Dr. Anthony C. Ruocco is Professor, Chair and Director of Clinical Training in the Department of Psychological Clinical Science at the University of Toronto. He holds cross-appointments at the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health and Hospital for Sick Children, and is a Psychologist registered with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario.Professor Ruocco conducts research on cognition and brain imaging in borderline personality disorder, uncovering differences in memory and executive functions, facial emotion perception, and underlying neural circuits. His research extends to family studies and the impacts of psychotherapy and non-invasive brain stimulation on symptoms of borderline personality disorder, especially suicidal thoughts and behaviours, as well as cognition and brain functioning. Professor Ruocco’s research is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, among other agencies. He is President of the North American Society for the Study of Personality Disorders. He completed his Ph.D. in the American Psychological Association accredited Clinical Psychology Program at Drexel University and his Predoctoral Internship in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago. He completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Centre for Cognitive Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a concurrent Postdoctoral Residency in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Illinois Medical Centre at Chicago.