Donald Ray Lynam, Jr. (born April 5, 1967)[1] is an American psychologist and distinguished professor of clinical psychology at Purdue University's College of Health and Human Sciences. He is also the director of Purdue's Developmental Psychopathology, Psychopathy and Personality Lab. He previously taught at the University of Kentucky,[2] where he won the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology Award in 2002.[3] He has been conducting research on psychopathy for over two decades.[4][5]

Donald Lynam
Born (1967-04-05) April 5, 1967 (age 57)
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin (Ph.D., 1995)
Awards2002 Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology Award from the American Psychological Association, 2013 Research Achievement Award from the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Kentucky, Purdue University
ThesisThe early identification of chronic offenders: Who is the fledgling psychopath? (1995)
Doctoral advisorTerrie Moffitt
Doctoral studentsJoshua Miller

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  1. ^ "Lyman, Donald 1967-". id.loc.gov. The Library of Congress. Retrieved 2017-10-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ "National News Briefs; Study Questions Worth Of Anti-Drug Programs". The New York Times. Associated Press. 1999-08-04. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  3. ^ "UK Psychologist Wins American Psychological Association Award". University of Kentucky. 2002-05-07. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  4. ^ "Personalities: December 2013". Monitor on Psychology. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  5. ^ Kahn, Jennifer (2012-05-11). "Can You Call a 9-Year-Old a Psychopath?". The New York Times Magazine. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
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