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Office
34 Park St New Haven CT 06519
New Haven, CT 06519Phone+1 203-936-8686Fax+1 888-342-1837- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I am a psychiatrist with fellowship training in child and forensic psychiatry on the faculty of Yale’s Division of Law and Psychiatry and the Yale Child Study Center. I am board certified in general, child and adolescent and forensic psychiatry. I have expertise in psychopharmacology for the population with developmental conditions, including autism, and intellectual disability. Additionally, I have expertise in risk assessment and management of problematic behaviors of the type that can lead to legal involvement.
Education & Training
- Yale Graduate School of Arts and SciencesPhD, Investigative Medicine, 2008 - 2013
- Yale UniversityPh. D., Investigative Medicine, 2013
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Forensic Psychiatry, 2011 - 2012
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005 - 2011
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2005 - 2010
- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
- MT State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2020 - 2024
- CT State Medical License 2007 - 2024
- FL State Medical License 2019 - 2021
- TX State Medical License 2021 - 2021
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Autism spectrum disorder, extremism and risk assessment.Clare S Allely, Emma Jouenne, Alexander Westphal, Ekkehart Staufenberg, David Murphy> ;Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health. 2024 Apr 1
- ECHO autism adult healthcare: Training community clinicians to provide quality care for autistic adults.Beth A Malow, Micah Mazurek, Gary Stobbe, Mavara M Agrawal, Rachel Loftin, David Caudel, Amy Hess, Alexander Westphal, Joshua Smith, Janet Shouse, Nancy Cheak-Zamora, ...> ;Autism Research. 2023 Aug 1
- Editorial: Training in Autism Among First Responders.Marc R Woodbury-Smith, Alexander Westphal, Rachel Loftin> ;Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2024 Apr 1
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Books/Book Chapters
Press Mentions
- Forensic Psychiatrist Continues His Testimony for the Defence at Minassian Van Attack TrialDecember 1st, 2020
- Forensic Psychiatrist Continues Testimony at Alek Minassian Van Attack TrialNovember 27th, 2020
Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, Connecticut
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