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Speaker Biographies/Information Clifton Mitchell, Ph.D. Dr. Clifton Mitchell received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Indiana State University and he is currently a professor at East Tennessee State University. He is interested in hypnosis, mind‐body connections to health, weight loss, smoking cessation, and the incredible influence that words and language have on our lives. His ideas and writings have been published in Men’s Health Today, and Barron’s Financial Weekly, as well as in numerous professional journals. His research includes investigations of subliminal message tapes, stress and coping, PMS, and personality styles. For the past 20 years Dr. Mitchell has offered keynote presentations at conventions and spoken to hundreds of businesses, leadership groups, and civic organizations on effective techniques for improving communications and for creating change through an understanding of how the mind works. Dr. Mitchell’s teachings and programs have also been used in Tennessee’s Families First welfare reform initiative to empower women to develop the skills and attitudes necessary for major life changes. Mind Management Seminars 3328 Berkshire Circle, Johnson City, TN 37604-8919 Phone: 423-439-4197 E-Mail: cliftmitch@comcast.net www.cliftonmitchell.com Alick Moody Alick Moody has more than 25 years experience in juvenile justice and human services. He is currently employed by the Department of Juvenile Justice as a Probation Supervisor with the Richmond Court Service Unit’s Southside Probation Unit. In addition to his daily operational and supervisory responsibilities, Mr. Moody has been active in the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative and co-chairs weekly meetings of the group’s Detention Review Committee. As part of his involvement with Richmond’s detention reform initiative, he has served as a Virginia delegate to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s National JDAI Inter-Site Conference. Mr. Moody is a member of the Virginia Juvenile Justice Association (VJJA), having previously served on the Board of Directors as Vice President. Additionally, he was honored by the group in 1980 when he was awarded the VJJA Meritorious Award in the Area of Administration. Mr. Moody formerly served as a member of the Virginia Juvenile Justice and Deliqnuency Prevention Advisory Committee, now the Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice. Mr. Moody received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology at Virginia State University. The father of four, he enjoys music and gardening. Mr. Moody and his wife make their home in Varina. 13th District Court Service Unit 4100 Hull Street, Richmond, VA 23224 Phone: 804-646-8854 E-Mail: alick.moody@djj.virginia.gov Kevin Moran Kevin Moran has been employed in the juvenile justice field for more than 35 years. He retired from fulltime employment in 2005, after serving 20 years as the Director of the Norfolk Court Service. Mr. Moran is currently employed as the JDAI Coordinator in the City of Norfolk. He has been involved in all facets of the initiative. As part of his involvement with Norfolk’s detention reform initiative, Mr. Moran has served as a Virginia delegate to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s National JDAI Inter-Site Conference. Mr. Moran is a member of the Virginia Juvenile Justice Association (VJJA). He was honored by the group in 1988 when he was awarded the VJJA Meritorious Award in the Area of Administration. Mr. Moran received a Master of Social Work degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. 4th District Court Service Unit 800 East City Hall Avenue, 3rd Floor Norfolk, VA 23510 Phone: 757-664-7601 E-Mail: kevin.moran@djj.virginia.gov Making a Difference in Juvenile Justice Page 9
Speaker Biographies/Information Dr. James Morris Dr. James (Jim) Morris is Director of Forensic Services for the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. In that role, he is responsible for his department’s statewide system of mental health services delivery for persons with mental illness and criminal justice system involvement. His role as Forensic Services Director also requires that he provide consultation and testimony to Virginia General Assembly Committees and work groups on a frequent basis, in addition to developing and promoting legislative and budgetary initiatives. Since 2003, Dr. Morris has chaired his department’s Forensic Work Group, which has been the key statewide MH stakeholder entity for promoting positive change for persons with mental illness who have criminal justice system involvement. Dr. Morris developed the Commonwealth Consortium for Mental Health/Criminal Justice Transformation, a program that was recently established by Governor Kaine in Executive Order 62. Dr. Morris is also currently a member of the Criminal Justice Task Force of the Virginia Mental Health Law Commission. Dr. Morris is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with expertise in forensic psychology, clinical neuropsychology, child development and family counseling. He holds the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics with the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System. Dr. Morris is a member of the Executive Council of the Virginia Association of Clinical Psychologists, and is the representative for the Southern Region to the Forensic Division Executive Council of the National Assn. of State Mental Health Program Directors. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Virginia Psychological Association, the Society for Neuroscience, and the National Academy of Neuropsychologists. Office of Forensic Services, Virginia DMHMRSAS 1220 Bank Street, Richmond, VA 23219 Phone: 804-786-2615 E-Mail: james.morris@co.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov Daniel Murrie, Ph.D. Daniel Murrie, Ph.D., serves as Director of Psychology at the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy (ILPPP) and as an Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Dr. Murrie’s duties at the ILPPP involve training community and hospital-based clinicians in forensic evaluation, and supervising the ILPPP’s psychiatric, post-doctoral, and practicum trainees. Within the ILPPP’s forensic clinic, Dr. Murrie performs criminal and civil forensic psychological evaluations of juveniles and adults. These often include questions of competence, legal sanity, sentencing issues, violence risk, and waiver of rights. After earning undergraduate degrees in psychology and social work, Dr. Murrie completed a doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Virginia. He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in forensic psychology at the ILPPP. For several years thereafter, Dr. Murrie served as core faculty in the clinical psychology doctoral program at Sam Houston State University, a program that emphasizes forensic clinical psychology, where he trained students and maintained an active research program. In Texas, Dr. Murrie also consulted with state criminal justice agencies and maintained a private practice in forensic assessment. As a researcher, Dr. Murrie has published on a number of topics related to forensic assessment, psychopathy, diagnostic labeling, and juvenile justice. His current research involves risk assessment among sexual offenders, psychological assessment within the juvenile justice system, and projects addressing bias and quality control in forensic evaluations. Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Virginia School of Medicine P.O. Box 800660, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0660 Phone: 434-924-8308 E-Mail: Murrie@Virginia.edu Making a Difference in Juvenile Justice Page 10
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