2016 Graduate Student Research Award

The Aftermath Foundation Graduate Student Research Award for 2016 has been awarded to Mary Ritchie and to Courtney Humeney. This award is given to honor those graduate students who conduct and publish research consistent with the Mission of the Foundation. Mary Ritchie was given the award for a paper under review entitled: Easy Prey: The … Read more

Individuals with psychopathic traits: Are they able to mimic fear and remorse

Written by Dr. Adelle Forth and the Research Committee Why are individuals with psychopathic traits able to effectively manipulate and deceive others? To be successful at manipulating others, Jones (2014) has proposed that you need to be able to read cues of vulnerability in others, avoid detection by appearing to be trustworthy, and display a … Read more

This Charming Psychopath: How to Spot Social Predators Before They Attack

by Robert D. Hare, Ph.D. (Reproduced with permission. © 2007 Psychology Today All Rights Reserved.) (Re-added 2017 due to website glitch)   Jeffrey Dahmer. Ted Bundy. Hannibal Lecter. These are the psychopaths whose stunning lack of conscience we see in the movies and in tabloids. Yet, as this report makes abundantly clear, these predators, both … Read more

Web Conversation with Dr. Kasia Uzieblo

Although psychopathy is receiving more and more intensive study in many parts of the world, most studies focus on understanding the causes of psychopathy or examining whether psychopathic traits predict criminal justice outcomes. Very few studies have directly addressed the impact of people with psychopathic traits on other people.  However, Dr. Kasia Uzieblo, Ph.D., is … Read more

Ask the Expert: Dr. Scott Lilienfeld

We have recently added an Ask the Expert response from Dr. Scott Lilienfeld, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor in the Department of Psychology at Emory University. He discusses how he got involved in  psychopathy research, some common misconceptions about psychopathy, what defines ‘successful’ psychopaths, and more. Go to ‘Resources’ to find the link to our ‘Ask the … Read more

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