Expert Details
Neuropsychology and Clinical Psychology, Brain Injury, Mental Health Disability Claims, etc.
ID: 725404
Tennessee, USA
Expert has consulted in hundreds of cases involving the cognitive functioning of adults and children. He has often testified as to the impact of brain injuries, brain disorders, and developmental disorders on cognitive abilities.
He is an expert in malingering of mental illness and feigned memory/reasoning problems. He has given several talks and lectures on malingered mental illness and brain injury. He has testified numerous times for both defense and plaintiff in cases where malingering or alleged malingering was at issue.
Expert has worked as a licensed psychologist for 15+ years. He has a background in psychotherapy, psychological assessment, and neuropsychology. An active member of numerous professional groups, he enjoys an excellent reputation for integrity and excellence among his colleagues.
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He has consulted on several hundred cases involving traumatic brain injuries with regard to potential injuries or damages sustained in accidents and assaults. He has consulted on several hundred criminal cases, for both the defense and prosecution, in matters involving competence for trial, mental state at the time of the alleged offense, mitigation, transfer to adult court, assessment of violence risk, and assessment of likelihood of sex offender recidivism. Expert has served as a consultant on cases involving elder abuse and the susceptibility of persons with brain injury or dementia to fraud or mistreatment. Expert has consulted on numerous cases in the area of family law, working with and for families involved in custody disputes, as well as for the court, to assist in resolutions of these cases.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1993 | Degree: MA, PhD | Subject: Clinical Psychology | Institution: University of Louisville |
| Year: 1987 | Degree: BA | Subject: Psychology | Institution: Asbury College |
| Year: 1993 | Degree: Internship | Subject: Clinical Neuropsychology | Institution: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1998 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Assistant Professor | Department: Psychiatry/Forensic Services/Neurology |
Responsibilities:Expert is an assistant professor in the Psychiatry and Neurology departments. He teaches medical residents, and performs neuropsychological assessments of patients referred for forensic and clinical evaluations. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1995 to 1998 | Employer: Rose Street Clinic | Title: Neuropsychologist | Department: |
Responsibilities:He served as a consulting neuropsychologist in private practice, as well as a consulting neuropsychologist at North Texas State Hospital, a maximum security forensic facility in Texas. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to 1995 | Employer: Cedarbrook Hospital | Title: Director of Psychological Services | Department: |
Responsibilities:He served as the chief psychologist and neuropsychologist of a brain injury rehabilitation hospital. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1998 to 2004 | Agency: Social Security Administration | Role: Medical Consultant | Description: He reviewed mental health disability claims to determine whether they met SSA criteria for receiving SSI/SSDI payments. |
| Years: 2005 to Present | Agency: Tennessee Department of Corrections | Role: Chairman, Treatment Review Committee | Description: He chairs a team of practitioners who review prison health services decisions to involuntarily medicate prisoners, deciding whether such treatment is warranted. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| American Psychological Association, International Neuropsychological Society, American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, National Academy of Neuropsychology, Psychology and Law Society |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Licensed Psychologist in Tennessee and Kentucky. Board-Certified (ABPP-CN) in Neuropsychology |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Assistant Professor of Neurology Assistant Professor of Psychology |
| Medical / Professional |
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| Vanderbilt University Medical School, 1992-3 |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has authored several articles and given numerous presentations to professional groups. He has authored three book chapters on neuropsychology and forensic issues. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has consulted in several hundred cases involving mental health and brain injury matters. He has testified for the defense, plaintiff, and prosecution. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert is a well-known speaker on the topic of malingered mental illness and feigned brain injury. He has also spoken at seminars on epilepsy, neuropsychological assessment, and general forensic mental health issues. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Expert's group has been a national leader in developing cutting edge assessment techniques in forensic matters, including neurogenetic testing to identify individuals with high propensities toward violence. His laboratory is equipped with the latest neuropsychological tests and measures for detecting feigned presentations of mental illness. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Expert is not fluent in Spanish, but has formally studied Spanish in Central America and sees Spanish-speaking patients with the aid of an interpreter when Spanish neuropsychological services are not otherwise available. |
Fields of Expertise
addiction, cognitive science, deception, psychology, neuropsychology assessment, neuropsychology, pediatric psychology, civil commitment, clinical psychology, cognitive disorder, elder abuse, forensic addiction, forensic neuropsychology, duty fitness, child custody, emotional suffering, malingering, child psychotherapy, adult psychotherapy, psychotherapy, violence, behavioral problem, sex crime, forensic mental health, disability claim, criminal psychology, correctional psychiatry, child psychology, adult psychology, injury law, brain injury, violence risk assessment, competency evaluation (law), violence assessment, brain disease, mood disorder, memory disorder