Expert Details

Neuropsychology, Neurotoxicology, Forensics, Expert Witness

ID: 722322 New Mexico, USA

Expert is one of the world leader's in forensic neurotoxicology. He has served on a number of landmark cases, including the Agent Orange Vietnam Veterans litigation, which was the largest personal injury settlement in the world at that time; the Shilling Case in Ohio, where the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously qualified him to testify regarding causation in a gasoline -- multiple sclerosis case; and the Bonner Versus ISP Technologies, where a United States Appeals Court approved Expert's methods in forensic neurotoxicology.

Consulted in many cases to evaluate neurotoxicity. Clients referred by doctors, lawyers, citizen groups, etc. Personal Injury and Criminal Cases.

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1978	Degree: Doctor of Philosophy	Subject: Psychology	Institution: Washington State University
Year: 1976	Degree: Masters of Science	Subject: Psychology	Institution: Washington State University
Year: 1972	Degree: Bachelor of Arts	Subject: Psychology	Institution: University of Rochester
Year: 1979	Degree: Postdoctoral Fellow	Subject: Biological Psychiatry	Institution: New York University School of Medicine
Year: 1983	Degree: Postdoctoral Fellow	Subject: Environmental Epidemiology	Institution: Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1983 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: President	Department:
Responsibilities: Consultant, forensic neuropsychology and neurotoxicology

Government Experience

Years	Agency	Role	Description
Years: 1991 to 1994	Agency: United States Department of Justice	Role: Expert witness	Description: Evaluate cases of neurotoxicity
Years: 2000 to 2002	Agency: Missouri Public Defender Dept	Role: Expert witness	Description: Evaluate role of neurotoxic substances in criminal behavior
Years: 2001 to 2008	Agency: Washington State Public Defenders	Role: Expert witness	Description: Evaluate role of neurotoxic substances in criminal behavior
Years: 2005 to 2007	Agency: Federal Public Defender	Role: Expert witness	Description: Evaluate role of neurotoxic substances in criminal behavior

International Experience

Years	Country / Region	Summary
Years: 1999 to 1999	Country / Region: Germany	Summary: Spoke to a section of the Federal Congress regarding neurotoxicity problems
Years: 1983 to 2008	Country / Region: Various countries	Summary: People come from various countries for evaluation of neurotoxicity.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Society of Toxicology, National Academy of Neuropsychology

Licenses / Certifications
Board-certified neuropsychologist, certified by the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology - with Added Forensic Qualifications.

Awards / Recognition
Fellow, National Academy of Neuropsychology. Designated for “significant contributions to the Science and Profession of Neuropsychology” Fellow, American Psychological Association. Elected in recognition of “outstanding, substantial and unusual contribution to psychology” in Divisions of General Psychology and Psychologists in Independent Practice. Fellow, Association for Psychological Society (Formerly the American Psychological Society). Permanently designated for “Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Science”.

Awards / Recognition

Fellow, National Academy of Neuropsychology. Designated for “significant contributions to the Science and Profession of Neuropsychology”

Fellow, American Psychological Association. Elected in recognition of “outstanding, substantial and unusual contribution to psychology” in Divisions of General Psychology and Psychologists in Independent Practice.

Fellow, Association for Psychological Society (Formerly the American Psychological Society). Permanently designated for “Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Science”.

Medical / Professional
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, NY, Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Environmental Epidemiology; NYU School of Medicine: Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Biological Psychiatry

Publications and Patents Summary
Over 125 books, chapters, papers and abstracts regarding neurotoxicology and neuropsychology. Developer, Neurotoxicity Screening Survey.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Has worked in two cases involving neurotoxicity.

Training / Seminars
Evaluation of neurotoxicity, clinical and forensic.

Marketing Experience
Expert is one of the world's leading experts in using neuropsychological methods to evaluate neurotoxicity. He is selected to contribute chapters on this topic by his colleagues. He is one of the few authors of textbooks on neurotoxicology written by one author.

Other Relevant Experience
Expert may be the only board-certified neuropsychologist who is also a professional member of the Society of Toxicology, indicating his cross disciplinary expertise.

Fields of Expertise

neurotoxicology, toxicology, neuropsychology, behavioral problem