Joel Dvoskin, Ph.D, A.B.P.P.
Dr. Dvoskin is a Senior Psychologist with Threat Assessment Group, Inc. (TAG). He has specialized experience in mediating disputes within workgroups, managing workplace violence issues in heavily unionized environments, and conducting on-site interventions with threatening employees. Among the companies at which Dr. Dvoskin has delivered TAG’s in-house training are Corning, GE Capital, Honeywell, Kraft, Levi Strauss & Co., McDonnell-Douglas, Mead Corporation, Nationwide Insurance, State Farm Insurance, Square D, Texas Instruments, UAW-DaimlerChrysler, Virco Manufacturing, Visa, and Warner-Lambert.
Dr. Dvoskin has worked as an expert witness, trainer, and consultant for organizations as diverse as the U.S. Secret Service and the National Basketball Association, in addition to state and local governments throughout the U.S. He has been a consultant to numerous federal agencies, including the National Institute of Justice, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Institute of Corrections.
Dr. Dvoskin teaches on the faculty at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, is a member of the forensic consulting firm of Park Dietz & Associates, and is a frequent consultant to government agencies on the administration of mental health and criminal justice services. Formerly, he served as Acting Commissioner of Mental Health for the State of New York.
Dr. Dvoskin studied psychology and law at the University of Arizona, where he received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, and he completed a fellowship in Forensic Psychology at the Harvard Medical School. He is a Diplomate in Forensic Psychology with the American Board of Professional Psychology and a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the American Psychology-Law Society.