WASHINGTON, D.C., September 30, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ — Dr. Alan Lipman, a renowned doctor, professor, author, researcher, expert witness in law, editor, recording artist, and leading expert in clinical psychology and violence prevention, has been honored with the Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award by Who’s Who in America. This prestigious award recognizes Dr. Lipman’s extraordinary contributions across multiple fields, including psychology, law, academia, writing, and the arts.
Dr. Lipman’s career spans academia, clinical practice, research, and creative endeavors. He has served as a professor at Georgetown University, George Washington University, and Rutgers University and has also held positions at the Yale Psychiatric Institute, the Yale University School of Medicine, and The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. At Georgetown, Dr. Lipman founded the Center for the Study of Violence and the Georgetown Youth Violence Summit, where he taught courses on Psychopathology, Theories of Personality, the Psychology of Crime and Violence, and Creativity. He also created, led, and chaired events focusing on the future of healthcare and the reduction of gun violence. Dr. Lipman currently serves as the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Violence in Georgetown, as Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The George Washington University Medical Center, as a member of the Editorial Board for the scholarly peer-reviewed academic journal Violence and Gender, and as the Founder and Clinical Director of Washington Psychotherapy.
Dr. Lipman’s expertise has been widely recognized and sought after by major media outlets including CNN, BBC, MSNBC, NBC News, CBS News, ABC News, NPR, NHK, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. He has also appeared as an expert on violence in the Tom Hanks/Gary Goetzman series “The Nineties,” as well as on programs such as The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, The Today Show, Anderson Cooper 360, and Erin Burnett OutFront. His analysis and commentary have been pivotal in understanding some of the most significant and tragic events in recent history, such as the 9/11 attacks, the Anthrax Attacks, the Columbine shootings, the 2013 Washington Navy Yard shootings, the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, the Christopher Jordan Dorner manhunt, the Aurora, Colorado theater shootings, the shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords, the Sikh Temple mass shootings in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, the Las Vegas mass shootings, the Virginia Tech shootings, and many more, in order to help America and the world to understand and to prevent such tragic episodes.
In the area of terrorism, Dr. Lipman has been one of the nation’s foremost commentators and analysts on the psychological causes, effects, and responses to terrorist events. His work has focused on the fear, panic, and impact on families, children, communities, and the nation. During the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Dr. Lipman provided daily national coverage, advising on the national response to coping with these events, as well as on the anthrax attacks that followed these events. He also served as an Expert Witness on the effects of terrorism on the nation, offering critical analysis during the anthrax attacks, and providing insights into the psychology of terrorists such as Zacarias Moussaoui and Nidal Hasan. Dr. Lipman’s expertise was instrumental in analyzing the terrorist kidnapping of journalist Jill Carroll, leading to her successful release. He has also been a key figure in examining the psychological and social effects of terrorism, advising on managing personal fear and anxiety, and guiding families, communities, and the nation on how best to respond and cope with these profound impacts.
Dr. Lipman has also provided expert analysis on cases of family homicide, workplace violence, and mass shootings across the country, including the Westroads Mall shooting, the shootings by Kip Kinkel in Springfield, Oregon, and the mass shootings in Jonesboro, Nickel Mines, Paducah, and Pearl, as well as the Hejin family shootings and the Mark O. Barton case. He has been called upon as an internationally known expert witness, working on major national cases involving the impact of the 9/11 attacks, the causes of domestic violence, and many other issues involving psychology and the law.
Dr. Lipman has served as the Co-Chair of the Academic Advisory Council of the White House Campaign Against Youth Violence, initiated at a White House summit during the Clinton Administration, where he also served as Director of Research. He has been an Invited Member of the Peer Review College of the United Kingdom’s National Economic and Social Research Council. He has served as a consultant on violence, mass violence, and its effects on individuals and communities to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of State.
Dr. Lipman has also specialized in and published in the psychology of political figures, contributing analysis and writing on the psychological profiles of prominent political leaders, which has been featured in major media outlets, further establishing his expertise in this unique and critical field.
Dr. Lipman is an author of 15 scholarly publications in professional journals and has served as an Invited Peer Reviewer for the American Psychological Association. His expertise has also been sought by major educational publishers such as McGraw Hill, Prentice Hall, and Allyn and Bacon. In addition, Dr. Lipman has served as an Expert Witness in national legal trials involving crimes, violence, and mass violence.
In addition to his doctorate, Dr. Lipman holds a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center, where he was named to the American Criminal Law Review and then to its editorial board. He has also published in and presented for the Law Review.
Dr. Lipman has lectured extensively across the United States on understanding violence, sharing his expertise with diverse audiences ranging from academic institutions to public forums. His lectures have focused on the causes, prevention, and reduction of violence, offering critical insights into one of society’s most pressing issues.
Beyond his professional achievements in psychology and law, and as a professor, author, and clinician, Dr. Lipman is also a talented recording artist with a catalog of five albums and thousands of songs he has written since age eight. Dr. Lipman writes all of the lyrics, composes all of the music, plays all of the instruments, sings all of the vocals, creates all the arrangements, and engineers and produces each album. His music has gained recognition nationally and internationally, and he continues to compose, play, and record new material.
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