Areas of Expertise:
Evaluation of competency to stand trial, sanity, sentencing modification, analysis of criminal intent, neuropsychological evaluation of closed head injury and brain neuropathology, sex offenders, false confession, fitness issues for juveniles, evaluation of the effects of trauma and abuse on victims, eyewitness identification, disability determination, custody and visitation issues, evaluation of personal injury cases, expert testimony in motions for new trials, evaluation of police misconduct.

Licenses & Other Credentials:

• Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, USC
• Expert Witness, California Dept. of Consumer Affairs, Enforcement Division, Board of Behavioral Science Examiners
• Government Expert, Social Security Administration; Reserve Officer, Professional Services Reserve, Orange County Sheriff's Dept.
• National presentations on scientific issues in psychology and neuropsychology in symposiums for mental health professionals

Summary of Experience:
Twenty-six years experience in private practice, California; seven years experience as a psychologist for California Youth Authority; thirteen years experience as an expert witness in criminal, family law and civil matters.