Wendy Patrick, JD, MDiv, PhD

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Teacher | Media Analyst | Author | Columnist — Prosecutor at San Diego District Attorney

Wendy Patrick, PhD is a career prosecutor and holds a bachelor's degree in psychology, a law degree, a master of divinity, and a doctorate in theology. She teaches at Trinity Law School, Veritas University, University of San Diego, and San Diego State University. Dr. Patrick regularly shares her knowledge as a media analyst and has made thousands of television appearances, including Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, CNN, Inside Edition, and a variety of other national and international programs. She is the author of Red Flags (St. Martin’s Press) and coauthor of The New York Times bestseller Reading People, and she writes a regular column for Psychology Today. Wendy holds a purple belt in karate, and in her spare time, she performs with the La Jolla Symphony as a concert violinist and plays the electric violin professionally with a rock band.

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