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Kathryn Kuehnle, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Florida Mental Health Institute’s Department of Mental Health Law and Policy at the University of South Florida. She is also a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Tampa, Florida, where she specializes in the evaluation of children alleged to have been sexually abused and in the treatment of maltreated children and other victims of family violence. She regularly serves as a consultant to legal and education professionals, child protection teams, and other community agencies. She has conducted numerous workshops nationally and internationally on topics related to child maltreatment. She is published in peer review journals, has authored six book chapters, and is the author of Assessing Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse. Dr. Kuehnle is currently conducting research focused on chidren exposed to domestic violence and interventions for maltreating parents. She also teaches classes (i.e., Child Maltreatment; Community and Family Violence) at the University of South Florida and conducts seminars for psychology interns on evaluating and treating sexually abused children. She is Past President of the Division of Children, Adolescents, and Families, and Past Chair of the Ethics Committee of the Florida Psychological Association, and was a member of the Florida Supreme Court Court Steering Committee.

Lenore E. A. Walker, EdD, ABPP, is a Professor of Psychology in the Center for Psychological Studies at Nova Southeastern University and coordinates their doctoral forensic psychology concentration. She also teaches in the Criminal Justice Institute and is the Executive Director of the Domestic Violence Institute. Dr. Walker introduced the concept of Battered Woman Syndrome in assessment and treatment, and pioneered its use in the courts.