Bio

Dr. Chad Waxman is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist with expertise in psychological assessment across a range of settings, including public safety, media, civil litigation, and the criminal justice system. His work frequently involves trauma-related evaluations, including cases involving Battered Woman Syndrome.

Dr. Waxman’s professional experience includes serving as Chief Psychologist at a police and public safety firm, working as a forensic psychologist within a jail-based competency restoration program, and acting as Program Coordinator and clinician for an outpatient therapy program serving legally involved juveniles. He has also conducted court-ordered psychological assessments for juvenile court.

Currently, Dr. Waxman serves as a Forensic Psychologist for the State of Colorado and holds adjunct faculty appointments in both the Master’s in Forensic Psychology and the Doctoral Program in Criminal Justice at Nova Southeastern University. He earned his Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Forensic Psychology from Nova Southeastern University. His pre-doctoral internship was completed with the Federal Bureau of Prisons at the Federal Correctional Institution in Fort Worth, Texas.

Dr. Waxman has provided therapeutic services to children and adolescents referred for diversion services, with a focus on sexually inappropriate behaviors and a broad range of clinical disorders. He has served as an adjunct instructor in psychology at several colleges and universities since 2010.

Before pursuing his doctorate, Dr. Waxman held several leadership roles in health promotion at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Medical. These included Program Manager for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, Compulsive Gambling, and Suicide; Co-Coordinator of the MedLinks Peer Advocacy Program; and Co-Founder and Co-Coordinator of the Program for Violence Prevention and Response (VPR). He also volunteered extensively with the Middle Earth Peer Assistance Program at the University at Albany, State University of New York, where he currently serves as Chair of the Alumni Board.

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