Dr. Murrie serves as the Director of ILPPP and as a Professor in the UVA Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences. He oversees the UVA Forensic Clinic within ILPPP, the UVA postdoctoral fellowship in forensic psychology, and ILPPP’s state-university partnership to provide training programs in forensic evaluation.
As a clinician, Dr. Murrie performs forensic evaluations in criminal and civil cases through the ILPPP’s Forensic Clinic, with an emphasis on capital cases. As a scholar, Dr. Murrie’s research and teaching address a variety of topics in forensic assessment, with a primary program of research addressing bias and quality control in forensic mental health evaluations. He also works nationally with several states to improve forensic mental health service systems.
Select Publications:
Research interests:
Understanding and reducing bias and unreliability in forensic mental health evaluations
Improving forensic service systems, including competence evaluation, restoration services, and diversion efforts
Clinical interests:
Competence to stand trial
Evaluations and consultation in capital (death penalty) cases
Violence risk assessment and threat assessment