Biographical note

Harold V. Hall is the Director of the Pacific Institute for the Study of Conflict and

Aggression in Kamuela, Hawaii. He is a Vietnam war veteran. He completed an APAapproved

internship at Atascadero State Hospital and a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical

neuropsychology at University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital in New York.

Dr. Hall has served as a consultant for a wide variety of criminal and civil justice system

agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (serial rape murderers), the

National Bureau of Prisons (witness protection program), the U.S. Secret Service (domestic

terrorism and bombers), and has appeared over 300 times in state and federal courts as an

expert witness in murder and manslaughter trials. Dr. Hall is a Diplomate in both Forensic

Psychology and Clinical Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology

and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. He is board certified in

Professional Neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology

and is a Distinguished Practitioner, National Academy of Psychology. He completed a

Fulbright scholarship in neuropsychology and genocide research at the University Maria

Curie-Sklodowska, Lublin, Poland, and a Rotary Fellowship in Peace and Conflict Studies

at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand with field placements in Cambodia and northern

Thailand. Dr. Hall has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and books

including 3 second editions (Lethal Violence, Violence Prediction with Ronald S. Ebert;

Methamphetamine Use with Sandra McPherson and Errol Yudko) and 1 third edition

(Detecting Malingering and Deception, with Joseph G. Poirier). He is partially retired on

the Big Island in Hawaii and conducts APA-approved workshops in mindfulness and meditation

in addition to pro bono evaluation and treatment of war veterans.

Joseph G. Poirier is the retired Clinical Director of the Child and Adolescent Forensic

Evaluation Service (CAFES), Health and Human Services, Montgomery County

Government, Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Poirier served on active duty in the U.S. Army for

seven years. He completed a one-year, American Psychological Association-approved postdoctoral

clinical psychology internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington,

DC. Subsequently, he was the Chief Psychologist at the Fort Bragg Mental Hygiene Clinic

where he assisted as Co-director in implementing the first Surgeon General-approved

Substance Abuse Treatment Program for active duty military personnel. Subsequently, he

was reassigned back to Walter Reed Army Medical Center where he implemented the first

U. S. Army Substance Abuse Treatment Training Program for military clinicians. Most

patients in this program were Vietnam Conflict returnees who were recovering from opioid

addiction. Following military service, he entered employment with the Montgomery

County Maryland Health Department. For 30 years, he was also the Co-director of the

Circuit Court Mental Health Forensic Service, Prince Georges County, Maryland. He has

testified as an expert witness in federal court and in district and circuit courts in several

states. Presently semi-retired, Dr. Poirier maintains a clinical-forensic private practice in

Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Poirier is triple board certified in Forensic Psychology, Clinical

Psychology, and Couple and Family Psychology by the American Board of Professional

Psychology. He is also a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.