Research

The research team is a closely-knit group of dedicated doctoral students that work on collaborative projects as well as their own theses and dissertations. Our shared goal is rigorous scholarship. I am very proud of graduate students' accomplishments.

Publications with Graduate Students from 2006 to the Present

- 2006: 7 articles: Assessment, Behavioral Sciences and the Law, Journal of Personality Assessment (2), and Law and Human Behavior (3)
- 2007: 4 articles: Assessment, Behavioral Sciences and the Law, and Law and Human Behavior (2)
- 2008: 4 articles: Clinical Psychology Review, Law and Human Behavior, Psychological Assessment, and Psychology, Public Policy and the Law
- 2009: 5 articles: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law, Journal of Personality Assessment, Law and Human Behavior (3)
- 2010: 5 articles: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, Journal of Personality Assessment, Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, Law and Human Behavior, Psychology, Public Policy and the Law
- 2011: 3 articles: Journal of Psychiatry and Law, Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, and Law and Human Behavior
- 2012: 3 articles: Assessment, and Criminal Justice and Behavior (2)
- 2013: 4 articles: Assessment (2), Behavioral Sciences and the Law and Psychology, Public Policy and the Law
- 2014: 4 articles: Assessment, Behavioral Sciences and the Law (2) and Law and Human Behavior
- 2015: 5 articles: Assessment, International Journal of Law and Psychiatry (2) Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment (2)
- 2016: As of 8-25, 2 articles and 5 in press: Assessment (3), Behavioral Sciences and the Law (2), Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, Psychological Assessment

Note. Multiple publications in the same journal are noted in parentheses.

Current and Recent Research Sites

- Collin County Juvenile Probation
- Dallas County Probation
- Tarrant County Correctional Center
- University Behavioral Health

Internship Placements

For many students seeking a professional career in clinical and forensic psychology, an important consideration is a highly competitive internship. Recent internships include the following:

- Federal Correctional Complex, Butner
- Federal Correctional Center, Springfield
- Patton State Hospital
- Springfield Medical Center
- University of North Carolina School of Medicine
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Academic and Research Placements 1997 to Present

Approximately one-third of the research team has successfully sought tenure-track and research careers. Current positions are summarized.

Student	Position	Department	Institution
S. D. Bender	Associate Professor	Psychiatry	University of Virginia
M. L. Cashel	Associate Professor	Psychology	Southern Illinois University
K. R. Cruise	Associate Professor	Psychology	Fordham University
K. S. Harrison^a	Assistant Professor	Neuropsychiatry	University of South Carolina School of Medicine
M. J. Jordan	Assistant Professor	Psychiatry	UNT Health Sciences Center
R. L. Jackson^a	Associate Professor	Psychology	Palo Alto University
R. T. Salekin	Professor	Psychology	University of Alabama
K. L. Ustad^b	Associate Professor	Psychology	University of Alabama
M. J. Vitacco	Associate Professor	Psychiatry	Georgia Regents University

^a These students have subsequently left academia.

^bDr. Ustad's last name is now Salekin.

National Awards by Members of the Research Team

Three former members of the research team have received national recognition for outstanding scholarly contributions via early-career research awards:

- Randall T. Salekin, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at the University of Alabama, was the 2001 recipient of Saleem Shah Award from the American Psychology-Law Society. This prestigious national award is given to early-career researchers who have made outstanding contributions to law and psychology.
- Mary Louise Cashel, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology at Southern Illinois University, is the 2004 recipient of Samuel J. and Anne G. Beck Award from the Society for Personality Assessment. Awarded in conjunction with the University of Chicago, the Beck Award recognizes outstanding early career research in the field of personality assessment.
- Rebecca L. Jackson, Ph.D., was Associate Professor of Psychology at Pacific Graduate School at the time she was honored as the 2008 recipient of the Theodore H. Blau Early Career Award from the Society of Clinical Psychology for outstanding early career contributions to the profession of clinical psychology.

Graduate Students on the Research Team (updated August 29, 2016)

The Rogers team:

- Emily V. Robinson, Ph.D., has now graduated!
- Rachel M. Carter, M.S., defended her dissertation proposal and began her internship at Patton State Hospital.
- Sarah A. Lea, M.A., has collected her dissertation data and will be applying for internship.
- Allyson J. Sharf, M.S., is working on her dissertation proposal and had a first-authored article accepted into Psychological Assessment.
- Margot M. Williams is planning to defend her thesis this fall semester.
- Darby B. Winningham is planning to defend her thesis this fall semester.
- Sarah Velsor, M.S., has just joined the research team.
- Tanveer Otal has just joined the research team.