Robin Timme, Psy.D., ABPP

Robin Timme is a forensic psychologist working at the intersection of public health and public safety. He is licensed as a Psychologist in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, and holds certificates from the Psychological Interjurisdictional Compact Commission (PsyPact) with Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT) and a Temporary Authorization to Practice (TAP) allowing practice as a psychologist in 36 additional states and territories. Dr. Timme is a Senior Expert with Falcon Correctional and Community Services, Inc., where he provides consultation to facilities and systems committed to evolving access to justice and healthcare. In that capacity, Dr. Timme assists jurisdictions with reimagining the role of public safety as it relates to public health, aiming to improve justice outcomes and equity for justice-involved individuals. These efforts include provision of subject matter expertise to architects and engineers planning and designing jails and prisons to meet the needs of those accessing care within; systemwide assessment and technical assistance for interdisciplinary recommendations; support for remedial plan implementation and expert witness engagements; and delivery of educational workshops and training for healthcare and correctional staff. Dr. Timme’s research interests include reducing the reliance on jails for those in behavioral health crises; reducing and eliminating use of solitary confinement within jails and prisons; and addressing the impact of toxic stress and trauma on those living and working across the justice system. Board-certified in forensic psychology, Dr. Timme also specializes in addressing questions before criminal courts across the country. He performs evaluations of competency to stand trial, mental state at the time of an alleged offense, violence risk appraisal, sentencing evaluations, and other questions incorporating psychology and the law. Dr. Timme holds master’s degrees in education and criminal justice, in addition to a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology at Widener University. He completed his post-doctoral fellowship in forensic psychology at Central State Hospital in Petersburg, Virginia, with didactic training in forensic evaluation through the Institute for Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy (ILPPP) at the University of Virginia. Dr. Timme achieved board-certification in forensic psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology (AAFP). He is a Certified Correctional Health Professional with a Mental Health specialty (CCHP-MH) and an Advanced (CCHP-A) stamp through the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) and serves on professional committees through NCCHC, the American Correctional Association (ACA), the Delaware Psychological Association, and currently serves on the Coordinating Body to guide planning for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEPR) Center in Region 3 (MD, VA, WV, PA, DE, and DC) under the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.