Professor Sabrina Cohen-Hatton KFSM CPsychol is a chartered psychologist and one of the world’s most senior women fire officers. She was awarded the Kings Fire Service Medal, the highest accolade possible, for distinguished service and her research that has improved the way firefighters make decisions under pressure. After leaving home at 15 and school at 16, she overcame extreme personal adversity and a period of homelessness and began her career as a firefighter. At night school, she studied for a 1st Class Honours degree in Psychology, a Masters in International Fire Service Development and a Psychology PhD specialising in Behavioural Neuroscience. She is now recognised as a leading international expert on risk-critical decision-making in crises and is an Honorary Fellow at Cardiff University. She has presented her work worldwide and used her research to change deeply ingrained national policy. She has won international acclaim for this prize-winning work. As a Chief Fire Officer, she has attained the highest rank possible.

Her books, The Heat of the Moment, The Gender Bias, What Your Dog Is Thinking and The Adversity Advantage have been published in six languages. Sabrina has gone from homelessness to advising HRH Prince William on eliminating it. He named her an Advocate for his charity, Homewards. She featured in a two-part documentary which followed her work with Homewards, which aired on ITV in October 2024 and is streamed globally on Disney+.

Sabrina is also an Ambassador for StreetVet and the Big Issue, and was named #3 on their top 100 changemakers list for 2020. Marie Claire named her a Future Shaper, and Cosmopolitan featured her on its 2019 Millennial Power List. She lives in London with her husband, daughter, and their three beloved Xoloitzcuintle dogs, Luther, Red and Jimmy Chew.