Rachel E. Kahn, M.A.
Graduate Student
Research Interest
Rachel Kahn, M.A. received her B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice from Illinois State University and her M.A. from John Jay College of Criminal Justice from the City University of New York. For the past 4 years, under the direction of Dr. Kent A. Kiehl, she has coordinated several NIMH grants examining then neural correlates of psychopathy in adults and adolescents. She is a first year graduate student in the Applied Developmental Program working with Dr. Paul Frick in the Developmental Psychopathology lab.
Her main research interests include the study of risk and protective factors within our environment, such as, parental style and family interaction, effect of maltreatment or abuse, education, and moral reasoning skills, on the development of conduct disorder in children and adolescents. Rachel is also interested in examining gender and ethnicity differences among this subset of conduct disordered youth in order to develop and implement more effective and tailored prevention and intervention programs.
Peer Reviewed Papers
Kahn, R., Zapf, P., & Cooper, V. (Spring 2006). Readability of Miranda warnings and waivers: Implications for evaluating Miranda comprehension. Law and Psychology Review, 30, 119-142
Papers Presented
Kahn, R.E. (2004, March). Readability of Miranda Warnings and Waivers: Implications for Evaluating Miranda Comprehension. Paper presented at 2004 APLS Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.
Kahn, R.E. & Doepke, K. (2002, April). Child Eyewitness Testimony. Paper presentation at the Honors Colloquium at Illinois State University, Normal, IL.
Posters Presented
Kahn, R.E. & Kiehl, K.A. The Relation Between Psychopathy and Emotional Intelligence in Incarcerated Youth (2009, April). Poster presented at the 3rd Biennial Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Kahn, R.E., Hansberry, H., Harenski, C., Shane, M. & Kiehl, K.A. Improving the Emotional Profile of a Psychopath: The Relationship between Psychopathy and Emotional Intelligence (2008, May). Poster presented at the 20th Annual Association for Psychological Science Conference, Chicago, IL.
Kahn, R.E., Shane, M., Antonenko, O., Bell, E., Byrd, A. L., Kiehl, K.A. Gender Differences in the Expression of Psychopathic Traits (2007, May). Poster presented at the 2nd Biennial Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy Conference, St. Petersburg, FL.
Kahn, R.E & Doepke, K. (2002, April). Child Eyewitness Testimony. Poster session presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium, Normal, IL.
Kahn, R.E, Shoudel, H. & Pryor, J., (2001, April). Sexual Harassment Attitudes in College Males. Poster session presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium, Normal, IL
Revised 8/24/09