Stephanie Kiesow is a former cop, the wife of a cop, and the daughter of two retired cops. She spent 16 years in law enforcement; the last several as a police officer on the central coast of California before leaving her sworn job to focus on her Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology.

She spends much of her time researching and mitigating work-related contributing factors to suicide within first responder industries; shortened to “workicide.” She works with many wellness-related organizations and first responder agencies through her consulting business (Kiesow & Co Consulting), teaches for the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) and Standard and Training for Corrections (STC) with her certified therapy dog, is a contributing writer and speaker for several first responder publications, and is the published Best-Selling author of her book titled, "Workicide." Stephanie has been featured on Law Enforcement Today, The Police Tribune, and Blue Lives Matter.

In her spare time, Stephanie spends her time with her husband, young children, and beloved pets.