People
Program Leadership
Andrew Moskowitz
Program Director
Ph.D.
Rocio Lopez-Sharifi
Director of Graduate Studies
Psy.D.
Faculty
Forensic Psychology
Alex Bopp is a Senior Counsel at The Boeing Company (Boeing), serving as the primary investigations attorney for Boeing's D.C.-area operations.
Forensic Psychology
Dr. Bourke is the former (retired) Chief Psychologist for the United States Marshals Service and has taught graduate level courses since 2006.
Forensic Psychology
Dr. Bruce has specialized in dangerousness and severe personality disorder across various security settings and providers in the UK and US.
Forensic Psychology
Dr. Cooter is Associate Professor Emeritus of Forensic Psychology and the former Director of the Forensic Psychology program at GW.
Forensic Psychology
Dr. Forbes is a licensed clinical psychologist who has worked for 24 years in correctional psychology, currently with inmates convicted of sexual offenses.
Forensic Psychology
Mr. Fraser is the Deputy Assistant Director of Operations for the Defense Security Service’s (DSS) Counterintelligence (CI) Directorate.
Forensic Psychology
Dr. Michele Godwin is a licensed Clinical and Forensic psychologist in both D.C. and Virginia. She has taught Master's level courses since 2007.
Forensic Psychology
Dr. Guerzon is the Clinical Director of Guerzon and Associates, a Washington, D.C. psychological consultancy group.
Forensic Psychology
Ms. Hazzan is a Senior Investigator in the D.C. government and a licensed attorney in the District of Columbia.
Forensic Psychology
Katie S. Kelly is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at the Granato Group. She received her Psy.D from George Washington University in 2014.
Forensic Psychology
Director of Graduate Studies
Dr. Lopez-Sharifi is Director of Graduate Studies and has been a principal faculty member of the Forensic Psychology program at GW since its creation in 2012.
Forensic Psychology
Mr. McConnell is a retired Supervisory Special Agent of FBI who provides support to U.S. counterintelligence and counterterrorism vetting operations.
Forensic Psychology
Program Director
Andrew Moskowitz is the Forensic Psychology Program Director and a psychologist specializing in trauma, dissociation and attachment.
Forensic Psychology
Lara Sheehi, PsyD (she/hers) teaches decolonial, liberatory and anti-oppressive theories and approaches to clinical treatment and community consultation.
Forensic Psychology
Mr. Spinnanger is a senior advisor in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, where his focus is technology and counterintelligence.
Forensic Psychology
The Honorable
Judge Talevi is the Chief Judge of the General District Court for the Twenty-Third District in Virginia.