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2025 EVENTS
Upcoming trainings, webinars, conference presentations, and other upcoming and past appearances.
GDBA Advanced Threat Academy
San Antonio, TX
10/13-10/15/25
IPSB Close Protection Conference
Charlotte, NC
12/3-12/5/2025
Connecticut TVTP Conference
Hartford, CT
10/17/25
Critical Considerations in BTAM
Manassas, VA
10/28-10/30/25
ATAP / CIAC Rocky Mountain JTAT
Loveland, CO
11/4-11/5/2025
2026 EVENTS
ATAP Winter Conference
Lake Buena Vista, FL
02/02-02/06/26
MEDIA
December 12, 2024
Dr. Dias' article discusses the disturbing normalization of violence and murder in contemporary society, using the historical case of the 1924 kidnapping and murder of Bobby Franks to highlight how cultural influences and sensationalism can shape public attitudes towards crime, urging a return to effective interventions and coping mechanisms rather than accepting violence as a means to address grievances.
August 29, 2022
Dr. Talbot speaks to Spectrum News about the important of school safety and how security in schools requires far more than physical measures and site hardening. .
August 7, 2022
On this podcast, Dr. Talbot and colleague Dr. Monique Boudreaux, threat assessment specialist and Nicholls University professor discuss BTAM and the need for widespread use to prevent targeted attacks across settings.
EPISODE 1
August 22, 2022
Dr. Talbot speaks to Spectrum News on how schools should reframe a person threatening violence as a person in crisis and how to use BTAM to support the struggling individual to prevent violence.
EPISODE 2
September 2025
Dr. Dias sits down with KSTP Channel 5 to discuss strategies for mitigating targeted attacks in the wake of several violent incidents in Minnesota.
April 2025
Dr. Dias and Dr. Talbot join The Fearless Podcast to discuss K.O.I., their keys to success over the past 25 years, and their innovative ways to approach violence prevention.