Joe Davis

Biography

Brief Bio: Dr. Joe Davis

Earned: BS, MS, & PHD degrees

Honorary Degree: LLD, Doctor of Laws, ad honorem (honoris causa, honorable cause).

Postgrad. Forensic Psychology Assessment Practicum: Forensic Psychiatric Unit, Western State Psychiatric Correctional Facility, Virginia.

Predoc: Clinical Psychology, Veterans Admin. Medical Center (APA approved) Inpatient/Outpatient Psychiatry-Psychology Service, La Jolla. Clinical Neuropsychology, Sharp-Memorial/Cabrillo Hospital-Pt.Loma, Inpatient Neurorehabilitation Unit, San Diego.

Expertise: Personality Disorders, Psychopathy, Deviance, Paraphilias.

Assessment: MMPI, MMPI-2, Forensic-Risk and Threat Assessment, Crime-Specific Behavioral Analysis (FBI model).

A native of Virginia, residing in San Diego, I have a successful career in mental health/behavioral healthcare, public safety, and higher education. I have mental health and university teaching backgrounds with an earned doctorate. I am a published author with exceptional analytical-clinical solution-focused skills in clinical-forensic settings.

Academic experiences include Visiting Professor, Assistant Clinical Professor, Full-time Chair, Program Director, Interim Associate Dean of Students, and Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs.

Mental health positions include: pre/postdoctoral psych. assistant, public service psychologist (Virginia), and postdoctoral fellow. This includes evaluation, treatment, case-specific consultation, forensic evaluation, threat-risk assessment, and case management. Experience includes incident response, crisis intervention, relapse prevention, diagnosis, and treatment (individual/group)
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Education

BS, MS, PhD, and LL.D. (honoris causa)

Areas of Research / Professional Expertise

MMPI/MMPI-2 Personality Objective Assessment
Public Safety Psychology, Police Psychology
Trauma, Critical Incidents, PTSD, and CISM
Stalking, Stalkers, and Victimology
Personality Disorder and Crime
Sexuality, Paraphilia, and Deviance
Mental State at  Time of Offense
Violence and Dangerousness
Competency to Stand Trial
Threat Assessment, Risk Management
Clinical-Forensic Psychology
Police-Public Safety Psychology
Applied and Theoretical Criminology
Crime-Specific Behavioral Analysis
Crime Analysis and Deviance

Personal Interests

Hiking, Travel, Cooking, Botony

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