Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • (Ph.D.) Doctor of Philosophy, Information Technology

    University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

    2023

    Dissertation: Policing in the AI Era: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Police Adoption of Information Technology

  • (M.S.) Master of Science, Criminal Justice

    University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

    2014

    Specialization in Crime Prevention and Law Enforcement

  • (B.S.) Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice

    Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

    2013

    Cum Laude, Minor in Political Science

Consulting and Software

  • Zidar Analytics LLC

    Public Safety IT Consulting

    2020 - Present

    Specializing in public safety technology, data analysis, and software development. Consulted on and created bespoke solutions for various Policing Agencies, Universities, and Non-Profits. These include the University of Colorado at Boulder, the National Police Institute (NPI), and many other data driven organizations.

Experience

  • Assistant Professor

    University of Cincinnati School of Information Technology

    2024 - Present

  • Public Safety Innovation Technology Manager

    City of Boulder (CO) Department of Innovation and Technology

    2022 - 2024

  • Adjunct Faculty

    University of Cincinnati School of Information Technology

    2022

  • Crime Analyst and Technical Lead

    University of Cincinnati Division of Public Safety

    2018 - 2022

  • Adjunct Faculty

    Murray State University

    2018 - 2019

  • Crime Analyst

    Paducah Police Department

    2015 - 2018 (Part-Time Remote 2018 - 2022)

  • Consultant

    University of Cincinnati Correction Institute

    2014 - 2015

  • Research Assistant

    University of Cincinnati Correction Institute

    2013 - 2014

Publications

  • Zidar, M. (2023). Policing in the AI Era: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Police Adoption of Information Technology (Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati).

  • Feldmeyer, B., Cullen, F. T., Sun, D., Kulig, T. C., Chouhy, C., & Zidar, M. (2022). The community determinants of death: comparing the macro-level predictors of overdose, homicide, and suicide deaths, 2000 to 2015. Socius, 8, 23780231221100392.

  • Said, H., Zidar, M., Varlioglu, S., & Itodo, C. (2021, October). A Framework for the Discipline of Information Technology. In Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Conference on Information Technology Education (pp. 53-54).

  • Ozer, M., Zidar, M., Deryol, R., Varlioglu, S., Eldivan, I. S., & Akbas, H. (2020, December). Creating A Real-Time Geocoding System: Implications of Open Source for Public Safety. In 2020 International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence (CSCI) (pp. 1185-1188). IEEE.

  • Zidar, M. S., Herold, T. D., & Eck, J. E. (2019, October). Superusers of Small-Town Police Resources. The Police Chief, 86(10), 24-25.

  • White, D. R., Hepworth, D. P., & Zidar, M. S. (2018, November). Texting and Driving: Is It Just Moral Panic?. Deviant Behavior, 39(11), 1387-1397.

  • Zidar, M. S., Shafer, J. G., & Eck, J. E. (2017, November). Reframing an Obvious Police Problem: Discovery, Analysis, and Response to a Manufactured Problem in a Small City. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice.

  • White, D. R, Kyle, M. J., Galli, P., & Zidar, M. S. (2017, October). Youth Attitudes Regarding Police Effectiveness and Trust in One Midsize City. The Police Chief, 84(10), 16-19.