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Jennifer Piel, MD, JD
Jennifer Piel, MD, JD is an Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Mental Health, Policy, and the Law in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington. In addition, Dr. Piel is a Staff Psychiatrist and Director of the Disruptive Behavior Evaluation Clinic at the VA Puget Sound, Seattle Division. She is Board Certified in general psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and brain injury medicine.
Dr. Piel is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a member of the Ethics and Research Committees of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL). Dr. Piel twice earned the prestigious Young Investigator Award from AAPL. She is the Legal Digest Editor for the Journal of the Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.
Dr. Piel regularly consults on clinical and legal cases locally and nationally. She represents the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law as its delegate to the American Medical Association. She has served as an expert witness or consultant in cases involving criminal and civil competencies; criminal responsibility; malpractice; violence risk assessment; sexual and gender harassment; and fitness for duty, among others. She speaks locally and nationally on topics related to behavioral health and the law.
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