Received PhD from Northcentral University in Arizona and assistant professor with the University of Alaska, Fairbanks in the Justice department teaching graduate and undergraduate courses. Formerly of SUNY Canton in the Criminal Investigation department teaching homicide investigation, death investigation and crime scene investigation. McClellan has an extensive background in public service including her roles as police officer, police chief, investigator, corrections official, and chief executive of the Kansas Violent Sexual Predator Maximum Security Facility. She has written crime fiction series with the main character being "Tru North", mystery novel Murder in Cloud City, romance novel Windrow Garden and non-fiction book Erotophonophilia: Investigating Lust Murder.