Clinical Faculty

Research Interest

My primary research focus is the study of youth and adult psychopathic traits. This is embedded in a broader interest in the development and classification of severe youth antisocial behavior.

Current Research

The investigation of cognitive (e.g., attentional biases) and neuroendocrine (e.g., cortisol production) markers for psychopathic traits and related behaviors; Gender differences in the etiology and expression of childhood conduct problems; Development and refinement of computer-based measures of emotional processing (e.g., emotional lexical decision and dot probe tasks); Risk modeling for institutional maladjustment and recidivism among severe juvenile offenders.

*O'Leary, M. M., Loney, B. R., & Eckel, L. (2007). Gender Differences in the Association Between Psychopathic Personality Traits and Cortisol Response to Induced Stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 32, 183-191.

Loney, B. R., Taylor, J., *Butler, M. A., & Iacono, W. G. (2007). Adolescent Psychopathy Features: 6-Year Temporal Stability and the Prediction of Externalizing Symptoms During the Transition to Adulthood. Aggressive Behavior, 33, 242-252.

*Butler, M. A., Loney, B. R., & Kistner, J. (2007). The MAYSI as a Predictor of Institutional Maladjustment in Severe Male Juvenile Offenders. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 34, 476-492.

Kimonis, E. R., Frick, P. J., Fazekas, H., & Loney, B. R. (2006). Psychopathy, aggression, and the processing of emotional stimuli in non-referred girls and boys. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 24, 21-37.

Loney, B. R., *Butler, M., *Lima, E., *Counts, C., & Eckel, L. (2006). The relation between salivary cortisol, callous-unemotional traits, and conduct problems in an adolescent non-referred sample. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47, 30-36.

Loney, B. R., *Lima, E. N., & *Butler, M. A. (2006). Trait affectivity and nonreferred adolescent conduct problems. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 35, 329-336.

Loney, B. R., Frick, P. J., Clements, C., Ellis, M., & Kerlin, K. (2003). Callous-unemotional traits, impulsivity, and emotional processing in adolescents with antisocial behavior problems. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 32, 66-80.

(* Graduate Student Co-Author)