Expert Details
Psychology and Mental Illness
ID: 737916
Louisiana, USA
In her current roles, Expert is responsible for pre-surgical psychological evaluations, psychotherapy, as well as court-ordered psychological evaluations for 15th, 18th, 19th, 23rd and Judicial District Courts in Louisiana. She does psychological evaluation and treatment of immigration detainees at South Louisiana ICE Processing Center, and works with Veteran’s Affairs compensation and pension examinations for Veterans Evaluations
Services. Additionally, her expertise includes consultative examinations for Louisiana Disability Determinations Services, criminal forensic evaluations for private attorneys, and clinical psychological evaluations and individual therapy.
Expert served as an Adjunct Instructor for Tulane University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences from 2019-2021. She has 10 publications.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2019 | Degree: M.S. | Subject: Clinical Psychopharmacology | Institution: Alliant International University |
| Year: 2013 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Clinical Psychology | Institution: Louisiana State University |
| Year: 2010 | Degree: M.A. | Subject: Clinical Psychology | Institution: Louisiana State University |
| Year: 2006 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Psychology and Latin (minor) | Institution: Louisiana State University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2020 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Owner | Department: Psychology |
Responsibilities:Court-ordered psychological evaluationsConsultative examinations for Disability Determinations Veteran's Affairs Compensation and Pension examinations Clinical psychological evaluations and treatment |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2021 to 2022 | Employer: Pennington Biomedical Research Center | Title: Psychologist | Department: Bariatric and Metabolic Institute |
Responsibilities:Presurgical psychological evaluationsBrief psychological interventions |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2014 to 2020 | Employer: Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System | Title: Psychologist | Department: Psychology |
Responsibilities:Forensic psychological evaluationsIndividual and group treatment consultation with treatment teams clinical supervision of students, interns, and postdoctoral residents |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2015 to 2015 | Employer: Southeastern Veterans Health Care Services | Title: Staff Psychologist at Baton Rouge Community Based Outpatient Center | Department: Psychology |
Responsibilities:Substance abuse treatment program development and administrationPsychological evaluations Individual and group substance abuse treatment Residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment referrals Suicide risk assessments |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to 2014 | Employer: Northeast Florida State Hospital | Title: Behavior Specialist | Department: |
Responsibilities:Diagnostic, personality, and cognitive evaluationsIndividual and group psychotherapy |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2012 to 2013 | Employer: Northeast Florida State Hospital | Title: Pre-doctoral Intern | Department: |
Responsibilities:Competency to stand trial, violence risk, intellectual, personality, and neuropsychological evaluationsIndividual and group psychotherapy |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2012 | Employer: Louisiana State University Psychology Department | Title: Graduate Student | Department: |
Responsibilities:Psychological and neuropsychological evaluationsManagement of psychoeducational testing program for the Academic Center for Student Athletes Individual and group psychotherapy |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2013 to 2020 | Agency: State of Louisiana | Role: Psychologist | Description: Senior psychologist at the state's maximum security inpatient psychiatric hospital (Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System Admissions/Special Security Area) |
| Years: 2020 to 2022 | Agency: State of Louisiana | Role: Psychologist | Description: Psychologist at Bariatric and Metabolic Institute (Pennington Biomedical Research Center) |
| Years: 2015 to 2015 | Agency: Southeastern Veterans Health Care Services | Role: Staff Psychologist | Description: Psychologist for Substance Abuse Treatment Program at Community-Based Outpatient Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Louisiana Psychological Association, Chair of Early Career Psychologists Interest Group, Executive Council Director, Public Affairs Committee member Baton Rouge Area Society of Psychologists, past president and member National Academy of Neuropsychology, member Association of Contextual Behavioral Treatment, member and Forensic Special Interest Group leadership committee Association for Treatment of Sexual Abusers, clinical member |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Louisiana State Board of Examiners for Psychologists Virginia Board of Psychology |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Adjunct Faculty, Tulane University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 2019-2021 |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Publications: 10 |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert witness testimony in state criminal courts |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Clinical Supervisor for Forensic Assessment Rotation, Psychology Internship and Forensic Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship, Tulane University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Clinical Supervisor for Forensic Assessment Rotation, Southeastern Louisiana Internship Consortium External practicum supervisor, Louisiana State University Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program |
Fields of Expertise
clinical psychology, forensic psychology, malingering, forensic mental health, competency evaluation (law), insanity evaluation, developmental disability, intellectual disability, violence risk assessment, psychosexual behavior, psychopathy, learning disability, amnesia, posttraumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, personality disorder, deception, factitious disorder, psychological testing, personality assessment