role: Senior Lecturer in Forensic Clinical Psychology institution: University of Edinburgh Profile

Consultant in Forensic, Clinical and Neuropsychology, State Hospitals Board for Scotland

Dr O’Rourke has worked as a consultant neuropsychologist since 2004 with a clinical and research focus on how to improve the diagnosis and assessment of cognitive impairment. Dr O’Rourke’s particular focus is on improving our understanding of the impact that cognitive impairments have on an individuals’ behaviour, particularly their propensity to, and ability to desist from, offending or violent behaviour.