Kevin Watts is an adjunct instructor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Homeland Security with more than twenty-four years of law enforcement, investigative, and leadership experience. He retired from federal service after serving as an Assistant Special Agent in Charge with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General, where he supervised complex investigations and managed investigative operations across a multi-state region.

Throughout his career, Mr. Watts conducted and supervised investigations involving financial fraud, public corruption, cyber-enabled crime, employee misconduct, insider threats, civil rights violations, workplace investigations, and organizational risk. He has worked extensively with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, regulatory partners, and private-sector stakeholders to address complex investigative and compliance challenges.

Mr. Watts holds a Master of Science in Criminology and maintains several professional certifications, including Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and Certified Cyber Crime Investigator (3CI). In addition to his professional experience, he serves as an Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Texas at San Antonio and has taught courses in criminal investigations, fraud examination, ethics, risk management, emergency management, and related topics.

His teaching philosophy emphasizes the integration of real-world investigative practice with academic theory. He is passionate about helping students develop critical thinking, analytical reasoning, ethical decision-making, and practical problem-solving skills that prepare them for careers in criminal justice, homeland security, compliance, investigations, and organizational risk management.