Our Team
MEET the EXPERTS
Our practice is led by Dr. Meredith Veltri and Dr. Shannon Porter, two highly specialized and experienced forensic experts.
Shannon L. Porter, Psy.D., ABPP
Dr. Porter is a board certified forensic psychologist in Columbus, Ohio. She completed her graduate training at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and continued her specialized training in forensic assessment during her predoctoral internship at Netcare Forensic Center. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship there, after which she accepted a full-time position conducting criminal forensic evaluations. She presently serves as the Assistant Director of Forensic and Specialized Assessment Services for Netcare.
Dr. Porter performs a variety of forensic assessments and has been qualified as an expert witness in numerous courts throughout Ohio. She has experience providing education and training to law enforcement, mental health professionals, educators, and other professionals regarding psycholegal issues. She was instrumental in creating and implementing inpatient and outpatient competency restoration programs, and serves as a consultant to local and federal law enforcement. She is highly trained in threat assessment, and she has consulted and presented on threat assessment for school districts, mental health agencies, corporations, and federal law enforcement. She has trained regional psychiatric hospitals regarding best practices in threat assessment, and served on workgroups for the Ohio Supreme Court’s sentencing commission and a committee implementing changes associated with Senate Bill 2 (which addresses competency restoration throughout Ohio).
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Psy.D., The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2014 (Clinical Forensic Psychology)
B.A., Indiana University, 2004 (Psychology, Sociology)
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Association of Threat Assessment Professionals
American Psychology-Law Society
Society for Police and Criminal Psychology
Phi Beta Kappa
FBI Citizens Academy Alumni AssociationDescription
Meredith M. Veltri, Ph.D., ABPP
Dr. Veltri is board certified in forensic psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. She earned a Masters and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology with a forensic emphasis from Sam Houston State University. She completed her predoctoral training at the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, and began her career as a psychologist for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. She is the Director of Forensic and Specialized Assessment Services for Netcare Access in Columbus, Ohio.
Dr. Veltri conducts criminal forensic assessments, behavioral health evaluations, pre-employment assessments, evaluations regarding immigration matters (namely, N-648 certifications), pre-surgical evaluations (bariatric and transplant), and offers consultation on improving forensic reports and quality assurance processes. Her previous experience in the Bureau of Prisons lends specialized perspective in non-capital mitigation evaluations for the federal courts. Her testimony before the Ohio General Assembly facilitated legislation which she proposed and helped to develop.
She is a member of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals, and trains school districts, corporations, and mental health agencies in best practices in threat assessment. She served on a competency and sanity workgroup for the Ohio Supreme Court’s sentencing commission. Her extensive training and experience in forensic assessment facilitate approaching each case with expertise and objectivity.
Dr. Veltri is licensed in Ohio and Colorado. Additionally, she is approved to practice telepsychology in any state that is part of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT; you can learn more about this here). She is telepsychology certified, having completed the Telepsychology Competencies Credential (TCC) offered by The Trust and National Register of Health Service Psychologists.
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Ph.D., Sam Houston State University, 2013 (Clinical Psychology)
M.A., Sam Houston State University, 2010 (Clinical Psychology)
B.A., Flagler College, 2007 (Psychology)
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Association of Threat Assessment Professionals
American Psychology-Law Society
FBI Citizens Academy Alumni Association
American Academy of Forensic Psychology
Emily N. Weber, Ph.D.
Dr. Weber is a licensed psychologist in Columbus, Ohio. She completed her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, located outside of Chicago, Illinois. Her research focused on the role of stress and coping processes in different offender populations. She has experience working in a variety of forensic and correctional settings, and although her current work consists primarily of assessment, she previously provided treatment to inmates convicted of sex offenses as well as those with pervasive substance use disorders and serious mental illness during her predoctoral internship at the Bureau of Prisons’ Federal Medical Center Devens.
She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Netcare Forensic Center, where she received specialized training in criminal forensic evaluations, and was hired as a full-time forensic examiner thereafter. In addition to conducting criminal forensic assessments, she is involved in the training and supervision of current fellows, and has completed numerous N-648 evaluations for various immigrant populations. She has been qualified as an expert witness in Ohio and is passionate about solving the ever-puzzling complexities that forensic evaluations present.
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Ph.D., Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFUMS), 2019 (Clinical Psychology)
M.A., RFUMS, 2016 (Clinical Psychology)
B.A., Lake Forest College, 2011 (Psychology, Communications)
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American Psychology-Law Society
FBI Citizens Academy Alumni Association
David J. Forman, LISW-S.
Mr. Forman is a licensed independent social worker with supervision designation in Columbus, Ohio. He completed his graduate training at The Kent School of Social Work, with a clinical emphasis, at the University of Louisville. He began his career as a Day Treatment Specialist for an outpatient community mental health center in El Monte, California. Before moving to Columbus, he earned licensure to practice clinical social work in California while gaining experience in geriatric psychiatry as an inpatient clinician in his hometown of Long Beach. As part of his education and training, he has gained valuable knowledge working with diverse populations serving children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric populations with drug and alcohol problems, mental health concerns, and end-of-life challenges.
Mr. Forman is currently employed as the Director of Forensic Services at Twin Valley Behavioral Healthcare, a hospital operated by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, where has been employed for more than two decades. Since 2007, he has also conducted forensic evaluations for the Netcare Forensic Center. He has served on numerous state-wide committees to improve access, quality, and training in forensic mental health services.
Mr. Forman has conducted a variety of forensic trainings for community partners including criminal and probate court judges, attorneys, law enforcement, and mental health professionals. He was instrumental in creating improved reporting systems for BCI while working with the Ohio Supreme Court, implementing inpatient and outpatient competency restoration programs throughout the State of Ohio, has served as a consultant to several committee groups, and has consulted with the Ohio Supreme Court’s Criminal Sentencing Commission regarding Intervention In Lieu of Conviction since 2015.
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M.S.S.W., University of Louisville, 1998 (Social Work)
B.S.W., Eastern Kentucky University, 1996 (Social Work)
A.A., Golden West Community College, 1993 (Liberal Studies)