Curriculum Vitae of SIMONE VILJOEN

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1 EDUCATION Curriculum Vitae of SIMONE VILJOEN November 2012 SFU Department of Psychology 8888 University Drive Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 Website: Simon Fraser University ( Present) Ph.D in Clinical Psychology (APA/CPA Accredited) Specialization: Forensic Psychology Supervisors: Ronald Roesch, Ph.D. and Tonia Nicholls, Ph.D. Areas of Concentration: Resilience, Protective Factors, Forensic Assessment, Gender differences in violence and offending. Dissertation: Examining utility of strengths and protective factors in violence risk assessment measures in a chronic civil psychiatric population CGPA: 4.03 Maastricht University ( ) M.Sc in Psychology (Cum Laude/with Distinction) Class Valedictorian: Gave track representative speech at graduation ceremony Supervisors: Tonia Nicholls, Ph.D., Johann Brink MB ChB, FRCPC, and Corine de Ruiter, Ph.D. Areas of Concentration: Psychopathology, Forensic Psychology, and Clinical Psychology Major thesis: Resilience and Desistence among Female Forensic Psychiatric Patients: A Preliminary Study Minor thesis: Traumatic Brain Injury in a Forensic Psychiatric Sample GPA: 4.0 University of British Columbia ( ) B.A. in Psychology (Class One Standing) Directed studies Supervisor: Dr John Yuille Areas of Concentration: Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology particularly Forensic and Abnormal Psychology Directed studies project: Psychopathy and Attributions of Subjective Mental States: A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis GPA: 3.7 University of Leiden ( ) Exchange program/study abroad Areas of Concentration: Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology, English Literature, Drama GPA: 3.4 TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality (CAPP) Workshop Trainers: Stephen D. Hart, Ph.D and David Cooke, Ph.D. Date: March 2011 Structured Assessment for Protective Factors for Violence Risk (SAPROF) Trainers: Vivien de Vogel, Ph.D. and Michiel de Vries Robbé, M.Sc. Date: June 2010

2 Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R) Training workshop Trainer: Robert Hare, Ph.D. Date: September 2009 Historical Clinical Risk 20 (HCR-20) Training workshop Trainer: Kevin Douglas, Ph.D. Date: June 2009 Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) workshop Trainers: Tonia Nicholls, Ph.D. and Johann Brink, MB ChB FRCPC Date: April 2009 Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale 4 th edition (WAIS-IV) and Wechsler Memory Scale 4 th edition (WMS-IV) workshop Trainer: Hendre Viljoen, Ph.D., R. Psych Date: March 2009 AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS Social Science and Humanities Research Council Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (CAN$ 105,000; ) American Psychology-Law Society Student Travel Award (US$500; 2012) Simon Fraser University Graduate Fellowship (CAN$ 6,250; 2012) Simon Fraser University Graduate Fellowship (CAN$ 6,250; 2011) American Psychology-Law Society Student Travel Award (US$500; 2010) Maastricht University Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience Research Internship grant ( 1,200; 2009) Maastricht University Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience Clinical Internship grant ( 800; 2008) Maastricht University High Potential Scholarship ( 23,200; 2008) HSP Huygens Scholarship ( 22,000; 2008, declined award in order to accept Maastricht University High Potential Scholarship above) Maastricht University High Potential Scholarship ( 23,200; 2007) Provincial scholarship for excellence in final exams (CAN$1,000; 2006) Pierre Berthier Education Abroad Scholarship (CAN$ $1,500; 2006) Golden Key Honour Society member (2004) RESEARCH GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS American Psychology-Law Society Grant in Aid (2011) Project Title: Evaluating the Short Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability in a forensic outpatient setting Role: Principal investigator Amount: $470 American Psychology-Law Society Grant in Aid (2009) Project Title: Resilience and successful community reintegration among forensic psychiatric patients: A preliminary study Role: Principal investigator Amount: $625 MEMBERSHIPS Association of Family and Conciliation Courts - Washington Chapter (WA-AFCC) student affiliate (2012) Canadian Psychology Association (CPA) student affiliate (2010-Present) American Psychology Association (APA) student affiliate (2010-Present) American Psychology-Law Society (APA, Division 41) student affiliate (2009-Present) International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS) student affiliate (2009-Present)

3 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES International Journal of Law and Psychiatry Ad Hoc Editorial Reviewer (2012) Psychology (open access Peer Reviewed Journal) Ad Hoc Editorial Reviewer (2012) International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Student Chair (January 2012 Present) Student Editorial Reviewer (August 2011 Present) Conference Volunteer (2010 & 2012) American Psychological Association Conference Proposal Reviewer (January 2012 Present) American Psychology-Law Society (APA, Division 41). Conference Reviewer (August 2011 Present) Student Representative for SFU (August 2011 September 2012) Conference Volunteer (2010 & 2011) 7 th Annual Pacific Forensic Psychiatry Conference Conference Volunteer (March 2011) Dr. John Yuille Festschrift Conference Conference Coordinator (April -July 2007) ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD Simon Fraser University Department of Psychology, Burnaby, BC September 2010 December 2010 Tutor Marker/Teaching Assistant for Intro to Psychology I, undergraduate level Professor: Jamal Mansour, Ph.D. ACADEMIC SERVICE Simon Fraser University Elected Educational Clinics Coordinator, Psychology Graduate Caucus ( ) Invited Campus-wide Graduate Student Orientation Panel Member (2012) Clinical Psychology Graduate Program Admissions Committee Member (2012) Maastricht University Student Representative on the Research Master Council ( ) University of British Columbia Student Orientation Leader, IMAGINE Day, Faculty of Arts (2004 & 2006) CLINICAL TRAINING (INTERNSHIP) Southwest Consortium, Albuquerque, NM Full time APA accredited Clinical Psychology Internship (July July 2014) Rotation Settings: Veteran Affairs Hospital, University Medical Hospital, Indian Health Services, and Albuquerque Police Department CLINICAL TRAINING (PRACTICA)

4 Simon Fraser University Clinical Psychology Center, Burnaby, BC Part-Time Practicum in Clinical Psychology, (January August 2013) Setting type: Department Clinic Supervisors: Rene Weideman Ph.D., R. Psych, Debbie Leung Ph.D., Beverley Kort MA., R. Psych Type of Experience: Long term individual intervention. Using solution focused therapy, interpersonal therapy and CBT techniques. BC Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Port-Coquitlam BC Part-Time Practicum in Clinical-Forensic Psychology, (July July 2013) Supervisor: Barry Cooper Ph.D., R. Psych Setting type: Forensic Psychiatric Hospital Type of Experience: Individual and Group Intervention using CBT for Psychosis. Forensics assessment and report writing. Vancouver General Hospital, Solid Organ Transplant Program, Vancouver, BC Part-Time Practicum in Clinical-Health Psychology, (May December 2012) Supervisor: Rene-Louise Franche Ph.D., R. Psych Setting type: Medical Hospital Type of Experience: Conducting pre-transplant assessments and short-term individual intervention using CBT for post-operative clients. Simon Fraser University Clinical Psychology Center, Interpersonal Group, Burnaby, BC Part-time Practicum in Group Therapy, (May November 2012) Supervisor: Rene Weideman Ph.D., R. Psych Setting type: Department Clinic Type of Experience: Co-led a psychodynamic and interpersonal group. This group is an open continuous group with individuals with a wide range of disorders and interpersonal problems. HeadWise Rehabilitation, Surrey, BC Part-Time Practicum in Clinical-Neuropsychology (June November 2012) Supervisor: Etienne Venter Ph.D., R. Psych Setting type: Intensive outpatient rehabilitation program and civil forensic (workers compensation) Type of Experience: Administered neuropsychological and vocational assessments, wrote summary reports and integrated reports. Also had the opportunity to complete medical legal forensic reports. Individual and group intervention using CBT and supportive therapy. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Forensic Directorate, Scotland, UK Full-Time Practicum in Clinical-Forensic Psychology (December March 2009) Supervisor: Emma Drysdale Ph.D., R. Psych Setting type: Forensic Psychiatric Hospital Type of Experience: Individual and group Intervention. Neuropsychological assessment and attended weekly multi-disciplinary risk assessment meetings. CLINICAL ACTIVITIES Simon Fraser University Clinical Psychology Center, Burnaby BC Clinical Colloquium, Bi-monthly (September 2010 May 2013) Interpersonal group, Simon Fraser University Clinical Psychology Center, Burnaby BC Clinical Observation (October 2011 January 2012) Connect (Attachment Focused Treatment Group for Parents/Caregivers of at-risk youth), Maple Ridge, BC Clinical Observation (September 2011 December 2011)

5 ASSESSMENT EXPERIENCE Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory 2 Alcohol Use Inventory Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scale Beck Anxiety Inventory Beck Depression Inventory Beck Depression Inventory II Beck Depression Inventory Fast-Screen Beck Hopelessness Scale Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function- Parent Form Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale Boston Naming Test California Verbal Learning Test- second edition Cage Alcohol Screener Children's Depression Inventory - 2 Color Form Test Color Trails Test Comprehensive Trail-Making Test Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System General Ability Measure for Adults Grooved Pegboard Test Historical Clinical Risk - 20 Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale IVA+Plus Jail Screening Assessment Tool Michigan Alcohol Screening Test Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory Mini Mental State Exam Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory- Adolescent Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Miller Forensic Assessment of Symptoms Test Neuropsychological Assessment Battery- Screening Module Outcomes Questionnaire 30.1 Parent Relationship Questionaire Pain Disability Index Personality Asessment Inventory Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale Psychopathy Check-List Revised Psychopathy Check-List Screening Version Purdue Pegboard Test Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status Rey-15-Item Visual Memory Test Rey Complex Figure Test and Recognition Trial Screening Tool for Psychosocial Distress Sexual Violence Recidivism-20 Shipley Institute of Living Scale State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Short Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability Social Communication Questionnaire Spence Children\'s Anxiety Scale State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory 2 Structured Assessment of Protective Factors Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Disorders Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms Symptom Checklist-90 Test of Memory Malingering Trials Making Test A&B Validity Indicator Profile Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Parent Rating Scale Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Teacher Rating Scale Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale- 3 Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale- 4 Wechsler Individual Achievement Test - 4 Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children 4 Wechsler Memory Scale - 3 Wechsler Memory Scale- 4 Wide Range Achievement Test 3 Wide Range Achievement Test 4 WHO-Five Well-being Index Wisconsin Card Sorting Test Wonderlic Personnel Test Young Mania Rating Scale CLINICAL WORK EXPERIENCE Sentry Correctional Health North Fraser Pretrial Centre Mental Health Screener (Casual, October 2012 May 2013) Alouette Correctional Centre for Women Mental Health Screener (Part-time, October 2012 May 2013) Front Street Clinic, Steve Tutty Ph.D., R. Psych, Poulsbo, WA Psychologist Assistant/Report Writer (Casual, August 2011 January 2013) M Jackson Group, New Westminster, BC Psychologist Assistant/Psychometrist (Casual, June 2011 April 2012)

6 BC Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission Surrey Forensic Outpatient Clinic, Surrey, BC Psychologist Assistant/Psychometrist (Part-time February 2010 July 2011) Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Port Coquitam, BC Psychologist Assistant/Psychometrist (Casual, June 2009 February 2010) RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC Research Officer (September Present) Supervisor: Stephen Hart, Ph.D. Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC Doctoral Thesis (September Present) Supervisors: Ronald Roesch, Ph.D. and Tonia Nicholls, Ph.D. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Research Assistant (June May 2013) Supervisor: Tonia Nicholls, Ph.D. Nicholls Lab - Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC Research Officer (September September 2012) Supervisor: Tonia Nicholls, Ph.D. Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC Research Assistant (May September 2010) Supervisor: Kevin Douglas Ph.D. BC Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, Coquitlam, BC Master Thesis (March September 2009) Supervisors: Tonia Nicholls, Ph.D., Johann Brink, MB ChB FRCPC, and Corine de Ruiter Ph.D. Maastricht University, Maastricht, NL Research Assistant (January September 2008) Supervisors: Marcus Huibers Ph.D. and Frenk Peeters Ph.D. BC Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, Coquitlam, BC Research Assistant (June August 2007) Supervisor: Johann Brink University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Research Assistant (September May 2007) META Lab University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Research Assistant (September August 2007) John Yuille Lab University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Research Assistant (September May 2007) Cognitive Neuroscience of Thought Lab TRAINING EXPERIENCE Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Port Coquitam, BC (06/11/12 & 06/12/12) Provided training on the Structured Assessment for Protective Factors for Violence Risk (SAPROF) and the Female Additional Manual (FAM) for research assistants working on the PATHWAYS project.

7 International Association of Forensic Mental Health, Miami, FL (04/25/12) Trainer for Post-Conference Workshops on using the Structured Assessment for Protective Factors for Violence Risk (SAPROF) Structured Assessment for Protective Factors for Violence Risk (SAPROF) (08/11 - present) North American Trainer responsible to organizing America. PUBLICATIONS * published in peer-reviewed journal and providing training for the SAPROF in North * Viljoen, S., Nicholls, T., Greaves, C., de Ruiter, C., Brink, J. (2011). Resilience and successful community reintegration among female forensic psychiatric patients: A preliminary investigation. Behavioral Sciences and the Law. DOI: /bsl.1001 Viljoen, S. (2009). Resilience and desistence among female forensic psychiatric patients: A preliminary study. (Unpublished Master Thesis). Viljoen, S. (2009). Traumatic Brain Injury in a Forensic Psychiatric Sample. (Unpublished Minor Master Thesis). PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS AND NOTES * peer-reviewed * Viljoen, S., Cook, A. N., Van Dongen, J., Van Marle,H., & Hart, S. D. (2013, June). Culture, Gender and Psychopathy: Investigating the reliability and validity of TriPM and PPI. [Abstract]. International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Conference, Maastricht, NL. * Cook, A. N., Hart, S. D., Van Dongen, J., Van Marle,H., & Viljoen, S., (2013, June). Evaluation of the validity of the TriPM and PPI using the CAPP as a concept map in Canadian and Dutch samples. [Abstract]. International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Conference, Maastricht, NL. * Viljoen, S., Cook, A. N., Layden, B. K., Murray, A. A., McGinnis, C. R., Hart, S. D. (2013, March). Psychopathy and gender: Examining validity of the PPI:SF and TriPM. [Abstract]. American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Portland, OR. * Cook, A. N., Viljoen, S., Layden, B. K., Murray, A. A., McGinnis, C. R., Hart, S. D. (2013, March). Validity of the PPI:SF and the TriPM using the CAPP as a Concept Map. [Abstract]. American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Portland, OR. * Murray, A. A., Layden, B. K., Cook, A. N., Viljoen, S., McGinnis, C. R., Hart, S. D. (2013, March). A psychometric evaluation of the Comprehensive Assessment of PsychopathicPersonality (CAPP) model: Validating CAPP symptoms as lexical markers of psychopathy. [Abstract]. American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Portland, OR. * Greig, D., Viljoen, S., Nicholls, T. L, Gagnon, N., Brink, J, Douglas, K., (2013, March). Serious Mental Illness and Adverse Outcomes in Tertiary Psychiatric Patients Transferred to Community Care: Comparing Self-Reports and Clinical Records. [Abstract]. American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Portland, OR. * Viljoen, S & Cook, A. N. (2012, October). Working with the Structured Assessment of Protective Factors for violence risk (SAPROF), instrument for the assessment of protective factors in (forensic) clinical practice. [Abstract]. Third International Conference on Violence in the Health Sector, Vancouver, BC. * Viljoen, S., Nicholls, T., Greaves, C., & Brink, J. (2012, October). Validity and Reliability of the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability in Female Forensic Psychiatric Populations. [Abstract]. Third International Conference on Violence in the Health Sector, Vancouver, BC. * Cook, A. N., Layden, B. K., Murray, A. A., Viljoen, S., McGinnis, C. R., Hart, S. D. (2012, August). A Comparison of Comprehensive Models of Psychopathic (CAPP) & Borderline Personality Disorder (CABP). [Abstract & Presentation in published in PsychExtra]. Paper presentation at the 2012 American Psychological Association annual convention, Orlando, FL.

8 * Viljoen, S., Nicholls, T. L, Gagnon, N., Douglas, K., Brink, J. (2012, April). The PATHWAYS Study: Baseline and six month follow-up data pertaining to adverse events. Talk to be presented within the symposium titled: Is Deinstitutionalization Still a Dirty Word? : Results From Three Large-Scale Studies [Abstract]. International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Conference, Miami, FL, USA. * Viljoen, S., Greaves, C., Nicholls, T. L., & Brink, J. (2012, March). Examining gender differences in the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability s ability to predictive successful/unsuccessful community reintegration [Abstract]. American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Puerto Rico. * Viljoen, S., Nicholls, T. L, Gagnon, N., Douglas, K., Brink, J. (2012, March). Investigating risk profiles of Civic psychiatric patients with a history or head injury [Abstract]. American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Puerto Rico. * Viljoen, S., Nicholls, T. L, Gagnon, N., Douglas, K., Brink, J. (2012, March). The PATHWAYS Project - Evaluating the Transition of Psychiatric Services in British Columbia from Hospital to Community Symposium [Abstract]. 8th Annual Pacific Forensic Psychiatry Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. * Viljoen, S. (2011, September). Assessing utility of strengths in risk assessment [Abstract]. Canadian Association of Threat Assessment Professionals conference, Banff, AB. * Viljoen, S., Launeanu, M., Hendry, M., Nicholls, T. L., & Brink, J. (2011, June). Validating the Short-term Assessment of Risk and Treatability in a forensic outpatient population [Abstract]. International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Conference, Barcelona, Spain. * Greaves, C., Viljoen, S., Nicholls, T., & Brink, J. (201 11, June). Resilience Factors Related to Successful Community Reintegration among Forensic Psychiatric Patients [Abstract]. International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Conference, Barcelona, Spain. * Viljoen, S., Launeanu, M., Hendry, M., Nicholls, T. L., & Brink, J. (2011, March). Comparing ratings of subject matter experts and clinicians on the START in a forensic clinic [Abstract]. Symposium paper presented at the 7th Annual Pacific Forensic Psychiatry Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. * Viljoen, S., Viljoen, H., Nicholls, T. L., & Brink, J. (2 2011, March). Investigating neuropsychological, psychological and risk profiles of forensic psychiatric patients with a previous head injury [Abstract]. 4th International Congress on Psychology and Law, Miami, FL. * Viljoen, S., Launeanu, M., Hendry, M., Nicholls, T. L., Brink, J. (2011, March). Comparing ratings of subject matter experts and clinicians on the START in a forensic clinic [Abstract]. 4th International Congress on Psychology and Law, Miami, FL. * Viljoen, S., Nicholls, T., Greaves, C., Brink, J. (2010, May). Gender comparison of resilience and community reintegration among forensic psychiatric patients: A preliminary study [Abstract]. International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Conference, Vancouver, BC. * Viljoen, S.,Viljoen, H., Iverson G. I., Brink, J., & Nicholls, T. (2010, May). Neuropsychological profiles of forensic psychiatric patients with a history of traumatic brain injury [Abstract]. International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Conference, Vancouver, BC. * Viljoen, S., Nicholls, T., Greaves, C., Brink, J. (2010, March). Resilience and community reintegration among female forensic psychiatric patients: A preliminary study. [Abstract] American Psychology- Law Society Conference, Vancouver, BC. (p. 97). INVITED PRESENTATIONS Viljoen, S. (March, 2012). Examining gender differences in the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability s ability to predictive successful/unsuccessful community reintegration. Presentation to the Simon Fraser University Psychology-Law Area Seminar, Burnaby, BC. Viljoen, S. (March, 2011). Investigating neuropsychological, psychological and risk profiles of forensic psychiatric patients with a previous head injury. Presentation to the Simon Fraser University Psychology- Law Area Seminar, Burnaby, BC. * Cooper, B. S., Ternes, M., Griesel, D., Viljoen, S. & Yuille, J. C. (2007, June). An examination of the credibility of Canadian offenders accounts of instrumental and reactive homicides. Invited paper presented at the 30th International Congress on Law and Mental Health, Padua, Italy.

9 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS - PAPERS * peer-reviewed for acceptance * Viljoen, S., Cook, A. N., Van Dongen, J., Van Marle,H., & Hart, S. D. (2013, June). Culture, Gender and Psychopathy: Investigating the reliability and validity of TriPM and PPI. In J. Van Dongen (Chair) New Conceptualizations in Psychopathy: The Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality (CAPP) and the Triarchic Psychopathy Model. Symposium presented at the 2013 International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Conference, Maastricht, NL. * Cook, A. N., Hart, S. D., Van Dongen, J., Van Marle,H., & Viljoen, S., (2013, June). Evaluation of the validity of the TriPM and PPI using the CAPP as a concept map in Canadian and Dutch samples. In J. Van Dongen (Chair) New Conceptualizations in Psychopathy: The Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality (CAPP) and the Triarchic Psychopathy Model. Symposium presented at the 2013 International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Conference, Maastricht, NL. * Viljoen, S., Cook, A. N., Layden, B. K., Murray, A. A., McGinnis, C. R., Hart, S. D. (2013, March). Psychopathy and gender: Examining validity of the PPI:SF and TriPM. Paper presented at the 2013 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Portland, OR. * Cook, A. N., Viljoen, S., Layden, B. K., Murray, A. A., McGinnis, C. R., Hart, S. D. (2013, March). Validity of the PPI:SF and the TriPM using the CAPP as a Concept Map. Paper presented at the 2013 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Portland, OR. * Murray, A. A., Layden, B. K., Cook, A. N., Viljoen, S., McGinnis, C. R., Hart, S. D. (2013, March). A psychometric evaluation of the Comprehensive Assessment of PsychopathicPersonality (CAPP) model: Validating CAPP symptoms as lexical markers of psychopathy. Paper presented at the 2013 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Portland, OR. * Greig, D., Viljoen, S., Nicholls, T. L, Gagnon, N., Brink, J, Douglas, K., (2013, March). Serious Mental Illness and Adverse Outcomes in Tertiary Psychiatric Patients Transferred to Community Care: Comparing Self-Reports and Clinical Records. Paper presented at the 2013 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Portland, OR. * Viljoen, S., Nicholls, T. L, Gagnon, N., Brink, J, Douglas, K. Introducing the Structured Assessment of Protective Factors (SAPROF) and its clinical use with Chronic Psychiatric Patients (2013, March). In T. L. Nicholls (Chair), Innovations and advances in violence risk assessment: Presenting the DIARI, START, FAM, SAPROF, and MLG. Symposiumm presentation at the 2013 meeting of the Pacific Forensic Psychiatry Conference, Vancouver, BC. * Viljoen, S & Cook, A. N. (2012, October). Working with the Structured Assessment of Protective Factors for violence risk (SAPROF), instrument for the assessment of protective factors in (forensic) clinical practice. Workshop for the Third International Conference on Violence in the Health Sector, Vancouver, BC. * Cook, A. N., Layden, B. K., Murray, A. A., Viljoen, S., McGinnis, C. R., Hart, S. D. (2012, August). A Comparison of Comprehensive Models of Psychopathic (CAPP) & Borderline Personality Disorder (CABP). Paper presentation at the 2012 American Psychological Association annual convention, Orlando, FL. * Viljoen, S., Nicholls, T. L, Gagnon, N., Douglas, K., Brink, J. (2012, April). The PATHWAYS Study: Baseline and six month follow-up data pertaining to adverse events. In T. L. Nicholls (Chair) Is Deinstitutionalization Still a Dirty Word? : Results From Three Large-Scale Studies. Symposium presentation at the 2012 International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Annual Conference, Miami, FL, USA. * Viljoen, S., Greaves, C., Nicholls, T. L., & Brink, J. (2012, March). Examining gender differences in the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability s ability to predictive successful/unsuccessful community reintegration. Paper presented at the 2012 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Puerto Rico. * Viljoen, S., Nicholls, T. L, Gagnon, N., Douglas, K., Brink, J. (2012, March). Investigating risk profiles of Civic psychiatric patients with a history of head injury. Paper presented at the 2012 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Puerto Rico.

10 * Viljoen, S., Nicholls, T. L, Gagnon, N., Douglas, K., Brink, J. (2012, March). Exploring negative outcomes in civil psychiatric patients transferred from tertiary care facility. In T.L. Nicholls (Chair) The PATHWAYS Project - Evaluating the Transition of Psychiatric Services in British Columbia from Hospital to Community. Symposium paper presented at the 8th Annual Pacific Forensic Psychiatry Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. * Viljoen, S., Launeanu, M., Hendry, M., Nicholls, T. L., & Brink, J. (2011, June). Validating the Short-term Assessment of Risk and Treatability in a forensic outpatient population. Symposium paper presented at the 2011 International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Annual Conference, Barcelona, Spain. * Greaves, C., Viljoen, S., Nicholls, T., & Brink, J. (2011, June). Resilience Factors Related to Successful Community Reintegration among Forensic Psychiatric Patients. Paper presented at the 2011 International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Annual Conference, Barcelona, Spain. * Viljoen, S., Viljoen, H., Nicholls, T. L., & Brink, J. (2011, March). Investigating neuropsychological, psychological and risk profiles of forensic psychiatric patients with a previous head injury. Paper presented at the 4th International Congress on Psychology and Law, Miami, FL, USA. * Viljoen, S., Launeanu, M., Hendry, M., Nicholls, T. L., & Brink, J. (2011, March). Comparing ratings of subject matter experts and clinicians on the START in a forensic clinic. In T.L. Nicholls (Chair) The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START): Research in Forensic, Civil Psychiatric and Adolescent Populations. Symposium presentation presented at the 7th Annual Pacific Forensic Psychiatry Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. * Viljoen, S., Nicholls, T., Greaves, C., & Brink, J. (2010, May). Gender comparison of resilience and community reintegration among forensic psychiatric patients: A preliminary study. Individual paper presented at the 2010 International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. * Viljoen, S., Nicholls, T., Greaves, C., & Brink, J. (2010, March). Resilience and community reintegration among female forensic psychiatric patients: A preliminary study. Individual paper presented at the 2010 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS - POSTERS * peer-reviewed for acceptance * Lim, Y.L., Rochefort, S., Cook, A. N., Viljoen, S., Layden, B. K., Murray, A. A., McGinnis, C. R., Hart, S. D. (2013, March). Reliability and Convergent Validity of the PPI:SF and TriPM in a Canadian Sample. Poster presented at the 2013 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Portland, OR. * Viljoen, S., Nicholls, T., Greaves, C., & Brink, J. (2012, October). Validity and Reliability of the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability in Female Forensic Psychiatric Populations. Poster presented at the Third International Conference on Violence in the Health Sector, Vancouver, BC. * Greaves, C., Nicholls, T., Viljoen, S., & Brink, J. (2012, March). Resilience Factors Related to Successful Community Reintegration among Forensic Psychiatric Patients. Poster presented at the 2012 Canadian Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Conference, Whistler, BC. * Viljoen, S. (2011, September). Assessing utility of strengths in risk assessment. Poster presented at the 2011 Canadian Association of Threat Assessment Professionals conference, Banff, AB. * Viljoen, S., Launeanu, M., Hendry, M., Nicholls, T. L., Brink, J. (2011, June). Investigating the Field Reliability of a Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability Measure (START) in an Outpatient Forensic Clinic. Poster presented at Department of Psychiatry University of British Columbia 25 th annual Research day, Vancouver, BC, Canada. * Greaves, C., Viljoen, S., Nicholls, T., & Brink, J. (2011, June). Resilience Factors Related to Successful Community Reintegration among Forensic Psychiatric Patients. Poster presented at Department of Psychiatry University of British Columbia 25 th annual Research day, Vancouver, BC, Canada. * Viljoen, S., Launeanu, M., Hendry, M., Nicholls, T. L., Brink, J. (2011, March). Comparing ratings of subject matter experts and clinicians on the START in a forensic clinic. Poster to be presented at the 4th International Congress on Psychology and Law, Miami, FL, USA.

11 * Viljoen, S., Nicholls, T., Greaves, C., Brink, J. (2010, June). Successful community reintegration among Female Forensic Psychiatric Patients. Poster presented at the Department of Psychiatry University of British Columbia 25 th annual Research day, Vancouver, BC, Canada. * Viljoen, S.,Viljoen, H., Iverson G. I., Brink, J., & Nicholls, T. (2010, May). Neuropsychological profiles of forensic psychiatric patients with a history of traumatic brain injury. Poster presentation at the 2010 International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. * Viljoen, S., Brink, J., & Nicholls, T. (2009, November). Psychological and risk profiles of Forensic Psychiatric Patients with a history of traumatic brain. Poster to be presented at the Mental Health Commission Canada s 2009 Into the Light Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. * Viljoen, S., Brink, J., & Nicholls, T. (2009, June). Traumatic Brain Injury in a Forensic Psychiatric Sample. Poster presented at the Department of Psychiatry University of British Columbia 24 th annual Research day, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Viljoen, S., Winters, J., & Gorzalka, B. (2007, March). Predictors of risky sexual behaviour: A cross-cultural comparison among women. Poster presented at the University of British Columbia Undergraduate conference, Vancouver BC, Canada. LANGUAGES English native language Afrikaans speak, read, and write with basic competence Dutch speak, read, and write with basic competencee REFERENCES Ronald Roesch Ph.D. Professor & MHLPI Director, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC, V5A 1S6, Phone: , roesch@sfu.ca. Tonia Nicholls Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, Coquitlam, B.C., Canada, V3C 5X9, Phone: (604) , tnicholls@forensic.bc.ca. Rene Weideman, Ph.D., R. Psych., Director Clinical Psychology Centre, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC, V5A 1S6, Phone: (778) , rweidema@sfu.ca. Barry Cooper, Ph.D., R. Psych., Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Critical Incident Stress Management Team Leader, Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, Coquitlam, B.C., Canada, V3C 5X9, Phone: , BCooper3@forensic.bc.ca. Etienne Venter, Ph.D., R. Psych., Neuropsychologist, HeadWise, Surrey, BC,V3W 5A8, Phone: (604) venter@shaw.ca.