Dr. Washelesky has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology & Criminal Justice (2010), and a Master’s degree in Forensic Psychology (2013). He received his Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Forensic Psychology in 2018. He completed his APA-accredited predoctoral internship through the Oregon State Hospital – Psychology Internship Program (OSH-PIP) in 2018 during which time he was a Certified Forensic Evaluator and was the unit psychologist on a maximum-security male admission unit. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship in forensic psychology through the South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH) in 2019. While at SCDMH, he completed competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, capacity to conform behaviors, and sexually violent predator (SVP) evaluations. He has been licensed since 2019, and he has been involved in the training and supervision of predoctoral psychology interns, postdoctoral fellows in forensic psychology, and forensic psychiatry fellows since 2020.
Dr. Washelesky is primarily employed as the psychologist on a maximum-security male admission unit at Mendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI). His focus is on competency to proceed evaluations, competency restoration, psychological and forensic assessment, and supervision of forensic psychology and psychiatry interns and fellows. He has been an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical College of Wisconsin since 2022, and he also works as an independent contractor for the Wisconsin Forensic Unit (WFU).