Jared R. Ruchensky PhD

Dr. Ruchensky is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Clinical Psychology PhD Program in the Department of Psychology at Loyola University Chicago (LUC). He completed his doctoral studies at Texas A&M University and his predoctoral clinical internship at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. His primary research interests focus on the assessment of personality pathology, including the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD), and commonly used instruments, particularly the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI). His recent research has focused on implementing the AMPD in clinical forensic and training settings, including publications focused on predicting recidivism using AMPD scores derived from the PAI, the state of violence risk assessment and the AMPD, forensic clinician perspectives on the AMPD, and using the AMPD in clinical supervision. Ongoing projects focus on personality pathology and personality assessment in criminal-legal settings and sexual and gender minority populations. His lab is also assisting in the revision of the PAI. In addition to his research, he is actively involved in training students in therapy and supervision. He teaches courses in psychological statistics, psychopathology, forensic psychology, and clinical psychology. He serves as a consulting editor for Psychological Assessment and has reviewed papers for a number of peer-reviewed journals, including Law and Human Behavior, Assessment, and Journal of Personality Assessment. He also serves as the Co-Chair of the Programming Committee within Society for Personality Assessment (SPA). He is the recipient of the SPA John E. Exner Scholar Award, which recognizes and supports a young investigator examining personality assessment. He remains an active practitioner and continues to conduct forensic evaluations.