Andrew Brian Perkins
- Assistant Professor of Practice
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
- (520) 621-7447
- Psychology, Rm. 312
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- abperkin@arizona.edu
Biography
Andrew Perkins, Ph.D. is a lecturer at the University of Arizona. His background is in clinical and forensic psychology (which is the application of clinical psychology in legal contexts). He completed his internship and postdoctoral fellowship in forensic psychology at California Department of State Hospital- Patton before returning to Tucson. His current focus is on teaching psychology to graduate and undergraduate students. He teaches courses including Abnormal Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Child Maltreatment, Forensic Assessment, and Clinical Assessment. His research and scholarly work have focused on the application of psychology in legal contexts with a focus on illegal sexual behavior. He also practices as a clinician in Arizona, conducting competency and guilty-except-insane evaluations as well as risk assessments for adults and juveniles accused of illegal sexual behavior.
Degrees
- Ph.D. Clinical Psychology
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
- EFFECTS OF PROFESSIONAL MITIGATION IN CASES INVOLVING ILLEGAL SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
- M.A. Psychology
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Spousal Rape in Divorcing Couples: Exploring spousal rape through the report of couples in divorce mediation
- B.S. Psychology
- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States
Work Experience
- Private Practice (2016 - Ongoing)
- Department of State Hospitals- Patton (2015 - 2016)
- Department of State Hospitals- Patton (2014 - 2015)
- Sierra Tucson (2011 - 2012)
- Pima County Office of the Public Defender (2010 - 2011)
- Arizona State Prison Complex- Tucson (2010 - 2011)
- Judith V. Becker, Ph.D. Private Practice (2009 - 2016)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2009 - 2014)
Licensure & Certification
- Clinical Psychologist, State of Arizona (2015)
Interests
No activities entered.
Courses
2025-26 Courses
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Child Abuse+Neglect:Clin
PSY 380 (Fall 2025) -
Forensic Psychology
PSY 480 (Fall 2025) -
Issues Psyc Theory+Rsrch
PSY 500A (Fall 2025)
2024-25 Courses
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Abnormal Psychology
PSY 381 (Summer I 2025) -
Abnormal Psychology
PSY 381 (Spring 2025) -
Clin Interview & Assess Prac 1
PSY 603A (Spring 2025) -
Honors Thesis
PSY 498H (Spring 2025) -
Preceptorship
PSY 391 (Spring 2025) -
Child Abuse+Neglect:Clin
PSY 380 (Fall 2024) -
Forensic Psychology
PSY 480 (Fall 2024) -
Honors Thesis
PSY 498H (Fall 2024) -
Methods in Clin Psych Sci 1
PSY 602A (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Forensic Psychology
PSY 480 (Summer I 2024) -
Abnormal Psychology
PSY 381 (Spring 2024) -
Forens Asmt:Interv+Treat
PSY 463 (Spring 2024) -
Forensic Psychology
PSY 480 (Spring 2024) -
Senior Capstone
PSY 498 (Spring 2024) -
Child Abuse+Neglect:Clin
PSY 380 (Fall 2023) -
Ethical Issues in Elder Care
PSY 385 (Fall 2023) -
Forensic Psychology
PSY 480 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Psyc Measurement + Stat
PSY 230 (Summer I 2023) -
Abnormal Psychology
PSY 381 (Spring 2023) -
Clin Intervw+Assessments
PSY 694A (Spring 2023) -
Forens Asmt:Interv+Treat
PSY 463 (Spring 2023) -
Honors Preceptorship
HNRS 391H (Spring 2023) -
Honors Thesis
PSY 498H (Spring 2023) -
Psyc Measurement + Stat
PSY 230 (Spring 2023) -
Child Abuse+Neglect:Clin
PSY 380 (Fall 2022) -
Ethical Issues in Elder Care
PSY 385 (Fall 2022) -
Forensic Psychology
PSY 480 (Fall 2022) -
Honors Thesis
PSY 498H (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Psyc Measurement + Stat
PSY 230 (Summer I 2022) -
Abnormal Psychology
PSY 381 (Spring 2022) -
Forensic Psychology
PSY 480 (Spring 2022) -
Health Psychology
PSY 383 (Spring 2022) -
Honors Thesis
PSY 498H (Spring 2022) -
Psyc Measurement + Stat
PSY 230 (Spring 2022) -
Child Abuse+Neglect:Clin
PSY 380 (Fall 2021) -
Forensic Psychology
PSY 480 (Fall 2021) -
Health Psychology
PSY 383 (Fall 2021) -
Honors Thesis
PSY 498H (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Forensic Psychology
PSY 480 (Summer I 2021) -
Abnormal Psychology
PSY 381 (Spring 2021) -
Forensic Psychology
PSY 480 (Spring 2021) -
Honors Thesis
PSY 498H (Spring 2021) -
Preceptorship
PSY 391 (Spring 2021) -
Structure of Mind & Behavior
PSY 150A1 (Spring 2021) -
Child Abuse+Neglect:Clin
PSY 380 (Fall 2020) -
Forensic Psychology
PSY 480 (Fall 2020) -
Health Psychology
PSY 383 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Forensic Psychology
PSY 480 (Summer I 2020) -
Abnormal Psychology
PSY 381 (Spring 2020) -
Forens Asmt:Interv+Treat
PSY 463 (Spring 2020) -
Honors Thesis
PSY 498H (Spring 2020) -
Preceptorship
PSY 391 (Spring 2020) -
Preceptorship
PSY 491 (Spring 2020) -
Structure of Mind & Behavior
PSY 150A1 (Spring 2020) -
Abnormal Psychology
PSY 381 (Fall 2019) -
Child Abuse+Neglect:Clin
PSY 380 (Fall 2019) -
Honors Independent Study
PSY 499H (Fall 2019) -
Honors Thesis
PSY 498H (Fall 2019) -
Independent Study
PSY 399 (Fall 2019) -
Structure of Mind & Behavior
PSY 150A1 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Child Abuse+Neglect:Clin
PSY 380 (Summer I 2019) -
Directed Research
PSYS 492 (Spring 2019) -
Forensic Psychology
PSY 480 (Spring 2019) -
Health Psychology
PSY 383 (Spring 2019) -
Honors Thesis
PSY 498H (Spring 2019) -
Preceptorship
PSY 391 (Spring 2019) -
Preceptorship
PSY 491 (Spring 2019) -
Abnormal Psychology
PSY 381 (Fall 2018) -
Child Abuse+Neglect:Clin
PSY 380 (Fall 2018) -
Directed Research
PSYS 492 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Forensic Psychology
PSY 480 (Spring 2018) -
Health Psychology
PSY 383 (Spring 2018) -
Intro to Psychology
PSY 101 (Spring 2018) -
Abnormal Psychology
PSY 381 (Fall 2017) -
Clin Intervw+Assessments
PSY 694A (Fall 2017) -
Clinical Assessment Meth
PSY 621 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Child Abuse+Neglect:Clin
PSY 380 (Spring 2017) -
Structure of Mind & Behavior
PSY 150A1 (Spring 2017)
Scholarly Contributions
Chapters
- Perkins, A. B. (2014). Gender Dysphoria. In The American psychiatric publishing textbook of psychiatry. American Psychiatric Pub.
- Perkins, A. B. (2014). Paraphilic Disorders. In he American psychiatric publishing textbook of psychiatry. American Psychiatric Pub.
Journals/Publications
- O’hara, K. L., Perkins, A. B., Tehee, M., & Beck, C. J. (2017). Measurement Invariance Across Sexes in Intimate Partner Abuse Research. Psychology of Violence.
- Perkins, A. B., Becker, J. V., Tehee, M., & Mackelprang, E. (2014). Sexting behaviors among college students: cause for concern?. International Journal of Sexual Health, 26(2), 79--92.
