Biography     

Norman Poythress is the Research Director and a Professor in the Department of Mental Health Law & Policy. He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1977. Prior to coming to USF in 1990, he worked at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Ann Arbor, Michigan (1977-1982) and the Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (1982-1990).

Recent Publications

Edens, J.F., Poythress, N.G., Lilienfeld, S.O., Patrick, C., & Test, A. (2008). Further Evidence of the Divergent Correlates of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory Factors: Prediction of Prison Misconduct among Male Prisoners. Psychological Assessment, 20, 86-91.

Melton, G. B., Petrila, J., Poythress, N. G., & Slobogin, C. (2007). Psychological Evaluations for the Courts: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals and Lawyers (3rd. ed). New York: Guilford Press

Poythress, N.G., Edens, J.F., Landfield, K., Lilienfeld, S.O., Skeem, J.L., & Douglas, K.S. (2008). A critique of Carver and White’s (1994) Behavioral Inhibition Scale (BIS) for investigating Lykken’s theory of primary psychopathy. Personality and Individual Differences, 45, 269-275.

Poythress, N.G., Skeem, J.L., Weir, J., Lilienfeld, S.O., Douglas, K.S., Edens, J.F., & Kennealy, P.J. (2008). Psychometric Properties of Carver and White’s (1994) BIS/BAS scales in a large sample of offenders. Personality and Individual Differences, 45, 732-737.

Poythress, N.G., & Zapf, P.A. (2009).  Controversies in Evaluating Competency to Stand Trial. In J. L. Skeem, K.S. Douglas, & S.O. Lilienfeld (eds.), Psychological science in the courtroom: Controversies and consensus. New York: Guilford.