Dr. Kevin Gilmartin

Kevin Gilmartin, Ph.D. is a behavioral scientist specializing in law enforcement and public safety related issues.  He spent 20 years with the Pima County (AZ) Sheriff’s Department before retiring in 1995.  During his tenure, he supervised the Behavioral Sciences Unit and the Hostage Negotiations Team.  Dr. Gilmartin is a former recipient of the IACP National Police Officer Service Award for contributions during hostage negotiations.  He maintains a consulting relationship with law enforcement agencies nationally and in Canada.

Dr. Gilmartin holds adjunct faculty instructor positions at Cornell University’s New York State School of Labor and Industrial Relations, the University of Massachusetts’ Police Leadership Institute, and Sam Houston State University’s Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas.  He is a guest instructor at the FBI Law Enforcement Academy in Quantico, Virginia and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia.  He is a faculty member of the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Institute, and is retained by several federal law enforcement agency critical response teams.  Dr. Gilmartin is a charter member of the IACP Psychological Services Section, and a former vice-president of the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology.  He holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Arizona, and has had his works published by the IACP, Department of Justice, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the FBI.