Gordon A. Crews, Ph.D., is Chair and Keith A. Ferguson Endowed Professor in Criminal Justice at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He is also the President of the Veritas Consulting Group. Prior, he was Professor of Criminal Justice & Criminology and Founder of the Center for Justice & Social Research at Tiffin University. He earned a Ph.D. in Education/Criminal Justice, a Graduate Certificate in Alcohol & Drug Studies, a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, and Master of Criminal Justice, from the University of South Carolina. Prior to teaching, Dr. Crews worked in law enforcement as a bloodhound/narcotics k-9 trainer, field-training officer, and criminal investigator; in corrections as a training & accreditation manager; and in fraud as a private investigator. His publications include journal articles and books dealing with juvenile and K-12 school violence, occult involvement and youth, and various law enforcement & correctional issues. Dr. Crews has appeared as an expert on national and international programming such as CNN, MSNBC, Good Morning America, Anderson Cooper 360◦, The Abrams Report, Nancy Grace, Gloria Van Susteren, African National Television, and Voice of Russia Radio Network.
Mary Ann Markey is an Adjunct Professor at Grand Canyon University with a PhD in Conflict and Crisis Management and a Master’s Degree in Psychology. Over the course of her professional career, her research, presentation, and publishing topics have included: intra-family homicide, revenge, violence, aggression, domestic violence, torture, school and workplace shooters, and mass shootings at social venues (movie theaters, music concerts, etc.). In addition, Dr. Markey has devoted much of her professional and private life to the concept of Biophilia, and copyrighted her first Theory of Biophilia in November of 2016 with the U.S. Copyright Office in Washington, D.C. Dr. Markey co-hosted the 1st International Conference on Biophilia in June 2018 in Waterford, Ireland, and is initiating efforts to ensure that these Biophilia conferences remain an annual event. She recently launched her own conference organizing, consulting and publishing business which is called GEM Conferences, LLC and located on the west coast of Florida. This conferences are unique because they are based upon a European model that encompasses the theoretical and practical applications of the designated topic.
Selina E. M. Kerr, Ph.D., is a criminologist and researcher working in the United Kingdom. She has recently published a book exploring the gun-related policy responses to school shootings in the United States. Other research areas of interest include solutions to reduce gun violence, threat assessment, emergency management and communication procedures during active shooter incidents and representations of violence in television shows.