Forensic Mental Health Staff

Forensic Mental Health staff at the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

Kristen Zaleski, PhD, LCSW
Director of Forensic Mental Health

 

 

Dr. Zaleski is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work at USC and the Director of Forensic Mental Health at the Keck Human Rights Clinic. She has two books, Understanding and Treating Military Sexual Trauma currently in its 2nd edition with Springer Publishing as well as Women’s Journey to Empowerment by Oxford University Press. Dr. Zaleski’s research interests span the topics of gender based violence with an emphasis on American culture as well as technological forms of violence online. Dr. Zaleski has a private practice in the Los Angeles area and trains mental health providers on the topics of PTSD and sexual violence throughout the nation.

 

Debra Waters-Roman, PhD
Faculty Advisor

 

Carly Steinberger, MSW
Clinic Scheduler

 

Carina Solis
MSW student, Human Rights Case Manager

 

Gael Lagunas
MSW student, Human Rights Case Manager

 

Yareli Contreras
MSW student, Human Rights Case Manager

 

Steven Estrada
MSW student, Human Rights Case Manager