Author · Researcher · Speaker
Understanding the Psychology Behind Rampage Violence
Understanding the Patterns. Preventing the Tragedies.
Award-winning author of How Rampage Killers Interpret Their Worlds and Why Rampage Killers Emerge
A Scholarly Approach
to a Critical Issue
Dr. Funk's work approaches rampage violence not as random chaos, but as behavior shaped by interpretation, grievance, identity, rehearsal, and social conditions.
Interpretation
How offenders construct meaning around rejection, grievance, and perceived injustice.
Emergence
The conditions and characteristics that may appear before violence occurs.
Prevention Insight
Research-informed understanding for educators, families, clinicians, and public safety professionals.
How Rampage Killers Interpret Their Worlds
An in-depth examination of how rampage killers make sense of their lives, their grievances, and the world around them.
Why Rampage Killers Emerge: Conditions and Characteristics
Explores the conditions, characteristics, and behavioral patterns that can appear as rampage violence emerges.
Traceable Evidence
A public-facing research commentary series examining patterns, cases, and cultural signals related to modern violence.
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Engaging, evidence-informed presentations for audiences who work to understand, prevent, and respond to violence.
- Universities
- Educators
- Law Enforcement Groups
- Public Safety Conferences
- Mental Health Professionals
- Media Interviews
About Dr. S. Lee Funk
Dr. Funk is an author, researcher, and speaker with decades of experience studying violent behavior, threat assessment, and human motivation. His work is grounded in clinical expertise, behavioral research, and a commitment to public understanding and prevention.
Learn More About Dr. Funk →The goal is not to sensationalize violence, but to understand it well enough to help prevent it.— Dr. S. Lee Funk
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Dr. Funk is available for keynote addresses, panel discussions, workshops, and podcast interviews on violence prevention, behavioral psychology, and social resilience.
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