McKenzie Wood has been selected as College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Faculty of Distinction for March 2018. Wood, a Criminal Justice instructor at the College, is a graduate of Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, and completed a doctoral program at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota. She has be teaching Criminal Justice at CWI for the past three years.
Wood enjoys conducting research and has published articles related to crimes against women, female help-seeking behaviors, and law enforcement hiring requirements. She loves to travel, hike, swim, and spend time with her husband and daughter.