Dr. Skeem is a member of the MacArthur Research Network on Mandated Community Treatment, and Centers for Psychology and Law and Evidence-Based Corrections. She trained in clinical psychology at the Universities of Utah and Pittsburgh. Dr. Skeem’s research is designed to inform clinical and legal decision-making about individuals with mental disorder. Specific topics include understanding psychopathic personality disorder, assessing and treating violence risk, and identifying factors that influence the outcomes of offenders who are required to accept psychiatric treatment. She has published over 70 articles, chapters, and books. To help research inform policy and practice, she works closely with national and local agencies (e.g., Council of State Governments; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation). Dr. Skeem has received several awards, including the Saleem Shah Award for Early Career Excellence from the American Psychological Association (Division 41) and the Distinguished Assistant Professor Award for Research from the Academic Senate of UCIrvine.
Selected Publications
- Skeem, J., & Cooke, D. (in press). Is criminal behavior essential to psychopathy? Conceptual directions for resolving the debate. Psychological Assessment.
- Skeem, J., & Cooke, D. (in press). One measure does not a construct make: Toward reinvigorating psychopathy research. Reply to Hare & Neumann (2009). Psychological Assessment.
- Skeem, J., Polascheck, D., & Manchak, S. (in press). Appropriate treatment works, but how? Rehabilitating general, psychopathic, and high risk offenders. In J.L. Skeem, K.S., Douglas, and S.L. Lilienfeld (Eds.), Psychological Science in the Courtroom: Consensus and Controversies. New York: Guilford.
- Skeem, J., Eno Louden, J., Manchak, S., Vidal., S., & Haddad, E. (in press). Social networks and social control of probationers with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders. Law & Human Behavior.
- Skeem, J., & Manchak, S. (2008). Back to the future: From Klockars’ model of effective supervision to evidence-based practice in probation. International Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 47, 220-247.
- Skeem, J., Eno Louden, J., Polasheck, & Cap, J. (2007). Relationship quality in mandated treatment: Blending care with control. Psychological Assessment, 19, 397-410.
- Skeem, J., Johansson, P., Andershed, H., Kerr, M., & Eno Louden, J. (2007). Two subtypes of psychopathic violent offenders that parallel primary and secondary variants. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 116, 395-409.
- Skeem, J., Schubert, C., Odgers, C., Mulvey, E., Gardner, W., & Lidz, C. (2006). Psychiatric symptoms and community violence among high-risk patients: A test of the relationship at the weekly level. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 74, 967-979.
- Caldwell, M., Skeem, J., Salekin, R., & Van Ryoboek (2006). Treatment response of adolescent offenders with psychopathy features: A two-year follow-up. Criminal Justice & Behavior, 33, 571-596.
- Skeem, J., & Eno Louden, J. (2006). Toward evidence-based practice for probationers and parolees mandated to mental health treatment. Psychiatric Services, 57, 333-352.
- Douglas, K., & Skeem, J. (2005). Violence risk assessment: Getting specific about being dynamic. Psychology, Public Policy, & Law, 11, 347-383.
- Skeem, J., Poythress, N., Edens, J., Lilienfeld, S., & Cale, E. (2003). Psychopathic personality or personalities? Exploring potential variants of psychopathy and their implications for risk assessment. Aggression & Violent Behavior, 8, 513-546.
- Skeem, J., Miller, J., Mulvey, E., Monahan, J., & Tiemann, J. (2005). Using a five-factor lens to explore the relationship between personality traits and violence in psychiatric patients. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73, 454-465.
- Skeem, J., Mulvey, E., Odgers, C., Schubert, C., Stowman, S., Gardner, W., & Lidz, C. (2005). What do clinicians expect? Comparing envisioned and reported violence for male and female patients. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73, 599-609.
- Skeem, J., Monahan, J., & Mulvey, E. (2002). Psychopathy, treatment involvement, and subsequent violence among civil psychiatric patients. Law and Human Behavior, 26, 577-603.