Meet the Founder

Police & Public Safety Psychology

• Pre-employment psychological screenings for law enforcement

• Fitness-for-duty evaluations

• Campus and workplace violence risk & threat assessments

• Training for law enforcement and public safety professionals

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Forensic Psychology

• Competency evaluations (stand trial, immigration proceedings)

• Criminal responsibility, sentencing & mitigation, and juvenile transfer waiver cases

• Expert witness in county, state, and federal courts

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Threat Assessment Leadership

• Northwestern University’s first Director of Threat Assessment (2016)

• Led multidisciplinary team to mitigate campus violence risks

• Conducted direct and indirect threat assessments for individuals impacting community safety

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Program Development & Prevention

• Developed school-based violence prevention program for at-risk students in Chicago Public Schools and alternative education settings

• SOS program awarded a grant from Get IN Chicago (2015)

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Professional Experience

• Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago

• United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners (postdoctoral fellow)

• Elgin Mental Health Center – Forensic Treatment Program

• Medical consultant for Social Security Administration Regional Office (mental health disability quality reviews)

• Academic & Teaching Roles

• Adjunct professor, Suburban Law Enforcement Academy, College of DuPage

• Assistant Professor, Forensic Division, Northwestern University Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

• Former Chair, Department of Forensic Psychology, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology