Sexual Assault Expert Witnesses

This qualified expert received her BSN from Union College in Nebraska and her MS in Forensics from the Nebraska Wesleyan University. This expert is a registered nurse, is board certified in Hospice and Palliative Care and has 15 years of experience in nursing settings. She has received multiple certifications, including: Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association, a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, and an Advanced Preceptor certification. Previously, she has worked as an Emergency Room and Intensive Care Unit Nurse and as a Hospice Case Manager, in which she managed the care of patients and visited those in skilled nursing facilities and their homes. Currently, she is a Hospice Case Manager at a company in Nebraska, as well as a Clinical Teacher of Nursing at a Large University.

This expert served 32 years with the San Francisco Police Department in a variety of different capacities. He began his experience as a police officer for nine years in patrol, and then went on to serve as a Sergeant and Inspector in the Investigations Bureau for over four years investigating Violent Crimes, Auto Theft, Burglary and Domestic Violence. He went on to serve as a Commander in the Patrol Bureau, Investigations Bureau, and over the Tactical Company and Homeland Security Unites. In his final role with the San Francisco Police Department, he served as Deputy Chief and was responsible for oversight of the 1700 member patrol force. Since retiring from the Police Department in 2013, this expert has been serving as a Lecturer in Criminal Justice Studies at a University in California.

This highly qualified expert earned her BA in Forensic Psychology and her MA in Criminal Justice from John Jay College. She went on to receive her MSW from Hunter College and her MPhil and PhD in Social Welfare from the City University of New York. She is a certified field instructor and rape crisis counselor and a licensed clinical social worker. She has over 15 years of clinical and research experience in social work and has published over 12 journal articles and reports on various topics in social work, including youth criminal offenders. She formerly served as a forensic examiner for the Pasadena Juvenile Court and as an assistant professor and interim director of field education at California State University, Los Angeles. She currently serves as the director of field education for a social work school in NY.

This expert is currently a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist at a Private Psychology Practice. This expert specializes in all aspects of child custody, including child custody evaluations, parenting plans, parental alienation, mediation, reunification therapy, and domestic violence. She has extensive experience in diagnosing and treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, as well as working with the recovery community on addiction and substance abuse.

This qualified nursing expert earned her ADN from Eastern Oklahoma State College and her BSN from East Central University. She is a board certified emergency nurse and certified in advanced cardiac life support and basic life support. She is also a certified adult and adolescent sexual assault nurse examiner. This expert as published four for the Emergency Nurses Association where she is also a member. She holds additional memberships with the International Association of Forensic Nursing and the American Nurses Association. She has served formerly as a flight nurse for Eagle Med Air Medical Service and as a trauma nurse at OU Medical Center. Currently, this expert works as an emergency department educator and staff nurse at an acute general care hospital in Oklahoma.

This highly-qualified expert has 25 years of experience as a psychologist, specializing in child and family psychology issues such as child maltreatment, sexual abuse, trauma,a nd the evaluation and diagnosis of neurodevelopmental, cognitive, behavioral, and mood disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorder. She earned her BS, MS, and PhD in psychology from Florida Institute of Technology, and spent one year completing postdoctoral training in pediatric neuropsychology with Dr. Kaye Burrows. She also completed a psychology internship at the Counseling Center for Human Development and a residency in neurobehavior at the Colorado Center for Neurological Rehabilitation. This expert is a licensed psychologist and is certified as a victim services practitioner. She is active in her field as a member of the Florida Psychological Association and the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. She is also highly involved in research, as the principal investigator of two ongoing studies and as the author of several publications. She has served as a licensed psychologist at a variety of mental health clinics and has held distinguished roles at these clinics, including serving as the director of the Charter Brandon Counseling Center. Currently, this expert is the director of the family learning program at an autism treatment center in Florida. She has also owned and operated her own private psychology practice for the past 14 years.

This highly qualified expert has over 20 years of experience as an ER nurse. She earned her AAS in nursing from North Central Technical College and is certified as a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) for both adult and pediatric populations. Additionally, she is certified in trauma nursing, neonatal resuscitation, pediatric advanced life support, and advanced cardiac life support. She has extensive experience with patient care, staff education, orientation, and policies. This expert is active in her field as a member of the Emergency Nurses Association, the American Heart Association, and the International Association of Forensic Nurses, as well as a frequent speaker at both state and national sexual assault conferences. She worked with the Schofield Fire Department for 17 years, serving as an emergency medical technician, firefighter, EMS coordinator, and fire chief. She also worked with Aspirus Wausau Hospital for several years, serving as a nurse in orthopedics, neurology, the emergency department, and the critical care transport team. Currently, this expert works at a hospital in Wisconsin, serving as the lead nurse for the emergency department, a SANE nurse, and the coordinator for SANE and the forensic nurse program.

This highly-qualified social worker has more than 20 years of experience in her field, working in various settings such as residential treatment centers, psychiatric hospitals, domestic violence shelters, and outpatient mental health clinics. She earned her BS in social work from Northern Arizona University before earning her MS in social work from the University of Southern California. This expert is a licensed clinical social worker and is active in her field as a member of the International Association of Trauma Professionals. Formerly, she served as a therapist at Optimist Youth Homes and Family Services before working in multiple roles in the psychiatry department of Kaiser Permanente. This expert is currently a social working in private practice in California, where she specializes in several areas related to women's health, including maternal mental health and PTSD.

This highly-qualified expert has over 35 years of experience in clinical and forensic psychology, with his work having focused on areas such as wrongful death with psychological pain and suffering, clergy sexual abuse, rape trauma, and traumatic workplace injury. He obtained his BS, MS, and PhD in psychology from Virginia Tech before completing an internship in clinical psychology at the University of Tennessee. He is a licensed clinical psychologist, a certified health service psychologist, and an active member of several professional organizations, including the American Psychological Association and the Tennessee Psychological Association. He has also published on topics related to clinical psychology and he has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including the Mental Health Association Diamond Special Recognition Award for Administration and Organizational Leadership, the University of Memphis Department of Psychology Distinguished Mentor Award, and the University of Memphis Department of Psychology Chair’s Special Appreciation Award for Outstanding Dedication and Service. This expert previously served as a psychology specialist for the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station, a staff psychologist and the administrative director at Memphis Mental Health Institute, the director of therapy and the program director of the therapeutic community program at the Charter Lakeside Behavioral Health System, and as part of the program administration of adult psychiatric services at the Charter Lakeside Hospital. He also worked as a clinical instructor of psychology at the University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences and an adjunct professor of clinical psychology at the University of Memphis. He is currently a clinical and forensic psychologist at a private practice, as well as an affiliate professor and the clinical supervisor of the clinical psychology graduate program at a major university in Tennessee.

This highly-qualified expert has twenty years of experience specializing in law enforcement investigations with particular expertise in sexual assault, threat assessment, and management. She is certified in forensic sciences, as a defensive tactic and use of force instructor, and as a threat assessment professional. This expert is active in her field with memberships to the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals, Alliance for Hope, California Homicide Investigators Association, and California Sexual Assault Investigators Association. She has given multiple presentations in her field, has received multiple awards, and has trained thousands of individuals throughout the country in domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, etc. Formerly, she served as an investigator for multiple entities and most recently served as a master investigator for the Violence Against Women's Act and the Ben Clark Training Center at Riverside County Sheriff. Currently, she serves as CEO of a sexual assault and domestic violence consultancy, the CEO of a trauma and survivor nonprofit, and as an investigator of persons crimes for a county sheriff, all located in California.

This qualified nurse practitioner has assumed such high ranking clinlical administrative appointments as Director of Nursing for several private healthcare networks, and is currently a Certified Adult, Adolescent, and Pediatrics Sexual Assault Nurse in addition to a women's health nurse practitioner. She has both published and given national presentations in her field.

This expert has extensive experience in cases involving child abuse or injury in institutional settings (i.e. schools, churches, foster care, youth groups, day care, treatment centers, residential facilities and hospitals), failure to supervise, interpersonal violence and bullying, sexual abuse by teachers, clergy or staff members and child-on-child abuse. She can help you assess standards and practices, policies and procedures, and questions of negligence. Having worked on the ground floor as the field of child abuse recognition and prevention was developing, she has specialized knowledge and experience regarding the standard of care in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

This expert has worked in the criminal justice field over 40 years, beginning her career in corrections and law enforcement. She is a criminologist, trainer, author, and consultant on crime issues to national and international organizations with expertise in gender and sexual violence. As a consultant with the National Institute of Corrections, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, US Department of Justice, US Attorney General, Pentagon, American University and numerous other groups, she has conducted research at adult and juvenile penitentiaries across the country. She has authored national training curricula on gender and corrections. She received her Bachelors degree in Sociology from Oregon State University ; two master's degrees at University of Oregon; Ph.D.in Sociology (classwork completed at University of Oregon; comps and dissertation through Columbia State University)

This highly qualified expert served for 32 years in the Canadian Regional Police Service. He earned his BA in Political Science followed by a post-graduate certification in Police Management Sciences from Dalhousie University. He is licensed in numerous areas, including Immediate Action Rapid Deployment, Criminal Investigations Level 4, Incident Command Levels 1 and 2, Major Case Management, and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. He is also a three-time recipient of the Nova Scotia Provincial Police Long Service Award from the Nova Scotia Department of Justice. His long career consisted of serving as a Constable in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a Detective Constable in the Criminal Investigations Unit of the Halifax Regional Police, and a Constable in the Patrol Division of the Halifax Police Department.

This expert has over 30 years of experience researching, alcohol intoxication, sexual violence and domestic violence. He gained his PhD in clinical psychology at the University of Washington. He has served as an associate professor of psychology at SUNY Buffalo and has directed programs in cultural psychology and ethnic studies at the University of Washington. He has published extensively on sexual victimization, alcohol's role in sexual violence, and sexual aggression in relationships.