Center for Forensic Studies at Alliant International University
 
 
  • CFS Home

  • Fresno
  • Irvine
  • Los Angeles
  • Sacramento
  • San Diego
  • Staff
  • Welcome from the CFS Director
  • CFS Director Hickey's Blog
  •  
     
     
     




     

    Los Angeles Campus Faculty

     

     
    Diane M. Beneventi, Ph.D.
    Regional Field Training Director
    Ph.D. 1996, CSPP at Alliant
    Research Interests: neuropsychology
    Email
     

     
    Kyle Boone, Ph.D., ABPP
    Associate Professor
    Ph.D. 1984, CSPP at Alliant
    Former Professor-in-Residence, Dept. of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine (1986-2008). Published over 100 peer-reviewed articles in professional journals in the area of neuropsychological assessment and malingering. Editorial boards include: The Clinical Neuropsychologist, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society and Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. Research Interests: malingering, neuropsychological assessment, neuropsychology.
     

     
    Robert R. Briones, Psy.D.
    Field Training Liason
    Psy.D. 2005, CSPP at Alliant
    Currently Clinical Staff Psychologist at USC Student Counseling Services
    Research Interests: Latino adolescent psychology, multicultural and community psychology
    Email
     

     

    Phillip Corrado, Ph.D.
    Adjunct Faculty
    Ph.D. 1997, Alliant 
    Former Staff Psychologist to the State of California Department of Corrections
    Research Interests: neuropsychology and violence assessment
    Email

     

     
    Dennis Dixon, Ph.D.
    Adjunct Faculty
    Ph.D. 2006, Louisiana State University
    Currently at the Center for Autism and Related Disorders
    Resarch Interests: neuropsychology, intellectual disabilities
    Email
     

     
    Annette Lorene Ermshar, Ph.D.
    Adjunct Faculty
    Ph.D. 2000, Loma Linda University; M.S. in clinical psychopharmacology, 2007, Alliant.
    Board certified in forensic psychology-American Board of Professional Psychology
    Research Interests: neuropsychology
    Email
     

     
    Jay Finkelman, Ph.D.
    Affiliated Faculty
    Ph.D., New York University, M.B.A., City University of New York
    Currently both an industrial and forensic psychologist, and a Certified Professional Ergonomist. Extensively published, Dr. Finkelman has held positions such as station manager of KTVU San Francisco and Vice President of Marketing for Walt Disney television.
    Currently Systemwide Associate Dean, Marshall Goldsmith School of Management
    Email
    ; Faculty Webpage
     

     
    Debra F. Glaser, Ph.D.
    Ph.D. 1983, CSPP at Alliant
    Specializations in: police psychology; critical incident stress debriefing; hypnosis; workplace violence prevention; and expert witness testimony. Served as LAPD Chief Police Psychologist from 1997-2006.
    Email
     

     
    Adam K. Herdina, Psy.D.
    Adjunct Faculty
    Psy.D. 2004, University of LaVerne.
    Currently serves as a Police Psychologist for LAPD. Other interests include: risk assessment, sex offenders, and prison psychology.
    Email
     

     
    Eric Hickey, Ph.D.
    Systemwide Director
    Center for Forensic Studies
    Ph.D., 1985; Brigham Young University
    Books include: The Myth of a Psychiatric Crime Wave, Sex Crimes and Paraphilia, Serial Murders and Their Victims , Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime , and Controversial Issues in Criminology .
    Research interests:  Serial murderers, paraphilia, stalkers, sex offenders
    Email ; Faculty Webpage
     

     
    Carl Kelly, PhD
    Adjunct Faculty
    Email
     

     
    Gerard Labuschagne, Ph.D .
    Adjunct Faculty
    Ph.D., University of Pretoria, South Africa
    Currently Commander of the South Aftrican Police Service's Investigative Psychology Unit. This Unit responds nationaly to assist in mass and spree murders, serial rape, and more. Dr. Labuschagne is a qualified clinical psychologist and criminologist.
    Email
     

     
    William McTaggart, J.D.
    Adjunct Faculty
    J.D. 1978, Loyola Law School
    Attorney and Mediator. Admitted to practice law in California, New York, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of International Trade, U.S. District Courts in California and Arizona, U.S. Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit).
    Email
     

     

    Deborah S. Miora, Ph.D.
    Interim Program Director-Los Angeles
    Ph.D. 1987, CSPP at Alliant
    Affiliated with CSPP since 1989, in various academic and administrative capacities. Regularly consults in clinical pediatirc cases and adult forensic and neuropsychological matters before attorneys and the courts, including competency to stand trial, sentencing, and post-conviction appeal in capital matters.
    Research Interests: neuropsychological funcions underlying functional abilities in competency, relationship of higher order cognitive function to underlying brain structures, neuropsychological and legal issues pertaining to the less developmentally mature adult brain and juveniles in the context of criminal proceedings.
    Email

     

     
    Randy Noblitt, Ph.D.
    Affiliated Faculty
    Ph.D., University of North Texas
    Author of: Cult and ritual abuse: its history, anthropology, and recent discovery in contemporary America, (2000). Praeger publishers: Wesport, Connecticut. 
    Currently CSPP faculty 
    Research interests: dissociative disorders, ritual abuse, and psychopharmacology
    Email ; Faculty Webpage
     

     
    Joe Reed, J.D., Ph.D.
    Adjunct Faculty
    Ph.D., 1985 CSPP at Alliant
    J.D., 1995 University of California Hastings College of the Law
    Consulting Editor to the Journal of Forensic Psychology. Currently the clinical psychologist for the Board of Parole Hearings for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
    Email
     

     
    Dr. Donsha Robinson-McClain
    Field Training Liason
    Email
     

     
    Sherry Skidmore, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor
    Ph.D. 1975; United States International University
    Email
     
    Center for Forensic Studies Footer