| Dr. Bill Lewinski,
Executive Director |
 Dr. Lewinski is a
behavioral scientist specializing in law
enforcement related issues. He has a Ph.D.
in police psychology and is a tenured,
full professor in the Law Enforcement
Program at Minnesota State University,
Mankato, where he has taught for nearly
three decades. He is the founder and
director of The Force Science Research
Center at Minnesota State University,
Mankato. This Center brings together
experts from a wide variety of academic
and research disciplines to study officer
behavior in force encounters.
Dr. Lewinski is conducting the leading research
on human behavior in force encounters. His
current focus is on action/reaction parameters,
perception, attention & memory and
judgement. His research has been published in
national law enforcement publications, websites
and e-news lines. It has also been highlighted
on 48 Hours Investigates and the BBC's
Panorama. His most recent studies involved a
very technologically sophisticated
investigation into the perceptual and
psychological factors that impact on an
officer’s reaction time.
Dr. Lewinski has trained in Goju Karate since
1967. He is a regional director and on the
national board of examiners with Goju Kai,
Karate Do, U.S.A. |
| Patricia Thiem, Chief
Operating Officer |
 A founding partner of
the Force Science Institute, Patricia
Thiem brings a full range of
administrative experiences with her that
have helped grow Force Science into one of
the nation’s leading authorities on the
use of force by law enforcement. After
working with Dr. Bill Lewinski for years,
she began focusing full-time at Force
Science in July 2006. Prior to making the
transition, she worked as the Human
Resource Manager at MRCI-WorkSource, a
private, non-profit organization, that
helps individuals with disabilities find
opportunities. |
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