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Professor Katherine Ramsland has a master's degree in forensic psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, a Ph.D. in philosophy from Rutgers University (where she taught philosophy for many years) and a master's in clinical psychology from Duquesne University. Her B.A. from Northern Arizona University is in philosophy and psychology. Before coming to DeSales, she directed one of the Bard Clemente programs in the inner city, which assists people without means to get a start in college, and she has been a therapist, crisis counselor, and psycho-educator, as well as a professional writer. She has published thirty-two nonfiction books, sixteen short stories, two novels, and more than eight hundred articles, and has been translated into ten languages.
She speaks around the country on topics ranging from death investigation to ritual crime to the art of narrative nonfiction. Featured on many television programs, such as the Today Show and documentaries on A&E, the Learning Channel and Discovery, she often consults on aspects of unique subcultures. She has done research for famed criminal profiler and chief of the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, John Douglas, and she has published a book with another former profiler, Gregg McCrary, The Unknown Darkness. She has also done courtroom research for forensic psychologist Dr. Barbara Kirwin, author of The Mad, the Bad, and the Innocent, and has a part-time psychotherapy practice.
Writing extensively about forensic science and psychology for Court TV's Crime Library, she has published over one hundred articles on serial killers, criminal investigation, and criminal psychology. She is also a frequent contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Courses taught at DeSales
- Introduction to Forensic Psychology
- Psychological Sleuthing
- Dangerous Minds: The Psychology of Antisocial Behavior
- Crisis Counseling
- Psychological Logic
- Introduction to Psychology
Research interests
- the psychology of the courtroom
- the psychology of death investigation
- psychopathy
- serial killers
- the psychological dynamics of unique subcultures
Certification
- Medical Investigator, College of Forensic Examiners, 2003.
Professional Affiliations
- American College of Forensic Examiners
- American Psychological Association
- American Philosophical Practitioners Association
- John Jay College of Criminal Justice Alumni Association
- American Society of Trial Consultants
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Media Appearances
- The Today Show, NBC
- ABC news
- Fox 5 News
- Catherine Crier Live
- Kudlow and Cramer, CNBC
- "Bullshit," Penn & Teller show on Showtime
- A&E documentaries
- Oxygen network
- Entertainment
- History Channel documentary
- Learning Channel documentary
- Discovery Channel documentaries
- Discovery Health Documentary
- Unsolved Mysteries
- USA Today
- New York Times
- New York Newsday
- Newark Star Ledger
- Philadelphia Inquirer
- Morning Call
- Women's Entertainment Network documentary
- Playboy Channel documentary
- NPR, "Talk of the Nation"
- AMC Network
- University of Kansas sociology documentary
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