Psychology Expert Witnesses in New York
The SEAK Expert Witness Directory contains a comprehensive list of psychology expert witnesses who testify, consult and provide litigation support on psychology and related issues. Psychology expert witnesses and consultants on this page may form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, and provide expert witness testimony at deposition and trial. The issues and subjects these psychology expert witnesses testify regarding may include: PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Assessment, Brain Injury, Competency, Corrections, Disability, Emotional Damages, Emotional Distress, Epilepsy, Fitness For Duty, Memory, Neuropsychologist, and Neuroscience.
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Frederick “Ted” W Green, III
Psychologist / Neuropsychology Tufts Faculty PTSD
Moonlight Psychological Services, LLC
Neuropsychology, Psychology
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Personal Psychological Injury, Suggestibility, Adjustment Disorder, Car Accident, Concussion, Hypnosis, Depression, Psychotherapy, Sexual Assault, TBI, PTSD, Autism Spectrum, Somatic Symptom Disorder, ADHD, Cognitive Impairment, Malingering, Veteran, IME
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in neuropsychological testing; 14 years of experience conducting comprehensive neuropsychological and psychological evaluations across clinical, medical, and forensic settings. I serve on the faculty at Tufts University School of Medicine, where I teach and supervise doctoral‑level clinicians in neuropsychological assessment, psychotherapy, and clinical hypnosis. I am licensed in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and all PsyPact states (43 including DC). My background includes training at multiple VA Medical Centers and participation in weekly clinical meetings at the National Center for PTSD in White River Junction, Vermont, which provided extensive experience with PTSD, trauma‑related disorders, and veterans’ disability evaluations.
I provide nexus reviews, independent medical opinions, disability evaluations, personal injury assessments, and consultation to insurance carriers regarding medical necessity and prior authorization for ...
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Anne Mary K Montero, PhD, HSPP, CFMHE
Award-Winning Health Psychologist, IUSM Faculty
Psychology Works, Indiana University Health
Psychology, Neuropsychology
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Psychology, trauma, stress response, malpractice, pain, somatoform disorders, sexual abuse, PTSD, disability, patient-provider relationship, personal injury, memory, workman's compensation, suicide, depression, GI psychology, cancer, surgery, discrimination, immigration
The people you work with can be as important as the work you do. Expert witness training emphasizes the need for valid, empirically-derived information translated to common-sense understanding, delivered with ethics, engagement, and clarity. Dr. Anne Mary Montero strives to attend to these standards of excellence in expert witnessing, informed by her:
Academic rigor: Board certification in both psychological science and forensic mental health evaluation
Extensive experience: >15,000 hours of direct patient care
Expert reputation: Serving as consult/liaison provider for 19 medical specialties at IU School of Medicine
Ethics leadership: Trained by Indiana University Health Ethics Intensive, service on ethics committee
Science-fluency and diligence in publication: 143 articles/posters/VLOGs/presentations in last 5y, including peer-reviewed journals; she participates in research funded by NIH and NCI, in partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine
Thorough style: Capac...
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Bill D. Geis, Ph.D., LLC
Experienced Med School Expert-PsychologyPsychiatry
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Psychiatry, Psychology
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Suicide/Malpractice/Wrongful Death, Standard of Care--Mental Health, Personal Injury, Priest Abuse, False Confession, Competency to Confess, Criminal Responsibility, Sexual Harassment, PTSD, Competency to Waive Rights, Insanity/NGRI, Competency to Stand Trial
BACKGROUND. Dr. Bill Geis is an experienced clinician, researcher, medical school professor and forensic expert--with a career that spans more than 40 years. He holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Kansas. He did a Psychiatry Department Internship at the Indiana University School of Medicine and a two-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Menninger Foundation, which is now in collaboration with Baylor Medical School in Houston, Texas. His clinical, teaching, and administrative experience is broad and deep, with experience in virtually all mental health conditions and treatments.
FORENSIC: His career as a forensic expert includes over 850 consultations in the areas of suicide wrongful death, standard of care, personal injury, criminal defenses and other issues as outlined below. His extensive teaching and clinical training expertise enhances his ability to provide competent and non-jargon-filled depositions and court testimony. He is able to communicate effe...
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Erin Kendall Braun, PhD
Memory Expert - Eyewitness Testimony & Id
FathomCo, LLC
Brooklyn, New York
Psychology, Forensic Psychology
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Memory, Eyewitness Testimony, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroscience, Eyewitness Identification, Eyewitness Misidentification, Habits, Behavioral Science, Episodic Memory, False Memory, Memory Reconstruction, Memory Bias, Misinformation Effect, Memory Confidence, Source Misattribution, Jury Misconceptions, Memory Reliability
I am a Cognitive Neuroscientist specializing in memory, learning, and decision making. I provide expert witness testimony on the complexities of eyewitness accounts, including issues related to false memories, the misattribution effect, memory reconstruction, and the inherent susceptibility of normal memory recall to error.
I earned my Ph.D. in Psychology from Columbia University and have published extensively in leading scientific journals such as Nature Neuroscience and Nature Communications. My dissertation focused on the retroactive modulation of memory, exploring how memories can be altered by events that follow their initial encoding.
Decades of research have shown that when we recall an event, memory is not replayed perfectly like a video recording. Instead, the brain reconstructs the memory each time it is remembered, relying on associative processes. This reconstruction makes memory—and therefore eyewitness testimony—vulnerable to errors and biases. Despite strong scienti...
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Karin Gepp, Psy.D.
Independent Forensic & Assessment Psychologist
ACTPSYCH, PLLC
New York, New York
Forensic Psychology, Psychology
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disability, permanency, personal injury, risk, fitness for duty, pre-employment, corrections, workers comp, neuropsychology, civil, criminal, causality, occupational, MMI, utilization, assessment, evaluation, consultation, competency, mitigation
Licensed clinical psychologist specializing in forensic, civil, and occupational psychological evaluations, with extensive experience in workers’ compensation, disability determinations, fitness-for-duty, risk assessment, and record-based forensic opinions.
Practice is primarily evaluation-focused, with secondary outpatient psychotherapy and clinical supervision in adult populations. Experienced working with public-sector agencies, correctional systems, insurers, and legal stakeholders.
PSYPACT authorized.
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Mark D Lerner, Ph.D.
Emotional Distress/Damages & Fitness to Practice
Lerner Psychological Services, P.C.
Melville, New York
Forensic Psychology, Psychology
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emotional distress, emotional damages, fitness to practice, fitness for duty, PTSD, medical malpractice, emotional, distress, malpractice
Dr. Mark Lerner is a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist in New York and Chairman of The National Center for Emotional Wellness. He has over 35 years of experience.
Dr. Lerner specializes in proving and disproving emotional distress claims in employment law, medical malpractice, and personal injury cases. He additionally focuses on fitness to practice (e.g., healthcare providers), fitness to teach/administrate (e.g., teachers, professors, and school and university administrators), and fitness for duty evaluations (e.g., law enforcement officers). Dr. Lerner has decades of experience serving as an expert witness.
There is virtually no limit to the amount a jury may award for egregious emotional distress & pain and suffering. Dr. Lerner works with plaintiff or defense counsel conducting forensic psychological evaluations, including administering objective empirically based psychometric testing and conducting psychological record reviews.
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Bill D. Geis, Ph.D., LLC
Experienced Med School Expert-PsychologyPsychiatry
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
New York
Psychiatry, Psychology
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Suicide/Malpractice/Wrongful Death, Standard of Care--Mental Health, Personal Injury, Priest Abuse, False Confession, Competency to Confess, Criminal Responsibility, Sexual Harassment, PTSD, Competency to Waive Rights, Insanity/NGRI, Competency to Stand Trial
BACKGROUND. Dr. Bill Geis is an experienced clinician, researcher, medical school professor and forensic expert--with a career that spans more than 40 years. He holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Kansas. He did a Psychiatry Department Internship at the Indiana University School of Medicine and a two-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Menninger Foundation, which is now in collaboration with Baylor Medical School in Houston, Texas. His clinical, teaching, and administrative experience is broad and deep, with experience in virtually all mental health conditions and treatments.
FORENSIC: His career as a forensic expert includes over 850 consultations in the areas of suicide wrongful death, standard of care, personal injury, criminal defenses and other issues as outlined below. His extensive teaching and clinical training expertise enhances his ability to provide competent and non-jargon-filled depositions and court testimony. He is able to communicate effe...
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Sasha Berger, Ph.D.
Trauma/PTSD Specialist
New York
Psychology, Mental Health
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Dissociation, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Trauma, Sexual Abuse, Assault, Emotional Distress, Harassment, Neglect, Vicarious Traumatization, Burnout, Therapy, EMDR, Depression, Anxiety, Intimate Partner Violence
Dr. Sasha Berger is a Columbia-trained, licensed clinical psychologist with over 15 years of experience in clinical practice, supervision, and research, with particular expertise in trauma, dissociation, and posttraumatic stress, including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Dissociative Identity Disorder. She is fully licensed in NY and NJ, and a member of the National Registry of Health Psychologists. She has a wide range of experience across multiple settings, including hospital outpatient/inpatient care, college counseling centers, community mental health, and outpatient/inpatient neuropsychological assessment.
She has held appointments at Columbia University Medical School, City University of New York, Mount Sinai Medical Center and the National Institute for the Psychotherapies’ Integrative Trauma Studies Program. Throughout her academic roles, she has taught coursework on trauma and provided clinical supervision and consultation to Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) student...
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Turhan Canli, Ph.D.
Professor, MRI & Molecular Neuroscience of Trauma
Port Jefferson, New York
Psychology, Environmental
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Neuroscience, brain imaging, gene-environment, epigenetics, neurotoxic exposure, chemical injury, organophosphate exposure, PTSD, psychological trauma, biomarkers, statistics, scientific admissibility, toxic tort, environmental exposure, chemical exposure, military, invisible injury, research design, neuroethics, refugees
Dr. Canli is a trained science communicator, and Professor of Integrative Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University. He is an expert in human brain imaging, the molecular-genetic basis of neural function and behavior (DNA, gene expression, epigenetics, gene-by-environment interactions) , trauma-related neuroscience, and neuroethics. He has approximately three decades of experience with MRI-based research and since 2008 is the Founder/Director of Stony Brook's SCAN (Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience) Center. Dr. Canli assists attorneys in evaluating the scientific reliability of neuroscience, brain imaging, biomarker, trauma, and chemical-exposure evidence. His work is relevant to matters involving toxic exposure, psychological injury, PTSD, neurobiological harm, research ethics, and scientific causation.
Dr. Canli earned his Ph.D. in Psychology/Neuroscience from Yale University and completed postdoctoral training at Stanford University. He h...
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Denise Krch, PhD
Spanish Speaking Neuropsychologist: Civil NY/ME
Bilingual Neuropsychological Consulting, LLC
New York City, New York
Neuropsychology, Psychology
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psychologist, stroke, movement disorders, independent medical examination, independent neuropsychological examination, cognitive rehabilitation, multiple sclerosis, Spanish, quality of life, TBI, neuropsychologist, virtual reality, PTSD, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, depression, anxiety
Neuropsychology thought leader.
Award winning researcher.
Research has focused on rehabilitation techniques for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), dementia and multiple sclerosis (MS) and their caregivers, virtual reality cognitive rehabilitation treatments, and cognitive rehabilitation outcomes for Hispanics and other minoritized groups.
Rutgers faculty.
Bilingual (Spanish and English).
Peer reviewer for numerous publications.
Well-published.
International speaking experience in English and Spanish.
Active clinical practice.
Licensed in New York and Maine.
Experienced in forensic evaluations, expert witness reports and expert witness testimony.
Passionate about improving quality of life for patients with TBI, dementia, stroke, and other neurological and mental health conditions.
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Luba Nakhutina, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist
Comprehensive Neuropsychology Services, PC
New York, New York
Neuropsychology, Psychology
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neuropsychological, disability, liability, memory, neuropsychologist, IME, assessment, brain injury, dementia, PTSD, independent medical exam, cognitive, concussion, epilepsy, depression, neuropsychological testing, psychological, TBI, medico-legal, anxiety
Board-Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist | Clinical Professor of Neurology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University |
I serve as the Director of the Neuropsychology Service in the Department of Neurology at SUNY Downstate. I also conduct evaluations in my private practice at Comprehensive Neuropsychology Services, PC.
I earned my Ph.D. in Psychology (Neuropsychology) from the City University of New York. I completed my predoctoral internship in neuropsychology at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at NYU. I have practiced as a clinical neuropsychologist for over 20 years.
As a lifespan neuropsychologist, I evaluate children, adolescents, and adults with a wide range of neurological, neurodevelopmental, medical, and psychiatric conditions, including traumatic brain injury (TBI), concussion, epilepsy, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), dementia, stroke, learning disabilities, autism, and emotional or behavioral disorders....
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Neal Kimble, Ph.D., ABPP
Expert Psychologist: Clinical/Forensic/Corrections
Putnam Valley, New York
Forensic Psychology, Psychology
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Psychological Autopsy, Suicide Prevention & Risk Assessment, Corrections, Program Development, Clinical/Forensic Evaluations, Inspections, Audits, Investigations, Threat Assessment & Management, Workplace Violence, Forensic Psychology, Mental Illness, Competency, Insanity, Malingering
Master's Clinical Psychology
Master's Forensic Psychology
Master's Psychopharmacology
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology
American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) in Clinical Psychology
Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT) from PSYPACT
I am a Clinical, Forensic, and Corrections Psychologist licensed in New York, Pennsylvania, Kansas, and Florida, with over 13 years of experience. I have provided forensic evaluations for numerous, high-profile offenders, and developed numerous mental health programs within correctional settings.
Specialties included, but are not limited to:
- Proving and disproving emotional distress claims, competency, insanity, malingering, psychosis, and other forensic/clinical issues within the legal system.
- Psychometric testing and record reviews.
- Case consultation for attorneys on pretrial dynamics, including evaluation of opposing expert reports.
- Development and implementation of mental health programs within correctional setti...
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Charles H. Heller, PhD.
PSYCHOLOGIST EXPERT IN BATTERED WOMAN SYNDROME
Heller Consulting Group Inc.
New York, New York
Psychology, Child Abuse
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Battered Woman Syndrome, Homicide, Criminal Assessment, Emotional Suffering, Child Sexual Abuse, Murder, Sexual Assault, Emotional Damages, False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse, Battered Woman Defense, CSAAS Rebuttal, Posttraumatic stress Disorder PTSD, Clergy Sex Abuse, Criminal Behavior, Domestic Violence, False Allegation
I am a licensed Psychologist in both New Jersey and New York, providing clinical and forensic consultation services onsite or on internet platform as a member of Psypact in 42 other jurisdictions nationwide. I can also consult in California and Massachusetts per statute. My Ph.D in Psychology is from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, earned in 1979. My doctoral research entitled Criminal Behavior and Arousal, focused on the causes of criminal behavior, laying the foundation for a career devoted to the clinical and forensic understanding of violence. I have been a treating clinical psychologist, forensic psychologist, and expert witness for over 40 years. My specialties include Battered woman Syndrome, Battered Women Syndrome defense for battered women who have murdered or assaulted the perpetrator of domestic violence. I have also worked with prosecutors in cases related to domestic violence and battered person syndrome, I have assisted in cases of Intimate Partner Violence, Inti...
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Barbara Kapetanakes, Psy.D.
Neuropsych Expert Witness w Masters in Psychopharm
Expedient Medicolegal Services
Sleep Hollow, New York
Neuropsychology, Psychology
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Trauma, Traumatic Injury, Cognitive Functioning, Impairment, Standard of Care, Mood Changes, PTSD, Education Standards, Disability Evaluation, Functional Capacity, Developmental Delays, Psychoeducational Evaluation, Attention Deficits, Executive Functioning, Memory Loss, Brain Injury
Dr. Barbara Kapetanakes is a New York State Licensed Psychologist with over 25 years of experience in clinical practice, with a specialty in neuropsychology as well as general practice. She holds a Doctorate in Psychology and a Master’s in Education in School Psychology, both from Pace University, and has further advanced her expertise with a Post-Doctoral Certificate in Neuropsychology from the Fielding Institute and a Post-Doctoral Master’s Degree in Psychopharmacology from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Dr. Kapetanakes is the founder and director of a thriving private practice in Sleepy Hollow, NY, where she provides comprehensive psychological services, including neuropsychological testing, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and divorce mediation. Her practice focuses on adolescents, families navigating divorce, and individuals with learning disabilities, attention deficits, traumatic brain injuries, and other neurocognitive disorders. She also offers support for patients dealing wi...
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