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(973) 258-0370 (Phone) (973) 258-0371 (Fax) E-Mail: Siegert@Forensicpsychologyexpert.Com Mark Siegert, Ph.D. 75 Main Street, Suite 201 Millburn, NJ 07041 (973) 258-0370 (Phone) (973) 258-0371 (Fax) www.forensicpsychologyexpert.com E-mail: [email protected] VITA Name: Mark Barry Siegert, Ph.D. Age: 54 Date of Birth: November 22, 1952 Licenses: New Jersey #2667 New York #9621-1 Faculty Appointments 1989-2003 Adjunct Assistant Professor Teacher's College Columbia University 1989-1993 Clinical Assistant Professor Adelphi University 1987-1988 Lecturer on Education Counseling and Consulting Psychology Program Harvard University 1983-1988 Clinical Instructor Harvard Medical School 1981-1983 Clinical Fellow Harvard Medical School Internship 1981-1982 Cambridge Hospital, Harvard Medical School Psychoanalytic Training 1993 Certificate in Psychoanalysis William Alanson White Institute Degrees Ph.D. University of Tennessee, Knoxville; 1984 Major: Clinical Psychology BA (cum laude) University of Colorado, Boulder; 1977 Major: Psychology; Minor: Music Page 1 Mark Siegert, Ph.D. Published appellate decision citing expert testimony June 9, 2004 Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division Docket No. A-2695-02T2 Testimony regarding Criminal Competency and Mental Retardation Television Appearances 2000-Present CNN (Interviewed by Paula Zahn, Connie Chung, Crossfire hosts, etc.) MSNBC (Interviewed by Forrest Sawyer, Greg Jared etc.) Fox News Channel (Including The O’Reilly Factor) WNBC Today Show, Court TV Network (10 appearances to date) Radio Interviews 2001 Morning Edition, National Public Radio, WBUR Public Radio, Boston, Joan Rivers Show Print Media Citations 2000 New York Post on effects of POW experience of Senator John McCain, Multiple citations from interviews appeared in newspapers and magazines throughout the country. National and International Talks and Presentations Siegert, M March 2006 The Detection of Malingering. Distinguished Expert Lecture Series, Office of the Public Defender Trenton, NJ Siegert, M March 2006 Criminal Competency Evaluations with the Developmentally Disabled Distinguished Expert Lecture Series, Office of the Public Defender Trenton, NJ Siegert, M November, 2005 Psychological Testing in Criminal Forensic Evaluations, Office of the Public Defender, Monmouth Region, Freehold, NJ Siegert, M February, 2005 Psychological Testing in Criminal Forensic Evaluations, Office of the Public Defender, Ocean Region, Freehold, NJ Siegert, M November, 2004 Criminal Competency Evaluations, Office of the Public Defender, Monmouth Region, Freehold, NJ Siegert, M August 1998 Psychological Diagnosis (part of panel Medical School 101) Presented to NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) Siegert, M October 1997 Basics of Psychological Injuries, (part of panel Medicine for Lawyers) Presented to NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education Siegert, M May 1998 Distinctiveness of the Interpersonal Approach International Federation of Psychoanalytic Societies Madrid, Spain Page 2 Mark Siegert, Ph.D. Siegert, M March 1998 Sullivan on Mythology, Sleep, and Dreams Presented to the Clinical Services Conference William Alanson White Psychoanalytic Institute Siegert, M May 1996 The Birth of Narcissus and the Birth of Narcissism: An Interpersonal Perspective upon Narcissism International Federation of Psychoanalytic Societies Athens, Greece Siegert, M April 1995 Sleepiness as enactment: Discovering dissociation in Psychoanalytic treatment. The American Psychological Association Santa Monica, CA Siegert, M 1991 “a tree is best measured when it’s down” Winner of the Harry Stack Sullivan Society Award, William Alanson White Society and Psychoanalytic Inst. New York Siegert, M April 1989 Reconstruction, Construction, or Deconstruction: A perspective on the limits of psychoanalytic knowledge. Contemporary Psychoanalysis, 26, 1, (1990). The American Psychological Association Boston, MA Teaching Experience 1989-2003 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology Program Teacher’s College Columbia University 1988 Instructor, Graduate School of Education Harvard University 1982-1988 Supervisor of psychotherapy and psychological testing, Harvard Medical School at The Cambridge Hospital 1989-1994 Supervisor of psychological testing, Derner Institute Adelphi University Medical Staff Appointments 1990-Present Mountainside Hospital Montclair, NJ 1993-2003 St. Barnabas Hospital Livingston, NJ Twice elected Chief of Psychology, 1999-2001 2000-Present Overlook Hospital Summit, NJ Psychological testing, primarily for Geriatric population. Page 3 Mark Siegert, Ph.D. 2001-Present Morristown Memorial Hospital Morristown, NJ Clinical Experience 1984-Present Private Practice, Clinical and Forensic Psychology Civil and Criminal expert testimony in NJ, NY, and Federal jurisdictions; former psychologist for The Pain Institute at St. Barnabas Medical Center 1985-1988 Director and Creator of Counseling Services The New England Conservatory of Music 1982-1984 Director of Adult Internship Training (for Cambridge Hospital) Somerville Mental Health Clinic Harvard Medical School 1981-1982 Psychology Intern Harvard Medical School at The Cambridge Hospital Training in Forensic Psychology 2004-Present Practical Applications in Forensic Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania Medical School Seminar Leader: Robert Sadoff, MD 2007 MMPI-2 Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales MMPI-2 Workshops, Sponsored by Kent State University April, 2007, Fort Lauderdale, FL 2007 Forensic Applications of the MMPI-2, Parts 1 & 2 MMPI-2 Workshops, Sponsored by Kent State University April, 2007, Fort Lauderdale, FL 2007 Advanced Topics in Expert Testimony: The Evidence American Academy of Forensic Psychology, January, 2007, San Diego, CA 2007 Advanced Topics in Expert Testimony: The Presentation American Academy of Forensic Psychology, January, 2007, San Diego, CA 2007 Assessment of Psychopathy: An Overview of the Hare Scales American Academy of Forensic Psychology, January, 2007, San Diego, CA 2006 MMPI-2 Workshops, Sponsored by Kent State University February 2006, Atlanta, GA 2006 Advanced Topics in Forensic Psychology Practice American Academy of Forensic Psychology, January, 2006, Berkeley, CA Page 4 Mark Siegert, Ph.D. 2005 14th Annual National Expert Witness Conference SEAK, June 2005, Hyannis, MA 2004 Overview of Neuropsychological Assessment American Academy of Forensic Psychology, October, 2004, Philadelphia, PA 2004 Comprehensive Evaluation of Malingering in Clinical Examinations American Academy of Forensic Psychology, October, 2004, Philadelphia, PA 2004 Comprehensive Child Custody Evaluations American Academy of Forensic Psychology, October, 2004, Philadelphia, PA 2004 Psychological Assessment of Capacity for Guardianship Hearings New Jersey Psychological Association, October, 2004, Iselin, NJ 2004 13th Annual National Expert Witness Conference SEAK, June 2004, Hyannis, MA 2000 Employment Discrimination and Sexual Harassment American Academy of Forensic Psychology, April, 2000, Tucson, AZ 2000 Sex Offender Commitment American Academy of Forensic Psychology, April, 2000, Tucson, AZ 2000 Role of the Forensic Psychologist in Death Penalty Mitigation American Academy of Forensic Psychology, April, 2000, Tucson, AZ 1997 Clinical Assessment of Malingering and Deception Phillip Resnick, MD Specialized Training Services Boston, MA 1996 Introduction to Forensic Psychology Practice American Academy of Forensic Psychology, April, 1996, Boston, MA Page 5 .
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