EXPERT TESTIMONY

Conducted psychological evaluations of minors as to fitness in juvenile court matters

Analysis of criminal intent in defendants; have extensively testified at jury trials on the issue of criminal intent

Lectured and conducted workshops for peers on the psychological assessment of defendants as to competency to stand trial

Testified as an expert witness and am published in the area of stimulant and depressant use, especially as it affects the brain and brain behavior relationships

Testified on and recently had a paper accepted in the American College of Forensic Psy­chology on false confessions; provided expert testimony on involuntariness of confessions

Testified as an expert on interview protocols and police interrogation techniques as concerns child molestation allegations

Testified for the prosecution and defense in matters of competency to stand trial as well as extension of commitment as concerns the issue of dangerousness

Conducted psychological assessments and testified as an expert in the area of bonding studies and potential for reunification in dependency court proceedings

Testified in juvenile court matters in cases of contested disposition

Lectured to peers and testified as an expert on the psychological analysis of learn-ing disabled defendants in criminal matters

Conducted psychological assessments and testified for the defense and plaintiff in personal injury matters

Conducted psychological evaluation of minors and learning disabled defendants in an analysis of defendant’s capacity to understand Miranda

Conducted psychological assessment of defendants in sex offender cases, both as to suitability for probation as well as dispositional matters for Juvenile and Adult Criminal Court

Conducted psychological evaluation of criminal defendants as to the matter of sanity in criminal proceedings

Conducted analysis of video and audio feeds in police vehicles and related this material to matters such as competency of defendants during police interrogation, as well as matters of state of mind of defendants during allegations

Conducted crisis intervention and psychological evaluation of defendants for the police in the field concerning substance abuse evaluations and evaluation of indivi-duals to assist law enforcement as to whether individual is dangerous to self or others to warrant an involuntary commitment hold in a psychiatric facility

Conducted fitness testing for law enforcement applicants

Conducted evaluations to assess competency of criminal defendants to enter into plea bargain agreements

Testified as expert witness in evaluating law enforcement interview techniques in matters involving child sexual abuse and molestation allegations

Testified as expert witness in matters pertaining to criminal street gangs

Served as psychologist for California Youth Authority and conducted psycho­logical evalua­tions for Youthful Offenders Parole Board as well as on issues of amenability for adult court

Conducted analysis of mental state and neurological status and correlated with serum alcohol levels as well as with chemical tests of stimulants and depressants

Analyzed nonverbal and verbal behavior of criminal defendants and presented data to juries

Served as consultant to counsel and assisted with questioning of expert witnesses

Appointed as expert evaluator for Board of Prison Terms in psychological assess-ment of mentally disordered offenders

Served as expert for prosecution with assistance in cases involving state of mind during the allegations as well as competency matters

Retained by prosecution and defense in false confession cases

Qualified as an expert and testified on eye witness identification

Qualified as an expert and testified in the area of psychological autopsy

Qualified as an expert and testified in the area of death penalty cases

Evaluated geriatric clients in court proceedings to evaluate competency as a witness

Court appointed expert in custody and visitation matters

Court appointed expert in juvenile court criminal matters, i.e., juvenile fitness, com-petency, and contested dispositions

Court appointed expert in dependency court matters, i.e., reunification

Psychological evaluation of individuals involved in terrorist acts against individuals and institutions

Qualified and testified as psychological expert in personal injury civil proceedings

Testify as expert for District Attorney in sexual molestation matters, competency, and sanity

Expert analysis of the effects of pornography on children

Psychological expert in analysis of the effects of sexual abuse and trauma on child-ren

Psychological expert on the effects of posttraumatic stress disorder

CIVIL LITIGATION

Testified as expert on developmental disability in Los Angeles County Superior Court

Evaluated cases for defense and plaintiff involving alleged personal injury from brain trauma

Evaluated plaintiffs as concerns competency to enter into fiduciary contracts

Conducted evaluations as to competency to execute a will

Expert in civil matters involving evaluation of closed head injuries and neuropsycho-logical disorders

Deposed as expert in civil litigation involving victims of sexual assault

Testified as expert on traumatic effects of Taser

FAMILY LAW

Court-appointed evaluator for custody and visitation issues for Riverside and Orange County Family Law Courts

Conducted EC733 evaluations for Family Court

Conducted bonding studies in cases involving custody and visitation disputes

DISABILITY

Government expert, Office of Disability Appeals and Adjudication, offer expert opinion in SSI appeals

MEDICARE APPEALS

Government expert, Department of Health and Human Services, offer expert opinion on standard of care and medical necessity

TREATMENT SPECIALTIES

• Posttraumatic stress (acute and complex) in general population, law enforcement, and Iraq war veterans
• Severe trauma in children, adolescents, and adults
• Acute depression and anxiety states
• Loss and grief
• Panic disorder and phobias
• Treatment of clergy
• Family and marital crises
• Parent-teen conflict
• Substance abuse
• Traumatic brain injury

EXPERT EVALUATIONS FOR EDUCATION COUNSEL

• Due process evaluations
• Parental advocacy
• Independent psychoeducational evaluations

PEER REVIEW ACTIVITIES

      Invited book reviewer, Kaplan & Sadock’s Comprehensive Review of Psychiatry, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2009

GANG EXPERT

      Doctoral research on criminal street gangs and reduction of violence

      Psychologist at California Youth Authority

SECURITY ASSESSMENTS

      Expert evaluator of individuals for high-security classification and presidential security

      Expert evaluations concerning military matters