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About Melissa Ogden, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
Melissa Ogden, Ph.D., ABPP-CN is a board certified Neuropsychologist and Clinical Psychologist who has been in practice in Mobile, Alabama for 20 years. Dr. Ogden has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology. She is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. She holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of South Alabama in the Department of Neurology. Her practice focuses on performing psychological and neuropsychological evaluations of adults with neurological, medical, and psychiatric disorders in inpatient, outpatient, and medico-legal settings. Dr. Ogden has testified as an expert in clinical psychology and neuropsychology in state and federal courts.
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About Jake Epker, Ph.D.
Jake Epker, PhD earned his B.A. in psychology from Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. He subsequently attended the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, where he earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. Following graduation, Dr. Epker completed a two-year post-doctoral Fellowship in Health Psychology, with a focus on chronic pain. He moved to Mobile, Alabama in September 2000. His practice has primarily a behavioral medicine focus, with emphasis on the evaluation and treatment of individuals with work-related injuries, including: PTSD, chronic pain, and those being considered for spine surgery. In this context, Dr. Epker is often asked to perform IME/SMO evaluations or to consult with attorneys when expertise is needed to determine the type and extent of psychological injuries in medico-legal cases, In addition, Dr. Epker stays involved with teaching and research. He has published over a dozen articles and book chapters within the specialty of behavioral medicine and lectures at various local and regional meetings on related topics.
Click here to view Dr. Epker's curriculum vitae.
Click here to view Dr. Epker's curriculum vitae.