Kathleen Hart

Kathleen Hart is a Professor and Co-Director at the School of Psychology, Xavier University, holding a PhD from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Board certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), she specializes in Child Clinical Neuropsychology and Forensic Assessment within legal contexts.

Education:

• PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Her research centers on forensic psychology in juvenile justice systems, investigating competence to stand trial, amenability for rehabilitation, transfer to adult court, false confession dynamics, and malingering in cognitive evaluations. She examines personality characteristics of juvenile delinquents and legal abilities assessment, bridging clinical practice with courtroom applications through empirical studies on interrogation perceptions and neurological impairment detection.

Scientific Awards and Honors:

• Board Certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (ABPP)

Dr. Hart mentors graduate students as supervisor of assessment at the Psychological Services Center (PSC), chairs dissertations, and guides research presentations at national conferences. Her active involvement in scholarly work includes serving as an examiner for the American Board of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and reviewing for the Journal of Child Psychopathology.

As Co-Director of the PsyD program, she oversees clinical training and integrates forensic assessment into the curriculum, leveraging the PSC for hands-on student supervision in cognitive and juvenile forensic evaluations.