Becca Bergquist, PhD

Becca Bergquist is a graduate of Texas Tech University in Clinical Psychology and formerly completed a master's degree in Forensic Psychology at the George Washington University. Her clinical work has included forensic and neuropsychological evaluations of adults and juveniles, as well as providing therapeutic services for adults and youth in outpatient and inpatient settings. She has a specialty interest in the neuropsychological development of justice-involved youth. Becca recently completed her predoctoral internship at the Utah State Hospital.

Research interests:

  • Theories of juvenile offending

  • Criminogenic risk and protective factors

  • Neuropsychological functioning of justice-involved youth

Clinical interests:

  • Juvenile forensic assessment

  • Evaluations of risk and mitigation

  • Trauma-informed care

Select Publications

Bergquist, B. K., Schmidt, A. T., & Thomas, A. (2022). Adverse childhood experiences and juvenile justice outcomes: Moderating effects of protective factors. Crime & Delinquency, 70(4), 1274-1303. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287221122756

Schmidt, A. T., Duron, J., Bergquist, B. K., Maloney, K. A., Bammel, A. C., Williams-Butler, A., & Hanten, G. R. (2023). Prosocial attributes relate to lower recidivism in justice-involved male youth over a one-year follow up. Journal of Public Mental Health, 22(4), 202-215. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPMH-02-2023-0012

Bergquist, B. K., Keen, M., Ingram, P. B., Morris, N. M., & Schmidt, A. T. (2022). Doctoral students’ intention to use assessments in their careers: The incremental role of self-reported competence. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23415

Ingram, P.B., Bergquist, B. K., Currin, J.M., & Schmidt, A.T. (2021). Applicant factors contributing to interview selection, ranking determination, and judgment of “fit” among health service psychology internship programs. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 77, 2491-2506. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23194

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