Linda Jade Daniels

Conduct forensic Evaluations and clinical expert opinions related to psycho-legal issues before civil courts for indigent respondents.

Provide forensic evaluations, clinical expert opinions, depositions and expert testimony related to psycho-legal issues before civil courts. to attorneys representing clients experiencing Posttraumatic Trauma symptomatology in negligence and other personal injury cases.

Offer Multicultural Disaster Response, Community Violence and Trauma-related training and provide a leadership role through consultation services in shaping and developing program service delivery by psychologists, social workers and other mental health professionals, across multiple professional levels.

· In collaboration with the Massachusetts Departments of Mental Health and Emergency Management Services, trained mental health providers to offer best practice disaster mental health interventions across the State of Massachusetts. Provided team-driven multicultural services to state officials on psychological first aid interventions and services including during the arrival of Hurricane Katrina survivors and the 2006 State Supreme Court 9/11 conspiracy trial of Zacarias Mussaoui.

Conducted evaluations of pilots across the Eastern region of the United States for national security purposes. Attended bi-annual national leadership trainings and visits to secured national security sites.

Provide psychotherapy services to a diverse population of adolescents, adults and couples suffering from various mental health issues including trauma, anxiety and depression.

Conducted various psychological evaluations, with a primary focus on Posttraumatic Stress Syndrome and other Posttraumatic symptomalogy.

Internationally recognized as having expertise in trauma-related disorders

Partnered with a wide variety of campus offices to encourage the development and implementation of student programs that focus on pluralism and intersectionality for all AS&E students. Provided direct supervision of the Africana Center, Asian American Center, Latino Center, LGBT Center, and Women’s Center Directors, and ensure coordination of social justice leadership programming across the Division. Played key role in leading the Division of Student Affairs’ efforts, particularly those related to improving meaningful inclusion for underrepresented students, and will work closely with student leaders, the Chief Diversity Officer and other campus partners. Managed the administration of the Student Affairs Pluralism Initiatives Fund and oversee all Cultural Centers budgets.

oStaff Psychologist (Counseling and Mental Health Service undergraduate and graduate student) – provide clinical services in the treatment of anxiety, depression and complex trauma; the influence of traumatic events on biopsychosocial development of the individual; posttraumatic growth; developmental transitions and identity development related to sociocultural expectations and beliefs; contextual intersectionality of self-identities including ethnicity, gender, race, sexual orientation, ability and other intersecting identities. Also provides advisory on issues of multiculturalism, diversity and inclusion to the Chief Diversity Officer.

o Chair, Equity, Access and Student Equality (EASE) Working Group: Provide leadership and guidance in assessing, developing initiatives and providing guidance around the need to provide and ensure sustained access and equity for all Tufts students, particularly around issues of socioeconomic access. Ensured working group remained focused on Charge and charge goals as they pertained to furthering academic, financial, social and career/development educational access and equity campus-wide. Assessment work products included a comprehensive student survey and departmental survey to map barriers in access and equity for high financial need students and to gain critical data on the breadth and depth of existing campus resources and support. Initiatives that would have an immediate positive impact on the students’ campus life were prioritized and the working group also engaged in a collaborative relationship with Tufts Technology Services (TTS) to create a user-friendly mobile platform for student’s use. Access-Equity practices at sister schools were researched and additional actionable next steps are underway.

2010-2014: Director, Doctoral Forensic Psychology Concentration Program; Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology (MSPP), West Roxbury/Newton, Massachusetts; Organized, coordinated, and directed day-to-day operations of the Forensic Psychology Concentration Program (FPCP). Provided direct supervisory oversight of the entire FPCP, which included a blend of research, education, and field placement programs. Provided leadership in strategic planning for the FPCP to the Provost in collaboration with other specialty concentration directors, and in coordination with the Office of the Dean of the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program. As director, implemented a dynamic recruitment strategy for the FPCP, which resulted in an increase in student enrollment by 600% in just three years. Assumed responsibility for leading the FPCP quality improvement activities in collaboration with the Provost and other key departmental leaders. Participated in and led task forces, committees, and workgroups necessary to improve FPCP delivery systems and accommodate the growth in the numbers of students, course offerings and overall interest in forensic psychology. Developed mentoring and career advancement initiatives for FPCP students and graduates that led to exceptional accomplishments in attaining such things as: APA internships, post-doc fellowships, professional awards, invitations to present at professional meetings and published papers. Provided leadership to ensure that the FPCP met all clinical programming expectations of the Specialty Guidelines in Forensic Psychology and doctoral-level Clinical Psychology Program accreditation standards as monitored by the American Psychological Association.

· 2006-2010: Co-Director, Doctoral Forensic Psychology Concentration Program, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology (MSPP), West Roxbury/Newton, Massachusetts; In collaboration with a very part-time co-director, organized, coordinated, and directed the operational components needed to ready a small, relatively undeveloped Forensic Psychology Concentration Program (FPCP) for sustained growth. Initial roles were heavily focused on student recruitment, as well as development and monitoring of field placement sites, including cultivation of prospective sites along with the community resources that would accommodate an increasing number of students over time; extensive collaboration with staff was needed to initiate and maintain marketing and recruitment strategies. Also involved was the planning and development of several new courses to add a level of depth and sophistication to the current forensic concentration courses. Part-time faculty recruitment was also necessary. Plans were also developed and enacted to more fully prepare students for successful post-graduation forensic psychology practice, including attainment of APA internships and post-doc opportunities. Simultaneously directed the development of a master’s level program to better develop a pipeline of qualified students for the doctoral program in forensic psychology.

· 2007-2014: Taught doctoral level students in both clinical development courses and specialty courses in forensic psychology (see courses taught below). Developed and participated in innovation and scholarship in teaching and training. Highly sought after and actively engaged in the mentorship and professional development of a diverse cadre of students. Worked collaboratively with faculty members across disciplines and programs.

· 2006-2007: Director, Master’s Level Program Development, Forensic and Counseling Psychology Program (accredited by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology); Collaborated with the Dean of Master’s Degree Programming and the Chief Operations Officer to develop and submit a comprehensive proposal to the Massachusetts Board of Education’s accreditation body, which resulted in approval of a Master’s Program in Forensic and Counseling Psychology (FCP) well in advance of the target date. This program became a flagship program for MSPP’s subsequent Master’s degree offerings. Development of the FCP included leadership in strategic planning for the Program’s successful implementation leading the FCP training metrics. Assessed, interviewed and recruited qualified faculty members to teach proposed courses. Participated with personnel to ensure that the FCP was compliant with the Massachusetts Board of Education regulations. Provided leadership to guarantee that the FCP met all clinical programming expectations.

· Provided faculty supervision and training seminars to pre-doctoral psychology interns providing mental health services in APA-approved multicultural-focused training sites. Assessed and evaluated interns’ overall competencies and preparedness for professional psychology.

Responsible for the day-to-day operational components of the Dorchester and Roxbury Juvenile Court Clinics including organizing, coordinating, and directing clinical operations management in collaboration with Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. Assumed full leadership in shaping the Roxbury and Dorchester Juvenile Court Clinics program service delivery and monitoring performance metrics that ensured complete, comprehensive court-ordered reports that were properly prioritized for submission to judges in a fashion that ensured proper judicial proceedings. Regularly and successfully interfaced with judges, attorneys, probation, directors of other district court clinics and relevant state agencies including the Department of Youth Services, the Department of Social Services, Boston Public Schools, and the Department of Mental Health. Oversaw juvenile court space planning and prioritized personnel resource allocation, based on analysis of workload performance data and budgetary trends. In collaboration with the Director of the Edward Bourne District Court, led services to ensure that the Dorchester and Roxbury Court Clinics met all statutory expectations of the Executive Office of the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Mental Health regulations. Assumed responsibility for leading Dorchester and Roxbury Juvenile Courts quality improvement activities in collaboration with other key leaders in the Department of Mental Health. Conducted and supervised court-ordered evaluations in Status Offenders, Delinquency, Youthful Offenders, emergency evaluations, and competence to stand trial Juvenile Court proceedings. Assessed the qualifications of prospective employees and hired qualified candidates. Provided direct supervisory oversight to mental health clinicians and staff members and assessed their performance and future leadership potential. Accomplished staff professional development through participation in regular one-on-one meetings and relevant continuing education programs. In addition, led workgroups necessary to improve clinical service delivery systems and innovation to achieve the highest standards of care across the Agency’s other program services.

· Responsible for the management and quality services administration of on-site psychological services for a world-renowned research laboratory which supported cutting edge advanced technologies of 3000 national and 4000 visiting researchers from around the world. This multi-cultural population presented with a wide range of psychological problems and mental health issues affecting numerous areas of their lives including family and occupational functioning, acculturation difficulties, anxiety, stress and depression. Responsibility also included the implementation and oversight of the Drug Free Workplace Program which included lab-wide training, random testing and rehabilitation program referrals. Assumed overall responsibility for EAP policy development, design and enhancement including program planning; development of standards and practices; marketing strategies for program promotion; data collection and the development of objective outcome-driven performance standards. This responsibility was extremely relevant to quality assurance and included procedural guideline updates and implementation within Brookhaven’s Occupational Medicine Department. Such implementation also included updates to record-keeping practices, office standards, maintenance of confidentiality that exceeded HIPPA standards and the use of best-practices in business approaches. Assumed leadership in the performance of job performance appraisals for promotion/disciplinary action. As a recognized expert educator, provided teaching and trainings to the Senior Management Council as well as a scientific community of over 7000 employees and their family members. Provided managerial and supervisory consultation and counseling services and was the workgroup liaison to Labor Relations, Training and Development and the Staff Diversity departments as well as union representations. Provided professional development and management training and orientation at all position levels. Key player in providing health promotion and disease prevention education to all employees. Offered clinical assessments, provided fitness-for-duty evaluations and post-traumatic stress debriefings; interviewed and recruited professional (e.g., police officers, administrators, etc.) and non-professional staff (e.g. clerical staff). Provided brief therapy and treatment; follow-up services and the development of a provider network.

· Created and directed a 24-hour, 7 days per week Trauma Counseling Center in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attack and supervised over 150 social workers, clergy members, psychiatric nurses, and psychologists in providing crisis intervention and grief counseling to the organization’s employees and their family members. Provided post-9/11 leadership in monitoring performance and shaping program service delivery to ensure timely access to care and excellence on metrics through creating and directing innovative clinical services to enhance the quality and effectiveness of clinical programming such as group, in-home and departmental services. In collaboration with the Director of Human Resources, oversaw space planning and prioritized personnel resource allocation. Assumed leadership in strategic planning for the post-attack trauma center to ensure that the Psychological Services Unit continued to meet all clinical programming expectations of the profession before and in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Additionally, delivered clinical services and directed the day-to-day operational components of the Services Unit within the Medical Department. Provided direct supervisory oversight of part-time psychologists. Conducted approximately1000 fitness-for-duty, pre-hire, psychological testing and promotion evaluations for police and other safety sensitive positions (e.g., train engineers, conductors, dispatchers, airport employees, etc.). Participated with quality improvement personnel to ensure that the Psychological Services Unit was compliant with Substance Abuse Professional standards in performing random drug and alcohol testing. Provided employee consultation services to supervisors, managers, and upper-level executives. Delivered staff training and crisis intervention/debriefings; and offered brief treatment to thousands of eligible staff members at all professional levels.

· Performed over 300 forensic evaluations and provided expert testimony in E felony, abuse/neglect and psychiatric emergency family court cases in Queens, Manhattan and Bronx counties. Collaborating with the Director for Mental Health Court Clinic services in organizing, coordinating and delivering comprehensive court-ordered evaluation in a timely and efficient manner. Actively participated and collaborated in monthly meetings geared to enhance professional knowledge base and to remain abreast of new developments in the areas of family and juvenile law.

· Served as a Continuing Adult Day Treatment Center multidisciplinary clinical team member of the that included psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, social workers and rehabilitation counselors. Assumed full responsibility in organizing, providing and directing day to day psychological services to those suffering from severe and persistent mental illnesses, including Schizophrenia, Bipolar, Eating, and Major Depression Disorders. Provided leadership in strategic planning for psychological services, under the direction of the Medical Director. Ensured that all psychological services met American Psychological Association best practices guidelines. Led a patient-centered committee to improve clinical service delivery. Developed, wrote and received the distinction of being the most junior faculty member ever awarded a research grant to conduct outcome research comparing the efficacy of a standard social skills group training with an interactive-behavioral model on social skills development with individuals diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental illness by a nationally-known and heavily-funded Schizophrenia research facility.

Supervised, mentored and fostered the clinical and academic careers of pre-doctoral interns and psychiatric residents in individual and group cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy.

· 1996-1999: Academic Instructor to Adult, Child and Neuropsychology pre-doctoral interns; Designated by the Department of Psychiatry to provide non-patient training to pre-doctoral students to my expertise in assessment, diagnosis and evaluation in the areas of clinically culturally competent treatment, forensic psychology and trauma.

· 1995-1996: Assistant Psychologist;

Under the supervision of the Supervising Psychologist and Medical Director, was the only post-doctoral student hired full-time to conducted individual and group psychotherapy with adults diagnosed with Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder and other severe and persistent mental illnesses. Responsible for intake, psychological assessments and case management services.