This highly-qualified expert has over 35 years of experience in clinical and forensic psychology, with his work having focused on areas such as wrongful death with psychological pain and suffering, clergy sexual abuse, rape trauma, and traumatic workplace injury. He obtained his BS, MS, and PhD in psychology from Virginia Tech before completing an internship in clinical psychology at the University of Tennessee. He is a licensed clinical psychologist, a certified health ...
This expert is board certified in pediatrics and child abuse pediatrics, and certified as a life care planner. She is a full Professor of Pediatrics at a Medical School in New York. She has significant experience as a clinical and medical expert consultant and witness for causation in the field of sexual abuse, physical abuse, child neglect, child fatalities, and child product liability and safety, and for damages assessments as a life care planner. She has conducted ...
This expert has over 30 years of experience researching, alcohol intoxication, sexual violence and domestic violence. He gained his PhD in clinical psychology at the University of Washington. He has served as an associate professor of psychology at SUNY Buffalo and has directed programs in cultural psychology and ethnic studies at the University of Washington. He has published extensively on sexual victimization, alcohol's role in sexual violence, and sexual aggression ...
This expert has been a practicing psychologist for almost 25 years. She received her BA from University of Massachusetts and then went on to receive her MA and PhD from California School of Professional Psychology. This expert has constantly improved herself by receiving extensive training in multiple disciplines by the leaders in that field. She has given 7 presentations at differing California psychological conferences and training centers, speaking about her work with ...
This expert has worked in the criminal justice field over 40 years, beginning her career in corrections and law enforcement. She is a criminologist, trainer, author, and consultant on crime issues to national and international organizations with expertise in gender and sexual violence. As a consultant with the National Institute of Corrections, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, US Department of Justice, US Attorney General, Pentagon, American ...
This educator is a scholar of human social interaction and American history. At Harvard, he wrote his PhD dissertation on the sexual revolution of the 1960's; he later adapted this scholarly work into a popular book. He has been featured as an expert on a CNN series, a the History Channel program , and a VH1 documentary....
This expert has 10 years of experience as a litigator and more than 30 years of experience as a staff person and volunteer in agencies advocating for victims of abuse and neglect. In addition to her Juris Doctorate and Masters Degree in Human Relations, she also has a diploma from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics in Interdisciplinary Training in Child Abuse and Neglect. A nationally and internationally recognized expert in the area ...
This expert is a Licensed Clinical Social (LCSW) and a Diplomat Child Forensic Interviewer (DCFI). She is currently practicing at an advocacy center in VA. In this role, she coordinates the multidisciplinary team response to child sexual abuse and severe physical abuse investigations. She conducts forensic interviews and extended forensic interviews of child and adolescent alleged victims of sexual abuse, physical abuse, and witness to crimes. She has also worked at the ...
This expert has extensive experience in cases involving child abuse or injury in institutional settings (i.e. schools, churches, foster care, youth groups, day care, treatment centers, residential facilities and hospitals), failure to supervise, interpersonal violence and bullying, sexual abuse by teachers, clergy or staff members and child-on-child abuse. She can help you assess standards and practices, policies and procedures, and questions of negligence. Having worked ...
Another Southern California university has settled a massive lawsuit over student sexual abuse allegations against a longtime campus gynecologist. This time, the University of Southern California (USC) announced a record $1.1 billion settlement for mishandling complaints that gynecologist Dr. George…
On January 12, 2021, U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner of the Central District of California granted preliminary approval for a settlement in a medical sexual abuse case against the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The case concerned the…
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of California Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Dees v. County of San Diego Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6280 In this Family Court case, the plaintiff alleges a social worker violated constitutional…
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Hester v. Sec’y, Fla. Dep’t of Corr. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 210539 Facts The petitioner sought a writ of habeas corpus challenging…
Court: Court of Appeals of Mississippi Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Nelson v. State Citation: 2017 Miss. App. LEXIS 183 Facts The defendant was convicted by the Simpson County Circuit Court of sexual battery and child touching for lustful purposes. He…
Court: Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division One Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: People v. Van Druten Citation: 2019 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 6726 The defendant’s motion to exclude testimony from the plaintiff’s psychology expert witness testimony regarding…
Court: Court of Appeals of North Carolina Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: State v. Knolton Citation: 2017 N.C. App. LEXIS 332 Facts The defendant was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing his minor daughter, was tried, and found him guilty of seven…
Court: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: State v. Grandison Citation: 2018 La. App. Unpub. LEXIS 314 Facts This sexual abuse case involves a child that was raped by her mother’s boyfriend when she was…
Court: Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: People v. Mislich (In re Mislich) Citation: 2016 IL App (1st) 132662-U An expert witness, by definition, is someone with a specialized skill set who assists the…
The boy did not report negative experiences at either of his first 2 homes. After 6 months of placement into his most recent foster home, the boy reported to his caseworker that his foster father was abusing him. In spite…
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Lees v. Carthage College Citation: 714 F.3d 516 This case involves a sexual assault which took place at Carthage College in 2008. The plaintiff, Katherine Lees,…