Background and experience
I have a background in psychology and I am currently working on a Ph.D in operative police science. The project looks at the relationships between physical fitness, stress management and decision making. We`re looking into whether good physical fitness results in better stress management and decision making in an operative scenario. We have also concluded a study on stress management in a realistic scenario with very high physiological activation, where we look at Big5/team processes in relation to stress management. All studies are conducted on tactical specialists from Emergency Response Teams and the National counter terrorism unit.
Teaching
- Psychology
- Functional leadership
- Tactics
Research
- Relationships between physical fitness, stress management and decision making
- Pulse and pulse variation (HRV)
- Use of force
- Police encounters and communication with mentally ill subjects
- Operative psychology (situational awareness, decision making, stress management)
- Mental preparation