Wednesday, May 3, 2023

FPRC Spring Newsletter (2022-23)

We are pleased to share our 2022-23 Spring Newsletter which showcases some of the exciting recent accomplishments of our forensic faculty and students. Click on the link below to check it out! FPRC 2022-23 Newsletter... More

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Funding Alert! Congratulations to Dr. Shelley Brown!

Shelley was awarded funding from the Re-entry Coalition of New Jersey, valued at $60,000. Well done, Shelley! Check out the details of Shelley's project below: Title: Exploring the Impact of Gender Responsive Intervention in Community-Based Re-entry Settings About the Research: Professor Brown has recently partnered with Dr. Marilyn Van Dieten,... More

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Funding Alert! Congratulations to Dr. Shelley Brown!

Shelley recently was recently awarded an International Research Seed Grant (IRSC), Office of the Associate Vice-President (Research and International) from Carleton University valued at $9,400! Awesome work, Shelley! Details of Shelley's funding: Title: Exploring Risks, Needs, Strengths, and Service Gaps for Women on Probation in Punjab, Pakistan... More

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Award Alert! Congratulations to Emma McFarlane!

Emma was awarded an I-CUREUS award in the Fall of 2021 (Sept 2021 to April 2021) for the following project: Evaluating Garret House: A residential treatment facility for justice-involved women in Camden City, New Jersey. Way to go,... More

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Award Alert! Congratulations to Cathrine Pettersen

Cathrine Pettersen was awarded the 2021 Canadian Psychological Association Certificate of Academic Excellence for her dissertation research titled Recidivism among justice-involved women: A combined variable- and person-centered analytical approach to understanding the role of mental health. Well done,... More

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Dr. Shelley Brown Publishes New Book!

Congratulations to Shelley on publishing her new book, The Wiley Handbook on What Works with Girls and Women in Conflict with the Law: A Critical Review of Theory, Practice, and Policy. You can check out Shelley's book... More

Friday, October 1, 2021

Congratulations to Kayla Wanamaker for receiving the Certificate of Academic Excellence awarded by the Canadian Psychological Association

Kayla was awarded the Certificate of Academic Excellence awarded by the Canadian Psychological Association for her dissertation entitled “A multi-wave longitudinal examination of how strengths and risks inform risk and treatment profiles for justice-involved men and women using the Service Planning Instrument (SPIN).” Learn more at:... More

Friday, October 1, 2021

Congratulations to Professor Shelley Brown for receiving an Outstanding Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award in 2021

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Friday, March 23, 2018

Webinar by Dr. Kevin Nunes- “I know Correlation Doesn’t Prove Causation, but…”: Are we Jumping to Unfounded Conclusions About the Causes of Violence?

Dr. Kevin Nunes will be presenting his research "'I Know Correlation Doesn't Prove Causation, but...': Are we Jumping to Unfounded Conclusions About the Causes of Violence?'", during a webinar at The Alberta Hospital Edmonton (AHE Room 1044, 3 Building) Time: Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 at 11:00am to 12:00pm EST (9:00am to 10:00am MDT) Please... More

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Talk by Dr. Julie Blais, Thursday, Sept 28th, 2017 in Tory 340 (2:35 – 4:25 pm)

Dr. Julie Blais will be giving a talk Thursday September 28th in Tory 340 at 2:35 to 4:25 pm. Details and poster to... More

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Talk by Dr. Cynthia Mathieu, Thursday, October 12th, 2017 in Tory 340 (2:35 – 4:25 pm)

Dr. Cynthia Mathieu from the business department at the Université du Québec a Trois-Riviéres will be giving a talk on Thursday, November 12th, in Tory 340 at 2:35 to 4:25 pm. Details and poster to... More

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Don Andrews Memorial Lecture by Dr. Jim Bonta, Thursday, November 30th, 2017 in Location TBA (2:35 – 5:25 pm)

Dr. Jim Bonta from Public Safety Canada (Ret) will be giving the Don Andrews Memorial Lecture Thursday, November 30th, at 2:35 to 5:25 pm (location TBA). Details and poster to follow.... More

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science and Justice Studies at the University of Saskatchewan

Postdoctoral Fellow Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science and Justice Studies University of Saskatchewan Description Primary Purpose: To support the research and evaluation activities of the Centre through the provision of excellent research and writing. The postdoctoral fellow will lead a program of research and evaluation encompassing one or... More

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Forensic RA Position at the Secure Treatment Unit in Brockville, ON

 THE ROYAL OTTAWA HEALTH CARE GROUP  BROCKVILLE SITE  EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY  BMHC17- 107  NOTICE OF UNION POSITION VACANT – OPSEU APPLICANTS WHO ARE NOT IN THE BARGAINING UNIT WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED AFTER BARGAINING UNIT APPLICANTS Date Posted: August 15th, 2017  Position: Temporary Part-Time (0.40 FTE), Program Research Assistant ... More

Monday, March 6, 2017

Join us for the Forensic Psychology in Canada Conference (April 25th to April 27th)

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR THE FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY IN CANADA CONFERENCE APRIL 25-27, 2017, AT CARLETON UNIVERSITY The Forensic Psychology Research Centre (http://carleton.ca/fprc/) at Carleton University is hosting a conference! The conference will bring together faculty and students from Canadian universities as well as people from various... More

Friday, February 3, 2017

Static-2002R Training at Carleton University February 16th

The Forensic Psychology Research Centre is hosting a Static-2002R training workshop delivered by Dr. Karl Hanson on Thursday February 16, 2017 (click here for poster announcement). The Static-2002R is an actuarial instrument designed to assess sexual offenders’ risk of re-offending – see link for more information:   http://www.static99.org/... More

Friday, January 27, 2017

FPRC Brown Bag Series, Dr. Nicholas Carleton, February 13th at 12 noon

Please join the FPRC for the first Brown Bag event of the winter semester. Dr. Nicholas Carleton will be speaking about his research titled: "Mental Health and Public Safety Personnel: Supporting all who Serve". Please click here for more details about the... More

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

New Book Published by Joanna Pozzulo Titled, “The Young Eyewitness”

Check out Joanna Pozzulo's new book titled, "The Young Eyewitness". The book summarizes the research on how well children can describe an event and perpetrator (which is a recall task) and how well they can identify the perpetrator in person or in photographs (which is a recognition task).... More

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Don Andrews Lecture Series, Dr. Kim Roberts, November 3rd at 2:30pm

Please join the FPRC for the annual Don Andrews lecture series. Dr. Kim Roberts will be giving a talk entitled: "After 20 years of research on children's eyewitness testimony, are there any challenges left?" Please click here for more details about the... More

Saturday, July 25, 2015

Postdoc Research Fellowship at MacEwan University

Please follow the link below for the full details. Postdoc Research Fellowship... More

Saturday, July 25, 2015

Welcome to Dr. Julie Blais

The Forensic Psychology Research Centre is pleased to welcome Dr. Julie Blais. Dr. Blais has joined the Department of Psychology as an assistant professor in the Forensic Psychology area. Her research interests are psychopathy, risk assessment, and risk communication.  For more information please click on Faculty... More

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Meta-Analysis Workshop, June 22

The Forensic Psychology Research Centre is hosting a 1-day workshop: How to Conduct a Meta-Analysis Presenters: Kelly M. Babchishin & Leslie-Maaike Helmus Date: Monday, June 22, 2015 Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm (registration 8:30 – 9:00am) Location: Dunton Tower 2017, Carleton University Cost: Students: $125 (HST included) Non-students: $200 (HST... More

Friday, March 20, 2015

Shelley Brown and Kevin Nunes Awarded FASS Junior Faculty Research Achievement Awards

Dr. Shelley Brown and Dr. Kevin Nunes have both been awarded a 2015 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Research Achievement Award. These awards are given to assistant and associate professors to support research in the summer and fall 2015 terms. More information about the award is available here. Congratulations to Dr. Brown and... More

Friday, March 20, 2015

Adelle Forth Awarded Carleton Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award

On March 4, 2015, Dr. Adelle Forth was awarded a Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award in recognition of her exceptional service as a mentor and supervisor towards graduate students. The Fifth Annual Carleton Graduate Mentoring Awards were hosted by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs and the Office of the Vice-President. Click here for... More

Monday, February 23, 2015

Liam Ennis, Winter 2015 Brown Bag Lecture

Date:            Thursday, March 12, Noon – 1:15 pm Speaker:       Dr. Liam Ennis, Ph.D., R. Psych Title:    The Alberta Integrated Threat and Risk Assessment Centre: Preventing targeted violence through police-authored threat assessment Location:      Dunton... More

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Ph.D. forensic psychology student Cathrine Pettersen awarded research grant

The FPRC is pleased to announce that the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) has awarded to Cathrine Pettersen a Pre-Doctoral Research Grant to fund her doctoral dissertation research. Cathrine is a 2nd-year Ph.D student in the The Aggressive Cognitions and Behaviour Research Lab. Congratulations to... More

Monday, October 20, 2014

6th Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy

The 6th Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy is taking place in Chicago, IL., June 2015. Date: June 25 - June 27, 2015 Location: Holiday Inn, Chicago IL Deadline: January 28,... More

Monday, October 20, 2014

76th Annual CPA Convention – June, 2015

The Canadian Psychological Association's 76th Annual Convention is taking place in Ottawa this upcoming June! Date: Thursday, June 4 to Saturday, June 6, 2015 Location: Westin Ottawa and the Ottawa Conference Centre Submissions open October 1st. Deadline for submission is December... More

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

The 2015 AP-LS Conference

The American Psychology-Law Society will be holding its next conference in San Diego, California from March 19th-21st,... More

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

The 2014 ATSA Conference

The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) will be holding its annual conference in San Diego, California, from October 29 - November 1,... More

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Dr. Evelyn Maeder Receives SSHRC Insight Development Grant

Congratulations to Dr. Evelyn Maeder who recently received a SSHRC insight development grant. She will be investigating the influence of race salience on juror decision making in Canada.  Race salience refers to the prominence of racial issues in a trial, and while its effects on jurors has received some attention in the American literature,... More

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Dr. Ralph Serin Receives Award from the NIC

Dr. Ralph Serin received an award from the National Institute of Corrections to develop Crime Desistance Training Curricula for use in the USA by probation staff. The total award is $252,793... More

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Contract Awarded to Dr. Shelley Brown and Dr. Ralph Serin

The Correctional Service of Canada awarded a contract to Dr. Shelley Brown and Dr. Ralph Serin for their project entitled "Research on Existing Approaches to Raising Offender Awareness of the Impact of their Crimes on their Victims". Co-authors for this project include Leigh Greiner and Shannon Gottschall, with additional assistance from Angela... More

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Renée Gobeil Successfully Defends her Ph.D. Thesis

Renée Gobeil, supervised by Ralph Serin, successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis, "Understanding Parole Recommendations: The Contribution of Parole Officers" in June... More

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Parole Effectiveness Research Completed

The New Zealand Parole Board commissioned Ralph Serin and Renée Gobeil to conduct a study on parole effectiveness, "Analysis of Parole Outcomes", which was completed in May 2012. The total grant was... More

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