Dr. Michael Roberts
Psychologist, Co-Owner
Law Enforcement Psychological Services, Inc., California

Dr. Michael Roberts is a pioneer in the field of police psychology. He was an initial member of the IACP Police Psychological Services Section and was one of the first psychologists to received board certification in Police and Public Safety Psychology. In the over 50 years Dr. Roberts has been working as a police psychologist, he has made several contributions to the field including the co-design of the San Jose Model Field Training and Evaluation Program, the formation of standards for psychological selection of police officers; instructed a course for the major city police chiefs at the FBI Academy for almost 20 years; created a post-trauma debriefing program for police officers starting in 1974; and conducted ongoing research on the entry-level selection of police and other public safety officers.

Dr. Mini Mamak
Psychologist
Solid Blue Support, Canada  

Dr. Mini Mamak has become the “go-to” psychologist for on-scene assistance during barricaded persons and hostage negotiation situations across Ontario. She is routinely called on to provide training to police agencies in the areas of crisis negotiation, crisis management, and hostage negotiation. She has lectured at the Canadian Police College and at various police training courses and conferences.  

Dr. Mamak developed an interest in police wellness working with tactical and emergency response teams. She founded Solid Blue support, an organization that provides consultation and clinical services to police agencies, police officers, and first responders. The organization provides police agencies and officers with immediate psychological support to reduce the impact of psychological injury and arrives to enhance officer safety and personal resiliency. Dr. Mamak has used her work with Solid Blue Support to assist agencies with improving candidate selection procedures and developing psychological wellness programs for officers assigned to high-risk units.  

Dr. Mamak also codeveloped the Hamilton anatomy of Risk Management (HARM), a risk assessment tool that has been designated as a best practice by Health Canada on two occasions. This tool is used worldwide to assist in the prediction of violence. She also developed a bail version of HARM to assist with bail release decision making. The HARM tool was recently updated and is now available on the cloud; this newest version will greatly advance the risk assessment field for all professionals working in the public safety field.  

Dr. Robin Inwald 
Director 
Inwald Research Inc. 

Dr. Robin Inwald created a solid empirical foundation for pre-employment screening and evaluation of law enforcement candidates. Dr. Inwald developed the first comprehensive personality inventory designed to focus on personality variables and provide a psychological evaluation of candidates. She also developed the Law Enforcement Personal History Questionnaire designed to determine a candidate’s employment suitability. Her independent surveys and research led to these guidelines being adopted by the field at large. 

Dr. Edrick Dorian
Police Psychologist
Los Angeles, California, Police Department

Dr. Edrick Dorian works as a Police Psychologist for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in California providing assessments, clinical services, training, and operational support. He also plays an important role as a consultant for the SWAT Crisis Negotiation Team. Board Certified in both Clinical Psychology and Police and Public Safety Psychology, Dr. Dorian specializes in working with veterans, as well as helping officers prepare for civil litigation. Dr. Dorian co-edited the textbook Police Psychology and its Growing Impact on Modern Law Enforcement; one of many contributions he has made to his field. He continues to show leadership by sharing his knowledge as an Instructor at Pepperdine University, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the California Commissioner on Peace Officer Standards and Training.