Bradford J. Beyer has been employed with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 1996 and currently serves as a Special Agent in the Detroit Division of the FBI. He has also served as an FBI Polygraph Examiner since 2005 and an FBI Crisis Negotiator since 2015. He has an investigative background in White Collar Crime, Violent Crime, and Foreign Counterintelligence. Dr. Beyer holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice, a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice, a Certificate of Graduate Study in the Psychophysiological Detection of Deception, a Master’s Degree in Forensic Psychophysiology, and a Doctorate in Psychology with a Forensic Specialization. Dr. Beyer is also a contributing faculty member in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Walden University and he has a research and instructional background in polygraph, interview and interrogation, false confessions, crisis negotiation, and a variety of forensic psychology and criminal justice topics.