DR. JOEL ANDRADE

Dr. Joel T. Andrade provides subject matter expertise to Falcon Technologies in correctional behavioral health, violence risk assessment, suicide prevention, restrictive housing alternatives, and evidence-informed clinical programming. A nationally recognized leader in correctional behavioral health, Dr. Andrade brings more than 29 years of experience helping correctional systems improve outcomes for individuals in custody while supporting safer, more effective facility operations.

His expertise helps inform the development and implementation of Falcon Technologies’ correctional technology tools, including risk-informed decision support, behavioral health workflows, suicide and violence prevention strategies, and clinical approaches for high-risk and high-needs populations. Dr. Andrade’s background in direct clinical care, forensic evaluation, expert consultation, and statewide correctional health leadership provides critical insight into how technology can support real-world correctional practice.

Dr. Andrade has served as a direct care clinician, expert witness, clinical director of a state correctional health program, and private consultant. His areas of expertise include violence risk assessment and management, suicide risk assessment and intervention, self-injury and behavioral treatment strategies, psychopathy, alternatives to restrictive housing, and the application of recovery-oriented models in correctional settings.

He is the author of peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, a frequent national presenter, and the editor of Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment: New Approaches for Mental Health Professionals. Dr. Andrade has also been qualified and testified as an expert witness in district and federal courts on matters including violence risk assessment, suicide risk assessment, need for involuntary hospitalization, and the treatment of gender dysphoria.

In 2021, Dr. Andrade received the inaugural Edward A. Harrison Award for Excellence in Correctional Health Care Leadership from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC). He serves on the Board of Trustees for Certified Correctional Professionals, is a member of the NCCHC Education Committee, and co-chairs NCCHC’s Committee on Anti-Racism in Correctional Healthcare, and was on the NCCHC Board of Representatives between 2019 and 2023. He has also served as a Mental Health Representative on the American Correctional Association’s Delegate Assembly between 2022 to 2025, has been a member of the ACA Behavioral Health Committee since 2016, and a member of the ACA Facilities Planning, Design, and Preventative Maintenance Committee since 2022.

Dr. Andrade earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Social Work, with a concentration in Forensics, from Boston College.