32nd Annual Threat Management Conference
August 13-16, 2024
Disneyland Resort Hotel, Anaheim, CA
Presented By
Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP)
Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles Police Department Threat Management Unit
Conference Information
AUGUST 13-16, 2024
The sponsors are pleased to present the Thirty-second Annual Threat Management Conference, designed to address major issues surrounding mass shootings and other public attacks, workplace violence, school/campus violence, domestic violence, assassination of public figures and other situations involving the prevention of targeted violence. A variety of nationally recognized speakers will give presentations on current information, research and techniques relating to the industry.
Target Audience:
• Law Enforcement
• Prosecutors and Private Practice Attorneys
• Corporate Security, Legal, and Human Resources Professionals
• School/University Administrators, Resource Officers, and Counselors
• Mental Health and Behavioral Science Professionals
• Psychologists
• Executive Protection Professionals
• Threat Assessment Practitioners & Researchers
• Victim/Witness Coordinators
• Probation/Parole Officials
Professional Credits:
American Psychological Association (APA)*
Certified Protection Professionals (CPP)
*The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center (NUPPC) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The NUPPC sponsors this event and maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
ATAP Members: $725 – ATAP Members must log into the ATAP website to receive member pricing.
(Please see below for more information on the ATAP Pending Member Rate)
Non-ATAP Member & Non-Active Law Enforcement: $850
Students: $600
Students must be enrolled in an advanced degree program in the field of criminal justice, law, psychology or related field, and must provide school and instructor’s name as a reference.
Registrants selecting this registration option must submit their completed membership application, and pay applicable fees, prior to registering for the 2024 Threat Management Conference. Membership is not confirmed or guaranteed until all sponsorship confirmations are completed, and membership is approved. New Member Application fees are nonrefundable and must be paid in full at the time of your application. Once your application is completed, please allow 72 business hours for staff to update your membership type prior to registering for the conference.
Security procedures at the conference will require calling a phone number from a registered cell phone and may also require a picture I.D. for picking up conference materials. A visible display of the conference badge will be required at all sessions and events. By registering and attending the conference, attendees agree that they and their personal property will be subject to search, as requested, before or during attendance at any conference session or event. Refusal to allow the requested search will be grounds for uncompensated revocation of access to all conference sessions and events.
ATAP retains the right to refuse and/or revoke admission to any and all conference events to any person who, in ATAP’s sole discretion, presents a threat of harm to themselves or others, and/or whose conduct or presence has or will cause disruption to the conference
How to Register:
Registration for the TMC has now SOLD OUT. Additional registration opportunities will be made available at 10am PST on the following date to fill any cancellations received, on a first come, first serve basis.
May 16th
June 27th
July 29th
All conference pre-registrations must be received by July 26, 2024. You may pay online with a credit card, or send check payments to:
808 R Street, Suite 209 Sacramento, CA 95811
By registering for the ATAP Threat Management Conference, registrants assume full responsibility for ensuring that payment of their registration is submitted to ATAP within thirty (30) days of the closure of the event. If an attendee can have payment made through a third party (employer), then ATAP accepts payment from third party payers (e.g. the registrant’s employer), but it is the full responsibility of the registrant to ensure that payment is made. ATAP is not responsible for pursuing payment from third parties. Registrants whose fees are not paid within 120 days of the event will be unable to register for future ATAP events until payment is received.
Registered Registered attendees of the Threat Management Conference will be listed within the conference mobile app, listing names, agencies, phone numbers and email addresses of all registered conference participants. Attendees wishing to opt out of having their information printed in the roster may do so during the registration process.
Attendees registering after July 26, 2024 may not be listed in the 2024 ATAP Threat Management Conference attendee roster.
ATAP Threat Management Conference attendees will use a cell phone check-in process that relies on cell phone numbers provided during the registration process. Attendee cell phone numbers will not be shared with any other entity, nor will attendees be called by ATAP. To ensure a smooth registration process, please provide a cell phone number that will be used during the event.
Cancellations notices must be made IN WRITING and received by ATAP no later than July 26, 2024. All cancellations received on or by July 26, 2024 will be refunded less a $50 processing fee. There will be no refunds for cancellations made after July 26, 2024. Please send cancellation notices to staff@atapworldwide.org.
Additional Considerations:
• The registration fee includes a continental breakfast each day and lunch on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
• Conference dress attire is business casual. It is recommended that you have a jacket or sweater, as meeting rooms are kept at a cool temperature.
• Attendees requiring ADA accommodations should contact Elizabeth Cardwell (ecardwell@atapworldwide.org) to ensure that appropriate arrangements are made prior to the event.
The Disneyland Resort Hotel: 1150 Magic Way
Anaheim, CA 92802
Discounted Rate: $289
Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel
1600 Disneyland Dr. Anaheim, CA 92802
Discounted Rate: $379
Instructions on how to book your room will be provided in the registration confirmation.
Please visit the the ATAP website for the most up to date information on the hotel room block
:
ATAP has arranged for discounted park tickets to be available for purchase by ATAP Threat Management Conference Attendees. Please find the link to purchase your tickets within your registration confirmation.
The online ticket store will close Sunday, August 11, 2024.
(Agenda Subject to Change)
This conference has been approved for 18.5 continuing education credits for psychologists across indicated sessions below in blue and with the symbol. Please visit here for further information on these sessions.
Monday, August 12
5:00 - 7:00PM Registration
Tuesday, August 13
7:30AM - 4:30PM Registration
7:30 - 8:30AM Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30AM Welcoming Remarks
9:30 - 10:30AM
Voices of Resilience: Stories of Survival and Recovery from Mass Shootings – Kristina Anderson Froling, Executive Director, The Koshka Foundation for Safe Schools; Joseph Peterson, Ph.D., Professor of Geology, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh; and Lindsay Webster, Survivor
10:30 - 10:45AM Break
10:45AM - 12:00PM
The Concept of Last Resort in Threat Assessment – Dr. Reid Meloy, Forensic Psychologist, Principal, A Forensic Psychological Corp.; Molly Amman, J.D., CTM, Principal, Molly Amman Threat Assessment LLC – This session is approved for 1.25 continuing education credits for psychologists
12:00 - 12:30PM
ATAP Law Enforcement Conference Scholarship Awards Presentation and Scavenger Hunt Overview
12:30 - 2:00PM Lunch
2:00 - 3:00PM Breakout Sessions
Core Competency Ethics in Threat Assessment and Management – Molly Amman, J.D., CTM, Molly Amman Threat Assessment LLC
Track I
Trauma and Stress Mitigation for the Threat Assessor: What Wellness is, and What it Isn’t – Dr. Cherylynn Lee, Ph.D., Police Psychologist, Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office – This session is approved for 1 continuing education credits for psychologists
Track II
Assessing and Managing Insider Threats: Lessons Learned from the Department of Defense – Kristin Schneider, Ph.D., CTM, Research Psychologist and Program Manager, DoD Personnel and Security Research Center – This session is approved for 1 continuing education credits for psychologists
3:00 - 3:15PM Break
3:15 - 4:15PM
Breakout Sessions
Core Competency Gathering and Interpreting Information – Jim Cawood, Ph.D., CPP, CTM, President - Factor One, Inc.
Track I
Operational Approaches to Mental Illness in Threat Assessments/Management – Manny Tau, Psy.D., CTM, Clinical and Forensic Psychologist – This session is approved for 1 continuing education credits for psychologists
Track II
Cracked Fear-view Mirror: A Case of Fear-based Management Strategies as Triggers to a Final Straw – Matt Talbot, Ph.D., LCSW, CCFC, CFMHE, CTM, Senior Threat Manager; and Ashlee Heavrin, Threat Manager, Kroger, Co.
4:15 - 4:30PM Break
4:30 - 5:30PM Breakout Sessions
Core Competency Consultation and Communication – Jim Cawood, Ph.D., CPP, CTM, President - Factor One, Inc.
Track I
The Shifting Landscape of Threat Assessment and Threat Management: A conversation about how threat assessment and threat management is changing; ideas to consider as you build or grow a team – Dorian Van Horn, Director, Security, Threat Management, National Security Services, Kaiser Permanente
Track II
Compassionate Separations, Part 2 – Melissa Muir, J.D., Senior Threat Management Consultant; and John Rodriguez, M.A., Empathic Security Cultures LLC
5:30 – 6:30PM Women in Threat Assessment Networking Reception
6:00 – 8:00PM Networking Reception at Ralph Brennan Jazz Kitchen
Wednesday, August 14
7:30 - 4:30PM Registration
7:30 - 8:30AM Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30AM
We’ve Only Just Begun: A Perspective on the Recent Workplace Violence Prevention “Legislative Earthquake” – and the Aftershocks to Follow – Glen Kraemer, J.D., Partner, Hirschfeld Kraemer, LLP
9:30 - 9:45AM Break
9:45 - 10:45AM Pathways to Terrorism: Insights from Interviews – Paul Gill, Ph.D., Professor of Security and Crime Science, University College London
10:45 - 11:00AM Break
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Beyond Textbook: Opening the - Aperture on Digital Media Mining in Furtherance of TATM – Jordan Kennedy, M.A., Crime Analyst; and Robyn Powell, Ph.D., Supervisory Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation – This session is approved for 1 continuing education credits for psychologists
12:00 - 12:30PM
Chris Hatcher & Jim Turner Scholarship Award Presentations
12:30 - 2:00PM Lunch
2:00 - 3:00PM
Breakout Sessions
Core Competency
Legal Issues in Threat Assessment and Management: Part 1 – Rachel Solov, J.D., CTM, San Diego District Attorney’s Office; Molly Amman, J.D., CTM, Molly Amman Threat Assessment LLC; Ron Schouten M.D., J.D., CTM, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, DC Department of Behavioral Health
Track I
Keeping Users Safe in the Real World – Ricardo Alberto, Investigator, CyberCrime Investigations Group, Google, LLC Track II
EMTALA, HIPAA, and Tarasoff, Oh My!: Safely traversing the Yellow Brick Road of Health Care Laws – Tony Thrasher, DO, MBA, CPE, DFAPA, Immediate Past President, American Association for Emergency Psychiatry –This session is approved for 1 continuing education credits for psychologists
3:00 - 3:15PM Break
3:15 - 4:15PM
Breakout Sessions
Core Competency
Legal Issues in Threat Assessment and Management: Part 2 – Rachel Solov, J.D., CTM, San Diego District Attorney’s Office; Molly Amman, J.D., CTM, Molly Amman Threat Assessment LLC; Ron Schouten M.D., J.D., CTM, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, DC Department of Behavioral Health
Track I
The Invisible Analyst: AI’s Impact on Predicting Violence – Jameson Ritter, CTM, CPP, PSP, PCI, Principal, Threatwise Global LLC; and Totti Karpela, CTM, Director, Peace of Mind Ltd.
Track II
A Gap Analysis of 30 Years of Mass Violence and Active Shooter Events in Colorado – John Nicoletti, Ph.D., ABPP, Police Psychologist; and Mariya Dvoskina, Psy.D., CTM, Police Psychology Staff, Nicoletti-Flater Associates –This session is approved for 1 continuing education credits for psychologists
4:15 - 4:30PM Break
4:30 - 5:30PM Breakout Sessions
Core Competency
Behavioral Elements of Assessment: What to Monitor For, Identify, and Evaluate – Chuck Tobin, CTM, AT-RISK International
Track I
Dangerous Liaisons: When Digital Connections Go Wrong? – Gregory Collins, Senior Policy Advisor; and Jessica Jones, Deterrence Lead for the Office of the Insider Threat Program, Department of State Track II
How Does This Work in a Small Town: A Story About Behavioral Threat Assessment Implementation in a K-12 Setting – Adam Scattergood, LMHC, CTM, Threat Assessment Consultant, Cascade Northwest Consulting –This session is approved for 1 continuing education credits for psychologists
Thursday, August 15
8:00 - 4:30PM Registration
7:30 - 8:30AM Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30AM
Ideologically influenced threatening and violent activity in small communities: Threat Assessment Implications –Mario Scalora, Ph.D., CTM, Director; and Denise Bulling, Ph.D., CTM, Sr. Research Director, University of Nebraska Public Policy Center – This session is approved for 1 continuing education credits for psychologists
9:30 - 9:45AM Break
9:45 - 10:45AM
Beyond Isla Vista: Insights from a Consequential Tragedy – Mark Follman, Author, National Affairs Editor, Mother Jones
10:45 - 11:00AM Break
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Are all pathway behaviors observable? Using the Pathway to Intended Violence (PIV) model in behavioral threat assessment practice – Nicole T. Jones, Ph.D., Psychologist, NCSBI; and Karie Gibson, Psy.D., Unit Chief, Federal Bureau of Investigation – This session is approved for 1 continuing education credits for psychologists
12:00 - 12:30PM
ATAP Meritorious and Distinguished Achievement Awards Presentations
12:30 - 2:00PM Lunch
2:00 - 3:00PM
Breakout Sessions
Core Competency
Basic Mental Health in the Threat Assessment and Management Context – Mario Scalora Ph.D., CTM, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Track I
Ones and Zeros: Case Assessment and Management in a Crisis of Character – Phillip Saragoza, M.D., Psychiatrist; Stephen White, Psychologist and President, Work Trauma Services, Inc.; and Glenn Albin, Police Sergeant, San Jose Police Department – This session is approved for 1 continuing education credits for psychologists
Track II
From the C-Suite to the Surgical Suite: Best Practices for Implementing and Sustaining BTAM in Healthcare – Lynn M. Van Male, Ph.D., CTM, Senior Director, Threat Management, Kaiser Permanente National Security Services; and Karie A. Gibson, Ph.D., Unit Chief, FBI/CURG/Behavioral Analysis Unit-1, Behavioral Threat Assessment Center –This session is approved for 1 continuing education credits for psychologists
3:00 - 3:15PM Break
3:15 - 4:15PM Breakout Sessions
Core Competency
Understanding Threat Management and the Link to Behavioral Patterns – Mario Scalora Ph.D., CTM, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; and William Zimmerman, CTM, CEO, APEX Resolutions
Track I
The Pathway to Violence is Paved with Memes: The Influence of Memes and Internet Culture on Behavioral Threat Assessment – Gabriel Maletta, Psy.D., Psychological Services Staff; and Mariya Dvoskina, Psy.D., CTM, Police Psychology Staff, Nicoletti-Flater Associates – This session is approved for 1 continuing education credits for psychologists
Track II
Dark Matter: Exploring the Link Between Domestic Violence and Mass Murder – Lynn Fairweather, MSW, President, Presage Consulting and Training, LLC – This session is approved for 1 continuing education credits for psychologists
4:15 - 4:30PM Break
4:30 - 5:30PM Breakout Sessions
Core Competency
Threat Management Options, Principles and Practice – William Zimmerman, CTM, CEO, APEX Resolutions
Track I
Comparison of Two Structured Professional Judgement Assessment Tools in a Department of Defense (DoD) Insider Threat Case – Kirk Kennedy, Ph.D., Consulting Psychologist; and Phillip J. Atkinson, Psy.D., Senior Behavioral Analysis Advisor, DITMAC – This session is approved for 1 continuing education credits for psychologists
Track II
The Cross-Pollination Between School Shooters, Mass Shooters, and Extremists: Attacker, Fanboy, or Both? – Nicholas R. Beliz, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health – This session is approved for 1 continuing education credits for psychologists
5:30 - 7:00PM
Annual Membership Meeting/Board of Directors Meeting – ATAP Members Welcome!
Friday, August 16
7:30 - 8:30AM Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:45AM
Helping Stalking Victims at Parole Hearings When the DA Abandons Their Duty – Kris Mohandie, Ph.D., ABPP, OCI Inc.; Rhonda Saunders, J.D., Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office (Retired); and Kathleen Cady, JD – This session is approved for 1.25 continuing education credits for psychologists
9:45 - 10:00AM Break and Scavenger Hunt Results
10:00 - 11:15AM
Threat Assessment Across Disciplines – Chuck Tobin, CTM, President, AT-RISK International
11:15AM - 12:15PM
A Near Miss on the Hilltop’ Brian Jackel Case Study – Malcolm McGuire, CFE, Behavioral Threat Investigator; and James Walters, Chief of Police, Southern Methodist University Police Department
12:15 - 12:30PM Closing Remarks
