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Grace A. Telesco, Ph.D. is a Professor of Sociology, Social
Work and Criminal Justice in Ft. Lauderdale. Dr. Telesco is a retired
Lieutenant who served for twenty years with the NYPD and was the Chairperson of
the Behavioral Science Department at the NYC Police Academy. Dr. Telesco has developed
various educational programs at the university level utilizing sociodrama
techniques and has presented on numerous topics related to social policy,
crisis intervention, and disaster preparedness. Following the September 11th
attacks on the WTC, Dr. Telesco was appointed the Interagency Coordinator of
Mental Health Services at the Family Assistance Center where families of the
victims received crisis intervention and support. Following Hurricane Katrina,
Dr. Telesco was deployed to New Orleans by the United States Department of
Health and Human Services to be a part of the elite DTAC (Disaster Technical
Assistance and Consultation) Team providing assistance to the Governor of Louisiana
and the State Office of Mental Health. Dr. Telesco is on the faculty at
American Intercontinental University,Nova Southeastern and Barry University School
of Social Work and has been on the faculty of John Jay College of Criminal
Justice, Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, and St. John's
University in New York. Dr. Telesco is an accomplished researcher and author
and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Police Crisis Negotiations.