David Medoff, Associate Professor

David Medoff, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education and Human Services
Director, Mental Health Counseling Program

Mailing Address:
Suffolk University
8 Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108

Office:
STL 726

Phone:
(617)573-8540

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Degrees:
• Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ
• M.A. General-Theoretical Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University
• B.A. Psychology, 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, Department of 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