The Institute for Forensic Psychology, Police Psychologists

Headquarters Office:

Oakland, New Jersey (See Headquarters link above)
Tel: (201) 337-4996 Fax: (201) 337-8378
Outside of New Jersey (800) 690-TEST (8378)
e-mail: copdoc@aol.com or coptest@aol.com

Australia and New Zealand Regional Office

41 Queens Parade
Clifton Hill, Victoria, 3068
Australia
Dr. Kenneth Bryne, Regional Director
Tel:  (011-61) 3-9482-2887
Fax: (011-61) 3-9481-3024
e-mail: selection@aiofp.com.au

Ken Byrne, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania and in Victoria, Australia. He is Regional Director of IFP's Australia-New Zealand branch, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. It is known as the Australian Institute of Forensic Psychology (AIFP) and is the principal provider of public safety examinations and screenings in the nation. The Branch currently provides services to most of the country's State correctional agencies, the Australian Customs Service, and numerous police, fire and ambulance services. Many of the agencies served number several thousand personnel each. AIFP utilizes the IFP assessment system with norms based on regional requirements and experience.

Chicago Regional Office

Joshua Barras, Ph.D., Regional Director
Tel: (847) 679-3040

Joshua Barras, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist in Illinois. Dr. Barras is IFP's Regional Director in the Chicago area, where he serves several police departments and a fire department. Dr. Barras is also an examiner for the State of Illinois, Board of Disability Evaluations.

Minnesota - Wisconsin Regional Office

Gary L. Fischler, Ph.D., Regional Director
Tel: (612) 333-3825
e-mail: gfischler@psycheval.com
Web: www.psycheval.com

Gary Fischler, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist in Minnesota. Dr. Fischler is IFP's Regional Director in Minneapolis, where he serves police, fire, and sheriff's departments throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin. His clients include the Minnesota State Police and the Minneapolis Police and Fire Departments. He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Psychological Services Section, and the Minnesota State Chiefs of Police Association. Dr. Fischler has written and lectured extensively in the area of public safety and workplace psychology.

Hackettstown N.J. District Office

Lee Monday, Ph.D., Regional Director
Tel: (908) 850-4552

Lee Monday, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist licensed in New Jersey. Dr. Monday is IFP's District Director in Western New Jersey, and is an adjunct with our Oakland and Newark offices. Dr. Monday provides evaluations of police and corrections officer candidates in the Morris, Warren and Hunterdon counties. He also provides counseling in his private practice to public safety officers and their families.

Westchester Regional Office

Jose M. Arcaya, Ph.D., Regional Director
Tel: (914) 779-5034

Jose Arcaya, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist licensed in New York. He is IFP's Regional Director in Westchester County, where he independently operates an office of IFP, conducting evaluations of law enforcement and other public safety personnel. Dr. Arcaya is Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Prior to joining IFP, Dr. Arcaya served as a consultant to the New York City Department of Corrections. Dr. Arcaya has frequently appeared as an expert witness in a variety of forensic cases.

Philadelphia Regional Office

Robert Tanenbaum, Ph.D., and Marcie Berman, Ph.D., Regional Directors
Tel: (610) 664-3442
e-mail: tanenbaum@verizon.net

Marcie Berman, Ph.D. and Robert Tanenbaum, Ph.D. are licensed clinical psychologists in Pennsylvania. Dr. Tanenbaum is also licensed in New Jersey. They are Co-Regional Directors of IFP's Philadelphia branch office. This office serves many police, fire, and corrections departments in the greater Philadelphia area and Veteran's Administration security services at hospitals in the region..

Tennessee Regional Office

Terrell McDaniel, Ph.D., Regional Director
Tel: (615) 822-6878
e-mail: tmcdaniel@seamlessstrategy.com
Web: www.seamlessstrategy.com/safety/public.htm

Dr. McDaniels is a clinical and industrial/organizational psychologist, licensed in Tennessee. He has been involved in police psychology for over twenty years, providing pre-employment, executive selection and fitness for duty examinations. He has also provided training, coaching, and personnel system design for public safety agencies at the local, state and Federal levels. He has long specialized in personnel assessment both for government and industry. James L. Hughes, Ph.D. is a psychologist licensed in Tennessee who has conducted evaluations for local and state police agencies for the IFP Tennessee office.

Texas Regional Office

Patrick Lavery, Ph.D., Regional Director
Tel: (713) 828-3311
e-mail: patrick@laverypsychology.com
Web: www.laverypsychology.com

Dr. Lavery is a Licensed Psychologist in Texas with substantial experience consulting to public safety agencies. He has performed services for numerous police and other agencies in his geographic area.

Trinidad and Tobago

Patricia Elder, Ph.D., CEAP, Regional Director
Tel: (809) 625-6594

Patricia Elder, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist in Trinidad and Tobago. She is IFP's Regional Director in Port of Spain, Trinidad, where she conducts evaluations of armed personnel for two large security agencies. She is also serving as a consultant to the National Police of Trinidad.

Washington, D.C. - Baltimore

Jack Leeb, Psy.D., Regional Director
Tel: (301) 593-9191
e-mail: drleeb@policetest.com
Web: www.policetest.com

Jack Leeb, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist in the States of Maryland, Illinois and New York. Dr. Leeb is IFP's Regional Director in the Washington - Baltimore region, where he conducts evaluations for numerous law enforcement agencies. He is Board Certified in Psychology, Forensic Examination and Psychological Assessment. Dr. Leeb has worked with IFP conducting law enforcement evaluations since 1990, in Maryland as well as in our Illinois and New Jersey offices. Dr. Leeb is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Maryland Psychological Association, the International Society of Police Surgeons, the American Federation of Railroad Police and is an associate member of the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association.