Edward C. Keane, Ph.D.

Edward C. Keane, Ph.D., is a professor of forensic and police psychology. His teaching, research, and training focus is on officer wellness and crisis negotiations. As a former special deputy sheriff in Fairfield County, Connecticut, he instituted in-service training for sheriffs. He collaborates with the Danbury Police Department and other municipal police departments, as well as the Connecticut State Police, to develop programs for officer and retiree wellness, resiliency, and Critical Incident Stress Management. He assists IACP with initiatives in Family Wellness and Resiliency. He co-chairs the IACP Officer Suicide Prevention Working Group of the Officer Safety and Organizational Wellness Section. He is a Board Member of the New England Crisis Negotiators Association and a member of the National Tactical Officers Association. He is an active hostage negotiator and consultant to several police agencies, the Connecticut State Police, and the FBI.  Dr. Keane is the Past President and current Board member of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology. In addition to his faculty position as a professor of police and forensic psychology at the University of New Haven and Walden University, he is a consultant and subject-matter expert in police officer wellness and adult learning, and a frequent presenter/trainer on police psychology.