Dr. Kiehl is a Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience and Law at the University of New Mexico and Executive Science Officer of the non-profit Mind Research Network in Albuquerque, NM. Dr. Kiehl conducts clinical neuroscience research of major mental illnesses, with special focus on psychopathy, substance abuse, psychotic disorders, trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). Dr. Kiehl has published over 275 peer-review articles and received more than $50,000,000 in NIH grants during his career, he also published a popular audience book, The Psychopath Whisperer: The Science of Those Without Conscience, which is available on Amazon.
Dr. Kiehl’s laboratory makes use of a unique Mobile MRI System to conduct research and treatment protocols with forensic populations. His laboratory now has two mobile MRIs that have been deployed to collect brain imaging data from over 5000 offenders at 20 different facilities in 10 states (including one site in Canada). This represents the world’s largest forensic neuroscience repository.
Dr. Kiehl lectures extensively to state and federal judges, lawyers, probation officers, correctional officials, and academic audiences about the intersection of neuroscience and law. In the last several years he has worked with the Federal Judicial Center (FJC) to develop the educational curriculum for federal judges on neuroscience in the courtroom. He also serves as a legal educator on criminal and civil cases involving quantitative brain imaging.
