Randall T. Salekin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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: coming soon  

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 Adoelscent Forensic Psychology Lab
  Comprehensive Youth Violence Center -UAB
Recent Publications: Brannen, D. N., Salekin, R. T., Zapf, P. A., Salekin, K.L., Kubak, F., & DeCoster, J. (in press). Transfer to adult court: A National study of how juvenile court judges weigh pertienent Kent criteria. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law.
  Salekin, R. T., Brannen, D. N., Zalot, A. A., Leistico, A. R., & Neumann, C. S. (2006). Factor structure of psychopathy in youth: Testing the new four factor model. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 33, 135-157.
  Salekin, R. T. (2006). Psychopathy in children and adolescents: Key issues in conceptualization and assesment. In C. J. Patrick (Ed.), Handbook of psychopathy (pp. 389-414). New York: Guilford.
  Salekin, R. T., & Frick, P. J. (2005). Psychopathy in children and adolescents: The need for a developmental perspective. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 33, 403-409.
  Salekin, R. T., Leistico, A. R., Trobst, K. K., Schrum, C. L., Lochman, J. L. (2005). Adolescent psychopathy and personality theory -- the interpersonal circumplex: Expanding evidence of a nomological net. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 33, 445-460.