Forensic psychology

Mosdell, C. L. (2018). Psychic Retreats Into Heroin: Institutional Trauma and Loss in the Lives of Substance Using Mothers (Doctoral dissertation, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology).

Mosdell, C., & Mongiello, M. (2022). The space to heal heroin addiction: The psychoanalytic case for harm reduction. International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, 19(1), 123-134.

I provide comprehensive forensic psychological evaluations to support legal and clinical decision-making. My expertise includes parenting capacity and bonding evaluations, which assess the quality of parent-child relationships and the ability to provide safe, nurturing care. I also conduct assessments of cognitive and adaptive functioning, autism spectrum disorders, and neurodevelopmental conditions to inform individualized recommendations.

Additionally, I offer evaluations focused on substance use and harm reduction, parent-infant observations, and child mental health, integrating evidence-based tools with a compassionate approach. Each evaluation is tailored to the unique context of the case, providing clear, objective findings to guide courts, agencies, and families.