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Mission
The Auburn University Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management (BTAM) Team is dedicated to the prevention, reduction, mitigation and management of threats of targeted violence against the University community.
Methods
The BTAM Team engages in a systematic, fact-based process of threat assessment using current best practices, including early identification of concerning behavior, multi-disciplinary collaboration and coordination of resources, intervention and management strategies, and training to maximize violence prevention efforts.
Referrals to the BTAM Team
Acts of violence, threats of acts of violence, or other concerning behaviors that may be perceived as physically threatening (even if not rising to the level of an imminent or immediate threat to safety) may be reported to the BTAM Team for consideration.
Threat Assessment Team Phone
(334) 844-5010
Threat Assessment Team Email
aubtam@auburn.edu
FOR EMERGENCIES OR SITUATIONS INVOLVING AN IMMINENT RISK OF SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM PLEASE CALL 911.
Confidentiality
The University respects the privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties of all members of the University community. All BTAM Team activities are conducted in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws, as well as ethical and policy obligations related to privacy and information sharing.
BTAM Leadership Team:
- Chris Hardman, Ph.D.
Behavioral Threat Assessment Coordinator
304-E Mary Martin Hall
Phone: (334) 844-7926
Email: bch0047@auburn.edu
- Scott Forehand, J.D.
Director, Compliance Investigations & Security
Acting BTAM Director
307 Samford Hall
Phone: (334) 844-4319
Email: smf0083@auburn.edu
