Bruce D. Sales
Bruce D. Sales, Ph.D., J.D.
Psychology, Policy and Law Program
Department of Psychology
1503 E. University
P.O. Box 210068
University of Arizona
Tucson, Az 85721
Email: bsales@u.arizona.edu
Full Vita: fullvita.pdf (116 KB)
Shortly after taking his first academic position at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Professor Sales founded the first Law and Psychology Graduate and Post-Doctoral Training Program, which was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. After eight years on the Nebraska faculty as a Professor of Psychology and Law, he joined the faculty at the University of Arizona where he is Professor of Psychology, Sociology, Psychiatry, and Law, and directs its Psychology, Policy and Law Program.
Awards and Honors
Doctor of Science Degree (honoris causa) from The City University of New York for being
“...the founding father of forensic psychology as an academic discipline ...[and] [i]n recognition
of his outstanding contributions to mental health law and public policy, and to the field of
forensic psychology, ... .”
Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service for “pioneer[ing] the development of psychology and law as a field of research, teaching, and practice. ...”, American Psychological Association.
Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology and Law, American Psychology-Law Society.
Harold M. Hildreth Award “[i]n recognition of exceptional dedication and achievement in promoting the public welfare”, American Psychological Association’s Division of Psychologists in Public Service.
Honorable Mention, Manfred S. Guttmacher Award for the outstanding contribution to the forensic psychiatry literature, American Psychiatric Association.
Fellow, American Psychological Association.
Fellow, American Psychological Society.
American Law Institute. Elected to membership in 1983.
Presidential Citation For Distinguished Service, American Psychological Association.
Training Director's Award “for outstanding contribution to residency education”, University of Arizona Department of Psychiatry.
State of Arizona Governor's Spirit of Excellence Recognition Award “recognizing quality, excellence and continuous improvement in Arizona state government”.
Selected Publications: Recent Books
Hall, S. R. & Sales, B. D. (in press).
Courtroom modifications for child witnesses:
Forensic evaluation. Washington, DC:
American Psychological Association.
Lieberman, J. D. & Sales, B. D. (2007). Scientific jury selection. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Hicks, S. J. & Sales, B. D. (2006). Criminal profiling: Developing an effective science and practice. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Sales, B. D. & Shuman, D. W. (2005). Experts in court: Reconciling law, science, and professional knowledge. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
English, P. W & Sales, B. D. (2005). More than the law: Social and behavioral knowledge in legal decision-making. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Sales, B.D., Miller, M. O.,& Hall, S. R. (2005). Laws affecting clinical practice. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Beck, C. J. A. & Sales, B. D. (2001). Family mediation: Facts, myths and future prospects. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Ashford, J. B., Sales, B. D., & Reid, W. H. (Eds.). (2001). Treating adult and juvenile offenders with special needs. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Selected Editorial Board Service
Founding Editor of the first journal in psychology and law, Law and Human Behavior, the
journal of the American Psychology-Law Society
First Editor of the journal, Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, American Psychological Association
Founding Series Editor of the book series "Perspectives in Law and Psychology", the book series of the American Psychology-Law Society
Founding Series Editor of the book series, "Law and Public Policy: Psychology and the Social Sciences", American Psychological Association
Founding Series Editor (with Justice Michael O. Miller) of the book series,
"Law and Mental
Health Professionals", American Psychological Association
| Selected Public Service | |
| American Psychology-Law Society | |
| Twice served as President | |
| Twice served on the Board of Directors | |
| American Psychological Association | |
| Member, Search Committee for the Editor of the journal Psychological Bulletin | |
| Member, Search Committee for the Editor of the journal Psychology, Public Policy, and Law | |
| Member, Council of Representatives | |
| Chair, Board of Educational Affairs | |
| Member, Policy and Planning Board | |
| Member, Board of Professional Affairs | |
| Chair, Board of Scientific Affairs Committee on Tests and Assessment | |
| Chair, Committee on Legal Issues | |
| Member, Ethics Committee | |
| Chair, Insurance Trust | |
| Vice-Chair, Task Force on the Victims of Crime and Violence | |
| Chair, Committee on State Legislation | |
| American Bar Association | |
| Chair, Committee on Behavioral Sciences and Law | |
| Member, Commission on the Mentally Disabled | |
| Member, Task Force on Implementation for the ABA Criminal Justice-Mental Health Standards | |
| Member, Task Force on the Roles of Mental Health Professionals in the Criminal Process | |
| Member, Committee on Psychiatry and Criminal Law | |
| International Academy of Law and Mental Health | |
| Executive Board of the Board of Directors | |
| American Orthopsychiatric Association | |
| Board of Directors | |
| National Center for State Courts | |
| Member, Advisory Board, Institute on Mental Disability and Law | |
| National Institute of Mental Health | |
| Member, Consultant Panel to the Institute’s Advisory Board, to Review the Research and Research Training Programs Supported by the Antisocial and Violent Behavior Branch | |
| National Science Foundation | |
| Member, Oversight Panel to Review the Scientific and Technical Performance of its Law and Social Science Program | |
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