Psychology Expert Witnesses in Virginia

This multiple board certified forensic psychiatrist has extensive experience working with individuals of all ages, predominantly specializing in Addictions, PTSD and Sleep Medicine. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and has held top teaching and clinical positions at Virginia Commonwealth School of Medicine. Currently, he is the President of a psychiatric private practice association in Virginia, and a Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at a university medical center in Richmond, Virginia.

This extremely qualified clinical expert is an internationally recognized clinical pharmacist, author, patient advocate, and expert in patient adherence with medications and the development of multi-component patient education programs that increase patient adherence from worldwide clinical trials through product launch through post-marketing stages and increase patient safety. She has expertise in the translation of complicated medical terminology into language the average consumer will understand, integration of behavior modification and design, working with medical teams to provide documentation required for FDA approval process, and developing health professional’s tools for patient counseling to ensure that the patient education materials are used correctly. She also has expertise in working with medical device companies and packaging companies to ensure that it will be easy for patients to understand the “how to use” instructions and use the products correctly. She received her BSP degree and completed her residency training in hospital pharmacy at the University of Saskatchewan before receiving her Pharm.D. degree from the University of Cincinnati. She is a founding member of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, a former member of the Board of Directors and Chairperson of the Business Council at the National Council on Patient Information and Education, and is active in many professional and consumer organizations, including the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies. She has published 150+ peer-reviewed journal articles on patient education and adherence and serves as a reviewer for the American Pharmacists Association. She is the author of 23 books on how to use medications safety for health professionals and consumers. She has appeared on many radio and television shows to help consumers learn how to take their medications correctly. She is also the former director of clinical affairs at the American Pharmacists Association, which honored her with its Foundation Pinnacle Award for her outstanding leadership. Additionally, she is the former coordinator of the ambulatory patient pharmacy at Sunnybrook Medical Center and a former associate professor of clinical pharmacy at the University of Toronto. Currently, she is the CEO of a major patient education company that develops information to help patients understand how to manage their medications, medical devices and therapies correctly, consults with pharmaceutical companies on how to promote patient understanding and patient safety, develops multi-component patient education programs requiring FDA approval, and develops patient education programs for world-wide clinical trials to increase patient adherence so that the approved FDA dosage is more accurate and thus safer.

This highly-qualified expert has over 15 years of experience as a clinical psychiatrist and has experience in areas such as sexual harassment in the workplace, trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, workplace issues and accommodations, and EEO complaints. He received his BA in psychology from the University of Albany before earning his MA in education psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his PhD from the Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology. After earning his doctorate, he subsequently completed an internship with the Albany Psychology Internship Consortium. He has formerly served as a respite counselor at Children's House Incorporated, a case manager at Creedmor Hospital, and a professor of psychology at Alamance Community College. In a clinical capacity, he has served as a clinical psychologist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, a health psychologist in the Defense & Veterans Brain Injury Center at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and a clinical psychologist in the inpatient and co-occurring partial hospitalization unit at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. Currently, this expert serves as a psychologist at a private practice in Virginia.

Over 30 years experience. Has served on multiple medical school faculties, worked on-staff, in administrative roles and as a consultant to numerous programs and facilities. Current interests include life care planning, rehabilitation for neurological, psychiatric, medical and intellectual impairments; complex cases; behavior analysis; outcomes research; staff training; and program development. Works with diverse ages, ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics across a wide range of facility and community venues. Has published and lectured widely, is the recipient of numerous public and private grants and serves on professional association and journal editorial boards.