Sindee Kerker B.A., J.D.

Since graduating from the University of Florida with a degree in Criminal Justice, obtaining a law degree from Whittier Law School in California, and studying Comparative Criminal Procedures and Civil Liberties at Oxford University, all by age 22, Professor Sindee Kerker has continuously made a significant contribution to the field of Criminal Justice. She passed the California Bar exam and joined the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office as a Prosecutor, where she was assigned to the Sexual Assault Unit, prosecuting some of the most complex cases in the district.

Over the course of her seven years with the D.A.'s Office, she was repeatedly honored as "Prosecutor of the Month" and was chosen out of 900 prosecutors for four back-to-back child abuse and rape cases, the last of which was a high profile/media case that lasted two months and resulted in 75 convictions and 108 years in prison for the defendant, a self-proclaimed "Faith Healer." In addition, she was an instructor for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, teaching advanced courses in sexual assault investigation, courtroom testimony and trial tactics, and she served on a special task force that worked with the medical community to interview child abuse victims in a special facility.

Kerker, who is also admitted to practice law in the State of Florida and before the United States Supreme Court, then returned to Florida to begin the next phase of her remarkable career, joining Lynn University where she has taught students for over 20 years. Her unique approach to the educational process has resulted in her developing courses including "Law, Evidence & Ethics" based on the O.J. Simpson murder trial, and "Witness to History: The 2009 Presidential Inauguration" where students traveled to Washington, D.C. to witness the inauguration of Barak Obama.

In 2010, Kerker created a one-of-a-kind Nuremberg Trials class using original documents that once belonged to Justice Robert Jackson, chief prosecutor for the United States, from the International Military Tribunal. Kerker uses this set of forty-two (42) original volumes, also known as the Blue Series, to examine the lessons learned and the legacies that resulted from the Nuremberg trials. She has presented on the Nuremberg trials at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences national conference, for local community groups, and to over 1,500 middle school and high school students. As a testament to her passion for educating about the past so that the atrocities of the Holocaust are not repeated in the future, Kerker has exposed over 1,600 college students to the Holocaust by connecting them with Holocaust Survivors who, as part of a unique workshop, share the horrific details of their lives under the Nazi regime. Students then express their own responses to what they have heard by creating an art project that is shared with other students, the community and published in an iBook. In 2023, Kerker was the recipient of the Jay and Marilyn Weinberg Rule of Law Award, given to individuals such as Kerker who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to promoting the Rule of Law.

In 2016, Professor Kerker authored the multi-touch iBook entitled "Introduction to Criminal Justice," which includes interactive features that are uncommon in a traditional textbook. The iBook, in its fourth edition, is currently used by all Lynn students enrolled in the criminal justice course and the book is available to other universities in the Apple store.

In 2007, her colleagues honored Professor Kerker as Faculty of the Year and in 2008 she was honored as Advisor of the Year. In 2011, the student body voted her Teacher of the Year. Then, in 2019, she received the first-ever Award for Excellence in Teaching and Dedication to Students. The honor, presented at commencement in May, recognizes one faculty member who demonstrates a commitment to student learning, utilizes innovative teaching techniques, and impacts student lives beyond the classroom. Professor Kerker received the Award for Excellence in Teaching and Dedication to Students again in 2022.

Kerker has been featured as an expert commentator on WFLX Fox 29 and has been interviewed by Palm Beach Stations WPTV NewsChannel 5 (NBC) and WPEC Channel 12 (CBS). She has also been quoted in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Boca Raton News, Jewish Journal, Los Angeles Times, Orange County Times, The Orange County Register and La Opinion. In 2006, Kerker was honored by Boca Raton/Delray Life magazine for her contributions to her community.

• B.A., University of Florida
• Certificate Program, Oxford University, United Kingdom
• J.D., Whittier College of Law

Sindee Kerker's role as a professor is to instill passion for the love of learning and to provide students with the skills necessary to become successful in any career. Her philosophy is to stimulate discussion and to engage in debate through a respectful exchange of ideas so that her students can achieve intellectual growth. She also believes in teaching out of the box, which means exposing students to lessons outside of the classroom. Students observe the criminal justice system in action by participating in ride-alongs with police officers and going on field trips to jails, prisons and court. Kerker sees her role as a teacher and advisor as being someone who can point the students in the right direction. She wants her students to be successful in any career path they choose and she does her best to help them balance college life with a career path.

• Criminal Justice System
• Criminal Law and Procedure
• Constitutional law
• Law and the Courts
• Juvenile Justice System
• Ethics
• Nuremberg Trials

• Bar Admissions: United States Supreme Court, Florida, California
• Prosecutor in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office

• Jay and Marilyn Weinberg Rule of Law Award, 2023
• Lynn University Award for Excellence in Teaching and Dedication to Students, 2018–2019 and 2021–2022
• Globe of Hope Award, presented by The League for the Educational Advancement of Human Rights (LEAH) for active involvement in Holocaust education and awareness, 2012
• Lynn University Teacher of the Year (voted by student body), 2010–2011
• Lynn University Advisor of the Year, 2007–2008
• Lynn University Faculty of the Year, 2006–2007
• Honored and featured in Boca Raton/Delray Life magazine as Magnificent Mom and Teacher of the Year, 2006
• Prosecutor of the Month, Compton Division, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office (chosen out of 50+ prosecutors), July 1993
• Prosecutor of the Month, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office (chosen out of 900+ prosecutors), October 1992