Susan C. Knight

Susan Knight serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Cornell Law School, where she is integral to the Juvenile Justice Clinic. A board-certified forensic psychologist (ABPP), she concurrently maintains a private practice conducting criminal and civil forensic evaluations for legal entities while providing consultation to federal, state, and county court systems.

Her professional training includes a forensic and correctional psychology internship at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, NC (U.S. Department of Justice) and a postdoctoral fellowship in Forensic Psychology at the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine.

Dr. Knight's expertise centers on forensic psychological evaluations, with specialized focus on:

• Legal competency and criminal responsibility assessments
• Violence and sexual offender risk evaluation
• Sexually violent predator determinations
• Mitigation/sentencing evaluations
• Fitness-for-duty examinations
• Mental state defense analyses

Through the Juvenile Justice Clinic, she integrates clinical psychology with legal education, emphasizing practical applications in juvenile court proceedings and child welfare systems. Her dual qualifications enable unique contributions to both law student training and real-world forensic casework.