Dr. Kelly M. Babchishin
Keywords: Sexually harmful behaviours; Paraphilia; Assessments; Child sexual exploitation
Research interests
My research focuses primarily on factors that are associated with the onset and maintenance of sexually harmful behaviours. I also examine how various groups who commit sexually harmful behaviours differ from one another to help determine how best to intervene and prevent future reoffending. The work that we conducted in the Sexually Harmful Behaviours Research lab here at Carleton often involves collaborations with corrections, hospital settings, and industry to determine how best to prevent sexually harmful behaviours through evidenced-based assessment and intervention strategies.
Selected publications
Babchishin, K. M., Curry, S. D., Fedoroff, J. P., Bradford, J., & Seto, M. C. (2017). Inhibiting sexual arousal to children: Correlates and its influence on the validity of penile plethysmography. Archives of sexual behavior, 46(3), 671-684.
Babchishin, K. M., Merdian, H. L., Bartels, R. M., & Perkins, D. (2018). Child sexual exploitation materials offenders. European Psychologist.
Babchishin, K. M., Nunes, K. L., & Hermann, C. A. (2013). The validity of Implicit Association Test (IAT) measures of sexual attraction to children: A meta-analysis. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42(3), 487-499.
Babchishin, K. M., Seto, M. C., Fazel, S., & Långström, N. (2019). Are there early risk markers for pedophilia? A nationwide case-control study of child sexual exploitation material offenders. The Journal of Sex Research, 56(2), 203-212.
Långström, N., Babchishin, K. M., Fazel, S., Lichtenstein, P., & Frisell, T. (2015). Sexual offending runs in families: A 37-year nationwide study. International journal of epidemiology, 44(2), 713-720.
Nunes, K. L., Babchishin, K. M., & Cortoni, F. (2011). Measuring treatment change in sex offenders: Clinical and statistical significance. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 38(2), 157-173.