Special Needs Expert Witnesses
Special needs expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on special needs. The special needs expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Behavioral and Social Sciences, Developmental Disabilities, Legal Nurse Consulting, and Life Care Planning.
Rachel Avner Torrance, M.Ed., BCBA, COBA
Autism, Disabilities, Behavior & Special Education
Behavioral and Educational Expert Services, LLC
SOLON, Ohio
Developmental Disabilities, Behavioral and Social Sciences
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Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), School Law, Developmental Disabilities, Autism, Assessment Intervention, Nonverbal, Drowning Injury Abuse, Self-Injury Tantrum, Supervision, Co-Morbidity, Intellectual Disabilities, ADHD, Multiple Disabilities, Complex Medical Needs, Training, Special Needs
Rachel Torrance, M.Ed., BCBA, COBA, has worked in the developmental disabilities (DD) field since 1998. Current license/certification includes Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), Certified Ohio Behavior Analyst (COBA), and licensure in the state of Ohio as an Intervention Specialist (Special Education Teacher) with mild/moderate and moderate/intensive endorsements. Rachel regularly trains parents and professionals in districts and agencies. She has presented at the national, state, and international levels and written publications for various organizations. Rachel has served clients not only throughout the U.S. but also worldwide.
In 2013, working as a behavioral specialist for a local DD agency, Rachel was part of a team that started developing sensory-friendly performances with local theater groups in Cleveland, Ohio. At the time, this was an innovative idea and was the first in their area. Rachel has been a member of the Board of Directors of Milestones Autism Resources s...
Christie Mitstifer, MSN, MHA, RN, MCP-C
Life Care Planner & Pediatric Home Health Nurse
Mitstifer & Co.
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
Life Care Planning, Legal Nurse Consulting
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Medical Cost Projection, Pediatrics, Home health, Rehabilitation, Case Management, Clinical Director, CPAP, Tracheostomy, Mechanical Ventilation, GTube, Genetic disorder, Seizure, Spinal cord injury, Traumatic brain injury, Private duty nursing, Hospice, Cardiac defect, Special needs, Dysphagia
Experienced Registered Nurse with 14+ years of providing patient care in hospitals, home care, rehabilitation, and hospice settings. Former home health executive. Expert witness experience with adult and pediatric cases. Certified in Medical Cost Projections. Authored over 200 medical cost projections and life care plans. Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Master of Health Care Administration (MHA). Remains clinically active in the home health industry. FIG education for Medical Cost Projection and Life Care Planning. Certified in Medical Cost Projection. Active member of AANLCP, AALNC, ANA, PSNA, and IARP.
