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Adam Blanchard, M.A., Ph.D. Student

Adam Blanchard is a Ph.D. student in the Experimental Psychology and Law program at Simon Fraser University. He completed his B.A. (Hons.) under the supervision of Dr. Kevin Douglas. His Honour’s thesis investigated the concurrent validity of version three of the Historical-Clinical-Risk Management-20. Univariate and multivariate analyses revealed that the HCR:V3 is related to and postdictive of violence, and rating the idiographic relevance and manifestations of each risk factor added incrementally to the presence ratings. He also completed his M.A. under the supervision of Dr. Kevin Douglas in the Clinical Forensic Psychology program. His Master’s thesis examined the dynamic nature of violence risk assessments. Specifically, using a longitudinal repeated measures research design, he investigated the changeability of ratings on the Historical-Clinical-Risk Management-20 (HCR-20) and the Short-term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START). Most broadly, his research interests include risk assessment and risk management, as well as the perpetration of crime and violence. More specifically, he is interested in the link between risk assessment and risk management, the role of dynamic risk factors in risk assessments, case formulation, multi-level risk assessment, integrated treatment services, psychopathy, homelessness, and gang involvement. His doctoral work is being funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

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Katherine Hanniball, M.A., Ph.D. Student

Katherine Hanniball is a Ph.D. student in the Clinical Forensic Psychology track and holder of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship Award. She received her B.A. from the University of Puget Sound, and went on to complete her Masters in Experimental Psychology at Simon Fraser University. Katherine’s Master’s thesis, completed under the joint supervision of Dr.’s Lara Aknin and Kevin Douglas, explored the emotional benefits of prosocial behavior within criminal populations. Her dissertation work examines diversity issues in the assessment of psychopathic personality disorder via the lens of the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality Disorder (CAPP) model. Broadly speaking, Katherine’s research interests include the conceptualization and measurement of psychopathy, forensic risk assessment, resilience, risk and protective factors for violence and criminal behavior, and cultural sensitivity in forensic risk assessment. Katherine’s doctoral work is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, through the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship Award.

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Erin Fuller, M.A., Ph.D. Student

Erin Fuller is a Ph.D. student in the Clinical-Forensic Psychology track. Erin completed her honours thesis under the supervision of Dr. Kevin Douglas and Dr. Jodi Viljoen. Erin’s thesis examined the relationship between risk and protective factors for youth criminality and violence, as well as the role of resilience in explaining outcomes of youth offending. Broadly, her research interests include violence risk assessment and management, offender rehabilitation and reintegration, resilience, risk and protective factors for violence and chronic offending, psychopathic personality disorder, suicide and self-harm in forensic populations, and cultural sensitivity in forensic risk assessment. Erin’s M.A. work is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

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Sanam Monjazeb, M.A., Ph.D. Student

Sanam Monjazeb is a Ph.D. student in the Clinical-Forensic Psychology track at Simon Fraser University. She received her B.A. from the University of California, Davis and went on to complete a post-baccalaureate degree at the University of California, Irvine, where she conducted research on juvenile justice and domestic violence issues. Her Master’s thesis, completed under the supervision of Dr. Kevin Douglas, explored the cross-cultural validity of the historical risk factors on the Historical-Clinical-Risk Management-20 (HCR-20) using a multi-ethnic sample of ex-offenders. Her current research interests involve cultural diversity in forensic assessment and her dissertation work focuses on enhancing cultural sensitivity in risk assessment reports and eradicating implementation barriers to culturally responsive forensic practice. She is also interested in investigating culturally-specific risk factors for marginalized populations and enhancing the use of protective and strengths-based factors in forensic assessment. Sanam's M.A. work was funded by the Graduate Dean’s Entrance Scholarship.

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Madison Edge Almond, M.A., Ph.D. Student

Madison Edge Almond is a Ph.D. student in the Clinical-Forensic Psychology track at Simon Fraser University. She received her B.A. from Simon Fraser University and completed her Honours thesis under the supervision of Dr. Stephen Hart, which investigated undergraduate university students’ perceptions of a newly implemented sexual violence policy. She went on to work for a year as a Research Coordinator at the B.C. Forensic Psychiatric Hospital before starting her graduate studies. Madison also received her M.A. from Simon Fraser University. Her Masters thesis, supervised by Dr. Kevin Douglas, examined the ability of historical and dynamic risk factors, as well as warning behaviours and threat characteristics, to differentiate between harmless and harmful threats of violence. Madison’s research interests broadly include the prediction of violence through risk assessment and management and the intersection of major mental illness, personality disorder, and violence; specifically, she is interested in the improvement of short-term violence prediction and threat assessment methodology. Madison's M.A. work was funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

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Natasha Usenko, B.A., M.A. Student

Natasha Usenko is a M.A. student in Clinical Forensic Psychology at Simon Fraser University.  She completed her Honors thesis under the supervision of Dr. Kevin Douglas, investigating the construct of boldness within psychopathy and its association with maladaptive sexual and relational behaviors (e.g. sexual/relational coercion, assertiveness, and violence) and continues to work under his supervision in her graduate studies. Broadly, her research interests include investigating risk assessment and management in psychopathic and sexually violent offenders and she is currently involved in assessing the role of morality in criminal and sexually violent decision making in psychopathic individuals. Natasha’s work is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

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Samuel Freeze, B.A., M.A. Student

Sam Freeze is a M.A. student in the Clinical Forensic Psychology track at Simon Fraser University. He received his B.A. from the University of New Brunswick, Saint John. His honours thesis, completed under the supervision of Dr. Mary Ann Campbell, explored police officer decision-making during mental health calls using a qualitative approach. During his time at UNB, Sam was involved with various projects as a research assistant in the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies and for the GlobalChild program of research, which focuses on improving child health and development through facilitating the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child around the world. Broadly, his research interests include psychopathy and its role in forensic risk assessment and management, decision-making, and group-based violence. Sam’s M.A. work is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

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Mary Lamons, B.A., M.A. Student

Mary Lamons is a M.A. Student in the Clinical-Forensic Psychology track at Simon Fraser University. She received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Irvine, where she studied juvenile justice, culture, discrimination, and health. She is currently completing her Master's thesis under the supervision of Dr. Kevin Douglas. Her current research interests focus at the cornerstone of culture and identity, risk assessment and management, and social justice. 

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