School Expert Witnesses in Massachusetts

This expert is the founder and clinical director of a psychology firm with offices in Queens and Manhattan. She received her doctorate from Hofstra University and completed her post-doctoral work in neuro-developmental psychology at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn. She is a New York State licensed psychologist and a New York State certified school psychologist. She maintains a faculty appointment at a major university's PhD program in Clinical Psychology, and has previously lectured in psychology departments at many colleges and universities in the NY area.

This expert received his B.S in Psychology and his M.S. in Special Education and Mental Retardation, and a PhD in Special Education from Yeshiva University in 1980. In 2006 he was awarded a position as a Fulbright Senior Specialist and in 2007 was granted the NYU Distinguished Teaching Award. His research includes: special education instructional programming, shaping special education policy, preparation of teachers in special education, and integration of general and special education practices. He has contributed to numerous published works on teaching and special education, and has taught several special education centered study abroad courses.

This highly qualified resistance training specialist - personal trainer and educator currently serves as president, director of education and resistance training exercise biomechanics instructor for a nationally accredited personal training certification organization. He is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and a a number of professional organizations. This expert has presented nationally for AAPTE, IDEA Health and Fitness Association and the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NYS AHPERD) and guest speaks for colleges and universities in the area of resistance training and exercise biomechanics. This expert has created a two-year, nine hundred hour, Personal Trainer Exercise Science and Sports Medicine curriculum, approved by the New York State Department of Education for high school juniors and seniors. This expert is an active contributor to industry publications and educational textbooks. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Science and Human Development, and a New York State Professional Teaching Certification.

This expert earned his BS from Brown University and his MD from Brown University's Alpert Medical School; following this he went on to complete a family medicine residency at the Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island. He is active in his field as a member of professional organizations such as the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. His expertise are highlighted by his over 60 peer-reviewed publications and the 5+ book chapters he authored. He currently serves as an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy at a state university; he also holds several positions at a major medical school in New England including Assistant Dean of Medical Education and Associate Professor of Medical Science and Family Medicine.

This qualified expert has extensive experience with residential treatment centers, group homes, and the administration of non-profit behavioral health organizations. He earned his BA from Brown University before earning his MEd in teaching and counseling methods from Newton College and his EdD from the Harvard University. This expert began his career as the director of the Full Circle School, an alternative school serving delinquents and the socially disadvantaged. He then was the assistant principal of the Groton-Dunstable Regional Secondary School before he joined Germaine Lawrence Incorporated, where he spent over 30 years. As the executive director of a non-profit residential school and treatment center for adolescent girls, this expert gained extensive experience in the field of special education and mental health services. Currently, he serves as a consultant with a private consulting group in Vermont.

This expert is an experienced attorney who specializes in K-12 education practices, with his work focusing on the adequacy of policies, training, supervision, protocols, investigations as they relate to educator and student behavioral misconduct, including harassment, bullying, hazing, and all forms of sexual misconduct. He earned both his BA and his JD from Washington University at St. Louis, having also earned his MA from Harvard University. This expert is active in his field as a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association and as a frequent speaker at national and regional conferences on prevention of and response to all types of behavioral misconduct in schools. He formerly was a managing attorney for New Hampshire Legal Assistance, New Hampshire Public Defender, and was a partner at Sanders and McDermont. For the last 29 years, he has been a practicing attorney of a New England law firm based in New Hampshire, where he now serves as the director.

This expert has over 35 years of experience in science education and safety compliance. He has been recognized in Who's Who in Education, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, and Who's Who in Science Education in the World. He served as a K-12 science director and chemistry/physics teacher for several decades and has written over 10 books and over 300 safety columns on science laboratory safety. Among other positions, he currently serves as a Safety Consultant and Director of Environmental Health and Safety for a public school system.

This educator is a scholar of human social interaction and American history. At Harvard, he wrote his PhD dissertation on the sexual revolution of the 1960's; he later adapted this scholarly work into a popular book. He has been featured as an expert on a CNN series, a the History Channel program , and a VH1 documentary.