Angela Kay Lawson, Ph.D.

Angela K. Lawson, Ph.D. is a former Professor of Clinical Obstetrics; Gynecology and Psychiatry at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Lawson joined the faculty at Northwestern in 2008 where she specialized in women’s reproductive and emotional health. She also conducted research on the psychological aspects of infertility. Dr. Lawson serves as a past Chair of the Executive Committee of the Mental Health Professional Group and is the Chair of the Global Health Committee of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine. Dr. Lawson has worked as a forensic consultant at Fitzgerald, Collinsworth and Associates since 2004. She has received extensive training in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of psychological measures and in conducting psychosocial and structured diagnostic interviews. Her research interests include reporting sexual assault and harassment, the psychological effect of litigating sexual harassment, and psychological testing in forensic assessment. She has presented her research in multiple professional venues. Dr. Lawson has previously been deposed in her role as a forensic consultant, has testified as an expert, and is experienced in deposition consultation and in drafting rebuttal reports.