Anthony Ruocco

Dr. Anthony C. Ruocco is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto Scarborough and the Interim Graduate Chair and Director of Clinical Training in the Department of Psychological Clinical Science at the University of Toronto. He also holds academic cross-appointments at the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health and Hospital for Sick Children. He is a licensed psychologist registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. He completed his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (Neuropsychology track) of the American Psychological Association-accredited program at Drexel University and his predoctoral internship in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago. He was a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Cognitive Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago and he completed a concurrent postdoctoral residency in Clinical Neuropsychology in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago.

Research Synopsis

Dr. Ruocco is a clinical psychologist who conducts research at the intersections of clinical psychology, neuropsychology, and cognitive-affective neuroscience. His research focuses primarily on cognition and psychopathology, including symptoms and maladaptive traits. His research encompasses neurocognitive, social-cognitive, and neuroimaging studies of externalizing psychopathology (e.g., disinhibited behaviours, personality disorder diagnoses and traits, substance use disorders), suicidal thinking and behaviours, and depression, with a particular emphasis on executive functions, especially cognitive control. His research extends to family studies and investigations that incorporate measures of brain structure and function, including using magnetic resonance imaging and near-infrared spectroscopy brain imaging techniques.