Paul Frick, Ph.D.
Paul Frick is a graduate of Louisiana State University as well as the University of Georgia, where he got his Ph.D. in 1990. Dr. Frick is currently at the University of New Orleans, where he has been a Professor of Psychology since 1999. Most recently, he has also taken on the responsibilities of Director of the Applied Developmental Program at UNO as well as the responsibilities of Graduate Program Coordinator.
Dr. Frick's research in the Developmental Psychopathology Lab focuses on the precursors to child and adolescent emotional and behavioral problems. He is especially interested in the risk factors associated with youth who demonstrate the callous-unemotional interpersonal style.
In addition to his work at UNO, Dr. Frick is also the Associate Editor of the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and is also on the editorial board for the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology as well as the Journal of Abnormal Psychology.
Most Cited Publication (230 Citations):
Lahey, B.B., Applegate, B., McBurnett, K., Biederman, J., Greenhill, L., Hynd, G. W., Barkley, R.A., Newcorn, J., Jensen, P., Richters, J., Garfinkel, B., Kerdyck, L., Frick, P.J., Ollendick, T., Perez, D., Hart, E.L., Waldman, I., & Shaffer, D. (1994). DSM-IV field trials for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents.
American Journal of Psychiatry, 151, 1673-1685. (Reprinted in T.A. Widiger, A.J. Frances, H.A. Pincus, R. Ross, M.B. First, W. Davis, & M. Kline (Eds.). DSM-IV Sourcebook, (Vol. 4, pp. 627-660). Washington D.C.: American Psychiatric Press).Recent Publications:
Frick, P.J. & Marsee, M.A. (in press). Psychopathy and developmental pathways to antisocial behavior in youth. In C.J. Patrick (Eds.), Handbook of psychopathy. New York: Guilford.
Pardini, D.A., Lochman, J.E., & Frick, P.J. (2003). Callous-unemotional traits and social cognitive processes in adjudicated youth: Exploring the schema of juveniles with psychopathic traits. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 42, 364-371.
Frick, P.J., Cornell, A.H., Bodin, S.D., Dane, H.A., Barry, C.T., & Loney, B.R. (2003). Callous-Unemotional traits and developmental pathways to severe aggressive and antisocial behavior. Developmental Psychology, 39, 246-260.