Clear Psychological Insight for News, Media, and Public

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 Dr. Andrew Mendonsa is available for television, radio, podcast, print, and digital media interviews on topics involving psychology, behavior, mental health, trauma, violence, risk, public safety, relationships, workplace functioning, forensic psychology, and behavioral health systems.

As a clinical and forensic psychologist, expert witness, university professor, behavioral health executive, and Chief Clinical Officer of DOSE, Dr. Mendonsa brings a broad and practical perspective to complex stories. He helps journalists and producers explain psychological issues in a way that is accurate, understandable, responsible, and relevant to the public.

Dr. Mendonsa has provided psychological commentary for national, regional, and local media audiences. His experience includes live interviews, recorded segments, breaking news commentary, expert analysis, podcast conversations, and print or digital interviews.

Media stories involving mental health, crime, trauma, workplace behavior, public safety, family issues, leadership, or technology often require more than a quick quote. They require someone who can explain complicated psychological concepts clearly, avoid speculation, and provide context without sensationalizing the issue.

Dr. Mendonsa offers media professionals:

• Clear, concise, and thoughtful commentary
• Experience with live and recorded interviews
• The ability to explain complex psychological topics in plain language
• A careful and ethical approach to sensitive stories
• A forensic perspective on legal and criminal justice issues
• Clinical insight into trauma, risk, relationships, and mental health
• Executive and systems level understanding of healthcare and behavioral health organizations
• Academic credibility as a university professor and clinical training leader
• Practical experience as a treating psychologist, evaluator, consultant, and expert witness
• Balanced commentary that informs the audience without overstating conclusions

Dr. Mendonsa may be available to discuss:

• Forensic psychology and the legal system
• Expert witness work and psychological evaluation
• Violence risk, threat behavior, and public safety
• Suicide risk and prevention
• Trauma, PTSD, and psychological recovery
• Mass violence, community trauma, and crisis response
• Criminal behavior and psychological factors
• Juvenile behavior and adolescent development
• Correctional mental health and institutional systems
• Workplace stress, burnout, leadership, and performance
• Fitness for duty and professional impairment
• Disability, accommodations, and workplace functioning
• ADHD, executive functioning, and digital mental health
• Anxiety, depression, and emotional regulation
• Substance use and addictive behavior
• Men’s mental health
• Relationships, intimacy, and communication
• LGBTQ affirming mental health topics
• Ethics and professional standards in psychology
• Behavioral health regulation and healthcare systems
• Technology, artificial intelligence, and mental health care

Dr. Mendonsa understands that media coverage can shape public understanding of mental health, violence, trauma, suicide, and criminal behavior. His commentary is careful, ethical, and grounded in professional knowledge.

He does not diagnose public figures, victims, suspects, or private individuals he has not evaluated. He avoids speculation about facts not in evidence. Instead, he helps audiences understand general psychological principles, common behavioral patterns, risk factors, protective factors, treatment considerations, and the limits of what can responsibly be concluded from publicly available information.

This approach allows media teams to provide meaningful psychological context while maintaining journalistic responsibility and respect for the individuals involved.

Dr. Mendonsa is especially useful when a story involves the intersection of psychology, law, healthcare, public safety, leadership, or organizational systems. His background includes direct patient care, forensic evaluation, QME, AME, and IME work, expert testimony, correctional psychology, regulatory consulting, public sector behavioral health leadership, university teaching, and digital health leadership.

This experience allows him to address both individual behavior and broader systems questions, including how organizations respond to risk, how professionals make decisions under pressure, and how psychological issues affect legal, workplace, clinical, and public outcomes.

Possible interview topics include:

• What psychology can and cannot explain about criminal behavior
• How trauma affects memory, disclosure, and functioning
• Warning signs and risk factors in violence and suicide prevention
• The difference between mental illness and dangerousness
• Why people delay reporting abuse or trauma
• How ADHD affects executive functioning and daily life
• The mental health impact of workplace stress and burnout
• What psychological evaluations can tell courts, employers, and agencies
• How organizations should respond after a serious behavioral health event
• The role of technology and digital tools in modern mental health care
• Why public conversations about mental health require nuance and care

Dr. Mendonsa is direct, thoughtful, and accessible. He is comfortable explaining professional concepts to audiences without clinical or legal training. He can provide brief sound bites, longer form analysis, or educational commentary depending on the format and needs of the story.

He is particularly effective when asked to clarify:

• What the research generally suggests
• What facts would matter clinically or legally
• What cannot be responsibly concluded
• How professionals assess risk, impairment, trauma, or functioning
• Why a behavior may appear confusing to the public
• How systems, context, and individual psychology interact

Media professionals may contact Dr. Mendonsa for interview requests, expert commentary, background consultation, or psychological analysis related to developing stories. Dr. Mendonsa is often available on-demand for media professionals. Media can text or call (916) 224-0212 between 6am and 11pm.