Karen L. Salekin

Associate Professor

Acting Director, Psychological Clinic

Primary Concentration:
  Secondary Concentration:
Clinical Psychology/Psychology-Law  
     
Contact Information:
  Courses:
Office: 410 Gordon Palmer Hall
  • Psychology, Law, & Justice
  • Forensic Assessment
  • Psychotherapy Practicum
  • Psychology-Law Practicum
  • Undergraduate Research

 

Phone: 205-348-0679
FAX: (205)  348-8648  
E-Mail: ksalekin@bama.ua.edu 
  Website: For More Info and Links  
Research Interests: Main interests:
  • Assessment of Mental Retardation in legal cases (primarily death penalty)
  • Mitigation Evaluations

Secondary interests:

  • Competence to Stand Trial
  • Competence to waive Miranda Rights
  • Criminal Responsibility
 
Research Affiliations: Developmental Disabilities Researchers
 
 
Recent Publications:

Salekin, K. L., & Doane, B. (2009). Malingering intellectual disability: The value of available measures and methods. Applied Neuropsychology, 16, 105-113.
 

Doane, B., & Salekin, K. L. (2009). Susceptibility of current adaptive behavior measures to feigned deficits. Law and Human Behavior, 33, 329-343.
 

Salekin, K. L. (2009). Mitigation Testimony. In A. Jamieson &, A. Moenssens (Eds) Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science (1818-1823). Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
 

Macvaugh, G. S., Salekin, K. L. & Olley, J. G. (2009). Mental Retardation and the Death Penalty. In A. Jamieson &, A. Moenssens (Eds) Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science (1730-1737). Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
 

Salekin, K. L. (2007).  Capital Mitigation from a Developmental Perspective:  The Importance of Risk Factors, Protective Factors, and the Construct of Resilience.  In M. Costanzo, D. Krauss, & K. Pezdek (Eds.) Expert Psychological Testimony for the Courts (pp. 149-176). Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.