
Kristine Hodshon, Psy.D.
Kristine Hodshon, Psy.D. is the Director of Mental Health Forensic Services and a Faculty Psychologist at the Child Abuse Research Education and Service (CARES) Institute at the Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine. At the CARES Institute, Dr. Hodshon coordinates the evaluation program, including Psychosocial Evaluations and Comprehensive Psychological/Sexual Abuse Evaluations in cases where there continue to be questions regarding potential sexual abuse despite completion of investigations. She also provides treatment for children who have experienced maltreatment and is a certified Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) clinician.
Dr. Hodshon supervises postdoctoral psychology fellows in these services. She is also involved in several statewide training and quality initiates in NJ, and previously served as a consultant for The New Jersey Coordination Center (NJCC) for Child Abuse & Neglect Forensic Evaluation and Treatment at Rutgers University, which was charged with implementing statewide quality improvement programs that promote advances in knowledge, policy and practice within the field of child abuse and neglect forensic evaluation and treatment.
Dr. Hodshon became part of the faculty for Finding Words NJ in 2017. Additionally, in 2024, she joined the Board of Trustees for the New Jersey Children's Alliance (NJCA).