Ian D. Hayes is an officer in the US Navy. He earned his B.S. in Criminology from Florida State University in 2005. After completing several deployments around the world with the Navy, Ian went on to earn his M.A. in Criminology at the University of South Florida in 2014. During his time at USF, he served as an Assistant Professor of Naval Science in the NROTC program, and was involved with community service organizations that targeted at-risk youth.

Mr. Hayes' research interest is the nature of racial bias in law enforcement. Mr. Hayes continues to serve in the Navy and plans to further the study of racial bias in the under-researched areas of military law enforcement and anti-terrorism efforts.