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DRIVER FATIGUE Fred W. Turek DRIVER PERFORMANCE/
Ph.D. BEHAVIOR
Circadian
Merrill M. Mitler, Ph.D. 2 Main Street, Suite 340
Forensic Examination Stoneham, MA 02180 Merrill M. Mitler, Ph.D.
351 Middleton Place Phone: (781) 439 6325 Forensic Examination
Chapel Hill, NC 27516 E-mail: [email protected] Chapel Hill, NC
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Web: http://www.mitlerforensics.com/ Degrees/Licenses: Ph.D. (Please see our resume on page 67 for further
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Degrees/Licenses: Clinical Sleep Medicine Profile: Fred W. Turek, Ph.D., is a consultant
1977 Sleep Medicine, Stanford University, at Circadian Expert Services, and a professor Larry Parker Jr., PhD
Palo Alto.; Postdoctoral Training 1973 Sleep at Northwestern where he chaired the
Research, Department of Psychiatry, Stanford Department of Neurobiology & Physiology P42 Consulting LLC
University, Palo Alto.; Ph.D. 1970 Michigan and was the founder/director of the Center Tampa, FL
State University, East Lansing [Developmental for Sleep & Circadian Biology. He was Phone: (813) 352-2380
Psychology].; M.A. 1969 Michigan State the founding president of the Society for E-mail: larry.parker@parkerbusinessventures.
University, East Lansing [Developmental Research on Biological Rhythms and the com
Psychology].; B.A. 1967 University of Editor of the Journal of Biological Rhythms.
Wisconsin, Madison [Political Science and His work has received numerous honors (Please see our resume on page 69 for further
Psychology]. including the George Belenky Distinguished details.)
Lectureship Award from Washington State
Profile: Dr. Merrill Mitler is a forensic Sleep and Performance Research Center, the Fred W. Turek
examiner and expert in the physiology of sleep Distinguished Scientist Award from the Sleep Ph.D.
and fatigue with over 20 years of experience Research Society, and the Distinguished
consulting on and testifying in more than Service Award from the Society for Research Circadian
200 cases in which driver or worker fatigue on Biological Rhythms. He has served on Stoneham, MA
was alleged to be a causal factor. He worked the Board of the NIH National Center on Phone: (781) 439 6325
on such prominent cases as those arising Sleep Disorders Research and the Board E-mail: [email protected]
from the Exxon Valdez grounding and the of the National Sleep Foundation. Dr. Turek
death of Libby Zion. Dr. Mitler has a Ph.D. has published over 375 scientific papers and (Please see our resume on page 72 for further
in Psychology and Postdoctoral Certificate reviews and has presented at international details.)
in Developmental Psychobiology of Sleep conferences and workshops.
and Traffic Accident Investigation and has
practiced Psychology in New York and Dr. Turek accepts both plaintiff and defense DRIVER QUALIFICATIONS/
California. expert witness work and provides confidential
advice on strategies to minimize litigation risk HOURS OF SERVICE
Dr. Mitler served on the faculties of Stanford and distinguish readily defensible from hard-
University, The State University of New to-defend claims. He advises on strategies to
York Stony Brook, the Department of cross-examine opposing counsel’s witnesses. Evidence Solutions, Inc.
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at NIH’s National Institute for Neurological (Please see our resume on page 65 for further
Diseases and Stroke. He holds the following (Please see our resume on page 72 for further details.)
Board Certifications: American Board of details.)
Sleep Medicine, American Board of Forensic
Examiners, American Board of Forensic Merrill M. Mitler, Ph.D.
Medicine. DRIVER FATIGUE/HOURS- Forensic Examination
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Circadian
Stoneham, MA
Phone: (781) 439 6325
E-mail: [email protected]
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