JasonGlenRoofMD(He/Him)

Forensic Psychiatry

Professor, Clinical Psychiatry, UC, Davis School of Medicine Medical Director, Sacramento Adult Correctional Health Associate Training Director, UCDavis Division of Psychiatry and the Law

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Office
2315 Stockton Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone+1 916-734-3913

Fax+1 916-734-3384

Summary

Clinical Provider

Dr. Roof serves as the Medical Director for Adult Correctional Mental Health/ Jail Psychiatric Services in Sacramento County. In this capacity, he manages the mental health care for approximately 5,000 inmates, ensuring the highest standards of care in a complex legal environment.

Educator

As a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at UC Davis Medical Center and the Associate Training Director for the renowned UC Davis Division of Psychiatry and the Law, Dr. Roof plays a crucial role in shaping the future of forensic psychiatry.

He has published extensively on subjects such as geriatric offenders, delirium, nervous system infections, testamentary capacity, guardianship assessments, correctional psychiatry, trauma, and the application of brain imaging techniques in legal contexts.

A dedicated and engaging educator, Dr. Roof has presented on a wide range of psychiatric topics at national and international forums, catering to diverse audiences such as medical students, residents, attorneys, interpreters, social workers, law enforcement officers, and correctional mental health professionals.

Expert Witness

Dr. Roof is a highly sought-after expert witness, having been qualified in federal, state, and military courts. His expertise spans a broad spectrum of issues, including mental disorders, sanity, competence to stand trial, dangerousness, inmate mental health treatment, malingering, medical malpractice, testamentary capacity, wrongful death in correctional institutions, and the impact of substance use on intent and memory.

He has fulfilled court appointments for numerous California counties, addressing competency to stand trial, sanity, diminished actuality, violence risk assessment, and providing informational testimony on a diverse range of mental health topics.

Dr. Roof's extensive clinical, academic, and legal experience makes him a valuable resource not only for attorneys but also for other professionals involved in the medicolegal arena.

Education & Training

University of California Davis HealthFellowship, Forensic Psychiatry, 2007 - 2008
University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Psychiatry, 2003 - 2007
McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 2003
University of North TexasB. S., Biology, With honors, 1993 - 1998

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2007 - 2024
TX State Medical License 2005 - 2008
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Residents’ Outstanding Faculty Award UC Davis Psychiatry Resident Physicians, 2010
Awarded the Arnold P. Gold, M.D. Foundation’s “Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award to An Outstanding Resident Role Model” Graduating Medical Student Class of 2006, U.T. Houston Medical School, 2005
Best Resident Teacher in Psychiatry Graduating Medical Student Classes, U.T. Houston Medical School, 2005-2006
AED Premedical Honor Society (Historian and Webmaster) 1997
Glenn Mitchell, M.D. Memorial Scholarship for Outstanding Undergraduate Students with a Career Goal of Becoming a Physician University of North Texas, 1997
C.J. “Red” Davidson scholarship for academic achievement 1993
Undergraduate Dean’s List 1993-1998
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Testamentary capacity and guardianship assessments.
Jason G. Roof
The Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2012-12-01

Journal Articles

Testamentary Capacity and Guardianship Assessments
Roof JG, Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1/1/2012

Books/Book Chapters

Prosecutor’s Brief
Chapter: Modern Brain Imaging Techniques in the Legal System: Is the Lesion the Reason?
Roof JGCalifornia District Attorneys Association2011
Handbook of Correctional Mental Health
Chapter: Geriatric Offenders
Roof JGAmerican Psychiatric Press, Inc.Edition 2nd ,2009

Abstracts/Posters

Medical Students Behind Bars: Psychiatric Training in a Jail Setting
Roof JG, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law National Meeting, 1/1/2010
Simulated Hallucinations in an Interactive Environment using Lecture and Dialogue (S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Roof JG, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law National Meeting, 1/1/2008

Lectures

Advanced Legal Issues for General Psychiatrists (Seminar Leader and Lecturer, Multiple Lectures on Various Topics.)
1/1/2013
Treatment of Psychiatric Patients in A Forensic Setting: Systemic Boundaries and Ethical Issues
Central California Psychiatric Society CME Conference - 1/1/2013
Anxiety Disorders
UC Davis PGY-3 psychiatric residents - 1/1/2013
“Delirium,” Board review training audio lecture series, Audio-Digest Foundation Board review lecture series
1/1/2013
“Infections of the Central Nervous System,” Audio-Digest Foundation Board review lecture series
1/1/2013
Inmate Suicide
Sacramento County Jail Psychiatric and Medical Services - 1/1/2012
Forensic Psychiatric Evaluation of Cognitive Disorders (Annual Lecture)
UC Davis Division of Law and Forensic Psychiatry fellowship residents - 1/1/2011
California District Attorneys Association’s (CDAA) training series on mental illness (Webinar series leader and lecturer. Mutiple Topics)
1/1/2011
UC Davis Psychiatric Intern Physician Orientation Workshop “Capacity Assessments” and “Considerations in Violence Risk Assessment" (Annual Lecture)
1/1/2011
Civil ‘Harassments’ Lawsuits: Bullies, Bosses and Bigots. Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress: Evaluation and Limitations
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law National Meeting - 1/1/2011
Child Sex Tourism: Extending the Borders of Sexual Offender Legislation. Forensic Evaluations and Legal Challenges Pertaining to Child Sex Tourism
National Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association - 1/1/2011
The Range of Criminal Competencies from Confession to Execution (Annual Lecture)
UC Davis Division of Law and Forensic Psychiatry fellowship residents - 1/1/2011
Coping with Patient Violence
UC Davis resident physicians - 1/1/2011
Going to Trial With a Forced Smile (Competence to Stand Trial, Involuntary Medications)
Alaskan civil and criminal lawyers, Girdwood, AK - 1/1/2011
Working With A Forensic Evaluator: Documentary Needs and Concerns
Sacramento County Federal Public Defenders - 1/1/2010
Forensic Psychiatric Evaluations of Amnesia and Dissociation (Annual Lecture)
UC Davis Division of Law and Forensic Psychiatry fellowship residents - 1/1/2010
Civil Commitment and Right to Refuse (Annual Lecture)
UC Davis Division of Law and Forensic Psychiatry fellowship residents - 1/1/2010
Criminal Behavior and Blackouts: Madness, Malingering, or Memory Loss?
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law National Meeting - 1/1/2010
Geriatric Offenders
UC Davis Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds - 1/1/2010
Computers and Technology in Forensic Psychiatry
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law National Meeting - 1/1/2009
Legal Issues for General Psychiatrists (Seminar Leader and Lecturer, Multiple Lectures on Various Topics.)
1/1/2009
Hypnosis and Eyewitness Testimony
Annual lecture for UC Davis Division of Law and Forensic Psychiatry fellowship residents - 1/1/2009
The Mentally Ill Client
Alaskan civil and criminal lawyers, Anchorage, AK - 1/1/2009
Internet Addiction
National Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association - 1/1/2009
Somatoform Disorders, Impulse Disorders, Paraphilias
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Board review course presented at the national meeting of - 1/1/2009
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