Dr. Jennifer Prohaska graduated with her Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Clinical Psychology in 2013 from the University of Kansas and completed her residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center specializing in neuro-rehabilitation psychology, where she also specialized in traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and other traumatic injuries that had life-altering permanent consequences.

 

Dr. Prohaska is a nationally sought-after public speaker for numerous law enforcement and public safety agencies, presenting on such topics as Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide, Chronic and Cumulative Stress, Resiliency, and various Commander Leadership courses focusing on how mental health impacts leadership. She has been a featured speaker for the FBI National Academy Associates- Kansas/Western Missouri Chapter, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, MidAmerican Regional Council, and Central States Law Enforcement Executives seminars.

 

She led the development, training, implementation, and maintenance of over two dozen national peer support teams. And she has consulted for nearly 50 peer support teams as well. She has also been involved in critical incident response education and planning for both the public and private sectors.

 

Dr. Prohaska’s specialty is in Officer Involved Shootings and other critical incidents that fall outside of the scope of normal daily first-responder activities. She is Force Science Certified and has sub-specialty training working with individuals with major medical repercussions from their duties, particularly Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury.