Dr. Reid is a forensic psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Texas A&M College of Medicine and the University of Texas Dell Medical School. He has published over 200 professional articles and book chapters, and has written, edited or co-edited 17 books, including A DARK NIGHT IN AURORA: INSIDE JAMES HOLMES AND THE COLORADO MASS SHOOTINGS (New York: Skyhorse, 2018). Dr. Reid consults to attorneys, courts, governments and private industry in both civil and criminal matters, many involving violence to others or oneself, and maintains an educational website.