CURRICULUM VITAE

MICHAEL J. DiTOMASSO Ph.D.

Florida License # PY-5449

Updated 02/16/2024

PERSONAL INFORMATION

DOB: 10/11/1950

Family Status: Married, two children

Office 13834 SW 122 Court; Miami, Florida 33186

Tel: (305) 256 4324 Fax: (305) 256 5610

Email: drmichael1950@gmail.com

HIGHER EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND CONFERENCES

Dynamic Strategies in Sexual Assault Cases,

November 16 and 17, 2023

Training by National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Live Seminar in Las Vegas

Risk Matrix 2000 Seminar

May 23, 2023 and May 25, 2023

Interactive On-line Presentation (the official training activity for this instrument)

Dr. Maaike Helmus for SAARNA

Static-99R in the Courtroom: Legal Admissibility and Testimony

February 20, 2023

Interactive On-line Presentation

Dr. Sharon Kelly, Psy.D, for SAARNA

Beyond Diagnosis: Using Test Data for Case Conceptualization

Oct. 20, 2022

PAR (a psychological test publisher) training

Static-99R Scoring Training

September 19 and 21, 2022

Interactive On-line Presentation (the official training activity for this instrument)

Dr. Maaike Helmus for SAARNA

Interrogations and Disputed Confessions

March 9, 2022

Professional Resource Exchange Training Activity

Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) Spring Regional Conference

Disney Yacht Club Resort March 21 and 22, 2017

Orlando, Florida

Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) Convention and Training

Walter Reade Theater April 6 and 7, 2016

165 West 65 Street

New York, New York, 10023

Assessing Psychopathy with the PCL-R

Specialized Training Services Inc., June 14 and 15, 2013

PO Box 28181, San Diego, CA 92198

Dr. Reid Meloy, presenter

New Directions in Forensic and Clinical Assessment

APA Division 42; May 3, 4, 5, 2013

Bruce Frumpkin, Evaluation of intellectual disability

Yossef Ben-Porath, Using MMIP-2 RF in Forensic Evaluation

Richard Rogers, Malingering

David Faust, Best Practice forensically, Malingering

Lenore Walker, Battered Women’s Syndrome

Terrance Campbell, Assessing Risk of Future Violence and Assessing Child Pornography Offenders

Issues in Human Sexuality

Online course, 10 CEU’s 05/20/2012

Topics in Human Sexuality, Sexual Deviation

Online course, 05/07/2012

Forensic Evaluation and Juvenile Justice

University of South Florida, 10/15/2009

Forensic Evaluation of Juveniles, Social Security Disability, Guardianship Evaluations

Handbook of Psychology: Forensic Psychology

(on line CEU program, 36 credit hours) May 2008

Included sections on Evaluation of Sexual Predators by Mary Alice Conroy, Pathologies of attachment, Violence, and Criminality by Reid Meloy; Forensic Psychology, Public Policy, and the Law; Therapeutic Jurisprudence, etc.

HIPAA Compliance

Lorman Education Services, Miami Florida, March 28, 2003

Understanding, Assessing, and Treating Sexual Offenders

Medical Education Services, Professional Development Network January 23, 2003

Preserving the Reliability of Children’s Testimony

University of South Florida, February 28, 2002

Assessing Child Sexual Abuse

Correspondence course, Professional Resource Exchange, Sarasota FL, February 27. 2002.

Contemporary Ethical, Professional, and Legal Issues Facing the Practice of Psychology

Linda Sobell, Ph.D. January 12, 2002

Third Annual Assessment Psychology Conference

Presented by: Nova Southeastern University, Health Professions Division, American Board of Assessment Psychology, and American Academy of Assessment Psychology

Date: November 30 through December 2, 2001

Violence, Aggression and Risk: Clinical and Legal Issues

Presented by: Forensic and Clinical Psychology Associates, University of Florida College of Law, and Devereux Florida Treatment Network

January 21, 22, 23, 2000

Florida Family Law

Elizabeth Baldwin Esq., Kenneth Friedman Esq.

Presented by: Lorman Education Services

Date: December 8, 1999

Annual Institute on Law, Psychiatry, and Psychology

Thomas H. Grisso, Ph.D., et al.

Presented by: University of Miami School of Law

Date: November 12 – 13, 1999

Understanding the Anti-Social Personality

Stanton E. Samenow, Ph.D.

Presented by: Institute for Integral Development

Date: March 4 & 5, 1999

Domestic Violence

Presented by: Infusion Inc.

Date: September 30, 1997

Fifth Annual National Symposium: Mental Health and the Law

Ethical, Therapeutic, and Legal Issues in Mental Health

Presented by: University of Miami School of Law; Forensic and Clinical Psychology Associates, P.A.; and Devereux Florida Treatment Network

Date: April 7 through 9, 1995

Florida Forensic Examiner Training

Norman Poythress, Ph.D.; Christopher Slobogin, J.D., LL.M.; and Randy Otto, Ph.D.

Presented by: Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida.

Date: December 9-10, 1994

Mental Health Professionals as Expert Witnesses

Norman Poythress, Ph.D.; Christopher Slobogin, J.D., LL.M.; and Randy Otto, Ph.D.

Presented by: Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida.

Date: December 8, 1994

How Psychotherapy Works

Harold Sampson, Ph.D. & Joseph Weiss, M.D.

Presented by: University of Miami School of Medicine

Date: March 1, 1993

The Treatment of Multiple Personality Disorders

Roberta Sachs, Ph.D.

Presented by: The South Florida Society for the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociative Disorders.

Date: Jan 11-12, 1991

PRESENTATIONS

Recall of Abuse in Childhood and Three Measures of Dissociation.

American Psychological Association Convention

Washington, DC

August 14, 1992

Bases of Badness: A Theoretical and Practical Discussion of the Causes of Conduct Disorder

Joining Forces Conference

Miami Florida, May 4, 1995.

Understanding Psychological Evaluation Reports. Presentation given to staff of the CHARLEE Program, in Miami, October 23, 2002

PRACTICE AND SPECIALIZATION

Since I began seeing clients in 1992, with the Forensic Assessment and Screening Team at the Juvenile Court. I have specialized in the clinical and forensic evaluation of children and their parents in cases involving sexual and physical abuse, neglect, domestic violence, and systemic family pathology. I have been recognized by various courts as an expert in the areas of Child Abuse and Neglect, Domestic Violence, and Family Functioning on hundreds of occasions.

I also handle many Juvenile Delinquency and Adult Criminal cases. I have worked on a number of murder and attempted murder cases, property crimes, drug crimes, crimes of violence, domestic violence cases and other felony and misdemeanor cases, and on many cases involving sexual offenses. I have evaluated and testified in immigration cases. I have done assessments to be presented in both State and Federal courts.

Over the past several years, I began accepting sexual offender cases and I became a member of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals to facilitate getting training and making contacts with other professionals who specialize in assessing dangerousness and likelihood of future offending.

I was associated with a Baker Act Receiving Facility for almost all of my internship year, and since then I have conducted many competency evaluations and clinical evaluations on the psychiatric unit of the Dade County Pre-Trial Detention Center. I consider myself an expert in recognition, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment planning for persons suffering major mental diseases such as schizophrenia and bipolar spectrum disorders, and on the relationship between major mental disease and criminal conduct.

My Master’s Thesis and my Doctoral Dissertation both had to do Child Abuse and Neglect issues, and this has been an area of specialization for me since I was in graduate school. In my last year on campus at the University of Miami, I served as a trainer for the University’s Sexual Assault Response Team.

PROPOSALS AND GRANTS

Proposal for: A Comprehensive Therapeutic Services Overlay Program to Redirect Youthful Male Offenders

Submitted to: State of Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.

July/August, 1996

The program was researched and designed by myself and David Bernstein, Psy. D. We wrote the sections of the proposal dealing with needs assessment, goals and objectives, operational plan, treatment model, and program structure. Sections pertaining to operating budget and to the provider corporation (PsychSolutions) were written by others. The proposal was chosen over several others, and funded at $232,000 per year to serve between 30 and 40 juveniles for three years. The program has since been expanded to other sites. The original program and it’s offshoot programs continued to operate as of my last contact with them in March of 2003.

PUBLICATIONS

DiTomasso, M.D. & Routh, D.K. (1993) Recall of Abuse in Childhood and Three Measures of Dissociation. Child Abuse and Neglect, 17, 477-485.

Jacobson, L. I. with DiTomasso, M.D. (1991) Laboratory Manual: Experimental Personality and Social Psychology. University of Miami.

Routh, D.K. & DiTomasso, M.D., Letter to the Editor. Child Abuse and Neglect.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

I served as Reader on the Dissertation committee of Christina Fadil, at Carlos Albizu University. Dr. Fadil successfully defended her dissertation of 08/30/03

I served as Reader on the Dissertation Committee of Mr. Daniel Patz, at Carlos Albizu University. Dr. Patz successfully defended his dissertation in September of 2002.

I served as Dissertation Committee Chairperson for Eric Frazer, Psy.D. at the Miami Institute of Psychology/Carlos Albizu University, from January 1998 to May 2000 when Dr. Frazer successfully defended his dissertation.

I have taught at the University of Miami for about 20 years on a part time, adjunct level. I usually taught Personality Theory and Test and Measurements (psychological testing). I proposed a new course for the Psychology Department, in Forensic Psychology. The proposal was accepted, I piloted it and it was made part of the Department’s regular course offerings, at the 400 level (highest undergraduate level).

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

REFERENCES: On request