DIRECTOR: SHANE W. KRAUS, PH.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Department of Psychology

 

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
UNLV School of Medicine

 

Expertise:
Addiction, Substance Use, Gambling, Veteran Mental Health, Compulsive Sexual Behavior

BIOGRAPHY

Shane W. Kraus is a licensed clinical psychologist and expert in psychopathology, sexual trauma, substance use disorders, gambling disorders, and compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD). 


An assistant professor of psychology, Kraus uses behavioral, epidemiological, and neurobiological methods to assess factors that contribute to the development of addictive behaviors and other co-occurring psychiatric disorders among at-risk groups. 


He has published extensively on sexual behavior and was part of the World Health Organization working group who put forth the diagnostic criteria for CSBD for ICD-11. His gambling research is also exploring effective screening approaches for identifying individuals with problem gambling.

 

EDUCATION

 
    • B.S. Criminology, California State University, Fresno (2003)
    • M.A. Forensic Psychology, Castleton University (2007)
    • Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Bowling Green State University (2013)
    • Postdoctoral Fellowship, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry (2016)
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