Working with Psychopathy

1. Introduction to psychopathy.- 2. Recognizing a psychopath.- 3. Health professions.- 4. Forensic and first responders.- 5. Education.- 6. Corporate.- 7. Summary.

Tom Kennedy is an Associate Professor and the Director of Academic Affairs for the College of Psychology at Nova Southeastern University (NSU).  He serves as a representative for the NSU IRB and is a supervisor for the forensic practicum. He received his PhD from the University of Miami and is a licensed psychologist in Florida.  He previously served as Associate Professor for the College of Education at NSU where he was co-director of the Applied Research Center and developed and taught multiple courses including: Methods of Inquiry, Statistics, Advanced Statistics, Research Design, Mixed Methods, Program Evaluation, Survey and Measurement and Testing. His clinical experience consists of providing forensic evaluations, neuropsychological assessments, behavioral medicine interventions, and child and adolescent therapy in inpatient and outpatient settings including: the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, UM Mailman Center for Child Development, JacksonMemorial Hospital, UM Institute for Individual and Family Therapy, and the Dallas County Detention Center.  Before coming to NSU, he worked at the Mailman Center for Child Development, where he trained and supervised school psychologists and assessed children throughout Miami-Dade County Schools. He is board certified in Biofeedback. His research interests include three convergent forensic tracks, one focused on at-risk children and adolescents, the other on psychopathy, domestic violence, and human trafficking, and a third on the reliability and validity of psychological instruments used in forensic evaluations.  He has procured grant funding and served as lead evaluator for multiple organizations including Catholic Charities, Miami Dade-Schools Police, and National Bullying programs. He has published books and book chapters, and written articles in the areas of juvenile crime, psychological assessment, bullying, psychophysiology and research design.

Elise Anello