The Handbook for Campus Threat Assessment & Management Teams
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About the Authors
Gene Deisinger, Ph.D., is a nationally recognized expert on threat assessment and management. Dr. Deisinger was a founding member of the Iowa State University Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT), a multidisciplinary team that serves as a pro-active planning group and coordinates institutional responses during crisis situations. As part of this team, Dr. Deisinger developed the threat management program. He has served as the primary threat manager for Iowa State University since the program’s inception in 1994. This program has been recognized as a model for threat assessment in college and university settings. He has personally managed and supervised threat cases and protective details for a broad range of governmental dignitaries, public figures, and members of the university community. Dr. Deisinger has provided consultation and training to numerous colleges, universities, law enforcement agencies, and private corporations across the United States, and has been an invited speaker for several national organizations. He currently serves as a subject matter expert, consulting to the FBI, Secret Service and U.S. Dept of Education, regarding their joint study of targeted violence in institutions of higher education. As a licensed psychologist, a certified health service provider in psychology, and a certified peace officer, Dr. Deisinger brings a unique perspective to the field of threat assessment. He serves as the Associate Director of Public Safety and Deputy Chief of Police with the Iowa State University Police Division, and also serves as a Special Deputy United States Marshal with the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force.
Marisa Reddy Randazzo, Ph.D., is a national expert on threat assessment and targeted violence. Formerly the Chief Research Psychologist for the U.S. Secret Service, Dr. Randazzo has provided threat assessment training to over 10,000 professionals in higher education, secondary schools, corporations, law enforcement agencies, human resources, mental health, and the intelligence community throughout the United States, Canada, and the European Union. In her ten years with the Secret Service, she reviewed hundreds of threat investigations and supervised the agency’s research on assassinations, presidential threats, insider threats, school shootings, security breaches, and stalking incidents. She also served as Co-Director of the Safe School Initiative, the largest federal study of school shootings in the United States, and is co-author of the U.S. Secret Service/U.S. Department of Education model of threat assessment for educational institutions. Dr. Randazzo now heads Threat Assessment Resources International, LLC, providing threat assessment training and case consultation to colleges, schools, corporations, and security professionals. She has testified before Congress, briefed Cabinet Secretaries, and been interviewed by numerous major television, radio, and print news outlets about threat assessment and targeted violence prevention. In 2005, Dr. Randazzo was awarded the Williams College Bicentennial Medal for her work in preventing violence.
Daniel O’Neill is the Senior Vice President, Eastern Operations for TSG Solutions, Inc. TSG Solutions provides global risk management and security engineering services. Mr. O’Neill is a co-author of the report, Campus Violence Prevention and Response: Best Practices for Massachusetts Higher Education. He has been the Principal in Charge of over 100 security consulting engagements including multiple large scale university and college projects. He is a former U.S. Army Airborne Ranger and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School.
Jenna Savage is the Special Projects Manager for TSG Solutions. She is a co-author of the report, Campus Violence Prevention and Response: Best Practices for Massachusetts Higher Education. Ms. Savage is a doctoral student in Criminology and Justice Policy at Northeastern University. Ms. Savage’s dissertation research explores how gender differences in socialization can lead to subsequent differences in criminal and deviant behavior.
