DATE OF BIRTH: 9 November 1955

STATUS: Married

NATIONALITY: British

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• BEC OND Business Studies, West Bridgeford College (1979)
• BA (HONS) Degree in Psychology, 2(1), University of Liverpool (1983)
• Masters Degree Clinical Psychology (Medicine), University of Liverpool (1988)
• PhD Clinical Psychology, (Medicine), University of Liverpool (1992)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• Chartered Clinical Psychologist (C Clin Psychol) 1990
• Fellow of the British Psychological Society (FBPS’s) 1998
• Membership of the Health Psychology Section, British Psychological Society
• Member of the Clinical Psychology Division, British Psychological Society
• Member of the Special Group in Clinical Neuropsychology, British Psychology Society
• Member of the International League Against Epilepsy

POSTGRADUATE CAREER INCLUDING PRESENT EMPLOYMENT

• National Management Training Scheme: West Midlands Regional Health Authority. University Of Birmingham (1983/85)
• Psychological Technician: DHSS Park Lane (special) Hospital, Liverpool (1985/86)
• M. Clin. Psychol Scholarship: DHSS Moss Side (special) Hospital, Liverpool (1986/88)
• Senior Clinical Neuropsychologist: University Department of Neurosciences, Walton Hospital, Liverpool (1988/1990)
• Principal Clinical Neuropsychologist: University Department of Neurosciences Walton Hospital, Liverpool (1990/91)
• Senior Clinical Research Associate/Hon Principal Clinical Neuropsychologist: University Department of Neurosciences (1991/93)
• Clinical Lecturer in Neuropsychology and Health Psychology: University Department of Neurosciences and Clinical Psychology, Liverpool (1992/1997)
• Senior Lecturer (Clinical) in Neuropsychology and Health Psychology: University Department of Neurosciences and Clinical Psychology, Liverpool (1997 to 2002)
• Reader (Clinical) in Neuropsychology: University Department of Neurosciences, Liverpool (2002 to 2003)
• Professor (Clinical) in Neuropsychology: University Department of Neurosciences, Liverpool (2003 to present)
• Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist: The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (1997 to present)

SUPERNUMERARY APPOINTMENTS

• Executive Member of the Mersey Regional Epilepsy Association
• Founding Member of the Psychologists in Epilepsy Group
• Member of the International Task Force For Social Workers in Epilepsy
• Member of the International Cochrane initiative for epilepsy
• Chairman of the Commission for Psychosocial Research - International Bureau for Epilepsy
• External Examiner Department of Clinical Psychology IOP/University of Glasgow
• Appointment to UK Task Force Core Group for Epilepsy
• Appointment to the Scientific Advisory Board of the Epilepsy Research Foundation
• Chairman of the ILAE sub commission on outcome measures in epilepsy

NUMBER OF PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES = 150 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

• International Gower's Prize 1990: Joint 1st prize
• Health Professional Section: Albourg Holland
• International Parke-Davies Award 1992: Joint 1st prize
• Health Professional Section: Adelaide Australia

NATIONAL AWARDS

• Wellcome "Epilepsy Team of the Year Award" 1995: Hospital Doctor
• Fellow of the British Psychological Society
• Ambassador for Epilepsy Award

EXPERT REPORTS (2007)

• Number of Legal Medical reports conducted in the last 12 months = 120
• Number of Legal Medical reports conducted in the last 5 years = 600
• Percentage of reports for plaintiff/defendants = 40:40
• Percentage of joint reports/statements = 20%

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Neuropsychological Functioning
• Psychological Functioning
• PTSD
• Malingering
• Epilepsy

MEMBERSHIP OF RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS

• Member of Expert Witness Institute (EWI)
• Member of the Society of Expert Witness