Publications

• Neuropsychological Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injury - The Definitive Guide
• Personal Injury Evaluations: The 5 Step Model We Use to Determine Causation and Damages
• Alcohol-Induced Blackout: How Does Alcohol Impact Memory?
• Law Enforcement Fitness for Duty Evaluations: The Definitive Guide
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Evaluating Trauma In Personal Injury Litigation
• Psychological Evaluations for Immigration Court: The 7 Cases When You Might Need an Evaluation
• Assessing Civil Competency: What Are the Mental Capacity Standards in Civil Litigation?
• Competency to Stand Trial: An Overview of the Legal Guidelines for Evaluating Competency
• Violence Risk Assessments: Formulating Violence Risk in Criminal Cases
• Diminished Capacity: What Does It Mean and How Do You Evaluate it?

Specialties & Experience

General Specialties: Neuropsychology and Forensic Psychology

Specialty Focus: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Stroke, Dementia, Personal Injury, IME/ AME, Worker's Compensation, Civil Competency (Testamentary Capacity, Contractual Capacity, Undue Influence, Conservatorship), Criminal Competency, Fitness for Duty, Symptom Validity.

Education: Psy.D., California School of Professional Psychology; M.A., California School of Professional Psychology; B.A., California State University: Northridge; Post-Doctoral Certificate - Neuropsychology, Fielding Graduate University

Years in Practice: 4

Additional Information

I am a clinical psychologist specializing in forensic psychology and neuropsychology with over 10 years of experience in assessing, treating, and consulting on psychological disorders. I completed a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship in neuropsychology. I am also appointed to the Juvenile Court Expert Witness and Competency Panel in Los Angeles. I regularly conduct psychological and neuropsychological evaluations for attorneys and the court for criminal proceedings. I specialize in providing comprehensive psychological and neuropsychological evaluations for a variety of conditions including dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, complications from a stroke, traumatic brain injury, concussions, learning disabilities, ADHD, and PTSD. I also specialize in forensic psychological and neuropsychological evaluations for immigration hearings, civil and criminal competency, personal injury, worker's compensation, and fitness for duty. In addition to conducting evaluations, I also provide consultation services to personal injury and worker's compensation attorneys on psychological and neuropsychological related matters. In addition to my private practice, I work at Patton State Hospital as a forensic psychologist. Patton State Hospital is the largest forensic psychiatric hospital in the country and houses judicially committed patients under civil and criminal commitments. As a forensic psychologist, I conduct competency evaluations with criminally committed patients with severe mental illness and cognitive deficits, submit court reports, and testify in court as an expert witness. A comprehensive evaluation is essential if your client is experiencing psychological or neuropsychological impairment due to an injury or exposure to a traumatic event. The objective opinions I provide are done with a reasonable degree of medical certainty and supported by the use of evidence-based and empirically supported psychological and neuropsychological tests