2025 EAS Event Program - Flipping Book

Dr. David Franklin, Psy.D., M.H.A. Director of Medical Student Education for Psychiatry, UCR School of Medicine Director of the UCR Comprehensive Sports Concussion Program Director of the Elder Abuse Forensic Center for the County of Riverside, Neuropsychologist Dr. David Franklin is a Clinical Professor at the University of California, Riverside in the School of Medicine. He has been with the University of California (UCR) system for the past 30 years and also serves as Director of the Riverside County Elder Abuse Forensic Center (EAFC).

Within this center, Dr. Franklin leads a team of approximately 20 core members from many different backgrounds and specialties to address concerns of elder and dependent adult abuse. This center is partially funded by the Victims of Crime and Abuse (VOCA) grant, which is federally funded for the protection of the elderly. Dr. Franklin leads as the Principal Investigator for this grant. Dr. Franklin has been working in the field of neurodegenerative diseases as both a clinician and researcher for 25 years and is a principal investigator on multiple studies investigating neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Franklin’s practice within UCR School of Medicine focuses on neurodegenerative disorders as he works directly with neurologists and psychiatrists in the community for the care of these patients.

Don Sharp Undersheriff Riverside County Sheriff’s Department

Undersheriff Don Sharp is a 35-year law enforcement veteran who began his career with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) in 1989. After serving in Corrections, Courts, and Patrol Operations, he joined the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1996, where he worked in Patrol, Narcotics, and as a Field Training Officer.

Promoted to Sergeant in 2001, he supervised a multi-agency narcotics task force and managed grants to assist children in domestic violence situations. In 2012, he became a Lieutenant, serving at the Robert Presley Detention Center and Jurupa Valley Station, where he was also the Assistant Chief of Police. By 2017, as Captain, he led the Coordinated Custody Management Unit overseeing inmate programs and alternative sentencing efforts. Sheriff Chad Bianco promoted him to Chief Deputy in 2019, overseeing Corrections Support and jail facilities, before appointing him Assistant Sheriff later that year. In 2022, he was named Undersheriff. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership from Azusa Pacific University and is a graduate of the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute.

Married for 36 years, he has two adult children serving in the Coast Guard and the FBI. He continues to serve Riverside County with dedication.

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