Dr. Kim Rossmo
Professor - Texas State University, School of Criminal Justice & Criminology

Dr. Kim Rossmo is a professor and Director of the Center for Geospatial Intelligence and Investigation at Texas State University. He holds a PhD from Simon Fraser University and is published in environmental criminology, crime geography, and criminal investigations.

A former Detective Inspector who led the Vancouver Police Department’s Geographic Profiling Section, Dr. Rossmo has also served as Director of Research for the Police Foundation and as a consultant with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. He is a member of the IACP Advisory Committee for Police Investigative Operations, sits on the editorial board for Homicide Studies, is a former Austin Public Safety Commission chair, and is an adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University.

His research has been supported by numerous federal grants, including work on terrorist cell structures, wrongful convictions, and offender decision-making. He is the author of Geographic Profiling, Criminal Investigative Failures, and a Texas crime atlas, and has received honours such as the Sterling Prize and the Governor General of Canada Police Exemplary Service Medal.