Specialties

Psychological and Neuropsychological evaluation of PTSD, TBI, Depression, Symptom magnification

Degrees/Licenses

Ph.D; Psychologist;
Licensed: CA, HI, ID, NV.

Formal Education

Ph.D, Psychology, Wright Institute,1990

Registration and Licenses

Board Certified Clinical Psychology

Previous/Current Position

Consulting Neuropsychologist Spectrum Health Care, Modesto, CA.

Honors/Awards

NIMH Fellow/Visiting Scholar- UC Berkeley; Post Doctoral Fellow; Michigan State University.

Prof. Affiliations

American Psychological Association, American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, National Academy of Neuropsychology.

Publications

Mind Games: How the Expert Neuropsychologist Supports the Defense in Traumatic Brain Injury Claims. For The Defense, March 2017, Vol. 59, No.3.
Assessing Neuro-Cognitive Complaints After Brain Injury: Distinguishing Fact from Fiction in Civil and Criminal Litigation. The American Trial Lawyer, (II), III, 18-21. Practice Patterns Across the Clinical Life Span: Results From the California Survey of Psychological Practice. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, (36)4, 434-440. Pingitore, D.P. (2019). The Disgruntled Examiner: Counter-transference in the forensic setting. The Specialist, (42), 11-14.


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Prior Expert

Defense Expert for the 24 cases; 6 current.
Plaintiff expert in 12 cases; 2 current (2017-2019)