About

Mission

USC Threat Assessment & Management will provide proactive collaborative oversight and support to the university in the identification, assessment, and management of threats and/or threatening behavior that may lead to acts of targeted violence against the USC campus and community.

Meet the team

The Office of Threat Assessment and Management is comprised of professionals in the threat assessment space who bring the USC community decades of diverse experience across various industries including higher education.

Patrick Prince

Assistant Vice President, Threat Assessment and Intervention

princep@usc.edu

Master’s degree in Educational Psychology from UCLA and a Bachelor’s in Sociology from USC.

Patrick has been a leader in both campus and workplace threat assessment and management for over 30 years. He has worked with numerous university systems, government agencies, and corporations across the United States in the development and implementation of violence prevention programs. 

Patrick Prince

Assistant Vice President, Threat Assessment and Intervention

princep@usc.edu

Master’s degree in Educational Psychology from UCLA and a Bachelor’s in Sociology from USC.

Patrick has been a leader in both campus and workplace threat assessment and management for over 30 years. He has worked with numerous university systems, government agencies, and corporations across the United States in the development and implementation of violence prevention programs. 

Kelly Busta

Director, Threat Management
Health Science Campus
kbusta@usc.edu

Quewyn Wild

Director, Threat Management
University Park Campus
qwild@usc.edu

Kelly Busta

Director, Threat Management
Health Science Campus
kbusta@usc.edu

Quewyn Wild

Director, Threat Management
University Park Campus
qwild@usc.edu

Related offices

The Office of Threat Assessment and Management is within the umbrella of Professionalism and Ethics, which is led by the Vice President for Professionalism and Ethics Mike Blanton. Alongside, the following offices also foster behavior consistent with professional and university standards.

Office of Professionalism and Ethics
Office of Athletic Compliance