Mental Health Law

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Tess Neal

Associate Professor of Psychology, Courtesy Associate Professor of Law, Director of the Law-Psychology Program

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Tess Neal, Ph.D. is the director of the Law-Psychology Program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. A scientist and licensed psychologist, Dr. Neal focuses her research on the intersection of science and the law, examining the quality of expert evidence and human decision-making in legal contexts. 

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Professor Bob Schopp

Robert Schopp

Robert J. Kutak Professor of Law Emeritus

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Professor Schopp practiced clinical psychology before turning to the study of law and philosophy in an attempt to understand some perplexing issues that he encountered during ten years of clinical practice. So far, he remains perplexed, but he likes to think that he is perplexed in a deeper and more comprehensive manner. He joined the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1989 after completing the concurrent law/philosophy program at the University of Arizona. His primary areas of interest involve questions that lie at the intersection of law, psychology and philosophy.

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Eve M. Brank

Professor of Psychology and Courtesy Professor of Law

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Dr. Brank received her J.D. (2000) and Ph.D (2001) from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Law-Psychology Program. She joined the UNL faculty in 2008 and is part of the law-psychology and social programs. Prior to joining the Nebraska faculty, Dr. Brank was on the faculty in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society at the University of Florida. 

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