Ask the Expert: Dr. Kent Kiehl

Dr. Kent Kiehl is a Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience and Law at the University of New Mexico and Executive Science Officer of the Mind Research Network.  He conducts clinical neuroscience research into major mental illnesses, including criminal psychopathy.  His answers address: differences in brain structure and activity in offenders with psychopathic traits; traumatic experiences and … Read more

Ask the Expert: Dr. Kostas Fanti

Dr. Kostas A. Fanti is the director of the Developmental Psychopathology Lab and Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Cyprus.  His research employs multiple methods to treat and explain heterogeneity in psychopathy, antisocial behavior, bullying and victimization. His answers address: individual differences among children with callous-unemotional (CU) traits, relationships between bullying and psychopathic … Read more

Ask the Expert: Dr. Edelyn Verona

Dr. Edelyn Verona is Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the Center for Justice Research and Policy at the University of South Florida, with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Criminology. She has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications on the psychosocial and biological risk factors of crime, aggression, and psychopathy and recently co-edited a book on … Read more

Ask the Expert: Dr. Nathalie Fontaine

Dr. Nathalie Fontaine is a licensed Psycho-educator and a Full Professor in the School of Criminology at the Université de Montréal (Québec, Canada) who studies the development of antisocial behavior in youth, risk and protective factors and associated coping problems. Her answers address:  The impact of positive relationships with adults on children with psychopathic traits … Read more

Ask the Expert: Dr. Cynthia Mathieu

Dr. Cynthia Mathieu is a Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of Québec in Trois-Rivières (Quebec) and a psychologist. In her answers, Dr. Mathieu discusses what someone who is working with a psychopathic co-worker can do to manage the problems, how bosses can spot psychopathic traits in their employees, and what she would like victims … Read more

Ask the Expert: Dr. Arielle Baskin-Sommers

Dr. Arielle Baskin-Sommers is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at Yale University. In her answers, Dr. Baskin-Sommers:  clarifies how psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder differ in regards to emotional processing; discusses an intervention strategy to address the cognitive dysfunction seen in individuals with psychopathic traits; discusses whether individuals with psychopathy can learn from their … Read more