Conference and Professional Presentations
March 2025; Evolution of an Assessment Tool for Measuring Impact of Scenario-based Training in a Classroom Setting. 3rd Annual Co-Response Research Symposium, Cambridge, MA
December 2024; CAST: Co-Response and Behavioural Health Training, An Garda Síochána, Limerick, Ireland
June 2024: The Evolution of a Co-Response Policy In Massachusetts 5th Annual National Co-Responder Conference; Omaha, NE
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: 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: Keynote- Lessons from the Frontline: Crisis Response, Compassion and the Future of Healthcare. Labouré College of Healthcare.
June 2021: Panelist. Our Work Together - Evidence-Based Outcomes/Best Practices of Jail Diversion Programs: The Co-Response Model. 10th Annual Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. Mental Health and Law Enforcement Conference,
April 2021: Panelist. The Intersection of Social Work and Criminal Justice System on Practice and Policy. National Association of Social Workers, Massachusetts Conference.
March 2020: The Co-Response Experience in Massachusetts; How to Embed Effectively and Forever. National Co-Responder Conference, Olathe, KS.
November 2019: Panelist. Criminal Justice Reform and Mental Health Policy. Mental Health Legal Advisor Committee Annual Conference.
June 2019: Panelist. Police Wellness Initiatives, Fitchburg, Department of Mental Health Mental Health & Law Enforcement Conference.
May 2019: Panelist. Police Diversionary Programs. Specialty Court Conference; Pathways, Crossroads, and Exits: Mental Health Issues in Criminal Justice Systems. Boston, MA.
April 2019: Panel Moderator and Participant. Critical Incidents, Preparation, Response, and Recovery. Massachusetts Juvenile Police Officer Annual Conference, Norwood, MA.
March 2019: Mental Health First Aid training and Co-Response Replication Assistance. Presentation to representatives of the City of Lowell Police Department, 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: Panelist. 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 Speaker: De-Escalation; Strategies for Success. Department of Mental Health 8th Annual Law Enforcement & Mental Health Partnerships Conference. Fitchburg, MA.
May 2016: Panelist. 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: Panelist; Best Practices in Co-Response Jail Diversion; Maynard Police Department, Maynard, MA.
October 2015: Panelist. Mental Health and Law Enforcement Collaborations. Massachusetts Association of Criminal Justice Educators. Fitchburg, MA.
September 2015: Panelist. 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: Panelist. Mental Health and Police Encounters. CHNA 7, Marlborough, MA.
June 2013: The Framingham Police 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: Panelist. Lt. Governors Forum for Veterans, Statehouse. 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 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. 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. Metro West Community Health Care Foundation Learning Conference, Framingham, MA.
May 2007: Replicating the Framingham Jail Diversion Program. National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Fall River, MA.
March 2007: Diversion of the Mentally Ill. 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. 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.