Forensic Behavioral Analyst & Litigation Consultant

Helping legal and institutional professionals interpret behavior shaped by coercion, trauma, and high-pressure dynamics.

Work with Dr. Rosario

Expert consultation, litigation support, and speaking engagements for professionals navigating complex human behavior in high-stakes contexts.

Meet Dr. Felicia Rosario

Forensic Behavioral Analyst & Litigation Consultant
MD, Columbia University • AB, Harvard University

Dr. Felicia Rosario brings rare clarity to some of the most misunderstood dynamics in human behavior. Drawing from professional expertise and lived experience, she works with legal teams, advocates, and institutions to make sense of behavior under pressure — particularly in cases involving coercion, trauma, and high-control systems.

A frequent speaker to audiences worldwide, Dr. Rosario was also an executive producer on the Hulu documentary Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence (2023), which features her story.

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Her Approach

Expertise

Dr. Rosario's work integrates medical training, behavioral analysis, and ethical decision-making. She helps attorneys and institutions understand constrained, contradictory, or pressured behavior with clarity and accuracy.

Perspective

Her approach is direct, informed, and system-aware. Dr. Rosario brings both professional and lived insight to her advisory work, offering clear frameworks that help decision-makers understand what they are seeing — and what it means for the decisions in front of them.

Recognition

Dr. Rosario is recognized for her contributions to conversations on coercive control, institutional response, and trauma-shaped behavior. She consults with legal teams, organizations, and leaders navigating high-stakes situations involving complex dynamics.

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A promotional graphic for Hulu's series 'Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence,' featuring a silhouette of a person's head with a scene of four people walking towards a large house inside it.

Stolen Youth:
Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence (2023)

Streaming on Hulu
Documentary that includes her journey of coercion and recovery.

Cover of a book titled 'Notes on Coercion' by Felicia Rosario, featuring a woman with long dark hair in a red top, sitting at a table in a dimly lit setting.

Notes on Coercion on Substack

Newsletter with insights, research, and practical advice for life after coercive control. Here, she shares her thoughts on power, responsibility, and agency under pressure.

A wooden bookshelf filled with various books of different sizes, colors, and titles, arranged on multiple shelves.

The Coercion Recovery Shelf

A trauma-informed reading list curated by Dr. Rosario for survivors, families, and helping professionals.