Credentials include licensure as a psychologist in Ohio and West Virginia, along with diplomate status with the American Board of Vocational Experts, the American Board of Forensic Examiners, the American Board of Professional Disability Consultants, and the National Center for Crisis Management. Professional involvement includes the American Psychological Association, the Ohio Psychological Association, the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, and the American Board of Vocational Experts, along with editorial contributions to the Journal of Forensic Vocational Assessment and the Ohio Psychologist and development of behavioral assessment tools used in psychological evaluation.

This expert witness has more than 45 years of experience in psychology, with a professional focus on forensic psychology, vocational evaluation, and behavioral health assessment. Their work includes over 20 years of expert witness experience providing consultation, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony in civil and criminal matters involving psychological conditions, employability, and wage loss. Their practice integrates psychological analysis with vocational assessment to address functional capacity, competency, and the psychological impact of injury and life events in legal contexts.

Their forensic work includes evaluations of competency, not guilty by reason of insanity, post-traumatic stress disorder, personality disorders, intellectual capacity, and traumatic brain injury, as well as assessments involving emotional distress, grief, and behavioral health conditions. Additional areas of analysis include vocational wage loss, employability, and the psychological effects of workplace injuries, assault, sexual abuse, and loss of life. Their experience also extends to domestic relations matters such as spousal support and parental competency, along with labor disputes, professional malpractice claims, criminal defense, and wrongful death cases. This work includes independent medical examinations for workers’ compensation matters and psychological assessments conducted before and after medical procedures.

Their professional background reflects work in psychological and vocational evaluations for public, private, and nonprofit entities, as well as litigation consultation in civil and criminal matters. Their work includes interpretation of psychological conditions, differential diagnosis, malingering, teletherapy, individual consultation, and pre- and post-procedure psychological evaluations. They have provided deposition, trial, and hearing testimony in both plaintiff and defense matters. Educational background includes a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, a Master of Science in Psychology, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.