Forensic Assessment Services Team - FAST

10/25/2026

Happy Halloweek from FAST!

Wishing you celebrations that are far spookier than anything you encounter in your professional pursuits 🎃

10/22/2026

🚨 BREAKING NEWS FROM FAST! 🚨

We interrupt your regularly scheduled forensic psychological evaluations to bring you some exciting news:

Dr. Emily Weber is now BOARD CERTIFIED in forensic psychology ⚖️ 🎉

After countless hours of preparation, enough case law to make a Supreme Court justice go cross-eyed, and the intellectual obstacle course otherwise known as the ABPP oral examination, Dr. Weber has officially earned board certification through the American Board of Professional Psychology.

FAST is so incredibly lucky to have Dr. Weber as a full time forensic evaluator. Everyone fortunate enough to know Dr. Weber can appreciate the curiosity, rigor, and care she brings to every case. We couldn’t be prouder to see that expertise formally recognized.

And because good news is even better when you pay it forward...

Next month, FAST will launch its Forensic Psychology Board Certification Prep Group! It’s a space for FASTies pursuing board certification to exchange ideas, sharpen their reasoning, wrestle with thorny ethical and legal questions, and support one another through this challenging but rewarding process.

Because at FAST, we believe professional growth is a team sport. (Albeit one that features more case law than halftime snacks)

Please join us in celebrating the amazing Dr. Weber 🙌 👏

10/08/2026

To everyone sitting for the ABFP board certification oral exams today and tomorrow:

May your reasoning be clear, your caffeinated beverage of choice be just the right strength, and your brain seamlessly retrieve the information it has been absorbing for the past however many months.

May “it depends” be followed by a beautifully articulated explanation.

And may your post-exam plans involve zero follow-up questions 🧠 ☕️

FASTies are rooting for you 🫶

09/25/2026

We're extending our warmest Happy "9 to 5 Day" wishes! FAST celebrates 9 to 5 on the daily, but from this day forward will do so publicly every September 25th -- 9-25... get it? ;-)

You've probably heard the proverb: "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."

Yet around here, going FAST has never been a solo act. It takes our evaluators, affiliates, and the incredible 9 to 5 Office team who bring expertise, diligence, care, and levity to everything FAST takes on, evaluations and beyond.

Alone, we might be adequate. But together? We're FAST 💪 🔥

We're sending out gratitude to the incredible team who makes FAST what it is 🤗

9 to 5 Office provides embedded operational support for forensic and evaluation-based practices, managing referrals, scheduling, workflows, reports, and practice operations.

08/29/2026

FAST + friends had a blast at the American Academy of Forensic Psychology’s Annual Conference! After spending several indoor days collecting wisdom in the form of continuing education credits, Dr. McLawsen, in need of fresh air, released herself into the wild to spend Saturday morning collecting a murder 🐦‍⬛

As many know, crows are remarkably intelligent: attentive to patterns, capable of remembering people and past interactions, skilled at solving novel problems, inclined to gather information from multiple sources, and known to revise their behavior when presented with new evidence. And just as crows adapt to dynamic surroundings, our field ended the conference by collectively identifying unresolved priorities for future inquiry.

As usual, it’s time for further data collection.

08/26/2026

FAST is psyched for AAFP's annual conference!

Pro tip: shoving 4 foil-wrapped protein bars into a FAST water bottle will attract TSA's attention 🤭

Everyone enjoyed a good laugh. The evidence supports three conclusions: (1) FAST is committed to staying current in best forensic practices but never at the expense of (2) efficient packing and (3) our protein goals. We're so excited for conferencing and snacking with our fabulous colleagues in Portland!

08/13/2026

Happy 2nd birthday to FAST! Everyone warns you about the “terrible twos,” but we’re embracing -- not bracing for -- the year ahead.

Everything FAST has become in the past two years reflects the dedication of our extraordinary team: the evaluators who take on unimaginably complex referrals, step in when timelines seem impossible, uphold best practices when shortcuts would be easier, and help ensure courts fully understand the people whose lives are affected by legal decisions; and our admin team that logs in after hours, knows precisely what's going on with countless moving pieces, and makes it possible for our team to respond quickly, thoughtfully, no matter how challenging the circumstances.

To every evaluator who has said yes to a case, shared their expertise, or pushed us to do better: thank you. FAST’s second year belongs to you!

07/20/2026

⚖️ The Court recognizes that short spines work well for raccoons, but expects considerably more backbone from its expert witnesses ⚖️

07/05/2026

At FAST, we spend our days answering psychological questions that exist because of legal principles.

Forensic psychology exists at the intersection of behavioral science and constitutional rights. Every evaluation addressing competence to proceed, criminal responsibility, immigration matters, or civil legal questions reminds us that psychological science serves something even more fundamental: informed decision-making under the rule of law.

We’re honored to contribute to a system that values evidence, due process, and careful reasoning.

Happy 250th, USA 🇺🇸 🎆 Here’s to many more.

06/22/2026

🍓 FAST Leadership Retreat Weekend Update 🍓

With an evening ahead of us and an undefined quantity of freshly-picked Leavenworth strawberries, Claire and I decided to make strawberry jam only to realize we lacked a proper kitchen scale.

Rather than abandon the project, we relied on the core principles of forensic practice: gather the available data, identify a defensible reference point (a 5-pound exercise weight), develop a measurement methodology, and proceed. The resulting jam was excellent.

The following day, we obtained a proper scale and repeated the process with objectively superior equipment. Go figure, this batch didn't turn out as well.

This serves as a useful reminder that perfect information is a rarity, process matters, and creativity goes hand in hand with expertise.

FAST remains committed to best practices when it comes to both forensic psychological evaluations *and* jam-making.