leila wallach, phd

Leila N. Wallach (she/hers/ella) is a bilingual clinical forensic psychologist licensed in Oregon. She received her PhD in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Forensic Psychology from Palo Alto University. She also holds a Master's of Clinical Psychology from PAU, a Master's of General Psychology (Forensic Track) from New York University, and a Bachelor's of Arts in Psychology (minor Criminology) from Simon Fraser University. Dr. Wallach completed her predoctoral internship at Oregon State Hospital and her postdoctoral fellowship in Forensic Psychology at the UMass Chan Medical School. She has provided bilingual (English and Spanish) clinical and assessment services in a variety of settings, including intensive outpatient mental health, addictions, psychiatric/forensic inpatient, and correctional environments. Her primary areas of clinical expertise are forensic evaluations of competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, and violence and other specialized risk assessments, along with some immigration/asylum evaluations. Dr. Wallach is also a Visiting Professor at Palo Alto University, teaching a range of classes in the Psychology Department. She continues to be active in research focused on evaluating clinical practice in forensic psychology, psychometric validation of psychological measures, and the impact of systems of oppression and racism in forensic psychology.

Email: wallach@nwforensic.org