Specialties/Services (Area of Expertise)
Assoc. Clinical Prof, UCLA, Dept Psychology; Spanish speaking; Bi-cultural; Children, adolescents & adults. Psychological trauma (crime, accident, dog bites, fire/explosion); pediatric burns; child sexual abuse; child suggestibility; sexual harassment; wrongful death; loss of parent; immigration.
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Area Served
California
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Education
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| School Attended: |
Duke University
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Degree Received: |
B.S.
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| School Attended: |
UCLA
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Degree Received: |
M.A.
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| School Attended: |
UCLA
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Degree Received: |
Ph.D.
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Licenses/Credentials
PhD Psychology, UCLA; Fellow, Am Board Forensic Examiners; Phi Beta Kappa
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Expert Witness Experience
Over 27 years providing plaintiff and defense psychological expert witness testimony for children, adolescents, and adults. Testified at over 14 trials.
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Previous Positions & Appointments
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, 1990-2008
Assist. and Assoc. Clinical Professor, UCLA Psychology Department, 2009-present;
Senior Community Mental Health Psychologist and Clinical Psychologist II, LA County Dept. Mental Health, 1987 - 2016
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Publications
Alvarez, V., & Adelman, H.S. (1986). Overstatements of self-evaluations by students with psychoeducational problems. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 19, 567-571.
Adelman, H.S., Lusk, R., Alvarez, V., & Acosta, N.K. (1985). Competence of minors to understand, evaluate, and communicate about their psychoeducational problems. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 16, 426-434.
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Honors/Awards
Phi Beta Kappa;
Magna Cum Laude, Duke University, 1980
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Professional Societies/Affiliations
Phi Beta Kappa
American Psychological Association
National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
American College of Forensic Examiners
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