{"id":45581,"date":"2026-06-23T13:54:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T17:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=45581"},"modified":"2026-06-23T13:54:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T17:54:36","slug":"chloe-pedneault","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/chloe-pedneault\/","title":{"rendered":"Chloe  Pedneault"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n                    \n             \n                \n            <\/h1>\n\n    \n    <\/header>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>After earning her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 2015, <strong>Chloe<\/strong> continued her academic journey to complete a Ph.D. in 2023. Today, she serves as <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Unit Head <\/strong>at the <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics<\/strong> with Statistics Canada, where she contributes to important national insights and research.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-quote cu-component-spacing\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">&#8220;Say yes to opportunities even if they are not perfect. They often lead to new connections which can open up many doors.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 id=\"brief-description-of-what-i-do\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Brief description of what I do!<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I conduct research on the criminal justice population using administrative policing, courts, and correctional services data. My team applies advanced methods to answer research questions about the factors associated with repeat criminal justice involvement, as well a disparities in outcomes throughout the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"what-inspired-your-career-path-after-graduation\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">What inspired your career path after graduation?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Interest in having an impact on criminal justice policy and practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"how-did-your-experience-in-the-psychology-program-shape-your-journey\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">How did your experience in the psychology program shape your journey?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I developed advanced skills in methodology and statistics giving me the confidence to tackle a wide range of complex research questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"what-skills-or-experiences-were-most-valuable-after-graduation\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What skills or experiences were most valuable after graduation?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning to be self-directed and resourceful has been invaluable for a career in the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"are-there-specific-psychology-courses-professors-or-experiences-that-stood-out-during-your-time-at-carleton\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Are there specific Psychology courses, professors, or experiences that stood out during your time at Carleton?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\">Abnormal Psychology<\/em> will always be one of my favourite courses!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"what-has-been-a-highlight-or-proud-moment-in-your-career-so-far\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">What has been a highlight or proud moment in your career so far?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Developing and publishing annual data on the reconviction rates of the correctional population in Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":328,"featured_media":45578,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cu_people_first_name":"Chloe ","cu_people_last_name":"Pedneault","cu_people_initials":"CP","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_people_type":[55],"cu_people_expertise":[],"class_list":["post-45581","cu_people","type-cu_people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cu_people_type-alumni-profiles"],"acf":{"cu_people_job_title":"","cu_people_degree":"Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology ( 2021), Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (2015)","cu_building":"","cu_people_office_num":"","cu_people_pronoun":"","cu_people_designation":"","cu_people_email":"","cu_people_phone":"","cu_people_phone_ext":"","cu_people_linkedin":"","cu_people_bluesky":"","cu_people_twitter":"","cu_people_instagram":"","cu_people_facebook":"","cu_people_website":"","cu_people_orcid":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/45581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_people"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/328"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/45581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45812,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/45581\/revisions\/45812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_people_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_type?post=45581"},{"taxonomy":"cu_people_expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_expertise?post=45581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}