MICHAEL B. LYNCH, M.A.
Polygraph  Examiner  since  1974

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Science, 1975                                              California State University
Criminal Justice                                                              Los Angeles, California

Master of Public Administration, 1989                             California State University
                                                                                     Northridge, California

POLYGRAPH QUALIFICATIONS

Primary Instructor – Marston Polygraph Academy, San Bernardino, California   2005 to present

American Polygraph Association – Member since 1977

California Association of Polygraph Examiners - Past-President

California Polygraph License Number 22.

PUBLICATIONS

 Lynch, Michael B. “The American Polygraph as the Party Affirming Legal and Social Justice” Journal of the American Polygraph Association - Polygraph, Vol. 5, Number 2, June, 1975

Eckert, Blair and Lynch, Michael, “A Glossary of Polygraph Terms”
California Association of Polygraph Examiners, 1976.

Lynch, Michael B. “A Pilot Inquiry into the Efficacy of an Unbarred Auto-Suggestive Control Question” Journal of the American Association of Police Polygraphists, January, 1999.

Lynch, Michael B. “On the Validity and Reliability of Law Enforcement Pre- Employment Polygraph Examinations” Journal of the American Association of Police Polygraphists, January, 2000.

PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS

 “The Psychopath and Polygraph”
American Polygraph Association, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2000.

“The Psychopath and Polygraph”
American Polygraph Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2001.

“Polygraph & The Selection of Applicants for Positions of Public Trust”
American Polygraph Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2001 and Reno, Nevada, 2003

LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE

State of California                           Criminal / Civil Investigator                       1976 to 1989

TEACHING QUALIFICATIONS

Primary Instructor – Marston Polygraph Academy, San Bernardino, California  2005 to present

Trained the polygraph section of the Royal Thai Police Department.                  1996 & 1998

Public Administration (Graduate) – California State University Northridge.         1994 - 1996

Criminal Justice (Undergraduate) – California State University Los Angeles.      1978 - 1995

Instructor – Gormac Polygraph School, Arcadia, California.                               1983 - 1988

 HONORS

California Association of Polygraph Examiners         1977    Member of the Year
                                                                             1986    George Woolley Memorial Award

American Polygraph Association                             1994     J.J. Heger Award