Dr. Ragatz practices in the area of clinical forensic psychology at East Central Regional Hospital (ECRH) through its partnership with Augusta University. She received her BA in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and her M.A. in Forensic Psychology from Castleton State College in Vermont. She completed her PhD.. in Clinical Psychology at West Virginia University. Dr. Ragatz received additional clinical forensic training by completing a predoctoral internship at the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri, and her postdoctoral fellowship with ECRH/Augusta University. Dr. Ragatz has published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national conferences on topics such as psychopathy, criminal thinking, correlates of owners of high risk dog breeds, bullying, animal abusers, and juror perceptions.