Capella University, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Currently pursuing Ph.D. in Human Services-Criminal Justice Specialization
Expected Graduation: December 2007

University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio
J.D. awarded May, 1995
Ohio Bar License: November, 1995

Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
B.A. in Political Science - Cum Laude awarded June, 1992

• José de Arimatéia da Cruz, Becky K. da Cruz, and Andre J. Dowdle, American Politics: Transformation and Change
  (2004) Boston: Pearson Publishing
• José de Arimatéia da Cruz and Becky K. da Cruz, "Politics, Politicians, and the Media in the 21st Century," in José de Arimatéia da Cruz, Becky K. da Cruz, and Andre J. Dowdle, American Politics: Transformation and Change (2004) Boston: Pearson Publishing
• José de Arimatéia da Cruz and Becky K. da Cruz, "Judicial Independence or Political Gridlock? The Courts in the American Political System," in José de Arimatéia da Cruz, Becky K. da Cruz, and Andre J. Dowdle, American Politics: Transformation and Change (2004) Boston: Pearson Publishing
• José de Arimatéia da Cruz and Becky K. da Cruz, "Brazil's Foreign Policy Behavior in the Post-Cold War International ystem," to be published in the Journal of Third World Studies (Fall 2004)
• José de Arimatéia da Cruz and Becky K. da Cruz, "Society and Violence in Democratic Brazil: Challenges to Brazil's Democratic Consolidation," under review International Social Science Review (2003)
• José A. da Cruz, Becky K. da Cruz, and Andre J Dowdle. Politics in Action: A Reader in American Government 2nd edition (2001). New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
• José A. da Cruz and Becky K. da Cruz, "The Politics of the Judiciary," in José A. da Cruz, Becky K. da Cruz, and Andre J Dowdle. Politics in Action: A Reader in American Government 2nd edition (2001). New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
• José A. da Cruz and Becky K. da Cruz, "The Media and Politics in the Electronic Republic," in José A. da Cruz, Becky K. da Cruz, and Andre J Dowdle. Politics in Action: A Reader in American Government 2nd edition (2001). New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
  

• José A. da Cruz, Becky K. da Cruz, "Society and Violence in Democratic Brazil at the Dawn of the 21st Century,"
  Paper Delivered at the Georgia Sociological Association, 2003 Annual Meeting, November 13th-15th, 2003,
  Jekyll Island, GA
• José A. da Cruz, Becky K. da Cruz, John Gambon and Nick Spangerburg, "The Do's and Dont's of Cyberteaching: Delivering the Best Quality Education Online," Paper Delivered at the Missouri Community College Association Annual Meeting, Lake of the Ozark, Missouri, 2002.
• José A. da Cruz and Becky K. da Cruz, "Critical Thinkers, Critical Thoughts: Student/Faculty Challenges of Critical Thinking in the Classroom," Paper Delivered at the Missouri Community College Association Annual Meeting, Lake of the Ozark, Missouri, 2000.