Dr. Davena Longshore
MSCP, PhD, Forensic Psychologist, Researcher, & Keynote Speaker
I collaborate with communities and institutions at the intersection of science, leadership, and human potential, where challenges are toughest and impact is greatest.
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Where Science Meets the Weight of Leadership
The higher you climb, the less room there is for error — and the fewer people around you who truly understand what that feels like. I built my career inside the hardest institutions in America precisely because I understood that pressure. Now I bring that same clinical discipline and executive perspective directly to leaders like you.Whether you're navigating high-stakes decisions with no clear road map, carrying the isolation that comes with achievement, or simply trying to sustain the level of performance you've built without it costing you everything — this is the work I do. Not from a textbook. From experience.
MS, Clinical Psychopharmacology
2025 The Chicago School
PhD, Clinical Forensic Psychology
2021 Walden University
MS, Psychology
2017 Walden University
Certification, Integrative Nutrition
2013 Institute for Integrative Nutrition
BA, Mathematics & Statistics
2003 Florida Atlantic University
MS, Management Information Systems
University of Phoenix
Mental Health & Wellness for First Responders
Drawing from her firsthand work developing a nationwide wellness model in direct response to a DOJ mandate, Dr. Longshore speaks with authority on what it takes to build sustainable mental health support for those on the front lines.
Forensic Psychology & Social Justice
Grounded in clinical practice inside correctional systems and pro bono work that contributed to the exoneration of a wrongly accused individual, Dr. Longshore speaks at the intersection of psychology, law, and justice.
Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
The psychological tools of clinical and forensic practice, applied to build more effective and human-centered leaders in organizational and executive contexts.
Resilience & Purpose-Driven Leadership
A message shaped by her own journey — from entering high school at 12 to leading a national foundation — on what it means to lead with intention and build something that outlasts a title.
Behavioral Health Policy & Reform
A strategic perspective on closing the gap between policy intention and real-world mental health outcomes, from legislative advocacy to community-level implementation.
Wrongful Conviction & Neuropsychological Evaluation
An evidence-based examination of how neuropsychological assessment intersects with criminal justice, and what forensic professionals, advocates, and policymakers need to understand about conviction integrity.
The Person Behind the Work
They call her the psychologist the hardest rooms in America keep calling on. After two decades inside prisons, police departments, courtrooms, and boardrooms, Dr. Davena Longshore built the frameworks that now protect first responders nationwide — with no blueprint, no template, and no room for failure.
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