Board Certified Forensic Neuropsychologist

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

Additional Information

Dr. Karla Felske, Ph. D., ABPP, ABPP-CN is a board certified clinical and forensic neuropsychologist, who specializes in the areas of Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-traumatic Stress with additional areas of expertise in sexual assault/ harassment and trauma, neurobehavioral toxicology/ neurotoxic exposure, neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders, chronic pain and suffering, and functional neurological disorders. She conducts medical file reviews and comprehensive forensic neuropsychological examinations, including independent medical evaluations, workers’ compensation, and disability determinations. She provides medical opinions and expert testimony for both civil and criminal proceedings regarding brain-behavior relationships and her psychological methods, test results, and conclusions. She often consults on 1) personal injury and medical malpractice claims, including psychological, emotional, and neurological injury; 2) work and labor examinations (fitness for duty, workers’ compensation, employment discrimination, and wrongful termination); 3) sexual assault, harassment, and trauma cases; 4) Military and Veteran’s compensation, pension, and disability determinations; 5) civil competencies, including mental and testamentary capacity and legal guardianship; 6) wrongful incarceration, false confessions, and understanding and appreciation of rights to silence and legal counsel; and 7) violence prediction and risk assessment, competency to stand trial, mental state at the time of criminal offense, and other mitigating factors. She also specializes in pediatric and adolescent issues, including 1) psychoeducational testing and independent educational evaluations, 2) juvenile delinquency and justice, and 3) child custody and divorce mediation. Dr. Felske is an active member of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, the International Neuropsychological Society, the Society of Clinical Neuropsychology, the American Psychology-Law Society, the American Psychological Association, and the National Register of Health Service Psychologists. Dr. Felske received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and her master’s and doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. She completed an American Psychological Association approved internship through the Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology and fellowship at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Wisconsin. She is board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology and the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology.