Who is Shelley Brown?
Shelley Brown is a professor of forensic psychology within the Department of Psychology, Carleton University. She is also an associate graduate faculty member with the Centre of Applied Psychology and Human Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto. She has been an inaugural member of the Forensic Psychology Research Centre (FPRC) since 2008 and served as Director of the FPRC from 2010 to 2012. Shelley also chaired the Psychology Department’s research ethics board from 2012 to 2014 as well as the University wide research ethics board from 2015 to 2017.
Shelley obtained her Ph.D. in 2002 from Queens University in forensic psychology. Shelley’s dissertation examined the dynamic re-assessment of risk and need factors among men on parole. Following a 10-year research career with the Correctional Service of Canada, she joined Carleton University in 2006. Since arriving at Carleton, Shelley’s program of research has shifted focus.
Shelley’s program of research now aims to improve gender responsive services for girls and women in the criminal justice system. She has published over 50 articles, government reports, book chapters and books about criminal behaviour in general, as well as works specific to justice-involved girls and women. Her work has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Public Safety, and Correctional Service of Canada. Shelley also teaches and supervises students at the undergraduate and graduate level. Shelley has also received teaching, research achievement, and student mentoring awards.