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

73 Tremont Street, 7th Floor
STL 726
Phone:617-573-8540
Email:dmedoff@suffolk.edu

 

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 o
  • 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