Curriculum vitae
EDUCATION
Psy.D., Ryokan College, Los Angeles, California, June 1997.
M.A., Clinical Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, October 1986.
B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, June 1982.
EXPERIENCE
Private Practice Psychologist, 8/99-present. Perform medical-legal evaluations involving Workers’ Compensation (AME and Panel QME), Personal Injury, Sexual Harassment, Employment Discrimination, criminal prosecution (DUI, shoplifting, solicitation), Immigration, and disability assessment. Conduct medical, psychiatric/psychological, personnel and legal record reviews. Advise attorneys on litigation strategies. Testify as Expert Witness in court and depositions settings. Provide individual psychotherapy from an eclectic, psychodynamic perspective.
Adjunct Professor, East Los Angeles College, Southgate Campus, 2/14-6/14. Prepared and presented lectures, study questions and other learning materials for a course on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Wrote, administered and scored examinations. Reviewed and graded papers. Advised students on English-writing, study and analytic-reasoning skills.
Registered Psychological Assistant, Valerie Coleman, Ph.D., 6/97-8/99. Provided individual, marital and family therapy in a private practice setting, under the tutelage of a trained analyst and licensed psychologist
Registered Psychological Assistant, The Maple Counseling Center, 6/97-9/98. Performed intake evaluations of new clients, facilitated psychotherapy groups, and supervised psychotherapy interns. Developed and administered TMCC Critical Incident Stress Management program, from curriculum design and teaching to community outreach,
Psychology Intern, The Maple Counseling Center, 6/96-6/97. Provided individual, marital and family therapy in an outpatient clinic setting. Performed intake evaluations of new clients.
Registered Psychological Assistant, Thomas Preston, M.D. 3/93-8/99. Conducted patient interviews, prepared and edited medical-legal documents. Provided individual and marital psychotherapy in a private practice setting.
Registered Psychological Assistant, Bloch Medical Clinic, 4/89-5/93. Conducted patient interviews, reviewed medical, psychological and personnel documents, prepared and edited medical-legal reports, administered, scored and interpreted psychodiagnostic tests, advised attorneys on litigation strategies, provided crisis intervention counseling.
Counselor, Do It Now Foundation, 7/88-3/89. Provided individual and family psychotherapy to an underserved population of substance-dependent clients and their families.
Consultant, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, Sacramento, 6/87-1/88. Produced a report based on a statistical survey of California sex education programs. Researched and developed legislative support materials on abortion funding, AIDS research and transmission patterns and teen birth rates.
Consultant, Child and Adolescent Program, Champaign County Mental Health Center, 9/86-12/87. Led a psychotherapy/support group for at-risk adolescents. Designed, taught and facilitated parent-training/support groups for parents of adolescents. Provided sex education training for junior high school students.
Clinic Assistant, University of Illinois Psychology Clinic, 8/85-7/86. Performed intake evaluations of new clients and clinical reviews of ongoing cases. Provided clinical supervision to junior doctoral students in the Clinical Psychology program at the University of Illinois.
Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois, 8/83-5/88. Designed and delivered lectures. Prepared, scored and graded examinations. Provided private tutoring to undergraduate students.
Therapist, University of Illinois, Psychological Clinic, 5/83-1/87. Provided individual, marital and family therapy. Administered, scored and interpreted psychodiagnostic tests.
Volunteer, Napa State Mental Hospital, Imola, CA, 1/81-6/81. Provided socialization experiences to hospitalized psychiatric patients.
Tutor, University of California, Berkeley, 1981-1982. Tutored undergraduate students in English Composition and Psychology.
PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS
Qualified Medical Evaluator/State of California/Department of Industrial Relations/Division of Workers’ Compensation/Medical Unit.
Independent Medical Examiner/Psychological Disability: State of California, Employment Development Department.
PRESENTATIONS
Bias in Workers’ Compensation, Los Angeles Valley Applicants’ Attorneys Association, 2/8/17.
Compensable Consequences Under SB 863, California Applicants’ Attorneys Association, 1/26/13.
A Doctor’s Perspective on Depositions, San Fernando Valley Bar Association Luncheon, 4/18/12.
Wolf, L., Kanfer, F., and Fincham, F. Mood-Congruity: Effects of Mood Induction and Success or Failure Experiences on Memory. Paper presented at a meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, May 9, 1987.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Principal Researcher, University of Illinois, 1987-1989.
Masters Thesis: Mood-Congruent Information Processing.
Research Assistant, University of Illinois, 1983-1986.
Supervised by R. Felner, Ph.D. and R. Wyer, Ph.D.
Research Assistant, University of California, Berkeley, 1981-1982.
Developed stressful life events coding scheme for Ravenna Helson, Ph.D.
HONORS AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Rated Outstanding on List of Excellent Teachers, University of Illinois, Spring, 1984.
Recipient, Clinical Training Grant, National Institutes of Mental Health, 1982-1983.
Cum Laude Society, Member, 1978.
Phi Beta Kappa, Member, 1981.
California Society of Industrial Medicine, former Board Member.
California Applicant Attorneys’ Association, Associate Member.
State Bar of California, Workers’ Compensation Section, Associate Member.
Midwestern Psychological Association, past member.
American Psychological Association, member.
California Psychological Association, member.
Los Angeles County Psychological Association, member.
Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, former member.
ACTIVITIES
Student Reviewer, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Member, Planning Committee, 1987 Eco-Community Conference.
Co-planner and Facilitator, First Annual, Illinois State-funded, Teen Leadership Conference, 1987.
Student Editor, Inclinations, University of Illinois, Clinical Division Newsletter, 1985-1988.
Mistress of Ceremonies, University of Illinois, Clinical Follies, 1985, 1986, 1987.