Disability Expert Witnesses

This expert has been practicing for over 30 years. She received her Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley and completed a fellowship in Epidemiology there as well. She has published over 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and sits on the Editorial Board of "Pediatric and Perinatal Research", the "American Journal of Public Health", "Pediatrics", "Annals of Internal Medicine", and "Autism Research". She is a member of the Scientific Review Committee for the National Institutes of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, the American Public Health Association, and the Society for Epidemiological Research, and is the recipient of awards such as TIME Magazine's Top Ten Parenting Finding of 2011. Currently, this expert is a Professor of Nursing at a major medical university, where she serves as the Chair of the Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, and Director of the Masters of Public Health Program as well. She is also the Director of a major center for autism and developmental disabilities research and epidemiology, which is one of six such centers funded by the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This qualified expert of Medical School Diversity and Disability Services obtained her BS in Psychology from the University of Central Florida, her MA in Psychology from the University of Alabama, and her Ph.D in Learning and Development at the Cleveland State University. She completed her Post-Doctorate in Training and Assessment Training at Harvard University. She is Certified in General Teaching and is a member of the Academy of American Medical Colleges, the Association on Higher Education and Disability, and the American Psychological Association. She had 25+ Publications on Higher Education and is the Director of MSDS and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at a Top Medical University and is an External Faculty Adviser for an Ivy League Medical School.

This expert has a thirty year association in the Life and Disability Income Insurance Industry. For twenty-eight years he was associated with The Union Central Life Insurance Company. During that time he was involved in numerous claim/policy service matters and supervised claim litigation. He also conducted California Fraud Training for over twenty years with claim examiners with a concentration in the Bad Faith area. In addition, was a former Life Insurance Sales Agent with Western Southern Life Insurance Company.

This highly qualified expert has nearly 40 years of experience in insurance underwriting. He earned his BA in economics from the University of Guelph and his BComm in graduate business at the University of Windsor. He then went on to become a life underwriting at Independent Order of Foresters and a manager of Canadian life and disability underwriting at Crown Life Insurance Co. He then served as the AVP of underwriting and customer service at Paul Revere Life Insurance Co. before becoming the director of GSI and advanced underwriting at UnumProvident Corp. and RBC Insurance Life Insurance Company. Currently, this expert is an insurance consultant of how own insurance consultancy and a contractor insurance consultant for an underwriting service in Ontario.

This qualified expert specializes in disability, autism, neurodiversity, disability policy, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the intersection of autism and disability with the law. She earned her BSBA in psychology, criminology, and law from the University of Florida before earning her JD from the University of Miami. She is a licensed attorney and is active in her field as an author of several publications about disability, autism, and accessibility. This expert formerly served as an associate attorney for Zumpano Patricios and is currently the owner of a consulting firm based in Florida and an adjunct professor at a university in Indiana.

This highly-qualified applied behavior analysis expert has 20 years of experience in her field, specializing in autism, developmental disabilities, and early intervention. She earned her BA in clinical psychology from Lock Haven University and her MA in applied behavior analysis from Penn State University. She is a board-certified behavior analyst and certified as a Competent Learner Model coach. This expert is active in her field as a member of the Association for Professional Behavior Analysis and as an author of several peer-reviewed publications. She formerly served as a behavior analyst for Keystone Human Services, a clinical adjunct of psychiatry at Penn State College of Medicine, and the clinical director, chief clinical officer, and CEO of Vista Autism Service & The Vista School. Currently, this expert owns a private practice and serves as an ABA business and clinical consultant.