Curriculum Vitae of CATHERINE S. SHAFFER

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1 Curriculum Vitae of CATHERINE S. SHAFFER Department of Psychology Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby, BC V5A 1D6 Phone: Facsimile: Mobile: EDUCATION Master of Arts, Simon Fraser University Present Area of Study: Experimental Law and Forensic Psychology Senior Supervisor: Dr. Kevin S. Douglas Co-Supervisor: Dr. Jodi L. Viljoen Thesis: Risk and protective factors for youth gang involvement in Canada: An ecological systems analysis Anticipated Graduation Date: December 2014, CGPA: 4.08/4.33 Bachelor of Arts (Honours with Distinction), University of Victoria Area of Study: Psychology Supervisor: Dr. D. Stephen Lindsay Thesis: The effects of feedback on recognition memory: Learning the experimenter s design AWARDS, RECOGNITION, & RESEARCH GRANTS -- Certificate of Recognition in Appreciation for Services as Simon Fraser 2014 University Senator CAD $400 Travel and Minor Research Award, Simon Fraser University 2014 CAD $17,500 Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canadian Graduate Scholarship, Social Sciences 2013 and Humanities Research Council USD $1,650 Unrestricted Travel Grant, Psi-Chi International Honors Society in 2013 Psychology CAD $400 Travel and Minor Research Award, Simon Fraser University 2013 CAD $500 Professional Development Grant, Graduate Student Society 2013 CAD $6,250 Graduate Fellowship (Master s), Simon Fraser University Lifetime Membership for Recognition of Scholastic Achievement and Excellence, Psi-Chi International Honors Society in Psychology 2013 ACADEMIC POSITIONS Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University Introduction to Psychology (Undergraduate Course) May June 2014 Prof. Dr. Russell Day October 2014 Page 1 of 11 Catherine Shaffer, B.A. (Hons)

2 Introduction to Psychology (Undergraduate Course) May June 2013 Prof. Dr. George Adler Guest Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University Research Design II: Research Studies (Graduate Course) February 2014 Prof. Dr. Rachel Fouladi Topic: Research proposal writing involving Ordinary Least Squares regression NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS Global Institute of Forensic Research Executive Bulletin Editor February 2014 Executive Bulletin Team Leader 2014 Present International Publications Coordinator Present PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Psychological Association Graduate Student Affiliate American Psychological Association of Graduate Students Affiliate American Psychology - Law Society (Division 41, American Psychological Association) Student Affiliate Present Canadian Psychological Association Student Affiliate Present International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Student Affiliate Present Mental Health and Law Policy Institute, Simon Fraser University Graduate Student Member Present PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Editorial Activities Simon Fraser University Undergraduate Journal of Psychology Graduate Student Reviewer, Number of works reviewed: 4 Present Conference Activities Acting Together Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Community and University Research Alliance Session Moderator, Youth Strengths and Prevention of Delinquency and Gang Involvement Conference July 2014 American Psychological Association Conference Proposal Reviewer, 2014 Convention December 2013 International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Scientific Programme Committee Member, 2015 Annual Meeting January 2015 Conference Proposal Reviewer, 2014 Annual Meeting November 2013 October 2014 Page 2 of 11 Catherine Shaffer, B.A. (Hons)

3 SELECTED ACADEMIC SERVICE University Senate, Simon Fraser University Elected Art and Social Sciences Graduate Representative Senate Committee on Enrolment Management and Planning, Simon Fraser University Elected Graduate Student At-Large Senate Committee on University Honours, Simon Fraser University Elected Student Member Senate Calendar Committee, Simon Fraser University, Elected Student Member Psychology Graduate Caucus, Simon Fraser University Elected Orientation and Website Coordinator Elected Statistics Coordinator Elected First Year Representative PUBLICATIONS Book Chapters 1. Viljoen, J., Brodersen, E., Shaffer, C., & McMahon, R. (In Press). Risk reduction interventions for adolescent offenders. In K. Heilburn, D. DeMatteo, & N. Goldstein (Eds.), APA handbook of psychology and juvenile justice. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. 2. Blanchard, A., Shaffer, C., & Douglas, K. (In Press). Decision support tools in the evaluation of risk for violence. In Phillip M. Kleespies (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of behavioral emergencies and crises. New York: Oxford University Press. Manuscripts under Review 1. Shaffer, C., McCuish, E., Corrado, R., Behnken, M., & DeLisi, M. (Under Review). Psychopathy and violent misconduct in a sample of violent young offenders. Journal of Criminal Justice (Special Issue on Psychopathy). 2. Shaffer, C., Blanchard, A., & Douglas, K. (Under Review). The influence of mental health symptoms and neighborhood characteristics on community violence and victimization: A multi-level analysis. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. Manuscripts in Preparation 1. Viljoen, J., Gray, A., Shaffer, C., Latzman, N., Scalora, M., & Ullman, D. (In Preparation). Changes in J-SOAP-II and SAVRY scores over the course of treatment for adolescent sexual offending. Manuscript in preparation Simon Fraser University and University of Nebraska - Lincoln. 2. Shaffer, C., Gatner, D., Douglas, K., Viljoen, J., Tweed, R., & Bhatt, G. (In Preparation). Incremental and predictive validity of the Antisocial Process Screening Device in male and October 2014 Page 3 of 11 Catherine Shaffer, B.A. (Hons)

4 female Caucasian and ethnic minority youth. Manuscript in preparation Simon Fraser University and Kwantlen Polytechnic University. 3. Tweed, R., Bhatt, G., & Shaffer, C. (In Preparation). Conscious reasons not to commit crimes: A construct worth exploring for violence studies. Manuscript in preparation, Kwantlen Polytechnic University and Simon Fraser University. 4. Shaffer, C., McCuish, E., & Corrado, R. (In Preparation). Unravelling the heterogeneity of antisocial behaviour profiles of serious and violent female young offenders. Manuscript in preparation, Simon Fraser University. 5. Douglas, K. & Shaffer, C. (In Preparation). Investigating the reluctance to use decision aids in violence risk assessment. Manuscript in preparation, Simon Fraser University. 6. Shaffer, C., Viljoen, J., Douglas, K., Bhatt, G., Tweed, R., Dooley, S., & Gagnon, N. (In Preparation). Social bonding theory, gender, and attitudes towards gangs. Manuscript in preparation, Simon Fraser University. Professional Manuals and Reports 1. Douglas, K. S., Shaffer, C., Blanchard, A., Guy, L. S., Reeves, K., & Weir, J. ( ). HCR- 20 violence risk assessment scheme: Overview and annotated bibliography. HCR-20 Violence Risk Assessment White Paper Series, #1. Burnaby, Canada: Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute, Simon Fraser University. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS * Peer-reviewed for acceptance Posters 1. * Shaffer, C., Blanchard, A., & Douglas, K. (Poster accepted to be presented 2014, November). The relationship between mental health and violence and victimization: An environmental analysis. Poster accepted to be presented at the 70 th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, California, USA. 2. * Spani, M., Brown, J., Pankratz, C., Banford, M., Seida, L., Bordignon, L, Shaffer, C., & Viljoen, J. (2014, June). The relationship between the Developmental Assets Profile and depression and anxiety in adolescent offenders. Poster presented at the 14 th Annual International Conference of Forensic Mental Health Services, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 3. * Fuller, E., Wallach, L., Shaffer, C., & Douglas, K.S. (2014, June). The relationship between treatment non-compliance, institutional infractions, and recidivism in a sample of Canadian provincial offenders. Poster presented at the 14 th Annual International Conference of Forensic Mental Health Services, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 4. *Shaffer, C., Viljoen, J., Douglas, K., Tweed, R., Bhatt, G. (2014, June). Youth offending and positive attitudes towards gangs: The influence of prosocial connections in a male and female at-risk sample. Poster presented at the 14 th Annual International Conference of Forensic Mental Health Services, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. October 2014 Page 4 of 11 Catherine Shaffer, B.A. (Hons)

5 5. * Wallach, L., Fuller, E., Shaffer, C., Lavioe, J. & Douglas, K. (2014, June). Predicting suicide and selfharm: Coping style, self-efficacy, and social support in civil psychiatric patients. Poster presented at the 75 th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 6. *Gray, A., Shaffer, C., Viljoen, J., Douglas, K., Tweed, R., & Bhatt, G. (2014, June). The assessment and prediction of change in psychopathic traits among youth. Poster presented at the 75 th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 7. * Spani, M., Shaffer, C., & Viljoen, J. (2014, June). Mental health needs in gang involved adolescent offenders. Poster presented at the 75 th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 8. *Shaffer, C., Gray, A., Viljoen, J., Douglas, K., Tweed, R., & Bhatt, G. (2014, March). The predictive validity of the Antisocial Process Screening Device in Male and Female Adolescents. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. 9. *Shaffer, C., McCuish, E. & Corrado, R. (2013, November). Unravelling the heterogeneity of antisocial behaviour profiles of serious and violent female young offenders. Poster presented at the 69 th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 10. *Shaffer, C., Kantner, J., & Lindsay, D.S. (2013, August). The effects of feedback on recognition memory: Learning the experimenter s design. Poster presented at the 121 st Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. 11. * Shaffer, C., & Douglas, K. (2013, June). Does gender moderate the relationship between mental health and violence? Evidence from a civil psychiatric patient sample in Canada. Poster presented at the 13 th Annual International Conference of Forensic Mental Health Services, Maastricht, Netherlands. 12. * Shaffer, C., McCuish, E., Douglas, K., Viljoen, J. & Corrado, R. (2013, June). The relationship between psychopathy and prison perceptions in a sample of violent young offenders. Poster presented at the 5 th Biennial Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy, Washington, DC, USA. Papers 1. * Shaffer, C., Brodersen, E., Viljoen, J. & Douglas, K. (2014, June). Comparing gang and non-gang involved male youth offenders: Differences in risk and protective factors on the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth and the Youth Level Service Needs Case Management Inventory. Paper presented at the 14 th Annual International Conference of Forensic Mental Health Services, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Symposiums 1. * Viljoen, J., Shaffer, C., & Douglas, K. (2014, July). Strengths in adolescent offenders and other at-risk adolescents. Symposium presented at the Acting Together Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Community and University Research Alliance Youth Strengths and October 2014 Page 5 of 11 Catherine Shaffer, B.A. (Hons)

6 Prevention of Delinquency and Gang Involvement Conference, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. INVITED PRESENTATIONS 1. Shaffer, C. (2014, July). The influence of antisocial processes and prosocial connections on delinquency and gang attitudes. Presentation at the Acting Together Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Community and University Research Alliance Youth Strengths and Prevention of Delinquency and Gang Involvement Conference, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. 2. Shaffer, C. (2013, October). Youth Power Project: Study updates and preliminary findings. Presentation to the Acting Together Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Community and University Research Alliance Steering Committee, Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. 3. Shaffer, C. (2012, August). Perceived character strengths: Positive and negative outcomes and analogies in psychopathy discourse. Presentation to the Acting Together Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Community and University Research Alliance Project Team, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. RESEARCH LABS Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Graduate Student and Research Assistant, Dr. Kevin Douglas Graduate Student and Research Assistant, Dr. Jodi Viljoen Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada Research Assistant, Dr. Roger Tweed and Dr. Gira Bhatt Present 2012 Present Present University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Honours Student, Dr. D. Stephen Lindsay Royal Roads University, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Research Assistant, Dr. Lily Dyson 2009 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND PROJECTS Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University 1. Research Assistant: 2014 Project: Risk Reduction among Provincial Offenders Principal Investigator: Dr. Kevin Douglas Duties: Data collection 2. Research Assistant Present Research Project: Assessment and Management of Risk for Reoffending in Adolescent October 2014 Page 6 of 11 Catherine Shaffer, B.A. (Hons)

7 Offenders Principal Investigator: Dr. Jodi Viljoen Duties: Literature review and data collection 3. Research Assistant: Present Project: Adolescent Risk Reduction and Resilient Outcomes Work-Plan Principal Investigator: Dr. Jodi Viljoen Duties: Provide assistance in the development of risk reduction strategies for youth justice professionals. 4. Research Assistant January 2013 Project: Historical-Clinical-Risk Management Version 3 Principal Investigator: Dr. Kevin Douglas Duties: Literature review for the revision of H3 (relationship problems) and R3 (social support problems) items. 5. Research Assistant Research Project: Life Experiences Survey: An Investigation of Psychosocial History, Life Satisfaction, and the Occurrence of Positive and Negative Life Events Principal Investigator: Dr. Kevin Douglas Duties: Literature review, development of recruitment materials, census data collection, and data analysis in SPSS and HLM. 6. Research Assistant Research Project: Guiding Clinical Judgment and Management: An Evaluation of a Screening Tool for Short-Term Inpatient Violence Principal Investigator: Kim Reeves (Simon Fraser University, PhD Candidate) Duties: File coding and data entry in SPSS. 7. Research Assistant Present Research Project: Predictive Validity of the Personality Assessment Inventory for Institutional Infractions, Institutional Adjustment, and Post-Release Criminal Behaviour Principal Investigator: Dr. Kevin Douglas Duties: Creation of outcome coding form and preparation of applications to the Correctional Service of Canada and Review Ethics Board of Simon Fraser University. 8. Research Assistant Present Research Project: A Prospective, Repeated Measures Study of Dynamic Risk Factors, Treatability, and Community Outcome among Civil Psychiatric Patients Funded by: Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research; Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada; Canadian Institutes for Health Research Principal Investigator: Dr. Kevin Douglas Duties: Participant recruitment from hospital psychiatric facilities, baseline/follow-up interviews, file coding, and scoring of Historical-Clinical-Risk Management Version 2, October 2014 Page 7 of 11 Catherine Shaffer, B.A. (Hons)

8 Historical-Clinical-Risk Version 3, Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version, Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability and Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale. School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University 9. Research Assistant (As required basis) Project: Vancouver Longitudinal Study of Incarcerated Serious and Violent Young Offenders Principal Investigator: Dr. Raymond Corrado Duties: Data analysis and data management Department of Psychology, Kwantlen Polytechnic University 10. Research Assistant Present Research Project: Gang-Related Youth Violence in Surrey, B.C.: Protecting Youth by Identifying Preventative Factors and Fostering Relevant Assets Principal Investigators: Dr. Roger Tweed and Dr. Gira Bhatt Co-Investigators: Dr. Kevin Douglas, Dr. Jodi Viljoen Duties: Literature review, protocol development, participant recruitment from youth resource centers and probation offices, baseline/follow-up data collection, and data analysis in SPSS and MPlus. Department of Psychology, University of Victoria 11. Undergraduate Student Researcher Research Project: The Effects of Accuracy Feedback on Recognition Memory Performance Funded by: National Science and Engineering Research Council Supervisor: Dr. D. Stephen Lindsay Duties: Experimental design, data collection using E-Prime, data analysis in SPSS, and composition of thesis. Office of Research, Royal Roads University 12. Research Assistant May September 2009 Research Project: The Influence of Socioeconomic Factors on Childhood Literacy Development Principal Investigator: Dr. Lily Dyson Duties: Literature review, data collection, administration of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, and raw data scoring. October 2014 Page 8 of 11 Catherine Shaffer, B.A. (Hons)

9 TRAINING, WORKSHOPS, & CERTIFICATIONS ProActive ReSolutions, Vancouver, BC Violence Risk Assessment and Management Workshop for Post-Secondary January 2014 Institutions, Trainers: Dr. Stephen Hart and Dr. Kelly Watt Historical-Clinical-Risk Management Version 3 Brief Spousal Assault Form for the Evaluation of Risk Spousal Assault Risk Management Guide Guidelines for Stalking Assessment and Management Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale July 2013 Tri-council Scholarship Writing Workshop October 2013 Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Coquitlam, BC Psychopathy Checklist: Revised Training Workshop April 2013 Trainers: Dr. Gilles Cote and Dr. Michael Seto Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability Training March 2013 Workshop, Trainers: Dr. Tonia Nicholls Historical-Clinical-Risk Management Version 2 Training March 2013 Workshop, Trainer: Dr. Kevin Douglas Protective Factors for Violence Risk Training Workshop June 2012 Trainer: Simone Viljoen, PhD Candidate Structured Assessment of Protective Factors for Violence Risk Female Addition Manual Justice Institute of British Columbia, New Westminster, BC British Columbia Corrections Network Training May 2012 Trainer: Michelle Collins North Fraser Pretrial Correction Centre, Port Coquitlam, BC Correctional Service of Canada Primary Assessment Centre Training October 2012 Trainer: Kevin Johnstone Tri-Council Research Committee, Online September 2012 Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans Course on Research Ethics, Certified ADVISORY COMMITTEES Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality: Adolescent Version 2013 Graduate Student Contributor October 2014 Page 9 of 11 Catherine Shaffer, B.A. (Hons)

10 CONSULTATION EXPERIENCE Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University Graduate Students in Research Design II: Research Studies February - March 2014 Discussed using Ordinary Least squares Regression to investigate research hypotheses of interest, assisted with running of analyses, and aided in interpretation of results. SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE Honours Thesis: Michelle Spani, co-supervisor with Dr. Jodi Viljoen 2014 Topic: Protective factors and mental Health Needs Associated with Early Sexual Onset in Female Adolescent Offenders Undergraduate Directed Studies Project: Michelle Spani, co-supervisor with Dr. Jodi Viljoen 2013 Topic: Mental Health Needs in Gang Involved Adolescent Offenders ATTENDED LECTURES & SEMINARS Singh, J.P. (2014, January). Special grand rounds: Violence risk assessment in mental health, correctional, and court settings. Presentation at Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Coquitlam, B.C. Esbensen, F. (2013, October). The contributions of comparative research to the evolving picture of youth gangs and gang youth. Presentation at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. Moretti, M. (2013, April). Natural born delinquents or psychopathology untreated? Presentation at Simon Fraser University, Surrey, B.C. Viljoen, H. & Wong, W. (2013, February). Working with diverse populations. Presentation at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. Psychology-Law Area Seminars (Biweekly, 2012, September Present). Presentations at Simon Fraser University Department, Burnaby, B.C. Selected Speakers: Dr. Kirk Heilburn, Dr. Patty Griffin, Dr. Barry Rosenfeld, Dr. Laura Guy, Dr. Deborah Connally Zimbardo, P. (2008, November). The Lucifer Effect: Understanding how good people turn evil. Presentation at Camosun College, Victoria, B.C. Semrau, S. (2005, November). Murderous Minds on Trial: A case-by-case critique of mental state defences and sentencing law. Presentation at University of Victoria, B.C. MEETINGS ATTENDED American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii August 2013 October 2014 Page 10 of 11 Catherine Shaffer, B.A. (Hons)

11 American Psychology and Law Society Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana March 2014 Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon March 2013 American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia November 2013 Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy Biennial Meeting, Washington, DC June 2013 International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario June 2014 Violence Risk Special Interest Group Annual Meeting Acting Together Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Community and University Research Alliance June 2014 Youth Strengths and Prevention of Delinquency and Gang Involvement Conference SELECTED NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP Office Clerk (Contracted) November January 2011 Supervisors: Deborah Williams-Walshe, J.D. and Sharan Sangha, J.D. SELECTED CIVIC ACTIVITIES United Way of the Lower Mainland November 2012 Simon Fraser University Fundraising Volunteer and Campaign Representative Battered Women s Support Services Social Enterprise Volunteer October 2011 February 2012 October 2014 Page 11 of 11 Catherine Shaffer, B.A. (Hons)

Associate Degree in Arts, First Class Honours Douglas College, New Westminster, British Columbia

Associate Degree in Arts, First Class Honours Douglas College, New Westminster, British Columbia KRISTA JOHNSTON Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6 Email: khj@sfu.ca EDUCATION: Beginning Fall 2010 Spring 2007 MA/PhD Program in Clinical Psychology Honours Bachelor of