Charles P Ewing
SUNY Distinguished Service Professor,
Vice Dean for Legal Skills
B.A., Syracuse University, 1971
Ph.D., Cornell University, 1975
J.D., Harvard University, 1983
University at Buffalo Law School
The State University of New York
723 O'Brian
Hall, North Campus
Buffalo, NY 14260-1100
Phone:(716) 645-2770
Faculty Assistant:
Susan Martin, 622 O'Brian Hall, Phone: (716) 645-2080
Biography:
Dr. Charles Patrick Ewing, a forensic psychologist and attorney, is SUNY Distinguished Service Professor at The State University of New York at Buffalo, where he has been a member of the law faculty since 1983. He has taught criminal law, evidence, torts, juvenile law, forensic science and psychology, psychiatry and the law.
Dr. Ewing received his Ph.D. from Cornell University and his law degree with honors from Harvard Law School. He completed an internship in clinical psychology as part of his doctoral program and was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Yale University in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies. Prior to joining the faculty at UB Law School, he taught in the Psychology Department at Mansfield University and in the Legal Studies program at Brandeis University.
Dr. Ewing is the author or co-author of nine books: Trials of a Forensic Psychologist; Insanity: Murder, Madness and the Law; Minds on Trial; Fatal Families: The Dynamics of Intrafamilial Homicide; Kids Who Kill; When Children Kill: The Dynamics of Juvenile Homicide; Battered Women Who Kill; Crisis Intervention as Psychotherapy; and Psychology, Psychiatry and the Law: A Clinical and Forensic Handbook. He is also author or co-author of approximately seventy other publications – most of which deal with issues related to violent behavior, dangerousness, expert testimony and other issues in forensic psychology.
Dr. Ewing is Editor of the journal, Behavioral Sciences and the Law, and a Member of the Editorial Board of several other journals: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse; Journal of Emotional Abuse; Journal of Threat Assessment; and Journal of Criminal Profiling. He is an elected Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and a Diplomate in Forensic Psychology of the American Board of Forensic Psychology (ABFP) and American Board of Professional Psychology. In 2008, he began a six-year term as an elected member of the Board of Directors of ABFP.
Dr. Ewing has been selected for listing in Who's Who in American Law and the Best Lawyers in America Directory of Experts. In 1993, he received the Distinguished Contributions to Forensic Psychology Award, an award presented annually by the American Academy of Forensic Psychology. In 2001, he received the New York State Bar Association's award for outstanding contribution in the field of criminal law education. In 2003, he was named SUNY Distinguished Service Professor by the Trustees of the State University of New York.
Selected Publications:
Books
Insanity: Murder, Madness, and the Law (Oxford University Press, 2008)
Trials of a Forensic Psychologist (John Wiley & Sons, 2008)
Minds on the Trial: Great Cases in Law and Psychology (with Joseph T.McCann) (Oxford University Press, 2006)
Articles
Ethical Concerns in Forensic Consultation Regarding National Safety and Security (with Michael G. Gelles) Journal of Threat Assessment vol. 2(3): 95-107 (2003)
The Prohibition of Ultimate Opinions: A Misguided Enterprise (with R. Rogers) Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice vol. 3(3): 65-75 (2003)
Chapters
Lessons for Forensic Psychology Practice Drawn from the Law of Malpractice (with Stuart A. Greenberg, D.W. Shuman, S.R. Feldman, and C. Middleton), Forensic Psychology: Emergin Topics and Expanding Roles (A. Goldstein, editor) (John Wiley & Sons, 2007)
Expert Testimony: Law and Practice, Handbook of Psychology. Volume 11, Forensic Psychology (A.M. Goldstein, editor) (Wiley & Sons, 2003) (55-68)
Criminal Defenses, Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment (D. Levinson, editor) (Sage Publications, 2002) (397-402)
Criminal Trial, Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment (D. Levinson, editor) (Sage Publications, 2002) (424-428)
