Criminal Psychology Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.1985

Applied Psychologist

More than 10 Years of Experience as an Applied Crime Researcher in areas such as Criminology, Psychology of Crime, Criminal Profiling, Criminal Justice, and Decision-making in Criminal Investigations.

Recognized as one of the top applied crime researchers; particular skilled at ‘bridging gaps’ between complex theories and real world applications resulting in a better decision-making process for jurors and professionals. Meticulously organized and detailed focused; excellent interpersonal, communication, and computer skills.

Professional Skills

Proficient in facet analysis which includes scalogram analysis; Partial order scalogram analysis; Smallest space analysis; Median regression analysis; Facet theory guides the data analysis because it identifies meaningful and interpretable relations which can be explored statistically.

Facet design, involves the construction (structuples) and use of mapping sentences for questionnaire design.  Facet design is used to analyze questionnaires to determine the completeness of information which is gathered

Applied psychometrics

Qualified as an expert witness in criminal investigations and statistics

Authored numerous books and academic articles on criminal behavior

Proficient in SPSS; Excel, PowerPoint; FrontPage; Arc View; Dream weaver; various video digital editing programs

Professional Experience

Forensic Trial Consultant
Self-employed, 1997 – Present

Death Penalty Cases
Kansas Death Penalty Defense Unit, Topeka, KS—A serial murder trial, 2001
Developed interviewing and cross examination strategies to elicit information from offender on the whereabouts of three missing victims

New Jersey Office of Public Defender Capital Litigation Unit—A murder trial, 2005-06
Developed successful trial strategies for the defense, which aided in a FBI agent’s testimony about linked crimes to be excluded from trial

Civil
Hyde & Gomer, Attorneys at Law, Liberty Mutual Insurance—A rape trial, Florida, 2005
Developed successful trial strategies for the defense which aided in showing that the employer had no legal duty to conduct a criminal background check on an employee

Investigative Consultant
Georgia, Missing Person, 2006
Florida, Kidnap and murder, 2005
Aruba, Missing Person, 2005
North Dakota, Kidnap and murder, 2004
Louisiana, serial murderer, 2004
Idaho, murder, 2004
Washington, DC and MD, serial murderers, 2002
Florida, serial murderer 1999
Profiled a child murder case in Washington, 1998
Texas, kidnap and murder, 1997
North Carolina, serial murderer, 1997
Unsolved rapes, Paris, France, 1996

Education

1988, PhD Applied Psychology with a concentration in criminal investigative psychology
Institute for Investigative Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England
British Psychological Society (BPS) and American Psychological Association (APA) approved program.

Dissertation Title:
Available upon Request

Degree Subject Areas
Quantitative and Qualitative Statistics
Applied Psychology and Criminology
Personality and Attachment Theories
Criminological Theories
Criminal Investigation
Applied Behavioral Analysis
Criminal Psychology
Facet Theory
Criminal Classification Systems
Multidimensional Scaling
Criminal Justice Systems

1995-1996, Lecturing Assistant, Institute for Investigative Psychology

1994-1998, University of Liverpool International Scholarship

1993-1994, MS, Criminology
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
Academic scholarship
Teaching assistant
Internship, Newton County Sheriff’s Department
Alpha Phi Sigma, National Criminal Justice Honor Society

1991-1993, BS, Behavioral Science, Minor Criminal Justice
Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, TN

1983-1985, AS, Criminal Justice Technology
Vance-Granville Community College, Henderson, NC

North Carolina Sheriff’s Association Scholarship

Additional Work Experience

August 2006-Present, Assistant Professor – Department of Criminal Justice
A University in Greenville, NC 27858

2001-2006, Assistant Professor of Justice Studies
Methodist College, Fayetteville, NC
Developed forensic concentration within the justice studies degree
Developed online course content for criminal profiling/serial murder courses
Taught the course that had the highest enrollment of any online class (profiling) for five years
Established external relationships with forensic science training schools and police agencies
Advisor to justice students and members of the criminal justice association
Maintained active involvement in the institutional effectiveness and ethics committees

Courses taught (day, night, summer): criminology, forensic science, victimology, corrections, investigations, organized crime, internship, profiling, deviant behavior

1983-2003, Adjunct Professor for Online MA Psychology Degree
Vermont College of the Union Institute, Montpelier, VT
Field faculty advisor and mentor for students enrolled in the Master of Arts Degree via distance learning with a concentration in criminal psychology

Provided students with scholarly help of a scientific nature of direct relevance to criminal psychology, through the Internet

Trained on Embanet online software

1999-2001, Research Associate Professor

Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK

Certified Interviewer
Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program • NIJ grant • 1999 - 2001

Advisor to undergraduate and graduate students

Courses taught: criminal investigation, administration of justice, criminal profiling, serial murder (summer courses), seminar in criminal violation

1993-1994, Project Coordinator for a National Institute of Justice Grant
Newton County Sheriff’s Department, Kentland, IN

First NIJ grant to develop community policing in a rural area

Set up community policing satellite offices in three regions of Newton County

Wrote police training procedures for community policing in Newton County

Developed budgetary guidelines for showing how the $100,000 grant was being spent

Wrote quarterly reports on the progress of the grant

Teaching Assistant
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, 1993 – 1994
Department of Criminology

Assisted undergraduate students with assignments and essays
Administered weekly tests and graded tests
Assisted in teaching introduction to criminology and criminal justice procedures

1985-1989, Police Officer, Oxford Police Department, Oxford, NC

Drug undercover work
Patrol officer
Dispatcher
Breathalyzer operator

Publications

Available upon request.

Law Enformcement Training

Available upon request.

Professional Seminars and Conferences

Available upon request.

Expert Witness

Available upon request.

Professional Memberships

Certified Board Member, United States Association of Professional Investigators, Inc (USAPI)
National Association of Defense Lawyers
American Academy of Forensic Science (pending)

Current Research Interest

Available upon request.

Media Appearances

ABC Radio
BBC
Fox News Live  
Connie Chung Show
CNN News                 
Chris Matthews Show
CNN Radio
Court TV
Geraldo Rivera
MSNBC
Nancy Grace      

References

Available upon request.