David Medoff, Associate Professor

David Medoff, PhD

Associate Professor and Director,
Mental Health Counseling Program
Department of Education and Human Services

 

Phone: 617.573.8540
Fax: 617.305.1743
Email: dmedoff@suffolk.edu
Office: 73 Tremont St., Rm. 7068

 

Education

• PhD, Fairleigh Dickinson University

• MA, Fairleigh Dickinson University

• BA, Boston University

Employment History

Director, Mental Health Counseling Program, Suffolk University, July 2006-present

 

Assistant Professor, Department of Education and Human Services, September 2001-present

 

Board Member, Juvenile Specialist, Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, April 2000 - January 2001

 

Consulting Forensic Psychologist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, April 2000 - January 2001

 

Forensic Psychologist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, January 1997 - April 2000

 

Staff Psychologist, Boston Juvenile Court Clinic, November 1996 – April 2000

 

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Forensic Psychology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

 

Psychiatry, Law and Psychiatry Service, Children and the Law Program, September 1995 – August 1996

 

Publications

Medoff, D. & Kinscherff, R.T. (2006). Forensic evaluation of juvenile sex offenders.  In S.N. Sparta & G.P. Koocher (Eds.), Forensic assessment of children and adolescents: Issues and applications.  New York: Oxford University Press.

 

Medoff, D. (2004). Developmental considerations for the assessment of adolescent sexual offenders.  The Forensic Examiner, 3, 26-31.

 

Medoff, D. (2003). The scientific basis of psychological testing: Considerations following Daubert, Kumho and Joiner.  Family Court Review, 41(2), 199-213.

 

Medoff, D. (2000c).  Juvenile sex offenders and the role of the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry.  Juvenile Law (pp.357-361).  Boston: Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Inc.

 

Medoff, D. (2000b). Sexual Psychopaths and Beyond: Massachusetts’ New Sex Offender Law and Registry. Sex Offender Law Report, Vol. 1, No. 6, 94.

 

Medoff, D. (2000a). Understanding the New Sex Offender Law.  Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, 29 (3) 168.

 

Medoff, D. (1999). MMPI-2 validity scales in child custody evaluations: Clinical versus statistical significance.  Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 17 (4), 409-411.

 

Medoff, D. & Schaefer, C.E. (1993). Children sharing the parental bed: A review of the advantages and disadvantages of cosleeping.  Psychology, 30 (1), 1-9.

 

Courses Taught

Methods of Research
Psychological Testing
Forensic Psychology
Professional Orientation: Ethical/Legal Issues
Consultation
Mental Health Counseling Practicum