Expert Witness
Sexual Harassment, Workplace Misconduct & Psychological Injury
Dr. Wendy Walsh is a nationally recognized Professor of Psychology, and award-winning media commentator who was named a “Time Magazine Person of the Year” in 2017 after speaking publicly about sexual harassment at Fox News—an act that contributed to a pivotal shift in the national dialogue around workplace misconduct.
ABOUT
DR. WENDY WALSH
Credible. Clear. Composed.
As a psychology professor with a PhD in clinical psychology, Dr. Walsh brings a strategic combination to litigation: academic expertise in health and developmental psychology, scholarly understanding of trauma and power dynamics, firsthand experience with high-profile workplace harassment, and a court room presence honed through extensive national media experience.
Dr. Walsh can translate complex psychological research into clear, jury-friendly language. She has decades of experience speaking before live audiences, national television viewers, and radio listeners. She served as a co-host on the nationally syndicated daytime program The Doctors and was a long-running host on Los Angeles radio. She has appeared as a psychology expert on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News, and has been featured in The New York Times and numerous national and digital publications. Her media experience ensures she remains composed under pressure, articulate in adversarial settings, and capable of delivering testimony that is precise, calm, and accessible.
In addition, for more than a decade she has worked in a marketing capacity with Consumer Attorney Marketing Group, helping law firms across the nation market their services to clients, gaining insight into the inner workings of legal practices and a clear understanding of the strategic goals and pressures attorneys face when building and litigating cases.
SERVICES
Areas of Academic Knowledge
• Workplace Sexual Harassment & Retaliation
• Power Imbalances and Sexual Consent
• Stress Response and Health Consequences
• Trauma Response and PTSD
• Victim Reporting Patterns: Psychological Explanations for Delayed Disclosure
• “Eggshell” plaintiffs: Pre-existing conditions as vulnerability
• Biology of rape and spontaneous female orgasm
• Fear response: Fight, Flight, Freeze and Fawn
• Trauma Bonding with Perpetrator
• Attachment Theory & Authority Structures
• Institutional Betrayal and Psychological Injury
• Intentional affliction of severe emotional distress
• Behavioral Health Consequences of Workplace Misconduct
• Explanation of Forensic Psychiatry Diagnosis and Presenting Symptomology
Litigation Services:
• Expert reports, declarations, and strategic consultation
• Deposition testimony
• Trial testimony
• Plaintiff preparation for deposition
• Trauma informed training for intake staff
Analysis & Testimony
Dr. Walsh's testimony can translate psychological harm into clear, research-based explanations that assist juries in understanding the long-term impact of invisible injuries, making a clear case for sizable damages to compensate for pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, and functional limitation.
PHILOSOPHY
My Approach
"My philosophy is grounded in providing insights that put plaintiff's protections first. I empower legal professionals to make trauma-informed decisions to obtain the best outcome for both the client and the firm. My priority is to gain a thorough understanding of each individual case to deliver tailored solutions by providing peer-reviewed, academically grounded psychological analysis to assist plaintiff’s counsel in building their argument."
Please Note: I do not provide direct patient evaluation, as I am not a licensed therapist. Instead, as a professor of Health Psychology, I can consult with a plaintiff's mental health provider and can explain how documented diagnoses — including trauma-related disorders, anxiety, and depression — manifest functionally, and how those injuries impair occupational performance, earning capacity, relational stability, and overall quality of life.
CONTACT
If a current or upcoming case would benefit from academically grounded, jury-focused analysis, then I welcome a brief conversation to explore working together.