He received his Ph.D. in social and personality psychology from the University of Windsor. He currently specializes in research on community policing and organizational psychology. Prior to joining the University in 2000, he held positions with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as Director of the Organizational Design and Job Evaluation Branch and as Senior Research Principal with both the Personnel Research Branch and Canadian Police College. He also has 20 years experience as an organizational consultant in both the private and public sectors. He has published several scientific articles in the fields of social psychology and industrial/organizational psychology.