Working with the Bar: The Academic Psychiatrist Goes to Court

February 24, 2005

Peter Ash, M.D. is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University, where he serves as Director of the Psychiatry and Law Service. He also directs the fellowship in forensic psychiatry at Emory. His work focuses on forensic teaching, public policy development, and research. Professor Ash is the author of numerous articles and book chapters, and has consulted and spoken widely on the issue of criminal behavior in adolescents.

Dr. Ash received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.