About the Presenter

Gary L. Fischler, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist

Diplomate, American Board or Law Enforcement Experts

Diplomate, American Board of Psychological Specialties (Forensic Clinical Psychology)

Diplomate, American Board of Professional Disability Consultants

Dr. Fischler earned his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1984. He is an adjunct assistant professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota and an adjunct faculty at Argosy University, the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology.  He and his staff have provided thousands of pre-employment and fitness-for-duty examinations for more than 90 public safety agencies at federal, state and local levels. He helped develop the current IACP guidelines for fitness-for-duty exams and recently completed a Department of Justice research project designed to identify the predictors of officer integrity problems. He has presented nationally on these topics numerous times and has authored or coauthored 12 professional papers and a book relating to the interface between mental health, legal issues, and workplace concerns. He is a court-appointed psychological examiner and current chairman of the Minnesota Psychological Association Ethics Committee.