Expert No. 96549 – Medical Expert – CA(S)
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Practicing clinical psychologist, with specialization in alcoholism and chemical dependency. Expertise includes: alcoholism (including rehabilitation, treatment, and effects on the family); ethics; forensic psychology; individual / group / family therapy; psychodiagnostic testing; psychopathology; sports psychology; substance abuse; and drug / alcohol treatment center management. Extensive articles in multiple refereed journals. Expert witness consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Areas of Expertise:
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Ethical & legal practice of psychologists
- Standards of care in practice of psychologists and other mental health professionals
- Lawsuits where chemical dependency plays a significant role
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- Attorney General
- District Attorney
- Office of the City Attorney
- US Attorney
- San Diego Chargers
- San Diego Padres
- San Diego State University Athletic Department
- University of San Diego Athletic Department
- McAlister Institute/County-funded drug rehabilitation agencies
Licenses & Certifications:
| California Licensed Clinical Psychologist |
| Diplomate, American Board of Professional Psychology |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.A. | Psychology | City College of New York | |
| M.A. | Clinical Psychology | University of CIncinnati | |
| Ph.D. | Clinical Psychology | University of Cincinnati |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) (Diplomate)
- American Psychological Association (APA) (previous Fellow), Co-Chair, Program Committee - Mid-winter Convention for Division of Psychotherapy
- California Psychological Association (formerly, CPSA), Co-Chair - Annual Convention, Program Committee - Annual Convention, Chair - Annual Convention of CSPA, Chair - Annual Convention Program and Arrangement Committee, CPA Ethics Committee, Chair - Convention Committee, Chair - Personnel Committee, Member - Finance Committee, Member - Executive Council, Member - Board of Directors, President - elect, President, Past President, Chair - Awards Committee, Member - California Academic Department Chair Committee, Member - Board of Psychology Task Force, Chair - Board of Psychology Task Force, Member - Managed Care Lawsuit Committee, Member - CPA Publications Committee, CPA Parliamentarian, Past President - Task Force, Member - Structure, Function and Bylaws Committee
- San Diego Psychological Association, Fellow, Representative to the Board of the California State Psychological Association
- Aerospace Medical Association
- Gulf Coast Neuropsychiatric Association
- Alcohol and Drug Problem Association of North America
- Association of Labor-Management Administrators and COnsultants on Alcoholism (ALMACA)
- National Association of Alcoholism Counselors (NAAC)
- San Diego Psychology and Law Society
- American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
Awards & Honors:
| CSPP - Chairman, Professional Ethics Committee |
| CSPP - Acting Dean for Academic Affairs |
| CSPP - Interim Dean |
| Naval Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center - Director, Evaluation and Analysis Department, SD, CA |
