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DAVID A. MARTINDALE, Ph.D., ABPP (forensic)

5277 Isla Key Blvd. S., Apt. 222

St. Petersburg, FL 33715

Voicemail: 727-867-3825

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e-mail: david@damartindale.com

website: www.damartindale.com


Curriculum Vitae

DEGREES EARNED:

Ph.D.  1971  Personality Psychology       Graduate Ctr. of the City University                               of New York, NY, NY 

M.A.   1966  Experimental Psychology    Queens College of the City University

                                                            of New York, Queens, NY

B.A.    1963  Psychology                        Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT

LICENSES and CERTIFICATES EARNED:

License as Psychologist:

NY: 1972 (# 4069); NJ: 2000 (# 3864); FL: 2007 (#7639)

Certification as Health Service Provider in Psychology: 1978

National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology

(Certificate # 22036)

Board Certification in Forensic Psychology: 1996

American Board of Forensic Psychology

American Board of Professional Psychology (Forensic) 

ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD:

1989 – present:  Department of Psychiatry, Human Sciences Center,

                          State University of New York at Stony Brook,

                          Stony Brook, NY

                          Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychiatry.                             

2000 – present:  Graduate Program in Psychology.

                          John Jay College of Criminal Justice,

                          City University of New York, NY, NY.

                          Adjunct Clinical Supervisor

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1979 - 1980                                    Department of Psychology, Clinical Division

                          State University of New York at Stony Brook

                          Visiting Professor of Psychology

1966 - 1999                                    Department of Psychology,

                          Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY

                          rank 9/74 through retirement on 9/99: Professor

FORMAL SUPERVISED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:

1991:                                              Supervision in family therapy under the auspices of the Institute for the Study of Family Violence 

1973 – 1982:     Clinical Psychologist

                          Great Neck Consultation Center, Great Neck, NY

1971 – 1972:     Psychologist-intern

                          Great Neck Consultation Center, Great Neck, NY

INFORMAL SUPERVISED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:

1983 – 1984:     peer-group, meeting once monthly under the auspices of the Institute for the Study of Family Violence 

1973 – 1982:     peer-group, meeting once-monthly

SUPERVISORY CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:

1989 – present:  Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital,

                          Health Sciences Center,

                          State University of New York at Stony Brook,

                          Stony Brook, NY

1994 – 1995:     Education and Assistance Corporation's Supervised                       Visitation Program.
                          Provided supervisory consultations to the Project                         Directors and staff in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. 

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1984 – 1991:     Employee Assistance Program of the Board of Cooperative                                     Educational Services, Third Supervisory District,

                          Dix Hills, N Y.
                          Provided supervisory consultations to the Program                       Director.

1983 – 1984:     Suffolk County Jail Mental Health Services Unit.
Supervised Psychologist-intern.

1983 – 1984:     Mount Sinai School District.
As a special consultant to the district, supervised the District Psychologist in his performance of activities requiring the supervision of a licensed psychologist.

1980 – 1986:     Suffolk County Division of Youth Services, Seabury Barn Group Residence.
Supervised psychologist-interns and psychologists.

1979 – 1980:     State University of New York at Stony Brook.
As a co-supervisor with Dr. Marvin Goldfried, supervised psychologist-interns at The Psychological Center.

INDEPENDENT CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:

1986 – present:  private practice as forensic psychologist 

1972 – 1986:     private practice as clinical psychologist

                          (1972: Coram, NY; 1973 – 2000: Port Jefferson, NY)

EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Child Custody.

Member of the editorial board of the Matrimonial Strategist.

CONSULTING:

Consultant for liability claims involving mental/emotional distress, disability claims involving mental emotional disability, and/or insurance claims involving mental health services.

1997 – 2000:     Psychiatric Disability Consultants, Leverett, MA 

1996 – 2000:     Provident Life and Casualty, Chattanooga, TN

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1989 – 1995:     D & D Medical Associates, Franklin Square, NY

1988 – 1992:     National Claim Evaluators, Jericho, NY

INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

1985 – 1991:     Personal Performance Consultants, a nationwide employee assistance program with corporate offices in St. Louis, MO. 

COMMUNITY SERVICE (Pro Bono Activities):

1991 – 2003:   President of the Board of Directors
                       Institute for the Study of Family Violence 

1990 – 1991:   Member of the Board of Directors

                       Institute for the Study of Family Violence 

1990 – 1994:   Member of the Suffolk County Committee of Professionals    Treating Victims of Family Violence (a Committee of the   Suffolk County Task Force on Family Violence.)

1990 – 1991:   Research Consultant to The Way Back. (Primary          activity: supervise research on the efficacy of the       residential mental health treatment programs.)

1989 – 1991:    Consultant to the Port Jefferson Youth Recreation      Program.

1982 – 1989:    President of the Board of Directors,

                        Chairman of the Admissions/Discharge Committee, and         Chairman of the Special Review Committee of

                        The Way Back, a not-for-profit organization funded by          the     New York State Office of Mental Health,

                        administering community based residential mental health       facilities. (Administrative offices: Port Jefferson, NY)

1979 – 1990:    Consultant to St. Charles Hospital's Parents' Group.   (Primary activity: serving, with Dr. Judith Martindale, as     a co-facilitator of group discussions with new parents.)

1979 – 1988:    Consultant to RESPONSE of Suffolk County, a crisis-   intervention and resource referral “hotline."

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SERVICE TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

1989 – present:    Field tester for American Psychological Association's                                      Division of Continuing Professional Education                                                 (specialization: forensic) 

1996 – 1999:       member of the Committee on Relationship with the                                       Association of the Bar of New York, New York State                                      Psychological Association.

1973 – 1977:       Co-chair of Speakers Bureau, Suffolk County                                                          Psychological Association.

PUBLICATIONS:

Martindale, D. A. & Gould, J. W. (2008). Evaluating the evaluators in custodial placement disputes. Pages 527-546 and 923-935 (case material) in H. V. Hall (Ed) Forensic psychology and neuropsychology for criminal and civil cases. New York, NY: CRC Press / Taylor & Francis.

Martindale, D. A. (2008). “A Psychologist Critiques the APA’s Guidelines for Evaluating Parental Responsibility,” The Family Advocate, 30:4 (Spring, 2008. Pages not yet available.)

Martindale, D. A. & Gould, J. W. (2008). The failure of peer review. The Matrimonial Strategist, Feb. (http://www.lawjournalnewsletters.com ).

Martindale, D. A. (2007). Setting standards for custody evaluators. Invited manuscript for the Journal of Psychiatry and Law, 35/Summer, 173-199.

Gould, J. W. & Martindale, D. A. (2007). The art and science of child custody evaluations. NY: Guilford.

Martindale, D. A. (2007). Reporter’s foreword to the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts’ Model Standards of Practice for Child Custody Evaluation. Family Court Review, 45:1, 61-69.

Martindale, D. A. (2007). Introduction to the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts’ Model Standards of Practice for Child Custody Evaluation. Family Court Review, 45:1, 58-60.

Association of Family and Conciliation Courts* (2007). Model Standards of Practice for Child Custody Evaluation. Family Court Review, 45(1), 70-91. [*Martindale, D. A., Reporter.]

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Martindale, D. A. (2007). Forensic psychological consulting in litigated custody disputes, The Journal of Psychiatry and Law, 35, 281-298. [Invited manuscript for a special issue entitled “Mental health consultation: A jurisprudential science perspective.” E. Drogin, Ed.]

Martindale, D. A. & Gould, J. W. (2007). Custody evaluation reports: The case for empirically-derived information. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 7(3), 87 – 99.

Martindale, D. A. (2007). The false promise of parenting coordination. The Matrimonial Strategist, 25:8, 1ff.

Martindale, D. A. & Gould, J. W. (2007). Countertransference and zebras: Forensic obfuscation. Journal of Child Custody, 4(3/4), 73-79.

Gould, J. E., Martindale, D. A., & Eidman, M. H. (2007).  Is parental sexual orientation probative in child custody advisory reports: It depends! Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 7(4), 111-124.

Gould, J. E., Martindale, D. A., & Eidman, M. H. (2007). Assessing allegations of domestic violence. Journal of Child Custody, 4(1,2), 1-36.

Otto, R. K. & Martindale, D. A. (2007). The Law, process, and science of child custody evaluation. Pages 251 – 275 in M. Costanzo, D. Krauss, & K. Pezdek (Eds.), Expert psychological testimony for the courts. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Erlbaum.

Martindale, D. A. (2006). The Oz illusion: The expert behind the curtain. The Matrimonial Strategist, 24:7, 5-6.

Martindale, D. A. (2006). Investigating allegations of child sexual abuse: Shortcuts not welcome. Pages xi – xxxv in K. Kuehnle & L. Drozd (Eds.), Child custody litigation: Allegations of child sexual abuse. New York: Haworth.

Martindale, D. A. (2006). Consultants and further role delineation. The Matrimonial Strategist, 24:7, 6.

Martindale, D. A. (2006). Consultants and role delineation. The Matrimonial Strategist, 24:4, 4ff.

Martindale, D. A. (2005). Psychological assessment: Evaluating the evaluations. The Matrimonial Strategist, 22:12, 3-5.

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Martindale, D. A. (2005). Bias and prejudice in custody evaluations. The Matrimonial Strategist, 23:9, 3-8

Martindale, D. A. (2005). A primer for cross-examining mental health professionals: Not all board certifications are created equal. The Matrimonial Strategist, 23:5, 6-8 .

Gould, J. W. & Martindale, D. A. (2005). A second call for clinical humility and judicial vigilance: Comments on Tippins and Wittmann. Family Court Review, 43:2, 253-259.

Martindale, D. A. (2005). Confirmatory bias and confirmatory distortion. Pages 31-48 in J. R. Flens & L. Drozd (Eds.) Psychological testing in child custody evaluations. New York : Haworth .

Martindale, D. A. (2005). Confirmatory Bias and Confirmatory Distortion. Journal of Child Custody: Research, Issues, and Practices, 2:1/2*, 33-50. *numbers 1 and 2 have been published simultaneously.

Martindale, D. A. & Gould, J. W. (2004). Child custody. Pages 323-328 in C. Spielberger (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology. New York : Academic Press/Elsevier.

Gould, J. W., Kirkpatrick, H. D., Austin, W. G., & Martindale, D. A. (2004). Critiquing a colleague's forensic work product: A suggested protocol for application to child custody evaluations. Journal of Child Custody: Research, Issues, and Practices.

Martindale, D. A. & Gould, J. W. (2004). The forensic model: Ethics and scientific methodology applied to custody evaluations. Journal of Child Custody: Research, Issues, and Practices, 1:2, 1-22.

Greenberg, L. R., Martindale, D. A., Gould, J. W., & Gould-Saltman, D. J. (2004). Ethical issues in child custody and dependency cases: Enduring principles and emerging challenges. Journal of Child Custody: Research, Issues, and Practices,1:1, 9-32.

Martindale, D. A. (2004). Integrity and transparency: A commentary on record keeping in child custody evaluations Journal of Child Custody: Research, Issues, and Practices 1:1, 33-42.

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Greenberg, L. R. , Gould, J. W., Gould-Saltman, D. J., Schnider, R. & Martindale, D. A. (2003). Effective intervention with high conflict families: How judges can promote and recognize competent treatment. Journal of the Center for Families, Children, and the Courts, 4, 49-65.

Martindale, D. A. (2003). Review of Benjamin & Gollan's "Family evaluation in custody litigation. Behavioral Sciences & The Law, 21:4, 547-557.

Martindale, D. A. (2003).  Expedition and ethics: Are they compatible? Proceedings of the 40th Anniversary Conference. 178-181. Madison, WI: Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.

Martindale, D. A. (2003).  Troxel v. Granville: A non-justiciable dispute. Family Court Review, 41:1, 88-91

Martindale, D. A. (2002).  An evaluator-designed appointment order. Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, 2-8. Madison, WI: Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.

Martindale, D. A. (2001). Cross-examining mental health professionals in child custody litigation. Journal of Psychiatry & Law, 29/Winter, 483-511.

Martindale, D. A. (2001). On the importance of suggestibility research in assessing the credibility of children's testimony. Court Review: 38/3 (Fall), 8-10.

Martindale, D. A. (2001). Review of Robert Henley Woody's “Child Custody: Practice Standards, Ethical Issues, and Legal Safeguards for Mental Health Professionals.” Journal of Psychiatry & Law, 29/Fall, 373-375.

Martindale, D. A. (2001). Review of Louis H. Janda's “Psychological Testing: Theory and Applications.” Journal of Psychiatry & Law, 29/Spring, 75-78.

Martindale, D. A. (2000). The great transmogrification: Therapist / evaluator morphing. Pp. 78 – 81 in Symposium Proceedings: Fourth International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations. Madison, WI: Association of Family & Conciliation Courts.

Martindale, D. A. & Otto, R. K. (2000).  Communicating with the custody evaluator. Family Advocate (Special Issue: Mental Health Strategies and Skills: Forensic and Clinical Experts in the Custody Case) 23:1, 30-34.

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Martindale, D. A., Martindale, J. L., & Broderick, J. E. (1991). Providing expert testimony in child custody litigation. In Keller, P. A. & Heyman, S. R. (Eds.), Innovations in Clinical Practice: A Source Book, Vol. 10. (pp. 481-497). Sarasota, FL: Professional Resource Exchange.

PUBLICATIONS IN PRESS:

Gould, J. W., Flens, J. R., & Martindale, D. A. (in press). The Contribution of Psychological Tests to Custody-Relevant Evaluations. Chapter 7 in R. M. Galatzer-Levy & L. Kraus (Eds), The scientific basis of child custody decisions, 2nd ed. New York: Wiley.

Martindale, D. A. & Sheresky N. (in press). Legal and ethical issues in child custody litigation. Chapter 2 in R. M. Galatzer-Levy & L. Kraus (Eds), The scientific basis of child custody decisions, 2nd ed. New York: Wiley.

PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION:

Martindale, D. A., Tippins, T. M., & Wittmann, J. W. (in preparation). Sorting the wheat from the chaff:  The critical role of reliable science in child sexual abuse assessment. Invited chapter in K. Kuehnle & M. Connell (Eds.) Critical issues in child sexual abuse assessment. New York: Wiley.

Martindale, D. A. & Gould-Saltman, D. (in preparation). Placing alleged child victims of sexual abuse in psychotherapy [Chapter title subject to change]. Invited chapter in K. Kuehnle & M. Connell (Eds.) Critical issues in child sexual abuse assessment. New York: Wiley.

Gould, J. W. & Martindale, D. A. (Eds.) (in preparation) Special issue of the Journal of Child Custody, entitled: “Custody Assessment: Legal and Ethical Issues.”

Martindale, D. A. & Kirkpatrick, H. D. (in preparation). Custody evaluations and the ethic of reciprocity. Invited manuscript for a special issue of the Journal of Child Custody, entitled: “Ethical Issues in Evaluation of Parenting Responsibility.” (Younggren, J. & Connell, M., Eds.)

Bow, J. R. & Martindale, D. A. (in preparation). Developing and Managing a Child Custody Practice, Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice.

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PRESENTATIONS OFFERED:

Martindale, D. A. “Custody evaluations: The essentials.” Full-day workshop to be offered under the auspices of the American Academy of Forensic Psychologists, New Orleans, LA, February 6, 2008

Martindale, D. A. Keynote address: Setting standards for custody evaluators. 2007 Child Custody Symposium conducted by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, December 8, 2007

Martindale, D. A. Psychological testing. Presentation offered at the 2007 Child Custody Symposium conducted by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, December 8, 2007

Gold-Bikin, L. Z. & Martindale, D. A. The cross-examination of a mental health expert. Presentation offered by teleconference for the Continuing Legal Education Program of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, November 20, 2007.

Martindale, D. A. “A mental health professional’s perspective on controversial issues in child custody evaluations.” Presentation offered at the Pace Law School, White Plains, NY, June 6, 2007.

Gould, J. W., Martindale, D. A., & Flens, J. R. “Writing custody evaluation reports for courts and families.” Full-day presentation offered at the 44th Annual Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Washington, DC, May 30, 2007.

Martindale, D. A. “Joint custody in perspective”. Presentation offered at the Interdisciplinary Forum on Mental Health and Family Law, New York City, NY, May 17, 2007.

Stanton, H. & Martindale, D. A. “Marriage of Mardell”, a movie-based fact pattern raising issues of custody, intellectual property rights, evidence, and ethics [discussion.] Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Washington Bar Association, Seattle, WA, March 23, 2006.

Austin, W. G., & Martin, L., Martindale, D. A., & Olesen, N. Controversial Issues in Child Custody Evaluations. Full-day workshop offered at the 43rd Annual Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Tampa Bay, FL , May 31, 2006.

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Stanton, H. & Martindale, D. A. “Marriage of Mardell”, a movie-based fact pattern raising issues of custody, intellectual property rights, evidence, and ethics [discussion.] Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Washington Bar Association, Seattle, WA, March 23, 2006.

Martindale, D. A., Sheresky, N. & Alter, E. Child custody trials and evaluations. Presentation offered at the 17th annual Family Law Conference, under the auspices of the Nevada Bar Association, Ely, NV, March 16 & 17, 2006.

Martindale, D. A. The validity and usefulness of psychological evaluations in making custody determinations. Presentation given to the Family Law Section of the New York Bar Association, New York, NY, January 26, 2006.

Stanton, H., Jaffe, D., Hoffman, P., Martindale, D., & Wilder, J. “Marriage of Mardell”, a movie-based fact pattern raising issues of custody, intellectual property rights, evidence, and ethics [panel discussion.] Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Chicago, IL, November 3, 2005.

Martindale, D. A. Cross-examining Mental Health Experts in Child Custody Litigation. Presentation given to the Arizona Bar Association, San Diego, CA, June 16, 2005.

Martindale, D. A. Psychological Assessments: Almost Everything the Attorney Needs to Know. Presentation given to the Arizona Bar Association, San Diego, CA, June 15, 2005.

Martindale, D. A. Pre-trial Preparation and Discovery Techniques. Presentation given to the Arizona Bar Association, San Diego, CA, June 14, 2005.

Martindale, D. A., Steinberg, B. F., & Tyler, J. "Post-evaluation procedures and ethical considerations." Presentation offered at the Sixth International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, conducted under the auspices of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Nashville, TN, October, 2004.

Martindale, D. A. Anatomy of a Divorce Trial: Child Custody elements. Presented as one portion of a full day program under the auspices of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, June 14, 2005.

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Gould, J. W. & Martindale, D. A. "The investigative component in child custody evaluations." Presentation offered at the Sixth International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, conducted under the auspices of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Nashville, TN, October, 2004.

Martindale, D. A. "Custody Evaluations and Risk Management". Full-day presentation offered in conjunction with the Sixth International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, conducted under the auspices of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Nashville, TN, October, 2004. <> offered again, on October 19, 2006, in Atlanta, GA, in conjunction with the Seventh International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, conducted under the auspices of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.

Martindale, D. A. "Child custody evaluation: Legal, clinical, and ethical issues". Two-day presentation offered under the auspices of the Florida Mental Health Institute. Tampa, FL, October, 2004.

Martindale, D. A. "Evidentiary problems in child custody cases: Cross-examining mental health professionals in child custody litigation." Presentation offered in conjunction with the Continuing Legal Education Program of the North Carolina Bar Association Foundation. Winston-Salem, NC, September, 2004.

Martindale, D. A. & Olesen, N. W. "The forensic and clinical models: How wide is the gap?" Presentation offered at the forty-first annual conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Court, San Antonio, TX, May, 2004

Gould, J. W., Hunter, L., Martindale, D. A., & Stahl, P. M. "Advanced forum for child custody evaluators." Symposium offered at the forty-first annual conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, San Antonio, TX, May, 2004.

Martindale, D. A.  "Forensic Psychological Assessment: Comparative Custodial Fitness." Presentation at the Touro Graduate School of Psychology, Bay Shore, NY, April, 2004.

Martindale, D. A.  "Cross-examining Mental Health Professionals in Child Custody Litigation." Presentation offered for the Westchester Women's Bar Association, White Plains, NY, April, 2004

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Tippins, T. M. & Martindale, D. A. "Custody: Direct and Cross-examination of a Forensic Expert." Presentation offered for the Suffolk County Academy of Law, Hauppauge, NY, March, 2004

Gould, J. W., Kuehnle, K., & Martindale, D. A.  "Sexual abuse allegations: Responding to Pendente Lite Motions." Presentation offered at the 40th Anniversary Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Ottawa, Ontario, May, 2003

Stahl, P., Kaufman, N., Martindale, D. A., & Adam, K. “Effective Use of the Mental Health Professional Consultant and Expert Witness.” Presentation offered at the Fifth International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations.  Full-day workshop conducted under the auspices of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, November 7, 2002

Shear, L. E. & Martindale, D. A. “Evaluation Appointment Orders: Protecting Families and Evaluators.” Presentation offered at the Fifth International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, conducted under the auspices of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, November, 2002.

Martindale, D. A. “Troxel v. Granville: A non-justiciable dispute.” Paper distributed in conjunction with the above-referenced symposium (August, 2001).

Gottlieb, M. C., Martindale, D. A., Vasquez, M. J. T., Brown, L. S., Schwartz, L. L., & Shuman, D. W. “What about the children?: In re Troxel vs. Granville. Symposium presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA,  August, 2001.

Ross, G. T., Altenhaus, A., & Martindale, D. A.  Led workshops on custody-related issues at the Family Division Judicial Retreat, conducted under the auspices of New Jersey's Administrative Office of the Courts, Avalon, NJ, May 14, 2001.

Martindale, D. A., Czutrin, G., & Stahl, P.  “Ethical Challenges in Child Custody Evaluations” Symposium presented at the Fourth International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, conducted under the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Kiawah Island, SC, November, 2000.

Martindale, D. A.  “Evaluating evaluations: How courts can assess the usefulness of advisory reports by custody evaluators.” Paper distributed in conjunction with the above-referenced symposium (August, 2000).

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Martindale, D. A., Lipsitt, P., Otto, R. K., Shapiro, D., & Wiggins, B.  “Contributing to judicial scientific literacy.” Symposium sponsored by the American Psychology-Law Society, offered at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association., Washington, DC, August, 2000.

Martindale, D. A.  “Addressing the needs of domestic abuse victims during custodial fitness evaluations.” Presentation before the Suffolk County Task Force on Domestic Violence, May 11, 2000.

Martindale, D. A. “The essential elements of a forensic evaluation report.” Presented at a workshop for attorneys sponsored by the Matrimonial and Family Law Committee of the Suffolk Academy of Law, March, 2000.

Martindale, D. A.  “Custody evaluations and risk management.” Full-day workshop offered under the auspices of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology, Santa Fe, NM, November, 1997.  <> <>  Offered again at the biennial meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, New Orleans, LA, March 9, 2000.  <> <> Offered again in Philadelphia, PA, November 1, 2001. <><> Offered again in Cincinnati, Ohio, September 20, 2003. <> <> offered again in Albuquerque, NM, February 22, 2007.

Martindale, J. L. & Martindale, D. A. “False v. Valid Allegations of Violence in the Family.” Workshop offered under the auspices of the County Executive's Task Force on Family Violence and the Institute for the Study of Family Violence, May, 1997.

Martindale, D. A., Honor, S. & D'Alessandro, J.  “Cross-examining mental health experts in custody/visitation disputes.” Presentation offered at a meeting of the Suffolk County Matrimonial Bar Association, February, 1997.

Martindale, D. A. “Daubert, Blackmun, Popper, and Solomon.” Paper distributed in conjunction with the above-described symposium. March, 1996.

Martindale, D. A., Bersoff, D. N., Golding, S. L., Greenberg, S. A., Heilbrun, K., Moreland, K. L., & Shapiro, D. L. "Dealing with Daubert." Symposium presented before the American Psychology-Law Society, Hilton Head, SC, March, 1996.

Martindale, D. A. "Record keeping in the age of litigation." Presentation offered at the Pederson-Krag Center, December, 1995.

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Martindale, D. A. "An examination of New York State's proposed shared parenting amendment (S. 7059 / A. 10147): Is presumptive joint custody the answer?" Presented at a meeting of the Suffolk County Matrimonial Bar Association, February, 1995.

Martindale, D. A., & Martindale, J. L. "Performing custody evaluations and appearing as an expert witness." Presented at a meeting of the Suffolk County Psychological Association, Dix Hills, NY, October, 1994.

Martindale, D. A. "Psychodiagnostic assessment in forensic (as opposed to clinical) settings." Presented at the Annual Convention of the New York State Psychological Association, Lake George, NY, May, 1994.

Martindale, D. A., Martindale, J. L., O'Leary, K. D., Schwartz, M., Farneti, J., Friedenberg, M. R., Oshrin, A. O., Shlimbaum, C. D., & Tabat, G. H. "The Evaluation of a Mental Health Report." Presented at a workshop for attorneys sponsored by the Matrimonial and Family Law Committee of the Suffolk Academy of Law, March, 1994.

Martindale, D. A. "Performing impartial evaluations of comparative custodial fitness." Lecture given as part of the Graduate Lecture Series in Forensic Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, December, 1993.

Martindale, D. A. "Treating the emotional sequelae of sexual harassment." Presented at the Northport Veterans Administration Hospital. November, 1993.

Martindale, D. A. "Parental Alienation Syndrome: Assessment and Therapeutic Intervention." Training workshop for evaluators and clinicians offered at the conference referenced above. October, 1993.

Martindale, D. A. "The reliability of memories." Presented as part of a full-day conference on "Recovered Memories: Clinical and Forensic Implications" sponsored by the Suffolk County Executive's Task Force on Family Violence, the Institute for the Study of Family Violence, and the Suffolk County Psychological Association, October. 1993.

Martindale, D. A., & Martindale, J. L. "Assessment of Comparative Custodial Fitness: A Call for Standards." Presented at the Annual Convention of the New York State Psychological Association, Rye Brook, NY, May, 1993.

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Martindale, D. A., Denniston, M. B., Kaskel, M., & Willen, M. "Interviewing children." A workshop for law guardians sponsored by the Family Court Law Guardians Advisory Committee, Appellate Division, Second Department, Tenth Judicial District, Suffolk County, April, 1993.

Martindale, D. A., & Martindale, J. L. "The emotional sequelae of incest and domestic violence." Presented at a conference on "Violence in America -- psychological and sociological perspectives."  Sponsored by the American Institute of Medical Education, Washington, DC, October, 1992.

Martindale, D. A., & Martindale, J. L. "When parents compete for custody of their children." Presented at the Annual Convention of the New York State Psychological Association, Lake George, NY, May, 1992.

Farneti, J., Doyle, J. F. X., Firestone, A. B., Adolph, J. A., Costello, J. P., & Martindale, D. A. "Fundamentals of Matrimonial & Family Law: Custody and Visitation." Panel presentation offered by the Suffolk Academy of Law and the Suffolk County Bar Association, March, 1992.

Martindale, D. A. "Stress disorders in survivors of sexual abuse." Presented under the auspices of the Sexual Abuse Recovery Unit of South Oaks Hospital and the Institute for the Study of Family Violence, March, 1992.

Martindale, D. A., & Martindale, J. L. "Performing evaluations of comparative custodial fitness." Presented at a continuing education conference sponsored by the American Institute of Medical Education, Hawaii, December, 1990.

Martindale, D. A.,  Broderick, J. E., & Martindale, J. L. "Conducting evaluations in custody/visitation disputes." Presented at the Annual Convention of the New York State Psychological Association, Kiamesha Lake, NY April, 1988.

Martindale, D. A., Martindale, J. L., Osarchuk, M., & Stern, M. "Issues in the clinical management of suicidal patients and patients with life-endangering disorders (such as anorexia)." Presented at the Annual Convention of the New York State Psychological Association, South Fallsburg, NY April, 1985.

Martindale, D. A. & Martindale, J. L. "Management of suicidal patients and others manifesting life-endangering behaviors." Presented at the Annual Long Island Psychology Conference, Dowling College, Oakdale, NY, December, 1984.

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Martindale, D. A. "Territorial dominance behavior in verbal dyadic interactions." Presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, September, 1971.

PRESENTATIONS SCHEDULED:

Martindale, D. A. “Custody evaluations: The essentials.” Full-day workshop to be offered at the Eighth International Child Custody Symposium of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Albuquerque, NM, September 25, 2008.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING (Continuing Education):

Dec., 2007:    Prevention of Medical Errors (2 CE) and Recognizing Lethality Factors in Clients (2 CE), presented by the Florida     Psychological Association, Orlando, FL

May, 2007:    Four-day Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Washington, DC

Oct., 2006:    Seventh International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, conducted in Atlanta, GA, under the auspices of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.

May, 2006:    Four-day Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Sessions attended covered the development of model standards for the practice of child custody evaluation, use of social science research in family law cases, assessing allegations of child sexual abuse, differentiating different types of domestic violence, testing practices in child custody evaluations, the admissibility of psychological testing data, assessing dangerousness in the context of custody disputes, and weighing the expressed preferences of children; Tampa Bay, FL

May, 2005:    Four-day Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Sessions attended covered the development of model standards for the practice of child custody evaluation, empirical and ethical problems associated with the offering of recommendations by custody evaluators, and the forensic model as applied to child custody evaluations; Seattle WA

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May, 2004:    Four-day Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Sessions attended covered the ALI Approximation Rule, use of collateral source information, and assessment methodology.

May, 2003:    Four-day Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Sessions attended covered the assessment of attachment, domestic violence, and high conflict families.

Nov., 2002:   "Family Part Best Practices: Lawyers, Judges, Mental Health Experts & Other Professionals Working Together", sponsored by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education.

Nov., 2002:   Three-day International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, sponsored by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Sessions attended included, inter alia, addressing allegations of abuse, evaluation appointment orders, obtaining collateral source information, and child-based evaluations models. (9 CE credits.)

Nov., 2002:   "The mental health professional as expert witness and consultant." Training Institute sponsored by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (7 CE credits.)

Aug., 2002:    "Conducting Child Custody Evaluations: From Basics to Advanced." (15 CE credits.)

Oct., 2001:    Five-day workshop series addressing forensic psychological issues, sponsored by the American Academy of Forensic Psychology. Philadelphia, PA.

Aug., 2001:    Full-day workshop on “Conducting scientifically crafted child custody evaluations.”

Aug., 2001:    Five-day annual conference of the American Psychological Association. Sessions attended addressed, inter alia, immunity and liability in forensic psychological activities; the role of clinicians in child custody disputes; and, the relationship between law and psychology.

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Nov., 2000:   Completed American Psychological Association's Continuing Professional Education course entitled: “Talents unfolding: Cognition and development”. (13 CE credits)

Nov., 2000:   Three-day International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, sponsored by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Sessions attended addressed, inter alia, Interviewing Children, Use of Psychological Tests in Court, The Role of Collaterals in Child Custody Evaluations, and Developing a Practical Best Interests Standard.

Aug., 2000:    Five-day annual conference of the American Psychological Association. Sessions attended addressed, inter alia, Child custody practices 5 years post APA Guidelines; Mental Health Expert Testimony: A Survey of Judges and Lawyers; Evaluation, Assessment, Measurement, and Statistics; Current Issues in Forensic Assessment; What Judges Expect from Psychologists in Child Custody Evaluations; and The Family Bar's Perception of Mental Health Professionals.

March, 2000: Five-day symposium and workshop series sponsored by the American Psychology-Law Society and the American Academy of Forensic Psychology. Topics addressed included, inter alia, the Daubert and Kumho decisions, investigating allegations of child sexual abuse, issues in the detection of deception, anticipated changes in the APA ethics code, adults' perceptions of children's reports, use of statistical information, and children's suggestibility.

Nov., 1999:   Completed American Psychological Association's Continuing Professional Education course entitled: “Expert Witnesses in Child Abuse Cases”. (10 CE credits.)

Sept., 1999:  Five-day annual conference of the American Psychological Association. Symposia attended addressed, inter alia, forensic assessment training, clinical assessment training, Rorschach research, Interviewing Children in a Forensic Context, Ethical Issues in Forensic Practice, Computerized Interpretations of MMPI-2 data, Assessing and Treating Addictive Behaviors, and Child Maltreatment.

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April, 1997:    Three-day workshop series entitled “Children. divorce, and custody: Lawyers and psychologists working together”, co-sponsored by the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association and the American Psychological Association. Workshops attended addressed, inter alia, qualifications of evaluators, the APA's Custody Guidelines, evaluation procedures, assessment instruments, the handling of test data, communicating one's findings, the suggestibility of children's recollections, and post-divorce adjustment.

Nov., 1996:   Four-day workshop series addressing matters pertaining to forensic psychological assessment, ethics, expert testimony, forensic applications of the MMPI-2, and personal injury evaluations.  Conducted by the American Academy of Forensic Psychology. (24 CE credits.)

May, 1996:    Workshop on “The Use and Interpretation of the Personality Assessment Inventory.” Conducted by Dr. Leslie C. Morey (author of the PAI) and sponsored by Psychological Assessment Resources. (7 CE credits.)

March, 1996: Biennial Convention of the American Psychology-Law Society.  (Attended presentations on risk assessment and other forensic psychological issues.)

Nov., 1995:   Two full-day workshops on evaluation of custodial suitability and assessment of risk.  Conducted by the American Academy of Forensic Psychology.  (12 CE credits.)

April, 1995:    Four-day conference on issues in forensic psychology, including full-day workshops on employment discrimination, recent developments pertaining to ethical matters, and methods by means of which forensic decision-making can be improved.  Conducted by the American Academy of Forensic Psychology.  (24 CE credits.)

Nov., 1994:   First International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations.  Conducted under the auspices of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and the Family Law section of the American Bar Association.

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March, 1994: Biennial Convention of the American Psychology-Law Society.  (Attended presentations on treatment for offenders, assessment of malingering and deception, and understanding violent behavior.)

March, 1994: Three-day conference on issues in forensic psychology, including a full-day workshop on Battered Woman Syndrome and Rape Trauma Syndrome and a full-day workshop on the use of the MMPI-2 in forensic assessment.  Conducted by the American Academy of Forensic Psychology.  (18 CE credits.)

July, 1993:     Advanced MMPI-2 workshop, focusing on the Structural Summary Approach to MMPI-2 interpretation.  Sponsored by the Northport Veterans Administration Hospital.  (6 CE credits.)

March, 1993: Continuing education program on "The Law and Psychotherapy."  Conducted by Mental Health Consultants for Professionals.  (6 CE credits.)

Feb., 1993:    Continuing education program on "Understanding family offense proceedings and their impact upon matrimonial and custody cases."  Sponsored by the Suffolk County Academy of Law.

Nov., 1992:   Workshop on "Civil Forensic Evaluations and Applications of the MMPI-2."  Conducted under the auspices of the University of Minnesota.  (6 CE credits.)

Oct., 1992:    Four-day conference on "Violence in America - psychological and sociological perspectives."  Conducted by the American Institute of Medical Education.  (24 CE credits.)

June, 1992:   Workshop on the identification and treatment of perpetrators of incest conducted by Vincent Roper, Ph.D.  Sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Family Violence.

April, 1992:    Continuing education seminar on "Psychology and the Law: The Battered Woman Syndrome."  Co-sponsored by the Suffolk County Psychological Association and the Suffolk County Bar Association.

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April, 1992:    Two-day conference on forensic psychological assessment.  Conducted by the American Academy of Forensic Psychology.  (12 CE credits.)

Feb. 1992:     Three-day  conference on forensic psychology, including workshops on ethics in forensic psychology and the "use and abuse of expert testimony."  Conducted by the American Academy of Forensic Psychology.  (18 CE credits.)

Oct., 1991:    Two-day "Conference on Child Sexual Abuse." Co-sponsored by the Office of Projects Development, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, Supreme Court of the State of New York and the Department of Continuing Legal Education, Fordham University School of Law.

April, 1991:    Three-day workshop series dealing with "Contemporary Issues in Forensic Psychology," including a one-day workshop on "The role of the Forensic Psychologist in Child Custody Disputes."  Offered at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, under the auspices of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology.  (18 CE credits.)

Dec., 1990:    Four-day conference on "Emotional Growth and Creativity in Adult Life."  Offered by the American Institute of Medical Education.  (20 CE credits.)

Oct., 1990:    New York State mandated training in the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.  Sponsored by the Suffolk County Psychological Association.

June, 1990:   Two-day workshop on "The Dynamics of Sex Abuse in Families." Co-sponsored by the Suffolk County Youth Bureau's Office for Children and the Brookhaven Youth Bureau and led by John R. Migenes, Ph.D.

April, 1990:    Workshop on the "Investigation of Sexual Abuse allegations within the context of Custody Disputes."  Co-sponsored by the Suffolk County Psychological Association and the Suffolk County Bar Association's Pro-Bono Project.

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April, 1990:    Workshop on the "Assessment and Treatment of Sex Offenders and Victims: Legal and Forensic Implications for Criminal and Child Custody Cases."  Offered at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, under the auspices of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology.  (6 CE credits.)

April, 1990:    Workshop on the "Investigation and Validation of Complaints of Child Sexual Abuse." Primary presenter: Suzanne Sgroi, M.D.  Sponsored by the Suffolk County Executive's Task Force on Family Violence and the Suffolk County Youth Bureau's Office for Children.

May, 1989:    Workshop on the revised Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) conducted by James Butcher.  Offered in Hartford, CT under the auspices of the University of Minnesota.  (6 CE credits.)

Oct., 1988:    Workshop on assessment of custodial fitness and related issues.  Offered at Cambridge Hospital under the auspices of Harvard Medical School. (7 CE credits.)

June, 1982:   Course on the use of computers in psychology, with emphasis on computer assisted psychological evaluations.  Offered by the Cape Cod Summer Institute under the auspices of Albert Einstein College of Medicine.  (15 CE credits.)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

American Academy of Forensic Psychology -- member

American Board of Forensic Psychology  --  diplomate

American Board of Professional Psychology  --  diplomate (forensic)

Association of Family and Conciliation Courts  --  member

Information accurate as of 3/25/08

David A. Martindale, Ph.D., ABPP (forensic)

Diplomate, American Board of Professional Psychology

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