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Mariya Dvoskina, PsyD
Dr. Mariya Dvoskina is a licensed clinical psychologist with specialized training in forensic psychology. She earned her doctorate from the University of Denver and works at the intersection of trauma recovery, crisis intervention, and behavioral threat assessment and management. Dr. Dvoskina provides consultation and training to schools, universities, corporations, and law enforcement agencies, frequently collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on violence prevention and post-incident response. She is a Certified Threat Manager through the ATAP, and the VP of the Rocky Mountain Chapter.
SA Morgan Cebula
Morgan Cebula is a Special Agent with the Office of Special Investigations (OSI), Department of the Air Force. She currently serves as the Deputy Associate Director of OSI’s Behavioral Threat Assessment Cell (BTAC). In this position, SA Cebula leads a team of Special Agents, Operational Psychologists, and Intelligence Analysts who work to identify, assess, and manage threatening behaviors to prevent and mitigate acts of targeted violence in the Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense, and U.S. Government.
SA Cebula joined OSI as a civilian Special Agent, and her prior positions with OSI include serving as a Program Manager, where she managed and oversaw OSI’s Targeted Violence, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC), Undercover, and Sourcing programs. SA Cebula has also served as a field agent conducting Violent Crimes and Counterintelligence investigations.
SA Cebula began government service as a Uniformed Police Officer with FBI. Prior to her time in law enforcement, SA Cebula earned her bachelor’s degree in criminal/social justice and psychology and her master’s degree in forensic psychology. SA Cebula is a Certified Master Trainer through the DHS’s National Threat Evaluation and Reporting Office and is a member of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP).
MATT NIECE, PhD
Dr. Niece is the Director of Counseling Services and Interim Executive Director of Health Services at Boise State University. He has over 10 years of experience as a Clinical Counselor and has served the communities of Boise, Meridian, and Nampa through work at various counseling agencies. He maintains a private practice in Boise.
Dr. Niece is a Certified Advanced Specialist in Grief and Loss Counseling and co-owns a consulting practice where he assesses the grief, loss, and trauma in wrongful death cases and provides expert witness testimony in these trials. He is a Counselor Educator who continues to adjunct at Idaho State University, and he presents frequently at the local, state, and national level on topics of grief and loss, trauma, and resilience.
Dr. Niece is also a member of the campus threat assessment and management team at Boise State University and has a deep appreciation for all first responders, law enforcement, and all other professionals on the front lines of crisis scenarios.
Jason Edison
Jason Edison is a 28-year veteran with a major U.S. metropolitan police department, where he serves as the technical lead for the agency’s Criminal Intelligence and Cyber-Crime Sections. He instructs internal department teams as well as outside organizations in the areas of Operational Security for Covert Operations, Countering Electronic Surveillance, Cyber-Crime Investigations, and Open-Source Intelligence. Prior to his current assignments, Jason worked as a Federal Task-Force Officer, running under-cover and electronic surveillance operations for long-term organized crime investigations.
Lt. Erik Hedlund
Erik Hedlund has served with the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office since 2008. During his time with the Sheriff’s Office, Erik has served as a Field Training Officer and Supervisor, a member of the Criminal Interdiction Team, a Detective Sergeant with the Special Investigations Unit (Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force), a US Marshal Task Force member and a Crowd Control Team member. He is currently a Lieutenant within the Patrol Division, where he also oversees the K9 Unit, Recreation Safety Division, and School Resource Officer Team. He regularly instructs at the North Idaho POST Academy, where he has taught Building Search, Traffic Stops, Officer Survival, and Active Shooter Response, among other topics. He is a POST Certified High Liability Instructor and a FLETC certified Use of Force Instructor.
Erik has also been an Active Shooter Response Instructor through ALERRT since 2015, teaching Deputies within the Sheriff’s Office and surrounding agencies Active Shooter Response Tactics. He also presents Active Shooter Response and Critical Incident Response plans to local businesses and members of the community. Erik has been a member of the Kootenai County Joint Agency SWAT Team since 2012, where he currently serves as a Team Commander. He was serving in this role as a Tactical Commander during the Canfield Mountain Active Shooter Incident, occurring in June of 2025.