Karen Salekin, Ph.D.
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Primary Concentration:Clinical Psychology
Contact Information:Office: 258A Gordon Palmer Hall
Phone: (205) 348-0679 FAX: (205) 348-8648 E-Mail: ksalekin@ua.edu Mailing Address: Department of Psychology The University of Alabama Box 870348 Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0348 |
Secondary Concentration:Psychology-Law
Courses:UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
Senior Seminar - Mental Health Issues in the Legal System Psychology, Law, & Justice Undergraduate Research GRADUATE COURSES Forensic Psychology Forensic Assessment Forensic Practicum Forensic Seminar |
Professional Affiliations
(1) American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (member)
(2) American Psychological Association (APA)
· Division 33: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (member)
· Division 41: American Psychology-Law Society (member)
(3) Member of APA division 33 ad hoc Committee on Mental Retardation and the Death Penalty (Marc Tasse, Ph.D., Chair)
(2) American Psychological Association (APA)
· Division 33: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (member)
· Division 41: American Psychology-Law Society (member)
(3) Member of APA division 33 ad hoc Committee on Mental Retardation and the Death Penalty (Marc Tasse, Ph.D., Chair)
Research Interests
- Intellectual Disability and the Death Penalty (related website: Intellectual Competence and the Death Penalty)
- The Assessment of Intellectual Disability in Atkins cases (Atkins v. Virginia, 2002)
- Forensic Assessment with Offenders with Intellectual Disability - competence to waive Miranda rights; competence to stand trial; competence to enter a plea; criminal responsibility
- Mitigation in Death Penalty Cases (related website: Death Penalty Information Center)
- Perceptions of individuals with intellectual disability in the criminal justice system