Core Faculty

The more than 40 full-time faculty members of the Psychology Department offer a unique blend of expertise in research, scholarship, and teaching. A number of our faculty members have both law degrees and PhDs. Several have extensive experience as clinicians in forensic units of hospitals, in family court, or as consultants to law enforcement. Among their interests are dangerousness, screening criminal justice applicants, jury and eyewitness research, insanity defense evaluations, child custody, the consequences of early childhood victimization, hostage negotiations, informed consent, group dynamics and cults, women and crime, delinquency, brainwashing, violence, and multicultural issues. Most have published significant articles and/or books on these and many other topics.

In addition, we have approximately 100 adjunct faculty members. They are often actively working in forensic, clinical, or legal settings, including hospitals, family courts, correctional centers, and not-for profits. Many of these instructors are actively pursuing, or already have, a PhD or PsyD.  Our programs are committed to racial, gender, and sexual minority justice within the criminal justice system.