With more than 10 years of experience in forensic psychology, this licensed clinical and forensic psychologist specializes in competency to stand trial evaluations, forensic mental health assessment, malingering analysis, violence risk assessment, psychopathy evaluation, and diagnostic clarification in both criminal and civil matters. The expert has extensive experience evaluating adult and juvenile populations, including individuals with severe and persistent mental illness, psychotic disorders, personality disorders, sexually violent offender-related issues, and complex behavioral presentations. Current forensic consulting work includes psychological assessment, expert opinion development, report preparation, attorney consultation, deposition support, and courtroom testimony.

Holding a Doctor of Psychology degree in Clinical-Community Psychology, a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Social Behavior, this expert has devoted much of their career to forensic mental health systems and institutional forensic practice. Since 2009, the expert has held progressively senior clinical and leadership roles within a state psychiatric hospital system, including Assistant Chief Psychologist of a Patient Management Unit and Deputy Chief of Forensic Services. Responsibilities have included supervising multidisciplinary forensic teams, overseeing care coordination for Penal Code 1370 Incompetent to Stand Trial patients, reviewing forensic court reports, developing policies and procedures, consulting on complex forensic matters, and participating in statewide initiatives focused on forensic best practices and patient management.

Clinical and forensic expertise includes competency restoration, mental status evaluations, malingering assessment, juvenile competency evaluations, diversion evaluations, violence risk assessment, psychopathy assessment, sexually violent predator-related evaluations, and dangerousness assessments. The expert has conducted forensic assessments involving Penal Code 1368, 1370, 1026, 2972, 1017, and Welfare and Institutions Code matters, while also supervising psychology interns and providing training in psychodiagnostic assessment, cognitive testing, forensic interviewing, malingering detection, and structured violence risk assessment methodologies within institutional forensic settings. Additional experience includes treatment planning, competency restoration programming, forensic consultation regarding discharge readiness and public safety concerns, and inpatient psychiatric treatment within hospital and correctional environments.

Beyond direct clinical and forensic practice, this expert has participated extensively in advanced forensic mental health education and leadership development. Specialized training includes competency-to-stand-trial evaluations, forensic reasoning, HCR-20 violence risk assessment, psychopathy assessment using Hare scales, malingering detection, juvenile competency evaluation, sex offender risk evaluation, trauma-informed forensic assessment, and courtroom testimony preparation. Academic contributions include teaching doctoral-level psychology coursework and supervising graduate trainees in assessment and clinical practice. Professional experience additionally encompasses psychotherapy, crisis intervention, behavioral consultation, and multidisciplinary behavioral health management across forensic and public-sector psychiatric systems.