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Dr. Melvin Mahone  

Assistant Sociology Professor at Paine College, Writer & Author

Dr. Melvin Mahone is a fulltime Assistant Sociology Professor, at Paine College in Augusta,Georgia. He graduated with a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice with a Special Emphasis in Corrections at Union Institute and University, in Cincinnati in 2002. Dr. Mahone started working in criminal justice in 1972, as a Federal Protective officer for GSA. Dr. Mahone was employed for the Bureau of Prisons as a Correctional Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist. He then went on to become a Florida State Probation and Parole Officer in 1982. After that he worked briefly as a Illinois State Parole Agent. He started working as an Investigator for a private law firm as a Process Server. After that he was employed as a Mental Health Worker, and as a Drug Counselor. He then went on to be employed as a Social Services Career Trainee for the state of Illinois. He was a Resident Advisor briefly.

After training for the above positions in criminal justice, Dr. Mahone then started teaching at a multiplicity of college and universities. He was in management at Taylor Business Institute, in Chicago, Illinois as a Dean. He was a Coordinator in Criminal Justice at Olympic College, in Bremerton, Washington. He then went on to become employed at various colleges and universities as an Adjunct Professor before becoming employed at Paine College. He was a full-time Associate Professor in Criminal Justice, at University of the Cumberlands, in Williamsburg, Kentucky before being employed at Paine College fulltime. Dr. Mahone now makes his home in Grovetown, Georgia with his wife Patricia Mahone.

Speech Topics


Diversity & Education

Diversity brings new perspectives into a classroom. Students from different backgrounds bring multiple insights and thoughts into the classroom.

Leadership

Leadership is the ability to persuade others to follow through effective influence.

Stress In the Workplace

Creating a stress-free work environment is not easy task. It requires the realization that we are working with other human beings. They are not simply coworkers or subordinates. They are individuals who need to be loved, recognized, and thanked.

Motivation

The most important lesson I learned in my life is to never give up. If you fall, then get back up and try again. Regardless of what challenges you are facing. You must keep pushing forward.

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