as Dean of the School of Social & Behavioral Sciences and Interim Dean of the School of Intelligence, Computing, and Global Politics.  She is also an Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice in the Department of Social Justice and Community Health and teaches primarily in the Criminal Justice Administration graduate program.  Her teaching and research interests include post-secondary education in prisons, pardon and commutation processes, issues in juvenile justice, and criminal justice reform. She is certified in the Inside Out Prison Exchange pedagogy and teaches an Issues in Criminal Justice course as a high-impact practice group, comprised of both university and incarcerated students at a medium-security male prison. She has written a book, published a book chapter and various articles, delivered over fifty presentations and invited talks, and facilitated various criminal justice workshops. She is active in national, regional, and state, criminal justice professional organizations. Prior to working in academia, she was a counselor specialist at a community-based treatment program for system-impacted young women.