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 ...
The child had also come forward alleging physical abuse, specifically from his foster mother. The child was taken for a psychiatric evaluation. During the evaluation, it was determined that the child presented a danger to himself and others. As a…
This case involves a dispute over liability between two counties in Iowa and Nebraska. The original issue involved a young boy who became a ward of Nebraska when his mother began living with a convicted sex offender. The state placed…
This case involves a child who suffered a traumatic brain injury on board a cruise ship while participating in a staff-run activity. The activity was geared towards 10-14-year-olds and took place in a recreational space dedicated for children. On the day in question, there…
This case involves a 4-year-old child who suffered injuries after falling through a curtain in an art museum. The curtain was put up while the museum was undergoing renovation in one of its wings for a seasonal exhibit. Although there was a sign…
This case involves a 9-year-old boy who was injured after attempting a maneuver on a balance beam. The incident occurred at a gym that trains children in gymnastics. The boy was learning a new handstand move in a class of…
This case involves an 8-year-old boy with a history of idiopathic epilepsy who slipped and fell down the stairs at his school. The boy fell down 11 steps and hit his head on the way down. Prior to the accident, the…
This case involves a high school teacher who was accused of more than 10 counts of assault against female students over the course of his 15 years of employment at the school. The teacher was ultimately arrested and plead guilty to…
This case involves a 10-year-old boy who was sexually assaulted by the director of his after-school program. It was later discovered that the director had previously been accused of sexually assaulting minors and that the program had not run a background…
One of the children pushed a fellow student who fell into a glass door. The impact of the student shattered the door completely, severely injuring the student. It was alleged that this type of door was unfit for this facility…