Dr. Ashley Brown is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in forensic psychology, with extensive experience in juvenile justice mental health, trauma, and high-risk recidivism populations. She currently serves as a Clinical Psychologist II with the Orange County Health Care Agency’s Clinical Evaluation and Guidance Unit (CEGU), where she provides comprehensive psychological services for detained minors at the Orange County Juvenile Hall. In this role, Dr. Brown conducts diagnostic evaluations, crisis interventions, and psychological testing, and offers individual and group therapy...

C. Sherin Singleton, Psy.D., Q.M.E., is a clinical and forensic psychologist with extensive experience in the evaluation and treatment of severely mentally ill adult forensic inpatients. She currently serves as a Staff Psychologist at Patton State Hospital, providing services aimed at restoration of competence to patients deemed incompetent to stand trial by the court. She routinely conducts complex psychodiagnostic evaluations, including the assessment of malingering and adjudicative competence. As required by the court, Dr. Singleton provides her expert opinion as...

Christopher Simonet, Ph.D., Q.M.E., is a clinical and forensic psychologist with extensive experience in assessing and treating severe mental illness and sexual offenders. He has worked in the primarily in the forensic arena since 2000. Dr. Simonet has served as an independent evaluator for the San Diego Superior Court, as a consultant to the California Department of State Hospitals, a senior psychologist for the San Diego County Forensic Conditional Release Program (CONREP), and a psychologist for the California Department of...

Dr. Jessica L. Roos is a licensed forensic psychologist with multi-state licensure, including California, Vermont, Texas, and Florida (telehealth). She is the founder of Roos Forensic Consulting, Inc., where she provides comprehensive forensic psychological evaluations and expert testimony in civil and criminal cases. Her expertise includes personal injury and emotional distress evaluations, competency to stand trial, psychosexual assessments, violence risk assessments, mitigation reports, Franklin evaluations, testamentary capacity, and insanity defense. Prior to establishing her own practice, Dr. Roos served as...

Kerry A. Hannifin, Psy.D. in a licensed forensic and clinical psychologist. Dr. Hannifin is currently a Senior Psychologist Supervisor with the Department of State Hospitals – Patton, where she has been employed for 15 years. In her role at DSH-Patton, Dr. Hannifin oversees the PC 1370, Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST), division of the hospital’s Forensic Evaluation Department, the largest forensic department in the nation. Dr. Hannifin developed and implemented the IST forensic program at DSH-Patton, the first to be...

Mark Wolkenhauer, Psy.D., Q.M.E. is a forensic psychologist with extensive experience in treating and evaluating sexual offenders and individual with severe mental illness. He continues to serve as an expert witness in both Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) and Mentally Disordered Offender (MDO) civil commitment trials across the state. Licensed in California in 1997 (PSY 15147), Dr. Wolkenhauer has worked for the California Department of State Hospitals (DSH), as a unit psychologist at Patton State Hospital (PSH), and currently works for...

Dr. Melissa Bagwell is a licensed clinical forensic psychologist in California (PSY27305), with over a decade of progressive experience conducting forensic psychological evaluations, directing multidisciplinary programs, and overseeing mental health treatment for high-risk populations. She earned her Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Forensic Psychology in 2013 and Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology in 2011 from Alliant International University, following her Bachelor of Science in Criminology from the University of La Verne in 2009. Since November 2024, Dr. Bagwell has...

Dr. Michelle De La Garza is a licensed clinical forensic psychologist with over a decade of experience providing mental health services to specialized populations, including adult and juvenile sex offenders and individuals diagnosed with severe psychotic disorders. She currently serves as a staff psychologist at North Kern State Prison, where she delivers direct clinical care, supports crisis intervention efforts, and contributes to treatment planning within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Dr. De La Garza began her career as...

Dr. Nima Nouri is a licensed psychologist (PSY27239) with extensive training and experience in forensic and clinical psychology, specializing in psychotherapy, forensic evaluation, and psychological services for diverse populations across clinical, forensic, and community-based settings. Dr. Nouri earned his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1999, followed by a Master’s in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy from Argosy University of Orange County in 2008. He further obtained certification...