Professor. Expert. Media Contributor. Former FBI Special Agent.
Trusted by law enforcement agencies, attorneys, major television networks and news outlets seeking evidence-based expertise on violent crime, serial offenders, behavioral profiling, and complex criminal investigations.
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Bryanna Fox, PhD is a former FBI Special Agent and internationally recognized forensic psychologist whose work bridges criminal investigation, behavioral science, and public communication. She serves as Professor of Criminology and Co-Director of the Center for Justice Research & Policy at the University of South Florida, while regularly appearing as an expert witness, consultant, and analyst for national television and documentary productions and news outlets on high profile criminal cases.
Dr. Fox is the creator of evidence-based offender profiling, a statistically generated offender profiling methodology, and the only offender profiles ever to have been shown successful in active police investigations using rigorous scientific evaluations.
Dr. Fox is the star of the TV show "The Lesson is Murder" on Hulu, served as crime correspondent for CBS's 48 hours, and is currently a crime correspondent for NBC News. She is a regular guest on CNN, NBC News and The Today Show, and has appeared on ABC News, CBS, BBC News, Fox News, NPR, and more for expert insight on high profile criminal investigations, violent crime, and behavioral analysis. Click to Continue
Dr. Fox has authored 6 books and over 50 peer-reviewed studies in premier outlets including the Psychological Bulletin, American Journal of Preventative Medicine, Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, Journal of Research on Crime and Delinquency, Development and Psychopathology, and Justice Quarterly focused on evidence-based offender profiling, psychopathy and risk factors for offending, violent and serial offending, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and policing and policy evaluations.
She has also penned articles appearing in the New York Times, Tampa Bay Times, and Psychology Today. She was a featured expert for the Associated Press, Washington Post, New York Times, USA Today, The Guardian, and Rolling Stone Magazine.
In addition to her research and media engagement, Dr. Fox provides independent expert consultation and testimony in criminal and capital appellate litigation involving violent crime, offender behavior, criminal investigations, forensic psychology, mitigation, corrections, and evidence-based criminal justice policy.
She has provided insight and analysis for agencies seeking to reduce crime, implement novel technology, reform policies, and evaluate existing policy or programs. She has been tasked to lead Independent Commissions by Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, tapped to evaluate policy by the Tampa City Council, and collaborated with law enforcement and correctional agencies around the nation including police departments in Tampa, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Miami, Dallas, Portland, Sacramento, Duluth, Cheektowaga, Pasco County, and more.
Dr. Fox has secured over $4 million in federal grants and contracts to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of law enforcement strategies, tools, and policies, including the use of artificial intelligence, NIBIN, ShotSpotter, Crime Gun Intelligence Centers, focused deterrence, and President Trump's First Step Act, for law enforcement and correctional agencies around the country.