David Sperbeck

Biography:

David J. Sperbeck earned his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester in 1982 after completing neuropsychological internships at Monroe Community Hospital (Rochester, NY) and the Veterans’ Administration Medical Center (Bath, NY).  Dr. Sperbeck thereafter was appointed to the position of forensic psychologist and neuropsychologist at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute in Anchorage, Alaska where he conducted more than 2000 forensic psychological examinations between 1982-2005.  Dr. Sperbeck held the position of Clinical Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine from 1985-2020.  He served at the Director of Psychological Services at North Star Behavioral Health Hospital from 2005-2019.  He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology and has authored more than 150 papers and/or journal articles over the past 45 years in the areas of forensic psychology, suicide prevention, and neurocognition across the lifespan.