Daniel Hollar

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About Daniel Hollar

Dr. Daniel Hollar is the Assistant Dean for the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. He is an Associate Professor of Psychology (tenured) & served for 6 years as the Psychology Department Chair at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, FL. With a PhD in clinical psychology from Florida State University and expertise in suicide risk assessment, trauma and treating mental illness he has authored a book on Suicide and Eating Disordered Behavior among African Americans, written a book chapter on The Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in African American Clients and co-authored several suicide related articles in peer-reviewed scientific research journals. He has been the recipient of multiple grant funded projects aimed at conducting research in mental health. Dr. Hollar has a breadth of clinical experience and expertise with law enforcement agencies and personnel. For over 12 years, he worked alongside law enforcement professionals at the largest forensic psychiatric inpatient hospital in Florida providing individual and group therapy, competency evaluation and training, mental status evaluations for involuntary commitments, and expert testimony in the State of Florida. Dr. Hollar has done subcontracted work for the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Children and Families for over a decade. Additionally, he has 15 years of psychological assessment experience in private practice (subcontractor). Dr. Hollar is a consultant with Daninger Solutions, Inc, a private psychoeducational training and research firm which conducted trainings for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Chicago Police Department, and Penn State University Police Department. He is currently working with law enforcement on reducing mental health risk factors related to trauma and suicide for police officers as well as improving cultural competency. The firm also provides financial literacy and management training under Dr. Inger Daniels-Hollar. Please visit for more details.