Ryan Marek, PhD

Ryan Marek, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at Sam Houston State University. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a minor in Quantitative Methodology from Kent State University in 2017. He has been extensively involved in MMPI research, primarily in medical settings.

Dr. Marek’s program of research is focused on understanding how psychological factors (typically assessed with the MMPI) contribute to medical outcomes. He currently has over 60 peer-reviewed publications mostly focused on pre-surgical psychological evaluations, MMPI instruments, and how they predict various outcomes. Dr. Marek uses his research to help patients manage risk factors prior to and after surgery to help them achieve good outcomes. He has been recognized by a few international and national organizations who have awarded him early-career research awards for his work in pre-surgical psychological evaluations. He is also the lead author of the book pertaining to presurgical evaluations.

Dr. Marek’s clinical practice involves supervision of assessment and therapy at Sam Houston State University’s Psychological Services Clinic. He also has a private practice where he conducts presurgical psychological evaluations, disability evaluations, workers’ compensation and pension evaluations, and general psychological evaluations for adults.