Dustin Wygant, PhD

Dr. Dustin Wygant is a Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training for the Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) program at Eastern Kentucky University. He is a licensed clinical psychologist (Kentucky & Ohio). Dr. Wygant received his bachelor’s degree in psychology at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, prior to completing his master’s and doctoral degrees in Clinical psychology at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. Dr. Wygant’s primary research interests include the conceptualization of the psychopathic personality and the DSM-5 model of personality disorders. Additionally, he is interested in conceptual issues pertaining to psychiatric diagnosis and is a member of the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) consortium, an international group of psychopathology researchers. Other research interests include the detection of malingering and deception in psychological evaluations as well as the use of personality assessment in forensic settings. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and Society for Personality Assessment (SPA). His scholarship has been featured in 58 peer-reviewed journal articles, 9 book chapters/contributions, and 1 co-authored book. His work has been cited over 2,900 times. In addition to his academic position at Eastern Kentucky University, Dr. Wygant provides forensic psychological consultation and evaluation through his private practice. He routinely evaluates criminal defendants on matters related to competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, and violence/sexual risk.