Daniel L. Davis, Ph.D. ABPP
Publications
Dr. Davis is the author of two books, co-author of two others, and author of three book chapters. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals over a career spanning more than four decades. His work covers forensic psychology, adolescent treatment, clinical assessment, competency evaluation, and ethics in forensic practice.
Books
Davis, D. L. (2005). Your Angry Child: A Guide for Parents. New York: Haworth Press.
Davis, D. L. (1999). The Aggressive Adolescent: Clinical and Forensic Issues. New York: Haworth Press.
Co-Authored Books
Davis, D. L., & Ben-Porath, Y. S. (1996). Case Studies for Interpreting the MMPI-A. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
Davis, D. L., & Ben-Porath, Y. S. (2021). Case Studies for Interpreting the MMPI-A-RF. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
Book Chapters
Davis, D. L. (1995). Assessment of Competency to Stand Trial. In R. E. Geiselman (Ed.), Intersections of Psychology, Psychiatry and Law: Readings in Forensic Science. Balboa Island, CA: ACFP Press.
Davis, D. L., & Kukor, T. J. (2013). Juvenile Adjudicative Competence. In S. J. Morewitz & M. Goldstein (Eds.), Handbook of Forensic Sociology and Psychology. New York: Springer.
Davis, D. L., Kukor, T. J., & Weiss, K. (2016). Practice and Ethics in Animal Treatment Forensic Evaluations. In L. Levitt, G. Patronek, & T. Grisso (Eds.), Animal Maltreatment: Forensic Mental Health Issues and Evaluations. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Davis, D. L., & Dutcher, T. D. The homicidal adolescent: hearts darkened before time. International Journal of Adolescent Mental Health (2002), 14(3).
Forby, J. D., Ben-Porath, Y. S., & Davis, D. L. A comparison of sexually abused and non-sexually abused adolescents in a clinical treatment facility using the MMPI-A. Child Abuse and Neglect (2000), 24(4), 557–568.
Davis, D. L., Davis, T. L., & Davis, H. L. Perils of psychotherapy practice: Ohio revises the duty to warn. The American Journal of Forensic Psychology (1999), 12(2).
Davis, D. L. The homicidal adolescent. Innovations in Residential Treatment. Washington, DC: American Association of Children's Residential Centers (1996).
Davis, D. L., & Boster, L. H. Interventions with resistive and aggressive adolescents. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth (1993), 10(3).
Davis, D. L., & Boster, L. H. Cognitive-behavioral-expressive interventions with violent adolescents. Child Welfare (1992), LXXI(6).
Davis, D. L. Interventions with the aggressive adolescent. Innovations in Residential Treatment-1992. Washington, DC: American Association of Residential Centers for Children (1992).
Davis, D. L., & Brodsky, S. L. Psychotherapy with the unwilling client. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth (1992), 9(3).
Davis, D. L., Bean, G. R., Stringer, T. L., & Schumacher, J. The incidence and prevalence of emotional disorders within a juvenile justice population. American Journal of Forensic Psychology (1991), 1(7).
Davis, D. L., & Boster, L. H. Multifaceted interventions with the violent psychiatric inpatient. Hospital and Community Psychiatry (1988), 38(9).
Davis, D. L., & Boster, L. H. The violent psychiatric inpatient. Journal of Forensic Psychology (1986), 4(3).
Davis, D. L., Schwebel, A., & Owens-Lane, J. Differing perceptions of adjustment of forensic patients. Journal of Corrective and Social Psychiatry (1987).
Davis, D. L. Assessment of competency to stand trial. Journal of Forensic Psychology (1986), 3(3).
Davis, D. L., & Schumacher, J. Reduction of patient violence without resorting to punishment. Journal of Forensic Psychology (1986), 3(1).
Davis, D. L. Treatment planning for the patient who is incompetent to stand trial. Hospital and Community Psychiatry (1985), 34(3).
Davis, D. L., & Peterson, G. A. Homosexual erotomania — case report. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (1985), 46(10).
Davis, D. L. Formal interventions section. State of Ohio Comprehensive Criminal Justice Plan — Juvenile Justice. Ohio Department of Economic and Community Development (Major Contributor) (1978).
Davis, D. L. (1978). Substance abuse treatment programming section. State of Ohio Comprehensive Criminal Justice Plan — Juvenile Justice. Ohio Department of Economic and Community Development (Major Contributor).
Book Reviews
Davis, D. L. (2018). Pre-publication review for the publisher: Sellbom, M., Wygant, D. B., & Ben-Porath, Y. S. Forensic Applications of the MMPI-2-RF: A Casebook. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.
Workshops & Presentations
Dr. Davis has delivered more than 100 invited presentations, workshops, and consultations across the United States and Canada since 1977. His speaking work spans five recurring themes: competency to stand trial and forensic evaluation; aggressive and violent youth; psychotherapy with resistant and unwilling clients; psychological assessment (including MMPI-based methods); and occupational stress in forensic practice. Selected highlights by theme are listed below.
Competency to Stand Trial & Forensic Evaluation
Central State Hospital, Louisville, KY — Assessment of Incompetence to Stand Trial and Restoration to Competency.
State of Ohio Department of Mental Health — Restoration of Competency to Stand Trial.
The Ohio State University, Department of Psychiatry — Restoration to Competency to Stand Trial.
Children's Hospital, Department of Psychology, Columbus, OH — Forensic Psychological Practice with Juveniles.
Ohio Department of Mental Health — Restoration to Competency to Stand Trial (two consecutive years).
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers — Competency to Stand Trial and Juvenile Court.
Moritz College of Law / Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers — Juvenile Competency to Stand Trial.
Ohio Department of Youth Services Treatment Conference — Special Interview Techniques: Risk Assessment / Competency to Stand Trial in Juveniles.
Ohio Psychological Association — Treatment Interventions: Attainment of Competency for Juveniles Found Incompetent to Stand Trial.
Ohio Psychological Association — Waiver to Adult Court / Bindover of Juveniles.
Ohio Juvenile Public Defender Summit — Competency to Stand Trial in Juveniles.
Northern Kentucky School of Law — Adolescent Brain Development and Competence to Proceed.
Ohio Forensic Centers Director's Annual Conference — Forensic Report Writing.
Ohio Department of Mental Health Annual Conference — Forensic Assessment of Juveniles: Bindover / Waiver to Adult Court.
Delaware County Ohio Juvenile Court — Competence Attainment Programming for Juveniles.
Franklin County Prosecutors' Office — Continuing Legal Education: Competency to Stand Trial and Forensic Evaluations.
Ohio Juvenile Justice Coalition — Competency Attainment Programming.
Columbus Bar Association — Juvenile Competency to Stand Trial Research Update.
Ohio Prosecuting Attorney's Association — Juvenile Prosecutor Training: Competence to Stand Trial.
Central Ohio Association of Juvenile Lawyers — Competence to Stand Trial (with Jefferson Liston, Esq.).
Concept Professional Training / American Academy of Forensic Psychology — Bindover/Waiver Evaluations of Juveniles.
Kentucky Commonwealth Attorneys Association — Evaluating and Cross-Examining Juvenile Competency Reports (with Terrance J. Kukor).
Aggressive & Violent Youth
Ohio Convention of the Association for Children with Learning Disabilities — Juvenile Delinquency.
Ohio Police Juvenile Officers Association — The Psychology of the Violent Adolescent.
29th Annual MMPI Workshops and Symposium, Minneapolis, MN — Assessing Severely Disturbed Adolescents.
American Association of Children's Residential Centers, Boston, MA — The Homicidal Adolescent.
National Association of Children's Psychiatric Treatment Centers, Dallas, TX — Forensic Psychological Aspects of Residential Treatment.
30th Annual MMPI Workshops and Symposia, St. Petersburg Beach, FL — Assessment of Severely Disturbed Adolescents.
Ohio Department of Youth Services; Delaware County Mental Health Board; Ohio Department of Mental Health — Aggressive and Violent Youth (multiple presentations).
American College of Forensic Psychology, Newport Beach, CA — Aggressive and Violent Youth.
Professional Training Group — Calgary, Vancouver, Saskatchewan, Edmonton, Canada: Aggressive and Violent Youth: Clinical and Forensic Perspectives.
Southern Oregon Adolescent Treatment Center, Grants Pass, OR — Aggressive and Violent Youth in Residential Treatment.
Ohio Psychological Association Spring Institutes and Annual Conventions — Interventions with Aggressive and Resistant Youth / Adolescents (five presentations).
American College of Forensic Psychology, Santa Fe, NM — Interventions with Aggressive and Resistant Adolescents.
Association for Paroling Authorities International, Columbus, OH — Psychological Development of Juveniles: Research Findings.
Ohio Psychological Association — Assessment of Risk of Violence in Adolescents (with Terrance J. Kukor).
Ohio Psychological Association — Forensic Applications of the MMPI-A-RF.
Ohio Psychological Association — Assessment of Malingering in Adolescents (with Terrance J. Kukor).
Ohio Prosecuting Attorney's Association — Juvenile Prosecutor Training: Assessment of Malingering in Adolescents (with Terrance J. Kukor).
Psychotherapy with Resistant & Unwilling Clients
Central Ohio Psychiatric Hospital — Crisis Resolution: Non-Physical Interventions with the Violent Patient.
Franklin County Board of Mental Health — Crisis Resolution.
American College of Forensic Psychology, Sanibel Island, FL — Reduction of Inpatient Violence without Recourse to Punishment.
State of Ohio Office of Psychiatric Services to Corrections — Cognitive Behavioral Interventions with the Violent Psychotic Patient.
The Ohio State University, Department of Psychiatry — Psychotherapy with the Violent Psychotic Inpatient.
State of Kentucky, Cabinet for Human Services — Core Curriculum for Juvenile Sexual Offenders Program: Working Through Defensiveness and Denial.
Buckeye Boys Ranch; Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies — Psychotherapy with the Unwilling Client.
American College of Forensic Psychology, Newport Beach, CA — Psychotherapy with the Unwilling and Aggressive Client.
American Association of Children's Residential Centers, St. Louis, MO; Child Welfare League of America National Conference — Psychotherapy with the Aggressive and Resistant Client.
Central Ohio Psychological Association — Interventions with Resistant Clients.
Violence Risk Assessment & Forensic Practice
New York State Department of Mental Health — Cognitive Behavioral Expressive Interventions with the Violent Psychiatric Inpatient.
Southeast Community Mental Health Center, Columbus, OH — The Psychology of Brutality and Excessive Use of Force.
Institute International D'Education Specialisee, Orlando, FL — Chairman, International Work Group on Violent Youth.
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections — Treatment Planning for Severely Mentally Ill Inmates; Interventions with the Aggressive and Resistant Client.
Ohio State Bar Association — Interviewing the Child Witness.
Ohio State University College of Medicine — Violence Risk Assessment.
Columbus Bar Association — Risk Assessment: Juvenile Sex Offenders.
The Ohio State University College of Medicine — Forensic Psychology.
The Ohio State University, Department of Anthropology — Forensic Psychology.
Ohio Juvenile Public Defender Summit — Expert Witnesses in Juvenile Cases.
Ohio Justice Alliance for Community Corrections — Impact of COVID on Services for Justice-Involved Youth.
Occupational Stress & Professional Wellness
American College of Forensic Psychology, San Diego — Occupational Stress and Forensic Psychology.
Ohio Psychological Association — The Integration of Spiritual Direction and Psychotherapy.
American Academy of Forensic Psychology, Cincinnati, OH — Occupational Stress and Vicarious Trauma in Forensic Practice.
American Psychological Association, Denver, CO — Occupational Stress and Vicarious Trauma in Forensic Practice.
Appointments & Professional Activities
Dr. Davis has held numerous appointed and elected leadership positions in professional organizations, state government, and national forums since 1974. His service spans legislative recognition, gubernatorial appointments, association leadership, and judicial and attorney general task forces.
Government & Legislative Appointments
Commendation by the Ohio Legislature for the creation of Concord.
Appointed by the Governor to the Ohio Drug Treatment Advisory Council.
Advisory Board, Ohio Drug Studies Institute (two consecutive years).
Member, Juvenile Justice Subcommittee, Mental Health and the Courts Taskforce, Ohio Attorney General.
Member, Juvenile Justice Core Committee, Ohio Supreme Court.
Association Leadership & Elected Positions
Chairman, Continuing Professional Education, State Association of Psychologists and Psychology Assistants (SAPPA) — three consecutive years.
President, Ohio Psychology Directors Association, Ohio Department of Mental Health.
Chair, State/Federal Agencies Committee, Ohio Psychological Association.
Board of Trustees, Ohio Psychological Association.
President, State Association of Psychologists and Psychology Assistants.
Ohio Psychological Association Child and Youth Subcommittee.
Advocacy Committee, Ohio Psychological Association.
Education Committee, Ohio Psychological Association.
National Forums & Advisory Committees
National Forum on Residential Treatment of the Sexually Traumatized Youth — Co-Chair (Denver, CO; New York, NY; San Diego, CA; Denver, CO) and Moderator (Santa Fe, NM).
Institute International D'Education Specialisee — Chair, International Work Group on Violent Youth (Orlando, FL; Paris, France; Vienna, Austria).
United Behavioral Health — Quality of Care Review Committee.
Professional and Scientific Advisory Committee, American Association for Klinefelter Information and Support.