Forensic Associates of Boston

Forensic Psychological Assessment Services by David Medoff, Ph.D.

Offering a full range of psychological assessment and consultation services directly for individuals, agencies, corporations, courts and academic facilities in both the private and public sectors. Dr. Medoff is a seasoned academic clinician who strives to follow the best clinical practices, informed by the latest peer-reviewed literature and research. His aim is to conduct careful, thoughtful and objective analyses of complex legal and psychological issues.

David Medoff, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and a tenured Associate Professor in private practice specializing in forensic psychological assessment. He is the former Co-Director of the Children and the Law Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and a former Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Medoff is tenured as an Associate Professor of Psychology at Suffolk University and is the Director of the Mental Health Counseling Program. He is a Designated Forensic Psychologist and a Certified Juvenile Court Clinician Mentor I and II. He performs a wide variety of forensic evaluations with specialization in forensic psychological testing, psychodiagnostic evaluations, high conflict custody disputes and the assessment of sexual offenders. Dr. Medoff regularly presents at international, national and regional conferences, writing, teaching and lecturing on a wide variety of forensic and clinical topics.

Dr. Medoff has published numerous articles on a wide variety of clinical and forensic matters including the scientific basis of psychological testing, the use of psychological testing in the forensic domain, juvenile sexual offenders and the major psychoses. He has presented at numerous professional workshops and seminars on a variety of subject matters including expert testimony, the use of psychological expert consultants, risk assessment, psychodiagnostic evaluations, child abuse and neglect, adolescent and adult psychopathology and legal risk management for clinical practice. He obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Boston University in 1986 and his Master's and Doctoral degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1993 and 1995, respectively. Following his academic training, Dr. Medoff completed his Pre-Doctoral Internship at the Children's Hospital - Boston, Harvard Medical School and his Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Children and the Law Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Medoff is internationally known for his clinical work and teaching skills. He served as an invited speaker at several International Conferences and continues to supervise, teach and consult with a variety of mental health professionals at various stages of their professional development.