Dr. Gary Cordner, an expert in police administration, community policing, and problem-oriented policing, is a Professor Emeritus at Kutztown University and Eastern Kentucky University.

He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in criminal justice from Michigan State University, as well as a B.S. in the same field from Northeastern University.

Cordner taught at the University of Baltimore, Washington State University, and Eastern Kentucky University, where he was Dean of the College of Justice and Safety. He was a member of the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council, the Kentucky Criminal Justice Council, and the Civil Service Commission of Lexington/Fayette County. He was a police chief in Maryland and a past president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, as well as an editor of the American Journal of Police and Police Quarterly (ACJS). ACJS, the Southern Criminal Justice Association, and Northeastern University have all given him awards.

Cordner has authored and co-authored the books Police Administration and Police & Society, as well as several papers and chapters on policing.