Conference and Professional Presentations
April 2024; Welcoming Remarks and Panel Participant at the William James College and Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation Law Enforcement and Autism Co-Response Collaboration; Newton, MA
March 2024; Curated and hosted the William James College 2nd Annual Co-Response Research Symposium; Kimpton Marlowe Hotel, Cambridge, MA
January 2024; Presentation to the Board of Trustees at William James College; “The Center for Crisis Response and Behavioral Health;” Newton, MA
October 2023; Second Annual MassBay Threat Assessment Team Symposium; “Co-Response: Leveraging Embedded Clinicians in the State and Federal Level for TA/TM”
June 2023; National Co-Responder Conference; “The William James College Center for Crisis Response and Behavioral Health Co-Response Certificate Overview;” Spokane, WA
October 2022; Speaker, William James College Forensic Day; Newton, MA
March, 2022; (Virtual) The Framingham Co-Response Jail Diversion Program: Improving Law Enforcement Responses to Individuals in Crisis. McLean Hospital, Golda Edinburg Lecture, Boston.
February, 2022; Community Justice in Massachusetts - Collaboration Between System and Community that Reduces Incarceration. Social Law Library, Boston.
February, 2022; Crisis Cops: A New England Perspective. New England State Police Information Network (NESPIN).
January, 2022; Labouré College of Healthcare: Keynote- Annual Professional Staff Meeting Lessons from the Frontline: Crisis Response, Compassion and the Future of Healthcare.
June, 2021; 10th Annual Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. Mental Health and Law Enforcement Conference, (Virtual) Panelist on "Our Work Together - Evidence-Based Outcomes/Best Practices of Jail Diversion Programs: The Co-Response Model."
April, 2021; Voices of Empowerment & Social Justice Symposium; (Virtual) Panel presentation "The Intersection of Social Work and Criminal Justice System on Practice and Policy." National Association of Social Workers, Massachusetts Chapter.
March 2020; National Co-Responder Conference,
“The Co-Response Experience in Massachusetts; How to Embed Effectively and Forever,” Olathe, KS. *Unable to Attend due to COVID.
November, 2019; Mental Health Legal Advisor Committee Annual Conference; Panel participant on Criminal Justice Reform and Mental Health Policy.
June, 2019; Department of Mental Health Mental Health & Law Enforcement Conference; Panel participant on Police Wellness Initiatives, Fitchburg, MA.
May, 2019; Specialty Court Conference; Pathways, Crossroads and Exits: Mental Health Issues in Criminal Justice Systems. Panel participant on police diversionary programs. Boston, MA.
April, 2019; Panel Moderator and Participant; Critical Incidents, Preparation, Response and Recovery. Massachusetts Juvenile Police Officer Annual Conference, Norwood, MA.
March, 2019; Presentation to representatives of City of Lowell Police Department on Mental Health First Aid training and Co-response replication assistance. Lowell, MA.
November, 2018; Evaluating the Impact of a Co-Responder Jail Diversion Program, American Society of Criminology 74th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
May, 2018; Co-Response and Arrest Diversion; Massachusetts Middlesex County Restoration Center Commission, Medford, MA.
April, 2018; Panel Presentation - Community Conversation on Opioid Crisis. Framingham, MA.
October, 2017; Co-Responder Jail Diversion Program Model; Mental Health Advocacy Day, Commonwealth of Massachusetts State House, Boston, MA.
April, 2017; Poster Session: Mightier than the Sword: The Promise of Jail Diversion on Police Department Culture. National Council for Behavioral Health Providers Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.
October, 2016; Faculty Speaker, Talk of Ages Speaker Series, Lasell Village, Newton, MA.
June, 2016; Keynote: De-Escalation; Strategies for Success. Department of Mental Health 8th Annual Law Enforcement & Mental Health Partnerships Conference. Fitchburg, MA.
May, 2016; Panel presentation. Best Practices in Jail Diversion. Massachusetts Police Chiefs Training series, Norwood, MA.
February, 2016; Successfully De-escalating Crisis. Worcester Police Department Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training, Worcester, MA.
December, 2015; Panel Presentation; Best Practices in Co-Response Jail Diversion; Maynard Police Department, Maynard, MA.
October, 2015; Panel Presentation. Mental Health and Law Enforcement Collaborations. Massachusetts Association of Criminal Justice Educators. Fitchburg, MA.
September, 2015; Panel Presentation. Best Practices in Jail Diversion. Massachusetts Police Chiefs Training series, Norwood, MA.
June, 2015; ASHH Regional Jail Diversion Program. Department of Mental Health & Law Enforcement Annual Conference. Fitchburg, MA.
April, 2015; Panel presentation. Mental Health and Police Encounters (CHNA 7), Marlborough, MA.
June, 2013; Framingham Jail Diversion Program; Groves Conference on Marriage and Family; Newton, MA.
May, 2013; Assisting Families in Need; Wayside Parent Support Network, Framingham, MA.
September, 2012; Police and Mental Health Collaborations; Massachusetts Municipal Supervisors Training Program, Marlborough, MA.
November, 2011; Policing and Mental Health: Meeting the Standard; Police Accreditation Conference, Brewster, MA.
November, 2011; Panel Presentation. Lt. Governors ‘Forum for Veterans, Boston, MA.
September, 2011; Co-Responding; How Mental Health Professionals and Police Officers Work Together, International Conference for Police CIT, Virginia Beach, VA.
June, 2011; Mental Health Crisis in the Community: Tools for Police Officers, Watertown Police Department, Watertown, MA.
June, 2010; An Introduction to the Advocates Pre-Arrest Co-Responder Jail Diversion Program model, Department of Mental Health Annual Forensic In-Service Training, Shrewsbury, MA.
May, 2010; Preventing Suicide with the Framingham Jail Diversion Program; Massachusetts Suicide Prevention Conference, Suicide Prevention across the Lifespan: A Strategic Approach for Your Community. Marlborough, MA.
June, 2009; Who do you call? A Primer on What to Expect When Calling 911 in a Behavioral Health Emergency; Concerned Parents of the Mentally Ill, Framingham Public Library, Framingham, MA.
May, 2009; Partnering with Mental Health Advocates; Shrewsbury Police Department, Shrewsbury, MA.
April, 2009; Policy Considerations: What Police Departments Need to Know; Massachusetts Police Accreditation Conference, Falmouth, MA.
March, 2009; Framingham Jail Diversion Program: A Statewide Model. Presented to Harvard University Medical Students, Harvard University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
November, 2008; Collaborative Partnerships with Police. Presented at the Town of Framingham Human Relations Committee Annual Meeting, Metrowest Medical Center, Framingham Union, Framingham, MA.
May, 2008; The Rainmaker, Models of Sustainability. Presented at the Metro West Community Health Care Foundation Learning Conference, Framingham, MA.
May, 2007; Replicating the Framingham Jail Diversion Program. Presented to National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Fall River, MA.
March, 2007; Diversion of the Mentally Ill. Presented at the Massachusetts Bay Community College Annual Drug Policy Forum. Wellesley, MA.
February, 2007; A State-Wide Model for Police/Mental Health Collaborations; Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Annual Conference, Boston, MA.
April, 2006; Framingham Jail Diversion Program; Innovations in Police/Mental Health Partnership. National GAINS Center conference, “System Transformation at the Interface of the Criminal Justice and Mental Health Systems.” Boston, MA.
May, 2005; Preventing Cell Suicides in Police Custody; How Collaborating with Police Saves Lives. “Taking Action, Saving Lives: Suicide Prevention across the Lifespan.” The Fourth Annual Massachusetts Suicide Prevention Conference. Worcester, MA.
October, 2004; Diversion of the Mentally Ill; the Framingham Jail Diversion Program. National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Annual Conference, Westford, MA.
October 2004; Compassionate Justice for the Mentally Ill; Massachusetts Department of Corrections 20th Annual Training Conference, “The New Corrections” Milford, MA.
September 2004; Partnering with Police; What Mental Health Providers Need to Know. Criminal Justice Policy Coalition Annual Conference, Worcester, MA.
May, 2004; The Criminalization of the Mentally Ill. Presented at the National GAINS Center conference; “From Science to Services, Emerging Best Practices for People in Contact with the Justice System.” Las Vegas, Nevada.