Dr. Anthony Semone
Consultant/Advisor

Dr. Semone has amassed considerable education, experience and training within a broad range of psychological disciplines. In doing so, he has afforded himself the ability to work within the fields of Forensic Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology, Clinical Psychology, and Police Psychology.

Dr. Semone holds certifications from the NRA as an instructor in Home Firearms Safety, Personal Protection and PistoL as well as in Law Enforcement/Security Firearms; from the Smith &Wesson Academy as a Reduced Light Training Instructor, Advanced Instructor in Police Use of Force and Risk Management, and as a Master Use of Force and Control Instructor; from the Lethal Force Institute as a Stressfire Instructor in Combat Pistol and Shotgun; and from the PA State Police as Lethal Weapons Instructor. He is also certified by the Lethal Force Institute as a Police Instructor in the Ayoob/Lindell Method of Weapon Retention and in the Kubotan/Persuader. He has taken advanced firearms training from such internationally recognized instructors as Ray Chapman, Marty Hayes, Chuck Taylor, Clive Shepherd, Bob Taubert, Bert DuVernay, Tom Aveni and Clint Smith.

Dr Semone has been qualified in both State and Federal Courts and has provided in those contexts expert testimony on Use of Force, Body Alarm Reactions and their Impact on Eyewitness Identification, Post-Shooting Trauma and PTSD. He has assisted the Massachusetts State Police and the Baltimore County (MD) Police Firearms Training Units in designing instructional programs so as to incorporate known psychological principles to enhance the efficacy of those programs. He is presently involved in gathering data on the relationship between heart rate variability and decision-making ability in officer use of force.