Dr. Kasia Uzieblo is an Associate Professor of Criminological and Forensic Psychology at the Department of Criminology of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Brussels, Belgium) and Senior Researcher at the Research Department of the Forensic Care Specialists (Utrecht, the Netherlands). Her teaching, trainings, and research focus on sexual/family violence and forensic (psychological) assessment (e.g., risk assessment). Her psychopathy research primarily focuses on the use and the psychometric properties of psychopathy measures, and on the impact of psychopathy on interpersonal relationships. She has also published the Dutch book “Psychopaths, who are they? Misconceptions and fallacies about psychopathy.” She is also the Secretary of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy (until May, 2024). For access to her publications, please visit her Researchgate profile.
During this interview, she discusses, among other things:
- The challenges of identifying psychopathic traits in people from the general population;
- Her clinical insights into and scientific findings on the manifestation of psychopathy within partner relationships;
- The challenges for intimate partners and for therapists when faced with someone with psychopathic traits.
