Scott Bender, PhD, ABPP-CN

Dr. Bender is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist and Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences at UVA School of Medicine. He teaches residents and postdoctoral fellows and conducts both criminal and civil neuropsychological evaluations for the ILPPP and Neurocognitive Assessment Laboratory. His areas of expertise include traumatic brain injury, post-concussive syndrome, PTSD, malingering and dissimulation, and assessment of civil competencies.

Select Publications

Guarnera, L.A., Murrie, D.C., Gardner, B., & Bender, S.D. (in press). Are forensic evaluators more likely to conclude that Black or White defendants are malingering? Law and Human Behavior

Rogers, R., Bender, S. D., & Tazi, K. Y. (in press). Forensics: Methodological challenges and empirical evidence. In G. Young, T. Bailey, L. Giromini, J. Soble, R. Rogers, & B. Levitt (Eds.). Handbook of psychological injury and law. Springer Nature

Rogers, R., Bender, S.D., & Hartigan, S.E. (2024). An overview of malingering and deception in neuropsychiatric cases. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 42(1), 28-38.

Laduke, C.L., Tussey, C.M., Marcopulos, B.A., Bender, S.D., & Arredondo, B.C. (2023). Neuropsychological considerations in forensic mental health assessment. In D. DeMatteo & K. C. Scherr (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of psychology and law. Oxford University Press.

Tussey, C.M., Arredondo, B.C., Bender, S.D., & Marcopulos, B.A. (2022). Competence to stand trial. In L.A. Schaefer & T.J. Farrer’s (Eds.), Casebook of mental capacity in U.S. legislation: Assessment and legal commentary. Taylor & Francis.

Research interests:

  • Response styles

  • Postconcussive syndromes

Clinical Interests:

  • Traumatic brain injury

  • PTSD

  • Intellectual disability