This highly qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in child welfare. She earned her BS in social psychology at Park University and has published multiple articles and a book on foster parenting. She was previously a consultant with the Community Champion's Network of the North American Council on Adoptable Children. Currently, she is a pre-service/in-service trainer for the a MO agency, the MO representative on an adoption council, and the founder/executive ...
Dr. Barbara Knox has 16 years of experience in the field of Child Abuse Pediatrics. She earned her MD from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. After completing her residency in Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, she went on to complete a fellowship in Child Abuse Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Pediatrics and Child Abuse ...
Dr. Randell Alexander has 37 years of experience in the field of Pediatrics and Child Abuse Pediatrics. He earned his BS from Michigan State University and his MD from Wayne State University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Pediatrics at Spectrum Health Hospital. Today, this expert is board certified in Pediatrics and Child Abuse Pediatrics. Formerly, this expert held roles as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Iowa and as the ...
Dr. Carole A. Jenny has 35 years of experience in the field of Pediatrics. She earned her BA in Zoology from the University of Missouri Columbia, her BMS from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, her MD from the University of Washington School of Medicine, and her MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. After completing her internship in Pediatrics at the UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, she went on to complete her residency and ...
Dr. Christi L. Cooper-Lehki has 18 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. She earned her BA in Biological Sciences and Chemistry from the University of Charleston and her DO from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed an internship in Osteopathic Medicine, a residency in Psychiatry, and a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, all at Detroit Medical Center. She also went on to complete a fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry through ...
Dr. Mark J. Hudson has 17 years of experience in the field of Pediatrics. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin Greenbay and his MD from the University of Minnesota Medical School. After completing a residency in Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School, he went on to complete a fellowship in Child Abuse Pediatrics at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis. Today, this expert is board certified in Child ...
Dr. James B. Metz has 4 years of experience in the field of Child Abuse Pediatrics. He earned his BA in Russian Studies from Hamilton College, his MPH from the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, and his MD from the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine. After completing both an internship and residency in Pediatrics, he went on to complete a fellowship in Child Abuse Pediatrics years later, all at Seattle Children's ...
Dr. Lori D. Fraiser has 33 years of experience in the field of Child Abuse Pediatrics. She earned her BS in Physical Therapy from the University of Utah and her MD from the University of Utah School of Medicine. After completing her internship and residency in Pediatrics at Seattle Children’s Hospital, she went on to complete her fellowship in Child Abuse Pediatrics at Harborview Medical Center. Today, she is board certified in Pediatrics and Child Abuse Pediatrics by ...
This highly qualified expert has nearly two decades of experience in childcare and social services. She received her BS in sociology from Buffalo State College and her certification in child development from Penn Foster Institute. She formerly served as a childcare services registrar and as a preventive services caseworker at Rockland County Department of Social Services. This expert currently serves as a child protective services senior caseworker at a social services ...
This highly-qualified expert has twenty years of experience specializing in law enforcement investigations with particular expertise in sexual assault, threat assessment, and management. She is certified in forensic sciences, as a defensive tactic and use of force instructor, and as a threat assessment professional. This expert is active in her field with memberships to the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals, Alliance for Hope, California Homicide ...
After providing medical expert testimony in suspected child abuse cases for more than three years, a doctor in Tacoma, Washington has left her hospital post. Dr. Elizabeth Woods’s exit comes after an explosive investigation exposed her lack of credentials in…
Co-authored by Carrie M. Babiasz Family law is an area of law involving issues and disputes that may arise from familial or other personal relationships, including domestic partnerships, civil unions, and marriages. The area of family law is quite broad, encompassing…
Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: In the Interest of M.M.-A. Citation: 2017 Pa. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 4434 One of the experts was a radiology expert, retained by the parents, who opined on non-abusive causation explanations. The…
Court: Court of Appeals of Michigan Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: People v. Ortiz Nieves Citation: 2019 Mich. App. LEXIS 7367 In a murder case, the defendant claims abuse of discretion. The motion focuses on the trial court admitting the testimony…
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of California Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Dees v. County of San Diego Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6280 In this Family Court case, the plaintiff alleges a social worker violated constitutional…
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Hester v. Sec’y, Fla. Dep’t of Corr. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 210539 Facts The petitioner sought a writ of habeas corpus challenging…
Court: Court of Appeals of Mississippi Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Nelson v. State Citation: 2017 Miss. App. LEXIS 183 Facts The defendant was convicted by the Simpson County Circuit Court of sexual battery and child touching for lustful purposes. He…
Court: Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division One Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: People v. Van Druten Citation: 2019 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 6726 The defendant’s motion to exclude testimony from the plaintiff’s psychology expert witness testimony regarding…
Court: Court of Appeals of North Carolina Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: State v. Knolton Citation: 2017 N.C. App. LEXIS 332 Facts The defendant was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing his minor daughter, was tried, and found him guilty of seven…
Court: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: State v. Grandison Citation: 2018 La. App. Unpub. LEXIS 314 Facts This sexual abuse case involves a child that was raped by her mother’s boyfriend when she was…
The boy did not report negative experiences at either of his first 2 homes. After 6 months of placement into his most recent foster home, the boy reported to his caseworker that his foster father was abusing him. In spite…