Joining TSU in 1999, he teaches courses on institutional corrections and correctional law, public administration, micro/macro economics, and serial killers. He teaches classes on the main campus, TSU North and Ft. Wayne, and Four County Vocational. His research interests include probation and parole, serial killers, white collar crime, sociology of deviance, juvenile incarceration, intermediate sanctions, and animal laws.

Aside from teaching classes, Laker is involved in a plethora of outside activities as well, including adviser for Delta Chi Fraternity, American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA), and the hand-gun team on campus. Off-campus he is active in the Steuben County Humane, the Board of Chain of Lakes Correctional Facility, and the executive board ACJA.

Before coming to TSU, Laker was an instructor at Indiana University, University of Cincinnati and Concordia University. He also has work experience as a probation officer, a behavioral health technician, law enforcement officer, and youth care worker.

Internal Accomplishments (service)

• Hosted the ACJA Region 6 Conference in South Bend, IN. Twelve students and I competed against seven other universities in CSI, handgun, physical agility and written exams.
• Advisor–ACJA and to the Tri-State University Handgun Competition Team.
• Hosted day long ACJA Symposium on Domestic Violence for area criminal justice practitioners.
• Actively involved with recruitment of criminal justice students, campus visits, open houses, and Four County Vocational Cooperative presentation
• Assist the branch campuses with criminal justice programs and instruct at the Fort Wayne Campus and TSU North
• Develop partnerships with the area criminal justice practitioners and assist in marketing of criminal justice degree and internships in the day and School of Professional Studies
• Chairman of the Honorary Degree Committee
• Administrative Representative on several disciplinary boards regarding TSU students

External Accomplishments/Activities

• Committee member for the National ACJA Organization
• Member of the Community Relations Board for the Indiana Department of Corrections Chain’ O Lakes Correctional Facility
• Board member, Steuben County Humane Society
• Criminal Justice Advisory Board member for the Four County Vocational Cooperative
• Faculty advisor to Delta Chi Fraternity
• Reviewer of textbook manuscript for Pearson Prentice Hall Publishers entitled Crime Scene Analysis: Practical Procedures and Techniques. Also currently reviewing proposed textbook for Prentice Hall. Ordinary Murder: A Comprehensive Overview of Homicide.
• Nominated each year to Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers since I have been at TSU