David Dematteo
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Drexel University
United States of America
Biography
David DeMatteo, JD, PhD, is an associate professor of Psychology and Law, and director of the JD/PhD Program in Law and Psychology. His research interests include psychopathy, forensic mental health assessment, drug policy and offender diversion. DeMatteo’s research has been funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency and American Psychology-Law Society. He teaches several graduate and undergraduate courses in the Department of Psychology, and several law courses at the School of Law
Research Interest
Psychopathy, forensic mental health assessment, testing in forensic assessment contexts, and drug policy research
Publications
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Shah, S., DeMatteo, D., Keesler, M., Davis, J., Heilbrun, K., & Festinger, D. (in press). Addiction Severity Index scores and urine drug screens at baseline as predictors of graduation from drug court. Crime and Delinquency
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"Strohmaier, H., Murphy, M., & DeMatteo, D. (in press). Youth sexting: Prevalence rates, driving motivations, and the deterrent effect of legal consequences. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. "
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"Walters, G. D., Kroner, D. G., DeMatteo, D., & Locklair, B. R. (in press). The impact of base rate utilization and clinical experience on the accuracy of judgments made with the HCR-20. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice"
