Publications

• Dependent Personality as an Affirmative Defense.pdf
• Denial of ambivalence as a hallmark of parental alienation.pdf
• Essentials of a Forensic Child Custody Evaluation03152017.pdf
• Normative Data for the F(p) Scale of the MMPI-2.pdf
• Reunification Therapy versus Family Integration Therapy.pdf
• Guidelines for Conducting a Victim Sensitive Interview.pdf

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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

Additional Information

Dr. Alan M. Jaffe brings 45 years of forensic psychology and experience to the courtroom, having conducted more than 2,000 psychological evaluations in matters ranging from child custody disputes to high-profile criminal cases. He serves as Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, a faculty position he has held for over four decades. Dr. Jaffe is the author of the forthcoming academic textbook Parental Alienation Abuse: Psychological Implications and Legal Challenges, published by Nova Science Publishers. This work establishes parental alienation as a distinct form of psychological child abuse and provides courts with an empirically grounded framework for identification and intervention. His scholarship on custody evaluation has been recognized in the University of La Verne Law Review—a distinction rarely accorded to psychologists—and he has been published in multiple American Bar Association journals including Family Advocate and Law Trends & News. His forensic expertise spans child custody evaluation, parental alienation, high-conflict divorce, PTSD and trauma assessment, fitness to stand trial, competency evaluation, substance abuse and addiction, fitness for duty, sexual harassment, stalking, sexual offender evaluation, parenting plan mediation, record review, malingering assessment, disability evaluation, wrongful termination, independent medical examination, child abuse assessment, personal injury, and litigation support for insurance disputes. He has provided expert testimony in cases involving alcohol intoxication defenses and has testified in high-profile rape and murder trials where substance use was central to jury deliberations. His published research on the MMPI-2 F(p) Scale, co-authored with leading psychometricians, established normative data with direct implications for detecting malingering in clinical and forensic settings—a critical issue in personal injury, disability, and criminal defense matters. Dr. Jaffe developed specialized protocols for victim-sensitive interviewing, published in the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, and has written on reunification therapy, the MMPI-2 in forensic contexts, and dependent personality disorder as an affirmative defense. His article on forensic custody evaluation methodology remains a widely cited resource for family law practitioners. He has served as faculty for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education on advanced custody and visitation issues. Beyond family and criminal matters, Dr. Jaffe has evaluated fitness, competence, job suitability, and disability for Fortune 500 companies and has consulted to the aviation industry, bringing unique perspective as a licensed pilot. He conducted the only authorized psychological study of elected members of the Illinois General Assembly. His clinical expertise includes family therapy, divorce adjustment, addictive disorders, and the psychological impact of divorce on workplace performance—an issue he has addressed in numerous employment-related legal matters. Dr. Jaffe has served as consulting editor to the American Medical Association's Complete Guide to Women's Health and has appeared as an expert panelist on the Chicago Bar Association's television program "You and the Law," discussing psychological evaluation of minors in legal proceedings. His expert testimony has been recognized in the Jury Verdict Reporter. A Fellow of the American College of Forensic Examiners, Dr. Jaffe is licensed in Illinois and Wisconsin and maintains offices in Chicago and Lake Geneva. He accepts cases for both plaintiff and defense, provides consultation to attorneys on case strategy, and offers clear, well-documented testimony that withstands rigorous cross-examination.