Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases (PDF)

Harold V. Hall is the Director of the Pacific Institute for the Study of Conflict and

Aggression in Kamuela, Hawaii. He is a Vietnam war veteran. He completed an APAapproved

internship at Atascadero State Hospital and a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical

neuropsychology at University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital in New York.

Dr. Hall has served as a consultant for a wide variety of criminal and civil justice system

agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (serial rape murderers), the

National Bureau of Prisons (witness protection program), the U.S. Secret Service (domestic

terrorism and bombers), and has appeared over 300 times in state and federal courts as an

expert witness in murder and manslaughter trials. Dr. Hall is a Diplomate in both Forensic

Psychology and Clinical Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology

and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. He is board certified in

Professional Neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology

and is a Distinguished Practitioner, National Academy of Psychology. He completed a

Fulbright scholarship in neuropsychology and genocide research at the University Maria

Curie-Sklodowska, Lublin, Poland, and a Rotary Fellowship in Peace and Conflict Studies

at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand with field placements in Cambodia and northern

Thailand. Dr. Hall has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and books

including 3 second editions (Lethal Violence, Violence Prediction with Ronald S. Ebert;

Methamphetamine Use with Sandra McPherson and Errol Yudko) and 1 third edition

(Detecting Malingering and Deception, with Joseph G. Poirier). He is partially retired on

the Big Island in Hawaii and conducts APA-approved workshops in mindfulness and