- Specialized forensic psychological evaluations of criminal defendants
- Professional trainings and peer consultation services
- Research expertise: Hate crime offending (presented findings at U.S. Congressional briefing); multiple-perpetrator rape; ethics in forensic and correctional practice; psychiatric diagnosis in legal settings
- Graduate lecturer in forensic psychology at Alliant International University
- Frequent media commentator
- Postdoctoral fellowship in forensic psychology through the University of Washington
- Former legal affairs news reporter and criminal investigator
Browse other pages on this site for more information on Dr. Franklin’s background, credentials, practice specialties, professional training and peer consultation services, teaching and research. The site also features a resources page with brief overview articles on select forensic topics.
Recent & Upcoming
Peer consultant
Dr. Franklin is excited to join the multidisciplinary Pacific Forensic Group as a peer consultant.
Podcast interview
Dr. Franklin converses with Laverne Cox about violence against transgender people.
Book chapter
Forensic Psychology in Military Courts, edited by U.S. Air Force Major Christopher Stein and forensic psychologist Jeffrey Younggren, includes a chapter by Dr. Franklin on psychological evaluations in military courts-martial.
NPR radio interview
Dr. Franklin discusses the career of forensic psychology with job coach Marty Nemko on NPR. Listen online or download the podcast HERE.
Career interview
An in-depth interview about Dr. Franklin’s career by psychologist David Webb is online at “All About Forensic Science.”
Training feedback
Participant evaluations of professional trainings has been updated with attorney feedback from a recent training for the Santa Clara County Superior Court on evaluating juvenile competency.
Book review
A review of the first-ever textbook on multiple-perpetrator rape, which includes a chapter by Dr. Franklin, has been published by the European journal Sexologies.
Profiled
Dr. Franklin was profiled in a high school forensic science textbook.