Jeff Daniels, PhD

Professor

304-293-2235 jeffrey.daniels@mail.wvu.edu ALH 504F Zoom Address: https://wvu.zoom.us/my/jeffdanielswvu Download CV

Professional Highlights

Partnered with FBI Behavioral Science Unit to develop the Global Hostage-taking Research and Analysis Project (GHosT-RAP)
Studied ambushes against law enforcement officers in collaboration with FBI’s Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA)

Degrees

Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
M.S., Counseling Psychology, Central Washington Unversity
B.A., Psychology, Metropolitan State University—Denver

Areas of Expertise

Law Enforcement Safety
Forecasting Mass Killings
Hostage-taker Motives and Procedures
Averted School Shootings
Law Enforcement Ambushes
Law Enforcement Sucide

Research Interests

Violence Prevention
Law Enforcement Officer Safety
Prevention of Active (Mass) Killings
School Safety

Biographical Sketch

I earned a B.A. in Psychology at Metropolitan State University – Denver, an M.S. in Counseling Psychology from Central Washington University, and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I have served in academic appointments at Central Washington University and Indiana University, and I am currently a professor of Counseling in the School of Education and Counseling at West Virginia University. I have been engaged in research on violence and violence prevention for over 25 years. Specifically, studying averted school shootings and school captive-takings. I’ve also been carrying out collaborative research with the FBI for over 18 years using Perpetrator-Motive Research Design, studying hostage-takers’ motives and procedures, and a large study of police officer ambushes. I am currently studying law enforcement suicide and felonious assaults on law enforcement officers.