DEBRA CHEN
EDUCATION Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 08/1997 – 05/2001 Degree: Bachelor of Science, May 2001 Major: Bio-Psychology Undergraduate Honors Thesis: Effects of Sucrose on the Development of Conditioned Place Preference for Amphetamine in Rats Honors: Cum Laude, Highest Thesis Honors The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 08/2008 – Present Degree: Master of Arts, May 2011 : Doctor of Philosophy, expected August 2014 Major Field of Study: Clinical Psychology Concentration: Psychology and Law Thesis: Determinations of Mental Retardation: The Influence of Standard of Proof Dissertation: in progress |
RESEARCH INTERESTS Jury decision-making in Atkins cases PUBLICATIONS Chen, D. R. & Salekin, K. L. (2011). Research with Offenders with Intellectual Disability. Research Methods in Forensic Psychology. B. Rosenfeld & S. D. Penrod (Eds.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. Chen, D. R. & Salekin, R. T. (2012) Transfer to Adult Court: Enhancing Clinical Forensic Evaluations and Informing Policy. Handbook of Juvenile Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry. E. Grigorenko (Ed.) New York: Springer. |