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 criminal and civil neuropsychological evaluations for the ILPPP Forensic Clinic and the Neuropsychology Assessment Clinic. His areas of research and clinical expertise include traumatic brain injury, post-concussive syndrome, PTSD, malingering and dissimulation, and criminal and civil competencies.
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Trupp. G. & Bender, S.D. (in press). Forensic neuropsychology in sentencing mitigation. In N. Nelson, J.J. Sweet, B. Marcopulos, & D. Goldstein (Eds.), Neuropsychological Interviewing in Forensic Cases. Guilford Press.
Rogers, R., Bender, S. D., & Tazi, K. Y. (2025). 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.
Guarnera, L.A., Murrie, D.C., Gardner, B.O., & Bender, S.D. (2024). Are forensic evaluators more likely to conclude that Black or White defendants are malingering? Law and Human Behavior, 48(5-6), 545–563.
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.
Rogers, R. & Bender, S.D. (2018). Clinical Assessment of Malingering and Deception (4th ed.), Guilford Press.
Bender, S.D. & Matusewicz, M. (2013). PCS, iatrogenic symptoms, and malingering following concussion. Psychological Injury and Law, 6(2), 113-121.
Research interests:
Response styles
Postconcussive syndromes
Clinical Interests:
Traumatic brain injury
PTSD
Intellectual disability