Areas of focus

Specialist psychiatric and developmental knowledge for complex questions involving autism, behavior, risk, and the law.

Autism and legal involvement

Understanding how autism-related traits, neuropsychological vulnerabilities, psychiatric symptoms, and a person's wider circumstances may shape complex behavior and legal involvement.

Forensic psychiatric assessment

Applying psychiatric and developmental knowledge to questions that arise where mental health and the law meet.

Risk assessment and management

Research and scholarship on violence risk assessment in autism, with attention to individual factors rather than diagnosis alone.

Education and consultation

Translating research on autism and forensic psychiatry for clinicians, legal professionals, first responders, and other organizations.