Denis Yukhnenko

Denis Yukhnenko is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, working within the Forensic Psychiatry group led by Professor Seena Fazel. His research focuses on the intersection of psychiatric epidemiology and forensic risk assessment.

• Education: Clinical Psychology (MSk Lomonosov Moscow State University), Forensic Psychology (Maastricht University), DPhil (University of Oxford)

Yukhnenko investigates the association between mental disorders and adverse outcomes such as criminal recidivism and mortality. His work emphasizes the development and application of dynamic risk prediction models for forensic populations, particularly those serving community sentences globally.

His publications include systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and cohort studies analyzing recidivism rates, mortality risks, and forensic assessment tools. Key methodologies involve large-scale data analysis, validation of risk prediction instruments, and psychophysiological research.