Greg S. Weaver is an Associate Professor and co-director of the interdepartmental graduate program in Sociology. He is director of the Auburn OSINT Laboratory and coordinates student volunteer-internship opportunities with the Auburn University Research Security Compliance office, and the Military Advisor Training Academy (MATA) at Ft. Benning. Dr. Weaver has taught a variety of courses in Criminology and Sociology, with an emphasis on research methods and various aspects of crime and the criminal justice system. His research interests include lethal violence, substance use, and domestic/international threat groups. He is a member of the Homicide Research Working Group and has served in multiple capacities, including Secretary (2002-2004) and President (2014-2018).   Since 2009, he has been a member of the reserve unit of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, and in 2010 he graduated from the Jefferson County (AL) Sheriff’s Office Academy. He is a member of the Alabama Sheriff’s Reserve Association, holding the positions of Vice President (2018-2020) and President (2020-present). In June 2021 he completed the Department of Defense – Defense Security Cooperation University Ministry of Defense Advisors (MoDA) Certification Course (Class 21-06).  Dr. Weaver is originally from Oneonta, Alabama. He graduated from Auburn University in 1988 (B.S., Criminology). After working for one year as an insurance claims investigator, from 1990-1993 he served as a probation officer with the Florida Department of Corrections. During that time, he also attended the University of Central Florida, graduating in 1993 (M.A., Applied Sociology). He continued graduate study at the University of Nebraska, where he earned his Ph.D. (Sociology) in 1997.  

Contact: mccrary@auburn.edu