Publications

• The Assessment of Situational Judgment Questionnaire (ASJ): Detecting Susceptibility to Financial Scamming
• Older Adults’ Difficulty Detecting Phishing and Deceptive Emails
• Phishing Detection and Susceptibility (PEST Study)
• Financial Exploitation Risk in Cognitive Decline (Psychiatric Times)

Decision-Making Capacity & Cognitive Vulnerability

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

Additional Information

Princeton-trained clinical neuropsychologist Sarah Getz specializes in decision-making capacity, undue influence, and cognitive vulnerability in high-stakes legal matters. She has advanced training in cognitive neuroscience and focuses on how neurological, psychiatric, and age-related factors affect real-world judgment, financial decision-making, and susceptibility to influence—particularly in cases involving subtle, evolving, or contested impairment. She is retained by counsel in complex matters to provide medical-legal consultation, case strategy support, and record-based opinions regarding decision-making capacity and cognitive vulnerability. She analyzes medical and behavioral timelines to identify clinically meaningful inflection points and translate cognitive findings into clear, legally relevant opinions that inform case direction. Her approach integrates clinical neuropsychology with real-world decision analysis, allowing for precise evaluation of autonomy, vulnerability, and undue influence. She has particular expertise in high-functioning individuals, where impairment may be subtle and requires nuanced analysis of decision-making under real-world conditions. Dr. Getz is a funded Principal Investigator through the Alzheimer’s Association and McKnight Brain Research Foundation, with research focused on decision-making capacity and vulnerability to financial exploitation. She has authored over 20 peer-reviewed publications in cognitive aging, executive function, and real-world decision-making, and is co-creator of the Assessment of Situational Judgment (ASJ), a validated instrument for detecting susceptibility to financial exploitation and undue influence. Her background includes advanced clinical training at Harvard-affiliated medical centers, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and the Miami VA Healthcare System, where she served as Chief Neuropsychology Intern. She is licensed in Florida and Rhode Island and practices nationally via PSYPACT.