DR. KELE KIRSCHENBAUM

A FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGIST WITH EXTENSIVE experience in TRAUMA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

DR. KIRSCHENBAUM PROVIDES EXPERT OPINION ON STATE AND FEDERAL CRIMINAL MATTERS AND SPECIALIZES IN TRAUMA, MITIGATION AND ISSUES RELATED TO SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS

Clinical Positions

  • Trauma Expert for the Olive View-UCLA Medical Center Trauma Recovery Center

  • Clinical Supervisor for Olive View-UCLA Medical Center Psychiatry Residents

  • Former Clinical Program Manager of the Olive View-UCLA Medical Center Incompetent to Stand Trial Forensic Inpatient Unit

  • Former Clinical Psychologist at Twin Towers Correctional Facility (TTCF) and Century Regional Detention Facility (CRDF)

APPOINTMENTS

  • Assistant Clinical Professor at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

  • Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Diego

  • Panel of Psychiatrists and Psychologists Member for the The Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County

  • Expert Witness List Member for the The Superior Court of California, San Diego County 

  • UCLA Faculty Women's Club Board Member and Chair of the Scholarship Committee 

EDUCATION

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship in Adult Psychiatry, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

  • Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University

  • M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University

  • B.A. in Psychology, Yeshiva University