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Dr. Daniel L. Hollar is an American clinical psychology researcher, consultant, academic administrator, and former forensic mental health practitioner whose work integrates clinical psychology, behavioral health, suicide prevention, forensic assessment, policing, and cross-cultural psychology.
Dr. Hollar earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Florida State University under renowned suicide researcher Dr. Thomas E. Joiner Jr. His doctoral work focused on suicidality, belongingness, acculturative stress, and psychopathology among ethnic minorities. He completed a Visiting Professorship at FL A&M University and was recruited to Bethune Cookman University where he served as tenured Associate Professor, Department Chair, Assistant Dean, Interim Dean of the College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Provost Fellow, and was a member the President’s Strategic Leadership Team. He served as University liason between B-CU and ABPsi to help organize the 56th Annual International Convention of The Association of Black Psychologists, bringing more than 430 paid registrants to the campus, establishing the university as the first HBCU to host this international convention. Out of this event he helped to establish and support the first ABPsi Student Circle chapter on the continent of Africa at “the Harvard of the Middle East” — Al Ahkawayn University (AUI) in Ifrane, Morocco. At B-CU, Dr. Hollar provided voluntary service to the University as a member of the Tenure and Promotion Committee, Institutional Review Board, Curriculum Committee, Behavioral Assessment and Intervention Team (B.A.I.T.), the Campus Assessment, Response, and Engagement (C.A.R.E.) Team, and Chaired the Committee on Academic and Professional Standards (C.A.P.S.) within the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
Before entering academic leadership, Dr. Hollar spent over a decade in Florida’s forensic/psychiatric system, particularly at Florida State Hospital, Jackson Juvenile Offender Correctional Center and the Arthur G. Dozier Reform School for Boys. He also completed advanced forensic psychology training under Randy Otto, developing expertise in violence risk assessment, criminal responsibility evaluations, malingering detection, sexually violent predator evaluations, and behavioral assessment within legal contexts. He also worked in private practice for nearly ten years with Robert S. Kline, III, Psy.D., as a psychotherapist and psychometrician administering multiple IQ and Personality assessment batteries. During that time he completed forensic evaluations, disability assessments, and child placement suitability evaluations for the State of Florida, the Department of Children and Families (DCF), Department of Corrections (DOC), and the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). Dr. Hollar’s expertise include sex offender risk assessment and evaluations, having been directly trained by the former head of the Sexually Violent Predatory Program (SVPP) for the State of Florida, Dr. Suzanne Kline.
Research interests focus on suicidality, trauma, resilience, policing and examines how social exclusion, systemic oppression, and disrupted communal belonging contribute to psychological distress and behavioral health disparities. A significant dimension of Dr. Hollar’s work involves psychology and public safety. His interests include officer wellness, trauma-informed policing, psychological screening, leadership assessment, community legitimacy, and evidence-based law enforcement reform.
Dr. Hollar is the Chief Executive Officer and senior-level consultant of Daninger Solutions Inc. (DSI) a Florida-based consulting and educational organization focused on behavioral health, organizational development, policing, healthcare advocacy, financial literacy, and community empowerment. His broader professional philosophy emphasizes the integration of psychology, education, public policy, spirituality, institutional development, and community resilience as interconnected dimensions of sustainable wellness.
Public information also reflects Dr. Hollar’s engagement in international and cross-cultural academic dialogue, including collaborations connected to Al Akhawayn University and discussions surrounding African-centered psychology, identity, and global mental health.
Across clinical, academic, forensic, and leadership domains, Dr. Hollar is recognized for integrating rigorous clinical science with culturally informed approaches to leadership, behavioral health, public safety, and community empowerment. He is a McKnight Fellow and a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, Psi-Chi International Honor Society, and the Association of Black Psychologists, Inc.