Ableism Expert Witnesses

Santa Clara, California

Employment, Mental Health - Workplace Trauma, Racial Trauma, LGBT Discrimination, Racial Discrimination, Racelighting, Gaslighting, Institutional Betrayal, Workplace Bullying, Mobbing, Whistleblower Retaliation, Sexual Trauma, Scapegoat Abuse, Psychological Safety, Trauma-Informed Workplaces, Sexism, Ageism, Ableism, Neurodiversity, Intersectionality, Bias

Workplace Trauma Expert Witness, Researcher, and Therapist who uses neuroscience, traumatology, and biology of trauma (Apigian, 2025) to document physical, psychological, social, and financial impacts of workplace bias and abuse related to race, gender, LGBT identity, disability, age, pregnancy and lactation, immigration, and neurodiversity. Dr. Ramirez uses standardized measures to assess and document symptoms associated with depression, anxiety, and trauma including the Racebased Traumatic Stress Symptom Scale Short Form (RBTSSS- SF; Carter & Pieterse, 2020); Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5); Global Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD7) Rating Scale (Spitzer, et al., 2006); and Beck Depression Inventory (Weathers at al., 2013). Dr. Ramirez's expert reports are especially known for her critical review of medical records and visual representation of biological markers associated with chronic stress hormone flooding common to workplace psychosocial hazard exposure. D...

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Pediatrics, Developmental Disabilities - Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, developmental delay, special education school services, premature infants, adoption, foster care, child trauma, racism, bullying, autism, intellectual disability, genetic disorders, learning problems, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, behavior problems, racial trauma, ableism

I am a board-certified Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician with 20 years of experience and expertise in developmental delays, developmental disabilites, behavioral health conditions, child trauma and adversity, racism, adoption and foster care. Dr. Adiaha Spinks-Franklin is an African American cis-gender woman who is a board certified Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician, wife, mother, and grandmother and lives on farm. She is a life-long anti-oppression/pro-liberation child advocate and Social Justice Warrior. Dr. Spinks-Franklin serves on multiple national committees, including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (SODBP) Executive Committee, American Board of Pediatrics Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Subboard, and is Past-President of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. Dr. Spinks-Franklin earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She graduated with honors with a Docto...

Texas

Pediatrics, Developmental Disabilities - Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, developmental delay, special education school services, premature infants, adoption, foster care, child trauma, racism, bullying, autism, intellectual disability, genetic disorders, learning problems, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, behavior problems, racial trauma, ableism

I am a board-certified Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician with 20 years of experience and expertise in developmental delays, developmental disabilites, behavioral health conditions, child trauma and adversity, racism, adoption and foster care. Dr. Adiaha Spinks-Franklin is an African American cis-gender woman who is a board certified Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician, wife, mother, and grandmother and lives on farm. She is a life-long anti-oppression/pro-liberation child advocate and Social Justice Warrior. Dr. Spinks-Franklin serves on multiple national committees, including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (SODBP) Executive Committee, American Board of Pediatrics Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Subboard, and is Past-President of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. Dr. Spinks-Franklin earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She graduated with honors with a Docto...