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University of Denver Researchers and Students Making an Impact in Colorado's Court System

Within the Graduate School of Professional Psychology (GSPP) at the University of Denver, students and faculty work together to advance the field of forensic psychology. Through research, mental health evaluations and expert testimony to the courts, they are helping create outcomes that benefit individuals and communities.

“Forensic psychology is the intersection between mental health and the law,” says Neil Gowensmith, associate professor in GSPP’s master’s in forensic psychology program.

The meeting of psychology and law often calls to mind an array of pop culture and news references: the psychological evaluators on “CSI”; the Behavioral Science Unit on Netflix’s “Mindhunter”; and, of course, high-profile insanity defense cases. Think Jeffrey Dahmer, the serial killer who murdered and dismembered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991.

“That’s a sliver of forensic psychology, and those things do happen,” Gowensmith says. “We consult with ....

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