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Substitute Assistant Professor |
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1998 PhD
1998 MA
1991 MA
1989 BA |
St. John’s University, Clinical Psychology
St. John’s University, Clinical Psychology
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Forensic Psychology
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Forensic Psychology |
Areas of Expertise: Police suicide, post-traumatic stress disorder, malingering, disability evaluations, false confessions and police interrogation, psychopathy, psychological autopsy, and suicide-by-cop
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Dr. Mack is a licensed psychologist with specialty training in forensic psychology. He was hired as a full-time substitute assistant professor in spring 2008 after serving as an adjunct in the Psychology Department for nine years. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses including Psychology of Policing; Principles and Methods of Statistics, and Psychological Foundations of Police Work. Dr. Mack is a retired 20-year veteran NYPD detective and police psychologist. He served as medical division liaison to the Police Organization Providing Peer Assistance program (POPPA) -- a not-for-profit organization whose goal is to help officers overcome substance use and mental health issues. His duties included conducting fitness-for-duty evaluations, critical incident stress debriefings for officers involved in traumatic and life threatening incidents, psychological assessments and pre-employment evaluations of police candidates. He also served as a consultant to POPPA’s trauma response team (TRT) and the Veteran Returnees Program. Dr. Mack is an ad hoc reviewer for Psychology, Public Policy, & Law and is on the editorial board of Terrorism Research, the official journal of the Society for Terrorism Research. He maintains a private psychological and consultancy practice in Manhattan and Westchester. Dr. Mack is a member of numerous organizations including the Detectives Endowment Association; Guardians Association; American Academy of Forensic Sciences; American Psychological Association Division 41; Society for Police and Criminal Psychology; and the Police Psychological Services Section of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. His research interests include police suicide, post-traumatic stress disorder, malingering, disability evaluations, false confessions and police interrogation, psychopathy, psychological autopsy, and suicide-by-cop.
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