Expert Testimony The admissibility of the results of psychophysiological veracity (PV) examinations generally require that: (a) A proper foundation be laid by an expert formally trained in psychology, physiology or psychophysiology and have conducted published research in the field of forensic psychophysiology. While the foundation expert need not be a forensic psychophysiologist, he/she must me knowledgeable about the scientific and legal status of forensic psychophysiology. (b) A critical independent Quality Control Review of the proffered PV examination must be conducted by a qualified forensic psychophysiologist prior to its submission to the court. (C) The proffered PV examination must have been conducted by a qualified forensic psychophysiologist.    James Allan Matte, CPI is President of Matte Polygraph Service, Inc., and a fully qualified forensic psychophysiology expert who has performed the functions described in sub-paragraphs a, b, and c above. For more information about Matte, please read his credentials articulated in About The Author.    Dr. Ronald M. Reuss, Ed.D. is Professor Emeritus at Buffalo State College, State University of New York. Dr. Reuss has been a research colleague of Matte's since 1981 in the field of forensic psychophysiology. Dr. Reuss received his bachelor’s degree in science and mathematics, magna cum laude, from State University of New York at Albany, his master’s degree in biology from State University of New York at Albany, and his doctorate in science education from State University of New York at Buffalo. As part of his studies for his doctorate, he conducted research on muscle physiology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, New York, and at State University of New York at Buffalo Medical School. Dr. Reuss also studied radiation physics and radiation biology at University of New Mexico, co-sponsored by the Atomic Energy Commission. He also conducted research on lung tumor antigens at Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, New York. Dr. Reuss also completed a Chautauqua course in modern aspects of cardiopulmonary physiology.    Dr. Reuss’s education directly related to the discipline of forensic psychophysiology involves his long-term association with Matte in the development of a lesson plan pertaining to physiology and the polygraph as required by the New York State Department of Education and his involvement in the polygraph school curriculum of the Matte Institute of Polygraph Science. Of greater significance is Dr. Reuss’s participation as co-author to Matte in research studies pertaining to the discipline of forensic psychophysiology, numbering five to date, which are listed on this website under "Research and Publications".    Dr. Reuss’s significant involvement in polygraph research resulted in his being awarded Honorary Membership in the American Polygraph Association. While Dr. Reuss is not an expert forensic psychophysiologist hence is not qualified to conduct PV examinations or Quality Control Reviews, he is eminently qualified to lay the foundation for the admissibility of PV examination results in court, as exemplified by the Script of Foundation Testimony using Dr. Reuss as a model foundation expert which was published in Chapter 6, of "Examination and Cross-Examination of Experts in Forensic Psychophysiology Using The Polygraph." (December 2000)