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CHARLES HARRIS HELLER, Ph.D. NEW JERSEY (MAILING ADDRESS)
201-262-0331, 212-880-3789 140 East Ridgewood Avenue • South Tower, Suite 415 • Paramus, NJ 07652
[email protected] T: (201) 262-0331 • F: (845) 354-1287
www.forensic-psychology-expert.com MANHATTAN (mail service)
Fax: 845-354-1287 2 Park Ave., 20th Floor • New York, NY 10016 • T: (212) 880-3789

Forensic Psychologist and Expert Witness with extensive court experience in Civil, Criminal and Family Court cases. He currently is a forensic psychologist on staff at
Expert Profile: Dr. Heller has more than 40 years of experience as a licensed, treating psychologist and a forensic psychologist. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin,
where his doctoral dissertation was titled “Criminal Behavior and Arousal: Test of a Theory.” Dr. Heller has received extensive training on Forensic Psychological
Rutgers University Biomedical Health service, specializing in criminal behavior and risk assessment as well as a forensic psychologist consultant for the Rockland County
assessments and treatment, for victims of domestic and interpersonal violence, child abuse, sexual abuse, and trauma. He is retained by both plaintiff and defense counsel
(NY) court evaluation service, where he has performed hundreds of child custody, as well as criminal competency and child abuse/neglect evaluations. In Civil cases, Dr.
Heller is retained by both plaintiff and defense counsel to assess plaintiffs for emotional and mental injury. He takes an unbiased, ethical approach to assessments and
to assess plaintiffs for emotional and mental injury. Dr. Heller has presented to the American Psychological Association and the Association of Family and Conciliation
follows a scientist-practitioner approach. He is an expert in objective evaluations that assess the probability the plaintiff is suffering PTSD, other emotional injuries or if there is
Courts, and has had works published in the journal Interpersonal Acceptance.
exaggeration of symptoms based upon psychological testing and other data. He has expertise in cases that involve group home/residential schools, provider negligence and
Dr. Heller has been qualified to serve as an expert psychologist in courts across the country. He has also been included in contract as a forensic psychologist for the
assaults. In criminal cases, Dr. Heller is experienced in providing successful rebuttal testimony explaining the scientific issues related to the problems of validity, reliability
Department of Justice’s Executive Office of Immigration Review. In addition, Dr. Heller is a court-appointed Psychologist Expert for the Assigned Counsel Plan for the

Supreme Court of the State of New York (2006-current) and for New York State Family and Integrated Domestic Violence Courts (2006-2021). He is a fully vetted and

approved forensic Psychologist for the N.J. Office of the Public Defender as well as other Public Defender Offices (Federal Public Defender, Public Defenders for the States
of MO, IL, IA, KY, MI, MT, PA and others) as well as Legal Aid in all five boroughs of New York City. He served as the Forensic Psychologist consultant for the Rockland
County (NY) Department of Mental Health Forensic Unit, Court Evaluation Service (2006-2018) providing court ordered forensic evaluations involving family and criminal
court assessments. He served as staff Forensic Psychologist for Rutgers-The State University of NJ, Biomedical and Health Services, University Behavioral Healthcare
(2012-2021) assigned to East Jersey State Prison in Rahway. He has been qualified as a Psychologist expert in State and Federal Courts. As an expert witness, he has
been qualified numerous times as a Psychologist, Child Psychologist, Forensic Psychologist, Expert in Child Sexual Abuse, Expert in Domestic violence, Expert in Child
Custody Cases, Expert in Emotional Abuse, Expert in False Allegations, Expert in Coercion/Control, Expert in Counterintuitive Behavior in Victims of Domestic Violence or
Sexual Assaults and other areas. He is considered an expert in the assessment of Defendants charged with murder, providing comprehensive reports for trial, post-
conviction or post-plea mitigation evaluations as well as risk assessments for parole.
Areas of Expertise:

 Psychological Record Review  Sexual Abuse/Assault  Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection Syndrome
 Evaluations and Testimony  Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Suicide
 Addictions and Alcoholism and Alcoholism/Drugs  Assessment of Capacity to Waive Miranda Rights

 Criminal Defense  Psychological Autopsy  “Rejection Crisis” Related to Homicide
 Critical Incident Stress Effects  Risk Assessment for Re-Offense of Sexual  Consultation to Insurance Company Regarding
 Agency Administration and Supervision  Assault and other Violent Crime Aspects of Suicide
 Disabilities (emotional, mental,  Police Officers and Stress  Counter Intuitive Victim Behavior
retardation, Autism)  Assessment of Pain and Suffering  Pre-Parole Risk Assessments
 Litigation Consultation  Child Custody, Visitation & Family Issues  Rebuttal to Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation
 Battered Woman Syndrome  Independent Medical Examinations Syndrome (CSAAS) and Rape Syndrome
 Domestic /Intimate Partner Violence  Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)  Emotional Suffering
 Assessment of potential for false  Standards of Treatment in Group Homes  Clergy Sex Abuse
allegations of child sex abuse or  Prison Suicide
domestic violence  Murder/Multiple Murder

Professional 2012- 2021: Forensic Psychologist, Rutgers Biomedical Health Service (UCHC)
Experience: 2006- 2018: Forensic Consultant: Rockland County Forensic Mental Health Unit
2006-Present: Psychologist expert: Assigned Counsel and Law Guardian Programs, State of New York
1981-Present: Independent Clinical Practice
1988-1993: Clinical Director, Dutchess County Clinic for Multi-Disabled
1983-1988: Director of Mental Health, Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services, Cherokee Nation of Oklahomaw
1982-1983: Consulting School Psychologist, New York City Board of Education

License/ Licensed Psychologist (NY, NJ) Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology ( State
Certifications: Licensed Marriage and family Therapist (NY) Reciprocity)
National register of Council of health Service Providers in Certificate in Clinical Training in Psychology (NJ)
Psychology Certificate in Family Forensics (Washington Square Institute, NY)
Telepsychology Competencies Credential (TCC) From The American Insurance Trust

Education: Ph.D. 1979: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Dissertation: “Criminal Behavior and Arousal: Test of a Theory”
M.A. 1974: St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY (Clinical Psychology)

Professional: American Psychological Association Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
Memberships/ The American Assoc. for Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Member Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Associations: The Virginia Satir Avanta Network American Professional Society on The Abuse of Children (APSAC)
Recent With Linda Gunsberg, PhD “A Child’s Preference for the Batterer in Child Custody Cases: An Assessment Protocol.” A workshop
Presentation: presented at the 49th Annual Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC). Chicago, IL: June 7, 2012.

National As a clinical forensic psychologist, Dr. Heller is available on-site or via telehealth for all 42 PSYPACT-approved states: AL, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN,
Consultation: KS, KY, ME, MD, MN, MO, MS, ND, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NC, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WV, WI, WY.
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