About

James R. Andretta, Ph.D., ABPP, is licensed to practice psychology and certified to conduct both adolescent and adult forensic mental health evaluations in the state of Oregon.  James is board-certified in forensic psychology by the American Board of Forensic Psychology, and he is a fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology. In 2024, upon the recommendation of the American Psychological Association (APA) Board of Directors, the APA Council of Representatives elected James to Fellow status:

Fellow status is an honor bestowed upon APA members who have shown evidence of unusual and outstanding contributions or performance in the field of psychology. Fellow status requires that a person's work has had a national impact on the field of psychology beyond a local, state or regional level (https://www.apa.org/members/your-membership/fellows).

James completed a post-doctoral fellowship in forensic psychology at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (2013).  Prior to specializing in psycho-legal assessments, James earned a Bachelor of Arts at Georgetown University (2000), and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Education (School Psychology) at the University of California, Berkeley (2010).  He has also served as both a fourth grade teacher and a school psychologist.  

In addition to his clinical work, James has published 50+ manuscripts.  His research has covered a wide variety of subjects such as racial identity attitudes, stereotype threat, the commercial sexual exploitation of children, addictive behaviors, and parent attachment.  Almost all of James’ publications were focused on psychological assessment specifically, many of which appeared in the official journals of the American Psychological Association (APA), including Psychological Assessment, Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, Journal of Family Psychology, Journal of Counseling Psychology, and Psychology, Public Policy, & Law.  In 2019, James co-edited a special issue of Behavior Sciences & the Law with senior editor Christopher Slobogin, JD. LL.M: The Use of Statistics in Criminal Cases. In 2020, James contributed a chapter to Cambridge University Press’ Handbook of Applied School Psychology: How best to serve court-involved youth in schools. In 2023, James was named a diplomate of the American Board of Assessment Psychology and a fellow of the American Academy of Assessment Psychology. James also received the Social Justice Leader Award in 2023, which was awarded by the Human Trafficking & Social Justice Institute at the University of Toledo. James is currently working on a grant from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office ($273k) to continue the development of screening tools for the identification of adults and youth at risk of, and surviving, commercial sexual exploitation.

Turning to professional service, James currently sits on both the Broadening Representation, Inclusion, Diversity, and Global Equity (BRIDGE; 2019-Present; Chair of the Diversity Research Award, 2024-Present) and the Teaching, Training, and Careers (TTC; 2023-Present; Chair 2024-Present) committees of the American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS, American Psychological Association-Division 41). James is also a current member of the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Task Force for AP-LS (2022-Present). Last, in 2024, James was appointed to the Advisory Committee for the APA Professional Practice Guidelines "Diagnosis of Intellectual Disability in Forensic Settings."

For more information, CV can be found here. A complete list of professional presentations can be found here.