Shelby Hunter, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Director, Psychological Testing & Assessment Clinic (PTAC)

Research Associate, Institute for Social and Policy Research

Introduction

Professor Hunter is a core faculty in the Psychology M.S. and Psy.D. programs. She oversees the in-house psychological testing clinic and mentors students in clinical training, research and professional development.

Research Overview

Professor Shelby’s research lies at the intersection of psychology and law. Specifically, she focuses on how neuropsychological services (assessment, treatment) can be integrated into existing systems impacting people involved in the criminal legal system to improve clinical and legal outcomes.

Select Publications

Hunter, S. & Kinney, D.I. (2026). The utilization of clinical neuropsychological services within a forensic psychiatric hospital setting: Treatment outcomes, stakeholder perspectives and future directions. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 41(2). https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acag011

Hunter, S., Partika, A. A., Nitch, S.R. (2024). Proposing a more conservative Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) Effort Index cutoff score for forensic inpatient populations. Psychological Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001333

Hunter, S., Kois, L.E., Peck, A.T, Elbogen, E.B., & LaDuke, C. (2023). The prevalence of traumatic brain injury among people impacted by the criminal legal system: An updated meta-analysis and subgroup analyses. Law and Human Behavior, 47(5), 539-565. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000543

Previous Roles

Prior to joining PNW in Fall 2025, Professor Hunter worked as a clinical neuropsychologist at a large forensic psychiatric hospital in Southern California. There, her clinical work focused on neuropsychological evaluation and treatment of patients who were incompetent to stand trial.