Cortney Simmons

Cortney Simmons, is an assistant professor of psychology in the School of Interdisciplinary Forensics and the director of the Risk to Resilience (R2R) Lab. She received her doctorate in psychological science from the University of California, Irvine and completed three years of postdoctoral training at Yale University. At the broadest level, her research aims to better understand the factors that lead to and protect against the development of antisocial behavior (e.g, aggression, violence, criminal offending) and psychopathology (e.g., psychopathic or callous-unemotional traits, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder). More specifically, she studies the developmental trajectories of antisocial behavior and psychopathology, while also characterizing the underlying cognitive-affective processes and the contribution of exposure to negative environments and experiences. She is also interested in the developmental consequences of legal system involvement and advocate for science-based policies and treatments for youth caught in the legal system.