Courses Taught
PPSY 563 – PsychopathologyPPSY 722 – Research Design I
PPSY 723 – Research Design II
PPSY 757 – Psychopharmacology
PPSY 770 – Introduction to Forensic Psychology
PPSY 771 – Forensic Assessment
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Robert Welsh, Ph.D., ABPPChair and Associate Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology |
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5522 Email: rwelsh@apu.edu Fax: (626) 815-5015 |
Robert Welsh, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, chairs the Department of Graduate Psychology, is the Director of the PsyD and Coordinator of the Forensic Psychology Elective Concentration in the APA accredited PsyD program at Azusa Pacific University. Dr. Welsh also coordinates the dissertation process within the doctoral program. Prior to working at APU, Dr. Welsh worked as a forensic psychologist for the California Department of Mental Health at Patton State Hospital and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in emergency services at the University of Tennessee School of Medicine. Currently Dr. Welsh maintains a private practice in forensic psychology and psychotherapy. Dr. Welsh’s areas of practice include the detection of faking mental illness, violence risk assessment, providing expert testimony in court and psychotherapy with severe mental disorders. His research interests include the detection of deception, the assessment of violence, and psychotherapy outcome research with mentally disordered offenders.
Education
Ph.D. - Clinical Psychology, Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola UniversityM.A. - Clinical Psychology, Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University
B.A. – Psychology, Biola University
Expertise
- Forensic Psychology
- Psycholegal Education
- Psychological Assessment
- Statistical Methods
PPSY 722 – Research Design I
PPSY 723 – Research Design II
PPSY 757 – Psychopharmacology
PPSY 770 – Introduction to Forensic Psychology
PPSY 771 – Forensic Assessment
