VITA
JAMES BRIAN FISHBACK, PhD
Forensic Psychological Assessment
Psychological Consultation
221 N. Johnson, Visalia, CA 93279, Phone/Fax: (559) 625-1973
Forensic Experience
300 forensic Psychological Evaluations to date
16 Trials, Expert Witness, including 4 jury trials
2 full Depositions
Custody Evaluations for Family Courts
Parental Fitness Evaluations
Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations
PC 6500 Evaluations
Conservatorship Evaluations (LPS and Probate)
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Evaluations
Board of Prison Terms (BPT) Evaluations
Mental Injury Evaluations
Pre-trial Consultations, involving work-product evaluations (e.g. malingering, neuropsychological decline following silicone rupture)
Education/ Credentials
1997- Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Examiners
1991- Licensed Psychologist, Board of Psychology, Medical Board of California (License No. PSY 12315).
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Stanford University School of Medicine, Psychology
Psychology Intern, VA Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA.
Certification (post-PhD), Clinical Psychology. Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
PhD, Experimental Psychology. Department of Psychology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
Professional Orcianizations
American Psychological Association (APA)
American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS)
California Psychological Association (CPA)
Clinical Practice Division of CPA (Division 1)
American College of Forensic Examiners (ACFE)
Strengths
I specialize in psychological testing, with over 600 complete Psychological Evaluations to date. Children as young as 3 and adults as old as 80.I have experience in many legal referral areas, on the side of both defendant and plaintiff, in juvenile and adult, and civil and criminal courts, and in several different counties. I have taught workshops in malingering. I have worked as a psychologist in a state prison, nursing home, VA Hospital, and adult and child mental health clinics. I am willing to travel and enjoy forensic work.