Dr. Wayne R. Hill

Wayne R. Hill, Ph.D., is a 14 year veteran of the Dallas Police Department.  In the field services division he served first as a beat Patrol Officer and later as a Special Operations Division, Tactical Team Leader and Hostage Negotiator.  His last four years of service was as one of the Department’s Staff Psychologists. 

Dr. Hill has been a training specialist in criminal justice issues for over twenty years, presenting numerous programs and seminars at criminal justice agencies and training centers throughout Michigan and the nation, including the Macomb Criminal Justice Training Center in Michigan, and The Police Officer Standards and Training Council, Connecticut Police Academy located in Meriden, Connecticut. He has presented programs for the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, The Indiana Sheriff’s Association, The Buckeye Sheriff’s Association, and others, including the National Sheriff’s Association.  

In 1978, Dr. Hill began private practice and private consulting to criminal justice agencies.  In 1980 he established Management and Behavior Consultants, P.C., a professional service corporation.  Dr. Hill is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in Michigan, and maintains a private practice.  He specializes in treating police officers, their families, and departments, frequently focusing on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, P.T.S.D. 

In addition, Dr. Hill serves as the Staff Psychologist to the Traverse City, Michigan, Police Department and he is the psychological resource for pre-employment selection and post traumatic event debriefing for numerous law enforcement agencies throughout Michigan.  In 1988, Dr. Hill developed the Peer Assistance Program for the Pennsylvania State Police Member’s Assistance Program and is currently their psychological resource professional, providing new and updated training for Peer Assistance Officers each year.    

Dr. Hill also assisted in the development of curricula for the Crisis Negotiations Institute, which is a part of the Lansing Community College Criminal Justice Training Program, in Lansing, Michigan. He has taught hostage negotiations classes at that institution and a number of other Criminal Justice Training Centers.

Dr. Hill has published numerous articles in national publications, as has co-written a book chapter concerning psychological treatment of police officers.  He has been featured in a number of police training videos.

In 1977, Dr. Hill was inducted into Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, at Southern Methodist University. He is an Associate Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society for Scientists.  Presently, he is a member of a number of professional associations, including the American Psychological Association, The Michigan Psychological Association, The American College of Forensic Psychology, and The American College of Forensic Examiners, in which he is a Diplomat in Clinical Forensic Psychology, as provided by the American Board of Psychological Specialties.

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