Dr. Bryanna Fox combines years of FBI investigative experience with internationally recognized academic research to help agencies, legal actors, practitioners, policymakers, and public audiences understand and make informed decisions about criminal behavioral analysis, violent crime, serial offenders, complex criminal investigations, and criminal justice policy.
Expert Services
Media Expert
Bryanna Fox is one of the nation's leading public experts on violent crime, criminal investigations, offender profiling and behavioral analysis, and forensic psychology. She is regularly called upon by national and international news organizations to provide evidence-based analysis of major criminal investigations, emerging crime trends, and behavioral aspects of high-profile cases. - 100+ media appearances - 90+ television episode credits - 25+ major criminal investigations - 20+ television series & documentaries - 15+ national news organizations - 10+ years of national media engagement
Featured News Contributor: - Current crime correspondent for NBC News, featured in studio on NBC's Today Show - Regular contributor to CNN - Expert analyst for CBS 48 Hours - Appearances on ABC News, CBS News, BBC News, Fox News, MSNOW, and other major networks - Featured expert in The New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, and NPR - Author of Op Eds in The New York Times, Tampa Bay Times Featured Expert in Documentaries, TV Shows & Podcasts: - Host of The Lesson Is Murder (ABC News Studios) available on Hulu - Host of Descent of a Serial Killer with Dr. Bryanna Fox - Investigation Discovery's Signs of a Psychopath - The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper - On the Case with Paula Zahn - Oxygen's License to Kill & Snapped - Netflix's Making Manson - Murder by Medic - Murdered at First Sight - Surviving a Serial Killer - How I Caught the Killer - World's Most Evil Killers View complete list of TV & documentary appearances on IMDB
Expert Witness
Bryanna Fox provides independent expert consultation and testimony in criminal and civil litigation involving violent crime, offender behavior, criminal investigations, forensic psychology, mitigation, corrections, and evidence-based criminal justice policy.
Dr. Fox has consulted for both prosecution and defense teams in complex criminal litigation, including homicide trials and capital appeals as a psychological criminologist qualified under Rule 702 in multiple states and jurisdictions. Her work includes trial consultation, expert testimony, mitigation evaluations, and scientific review of investigative practices and criminal justice policies.
Bryanna partners with federal, state, and local agencies to develop, implement, and evaluate innovative strategies for reducing violent crime and improving public safety. Her work bridges research and practice, helping agencies adopt evidence-based approaches supported by rigorous evaluation.
Areas of Consultation Expertise:
Homicide investigations & cold cases
NEW: Artificial Intelligence for criminal investigations
Crime Gun Intelligence Centers
NIBIN implementation
ShotSpotter evaluation
Focused deterrence & VIP List
Violent crime reduction
Strategic crime analysis
Program evaluation
Federal grant development (over $4 million for agencies secured to date)
Dr. Fox has secured millions of dollars in federal grants and contracts supporting innovative public safety initiatives across the United States. Her work helps agencies evaluate whether new technologies, policing strategies, and correctional reforms achieve measurable improvements in public safety.
Areas of expertise to pursue for grant funding:
Artificial Intelligence for criminal investigations
Crime Gun Intelligence Centers
NIBIN implementation
ShotSpotter evaluation
Focused deterrence
Violent crime reduction
Strategic crime analysis
Program evaluation
Federal grant development (over $4 million for agencies secured to date)
Implementation science
Public Speaker & Trainer
Dr. Fox is a proven trainer, speaker, and educator both in the classroom and for top law enforcement officials and business executives around the globe. From FBI investigative strategies to research on psychopaths and securing federal law enforcement positions, Bryanna is the person that police, judges, lawyers, students, and business leaders go to when they want to learn more on these topics.
Speaking Topics:
Myths and Realities of Crime- How to Actually Protect Yourself and Prevent Crime in Your Home or Organization
Understanding and Deterring Violent Offenders
Evidence-Based Policing Strategies- What Works, What Doesn't, and the Research to Show It
VIP List, Crime Gun Intelligence Centers, NIBIN, ShotSpotter, and Strategies to Combat Gun Crime & Violence
Translating Research Into Practice (for academics & practitioners)
Psychopathy and Serial Killers- "True" True Crime Cases
*NEW*: Implementing Artificial Intelligence as a Policing Tool
Public Communication During High-Profile Investigations
Women in Law Enforcement
Applying and Securing Federal Law Enforcement/FBI Agent Careers