Edelyn Verona
Professor and
Co-Director, Center for Justice Research & Policy
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Office: PCD 4126
Phone: 813/974-0392
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EDUCATION
Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology), 2001, Florida State University (FSU)
RESEARCH
Dr. Edelyn Verona is Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the Center for Justice Research and Policy at the 911爆料网, and affiliate in the Department of Criminology. She is author of over 115 peer-reviewed publications on topics relating to personality disorders, externalizing and antisocial behaviors, and self- and other-directed violence; and more recently on treatment implementation and prevention services adapted to field settings. Dr. Verona鈥檚 research lab applies science to understand individual and contextual routes to externalizing behaviors and criminal legal involvement and to uncover intersections between mental health and criminal justice system involvement. She has been awarded multiple grants in the U.S. from private and government funding agencies, including the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Drug Abuse, and the National Institute of Justice. She is a licensed clinical psychologist, specializing in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and supervises doctoral students and other trainees who are conducting evidence-based treatments and research on treatment with clients showing difficulties in emotion regulation and behavioral control. See also the work of the Center for Justice Research & Policy, which she co-directs.
SPECIALTY AREA
Clinical
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Verona, E., McCarthy, A., Liller, K., Torres, E., Guincho, M., & McGee, M. (in press). Equity and Access of a Civilian-Based Crisis Response Model. Psychological Services.
Verona, E., McDonald, J.B., Fournier, L.F., Brown, M.E., & Carsten, E.E. (in press). Adapting a Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Group Within a Jail Setting. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice.
Verona, E., & Fox, B. (2025). Pathways to Crime and Antisocial Behavior: A Critical Analysis of Psychological Research and Call for Broader Ecological Perspectives. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 21, 439-464.
Verona, E., Bozzay, M., & Bryan, C. J. (2023). Contributions of Biobehavioral Sciences to the Study and Prevention of Firearm Violence: Perceived Threat, Cognitive Control, and Firearm Culture. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 10(2), 272-278.
*Bozzay, M., & Verona, E. (2023). Linking Sleep and Aggression: The Role of Response Inhibition and Emotional Processing. Clinical Psychological Science, 11, 271-289.