Dr. Baldwin is the Manager of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Operational Research Unit. He holds a B.A. (Hons.) in Criminology, a M.A. in Sociology (Concentration in Quantitative Methodology), and a PhD in Psychology (Concentration in Quantitative Methodology) from Carleton University (Police Research Lab). His M.A. research took a mixed methods approach to examine use of force, excited delirium syndrome, and the prevention of sudden arrest-related deaths. His doctoral work focused on the impact of stress and training on police performance during use of force encounters.
Dr. Baldwin will co-supervise students who are interested in the following topics:
- Body worn cameras
- Crisis intervention and de-escalation
- Stress physiology
- Excited Delirium Syndrome
- Policing
- Officer-involved shootings
- Arrest-related deaths
- Police training and performance
- Police legitimacy