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   DR. W. ANDREW HARRELL, Ph.D., J.D. Harrell & Associates 1241 Johnson Avenue San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (San Luis Obispo County, Northern California) Phone 1: (805) 549-7745 Phone 2: (780) 492-3545 Fax: (780) 436-8987 Email: |
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Areas of Expertise:
• Injuries/fatalities involving children & adolescents • Aquatic injuries/fatalities • Negligent caretakers: teachers, day care workers, parents, lifeguards, scout leaders, coaches. • Shopping carts, toys, household products • Defective warnings, packaging, signage • Recreational accidents • Accidents involving the elderly • Pedestrians • Defective consumer products • Occupational injuries/fatalities • Farm safety, farm machinery-related injuries/fatalities • Vehicle accidents involving left turns across traffic • Accidents involving ATM machines • Falls and analysis of surfaces. Summary of Experience: Fifteen years of experience as an expert witness. Thirty-five years of research and teaching in human factors, statistics, experimental social psychology and developmental psychology including laboratory and field experimentation, field observations and large scale surveys. Qualified in state, federal and international courts. Representation of plaintiffs (45%) and defendants (55%). More than 140 referred publications, principally in the areas of accident analysis, children's accidents, pedestrian behavior, shopping cart accidents, lifeguard behavior, warnings and general social psychology. Dr. Harrell is currently Director of the Population Research Laboratory, University of Alberta, Canada. The PRL is the largest university-affiliated, cost recovery laboratory in the world, with over 130 employees. It specializes in research in the medical, health care, and government policy areas. Dr. Harrell's research on shopping cart injuries and behavior has received considerable worldwide media coverage and been featured in the New York Times, London Times, Los Angles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, National Enquirer, Manchester Guardian, Good Morning America, Fox News, CNN, BBC, CBC, MacClean s Magazine, Readers Digest, Child Magazine, Canadian Family, and countless other outlets. Dr. Harrell s research has been presented on ABC s 20/20. Education, Memberships and Licenses: B.A. (1967), Pomona College, Claremont, California M.A. (1969), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Experimental Social Psychology) Ph.D. (1971), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Experimental Social Psychology, Statistics) J.D. (1994), Northwestern California School of Law Member, State Bar of California, State Bar of Washington Human Factors and Ergonomics Society American College of Forensic Examiners (Diplomate of the American Board of Psychological Specialties). American Psychological Association |
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