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Curriculum Vitae
Falla Dominic Lamin PhD
7312 Rhondda Drive
Lorton, Virginia, 22079-1544.
U.S.A.
Mobil :( 703) 963 0428 Home :( 703) 372 2425
laminfalla@yahoo.com, www.ProQuest.com/FallaDominicLamin
I desire a challenging position as a lead Social Scientist with a focus on Regional Integration in West Africa
which is an interdisciplinary study of the relationship between regional integration, trade and economic
development system in the new World Order in the global economy. Highly talented and enthusiastic Social
Scientist with a great deal of experience in research methodology, organizational management, public
administration and teaching.
Efficient and knowledgeable in collecting and analyzing data of national and international nature the result of
which can be use for public information. Experienced mental health counselor, work place violence and staff
management responsibilities. A professional teacher with over eight years of teaching experience in elementary,
secondary and the tertiary levels of education.
With this background students are prepared for any advance course work. I have used the triangulative
methodology which comprises of qualitative and quantitative techniques in my work to analyze and the SPSS
computer model analysis for complex data.
Summary of Qualifications
 Over ten years of teaching and solid research experience at bachelors, masters and doctorate levels in
healthcare, technology as another tool in fighting crime, and regional integration in West Africa.
 Extended knowledge of the principles, theories and methods of social and behavioral science.
 Sound ability to use computer software, database and web-based systems.
 Unique ability to gather, organizes, and evaluates sciencitific and administrative data for interpretative
reports and employee guides.
 In-depth ability to communicate orally and in writing to the public, the scientific community and to
individuals at all levels in order to explain and promote program policies.
 Professional knowledge and ability to organize review panels to discuss and promote program policies.
 Superb ability to use independent judgment and discretion to manage and impart confidential information to
appropriate authorities.
 Excellent communication and inter-personal skills at all levels.

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 Uncommon knowledge and ability to apply relevant current general and specific educational methodologies
and techniques to enhance effective learning.
 Strong organizational skills, paying attention to detail and flexibility.
 Professional ability to analyze behavior, plan a design, implement and manage the program.
 Proficient ability to work effectively as a team in a professionally charged high intensity environment.
 Ability to hire, train and manage co-workers in healthcare, social sciences and in academia.
 Very sensitive to gender equality, multi-lingua and culturally diverse work place.
Professional Experiences
Horizon Security Services- Manassas, Virginia – 2014 - Present
Security Officer:
 Unarmed security duties at New Horizon Security Services include the following but not limited to the
following.
 Customer services duties during every shift entails assisting and directing visitors to the facility that is being
secured.
 Patrol all the designated places that is venerable to vandalism
 Document ingress and egress of visitors coming to do business in the facility.
 One hundred present (100%) identity check.
 Report all incidents that occur on the facility within four hours and inform all appropriate authorities.
 Work as a team and remain at your post at all times.
Howard University, Washington DC, 2008 -2014
Graduate Assistant Teacher:
 Teaching seventy –five students in three separate undergraduate classes with subjects such as introduction to
political science, introduction to American national government and introduction to public administration.
 Prepare lesion plan for each topic taught, citing the references with a handout given to each student for
further reading.
 Prepare, administer, and grade tests and exams and record final grades in the banner software system.
 This exercise will help the teacher to evaluate the students in grasping the concepts and the teacher as how
effective was his/her teaching methods.

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 Introduces unfamiliar concepts to the students which will provoke their curiosity which will lead to further
explore.
 Teach concepts that are environmentally and economically sustainable for the 21st century challenge.
Psychiatric Institute of Washington, Washington DC – 2010- 2013
Psychiatric Counselor:
 Provide psychiatric counseling to patients with drugs and psychological challenges.
 Conduct initial interview of the patient to be admitted to the unit.
 Conduct counseling session on an individual or group bases in order to support and encourage quitting the
habit.
 Educate patients on the dangers of the use, possession and distribution of dangerous and illegal drugs.
 In my therapeutic group meetings patients are given the options they have in the treatment program and the
right they have as a patient in the facility.
 Document progress report of all daily activities of the patients admitted on the unit. I see that every patient is
Head counted before going to bed.
City of Alexandria- Alexandria, Virginia 2000 – 2008
Residential Counselor:
 Assist individuals who are mentally and behaviorally challenged with social, domestic and personal hygiene
in a group home setting.
 Individual treatment plan developed through the input of the consumers, parents, psychiatrists, nurses and the
day program support staff for consumer centered benefits.
 Documents consumer’s daily activities, biweekly summary and a monthly report on every consumer.
 Encourage consumers to participate in regular recreational activities in the community.
 Teach consumers to learn how to become independent in financial management with the option choosing
their own friends with whom they elect to spend personal and intimate time together.
 Assist and encourage consumer in the administration of their prescribed psychotropic medication.
Elite Healthcare Services – Manassas- Virginia 1997- 2000
Program Manager:
 Operate and manage a group home with ten (10) consumers who have mental and behavior challenges.
 Advertize, interview and hire suitable care-givers to cover the 24/7 care-giving facility shifts.

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 Prepare staff work schedules and cover shifts that are not covered if a staff is excused from work, sick or on
vacation.
 Prudently manage the money that is allocated to the home for the day to operation of the home.
 Coordinate the management of the prescribed psychotropic medication for the consumers.
 It was also my responsible to see that the consumers were happy, safe and free from abuse in their own
home.
Securicor Guarding –London – England 1990 – 1997
Security Supervisor:
 Serve as a lesion person between Securicor Guarding and the director of Security at the London Borough of
Kings Cross in London.
 Supervise and train co-workers in performing their assigned responsible very well from their orientation to
actual performance.
 Prepare biweekly Security Officers work schedule and make sure that all assigned shifts are covered.
 Make sure that Security Officers sign in and sign out when they are on and off duty. I make sure that the
timesheets are returned to the personnel office at close of business on Fridays each week.
 Document daily occurrences in the site report book and follow all post orders when on duty.
 Patrol the facility at various times with no set pattern thus leaving the bad guy second guessing when you
will do your next patrol. All fire exits are checked on every patrol that there are no objects obstructing the exits.
Bo Teachers College – Bo Sierra Leone. 1987 -1987
Lecturer/ Estate Officer:
 Teach agricultural science and practical to first year students.
 Construct, administer and evaluate tests and examinations for first year college in both theory and practice.
 Arrange and take students to field trips to government operated state farms for a structured demonstration for
students.
 As Estate Officer I was responsible to assign, supervise and manage the work of one hundred and twenty
(120) non academic staff of the college.
 All of these employees were daily wage earners and it was my responsible to see that the workers timesheets
are accurate on a daily bases.

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 Senior lectures were assigned free housing when it becomes vacant. It was my responsible to see that I cater
for external examiners who come for two weeks in may each year to examine final year student’s practical
examination in teaching practice, physical education, agricultural practice, music, arts and craft and language
arts.
Baoma Secondary School – Baoma Station –Bo Sierra Leone, West Africa 1980 -1983
Assistant Teacher:
 Teach high school students with subjects such as general science, biology, health science, agriculture and
agric practical.
 I was the teacher responsible for discipline and daily morning devotion in the school.
 Design, administer and evaluate tests and exams to evaluate student’s performance.
 Organize field trips to historic sites in the chiefdom and to inter –secondary debating society.
 Encourage students to participate in cultural activities and perform plays of local significant that will awaken
their cultural identity and entertain their parents with their performances.
 Encourage my colleagues to join me in conducting remedial evening classes for students who need extra help
in preparing them to pass their exams.
 Coordinate community and school partnership to advance academic and capital development for the school
and Baoma township.
Education:
PhD -International Relations, American National Government and Public Administration 2014
Howard University, Washington DC.
Corse Work: Principles of International Relations, Political Economy, Multivariate Data Analysis, American
National Government, Africa in World Politics, American Political Thoughts, American Legislative Process,
Problems of World Organizations, Development and Planning, Theories of International Relations, Black
Politics, Quantitative Research in Mass Communications, Methodology.
Masterof Science (M Sc.) –Public Administration and Management 2004
Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Course Work: Fundamentals of Communications, Public Administration, Strategies in Public Speaking,
Modern Work Environment, Personnel Training and Development.
Bachelor of Science – (B Sc.) Criminal Justice 2002

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Park University – Parkville Missouri
Course Work: Fundamentals in Criminology, Strategic investigation and Law Enforcement, Criminalastics and
Marketing.
Diploma and Higher Diploma: Journalism, 1990, 1991
London School of Journalism - London, , UK
Coursework in Fundamentals of Communication, Strategic Journalism and Editing.
HigherTeachersCertificate (HTC) BoTeachersCollege,
Bo, Sierra Leone, West Africa. 1987
Teachers Certificate (TC) Education, 1980
Bo Teachers College - Bo, Sierra Leone
Professional Affiliations:
Current member of the Journal of Third World Studies
Current member of the Association of African Studies
Current member of the Political Science Association
Publications:
 Regional Integrations in West Africa: An Analysis of the Mano River Union (MRU) with a focus on
Sierra Leone. PhD dissertation, Howard University, Washington DC, (December, 2014).
 What Steps are taken to reduce the Rate of Medically Uninsured Living in Fairfax County, Virginia?
M.Sc Thesis, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan,(August ,2004).
 The use of Surveillance Camera as another Technological tool in Fighting Crime, with a Survey of Fifty
Police Chiefs from each State in the United States. A Senior Writing Project, Park University, Parkville,
Missouri,(July, 2002).
 A paper on Regional Integration in West Africa- Old Dominion University ( February, 2013)
 A paper on the Civil Right Act 1965 – Old Dominion University (Feburary,2012)
References
 Dr.Abdul Karim Bangura – theai@earthlink.net – (202) 882 8228
 Dr.Sakpa Amara - sakpamoigua@msn.com - (703) 586 8372
 Dr. Michael Frazier – mfraz4722@aol.com – (202) 806 9348