Randall T. Salekin, Ph.D.

Professor

Coordinator, Clinical Child Psychology

Primary Concentration:
  Secondary Concentration:
Clinical Child Psychology  

Psychology-Law
Developmental Science

     
Contact Information:
  Courses:
Office: 407 Gordon Palmer Hall

Abnormal Psychology
Introduction to Psychology
Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychology
Child and Adolescent Assessment

Phone: (205) 348-6619
FAX: (205)  348-8648  
E-Mail: rsalekin@bama.ua.edu 
  Website: Salekin Lab  
Research Interests: psychopathy in children and adolescents, conduct disorder, juvenile transfer to adult court, decision-making, matrurity, risk assessment, amenability to treatment
 
Research Affiliations: UA Center for the Prevention of Youth Behavior Problems
  Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychology Lab
 

Comprehensive Youth Violence Center -UAB

Psychopathy Research Group                                                     

Randy Salekin, Ph.D., U of Alabama

Martin Sellbom, Ph.D., U of Alabama

Christopher Patrick, Ph.D., Florida State U.

Scott Lilienfeld, Ph.D., Emory U.

Recent Publications: Salekin, R.T., *Worley, C.B., & *Grimes, R.D. (2010).  Treatment of psychopathy:  A review and brief introduction to the mental models approach.  Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 28, 235-266.
  Salekin, R.T., *Lee, Z., *Schrum Dillard, & Kubak, F.A. (2010).  Child Psychopathy and protective factors:  IQ and motivation to change.  Psychology, Public Policy and Law, 16, 158-176.
  Lee, Z., Salekin, R.T. (in press).  Psychopathic Traits in Non-Institutional Sample:  Differences in Primary and Secondary Subtypes.  Personality Disorders:  Treatment Research and Theory.
  Lee, Z., Salekin, R.T., & Iselin, A.R. (2010) Psychopathic traits in youth:  Is there evidence of primary and secondary subtypes?  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 38, 381-393.
  Iselin, A.R., DeCoster, J., & Salekin, R.T. (2009).  Maturity in adolescent and young adult offenders:  The role of cognitive control.  Law and Human Behavior, 33, 455-469.