1 CURRICULUM VITAE Jillian K. Peterson Department of Psychology and Social Behavior Email: jillianp@uci.edu University of California, Irvine Phone: 651.434.9427 4201 Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway. Irvine, CA 92697 EDUCATION In progress Doctor of Philosophy University of CA, Irvine: Psychology & Social Behavior Department Major specialization: Psychopathology Minor specializations: Psychology Law, Statistics Dissertation: Untangling mental disorder and criminal behavior Advancement to Candidacy: March, 2010 (Degree anticipated: Spring, 2012) 2009 Masters of Arts University of CA, Irvine: Social Ecology Department 2003 Bachelor of Arts with Honors Grinnell College, Iowa: Sociology Department AWARDS AND HONORS 2011 Phi Theta Kappa Golden Apple Award: Excellence in Teaching Psychology 2010 American Psychology-Law Society Grant-in-Aid ($750) 2010 Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Grant ($4000) 2010 UC Irvine: Data Gathering Dissertation Fellowship ($3000) 2010 American Psychology Law Society Student Travel Award ($500) Top 20 proposal submission to national conference in Vancouver, BC 2010 University of California, Irvine: Public Impact Fellowship ($1000) 2009 Distinctive Honors in Comprehensive Doctoral Examination 2009 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship: Honorable Mention 2007 University of CA, Irvine: Social Ecology Research Fellowship ($15,600)
2 2007 University of CA, Irvine: Out-of-State Tuition Fellowship ($14,700) 2007 University of CA, Irvine: Social Ecology Fee Fellowship ($9,700) 1999 Grinnell College Merit Tuition Scholarship (4 years) 2000-2003 Grinnell College Deans List 1999 International Baccalaureate Diploma PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Peterson, J.K., Skeem, J.L., Camp, J., Kennealy, P. (under review). Ecological contexts of primary and secondary psychopathy: The role of neighborhood factors. Law and Human Behavior. Peterson, J.K. & Skeem, J.L. (under review). Understanding mental disorder and criminal behavior: Differential pathways and differential needs. Law and Human Behavior. Peterson, J.K., Skeem, J.L., & Eno Louden, J. (under review). Stopping the revolving door: Community reentry for offenders with mental disorder. Psychiatric Services. Peterson, J.K., & Skeem, J.L. (in press). If you want to know, consider asking: How likely is it that a patient will hurt themselves in the future? Psychological Assessment. Skeem, J.L., Manchak, S., & Peterson J.K. (in press). Correctional policy for offenders with mental illness: Creating a new paradigm for recidivism. Law and Human Behavior. Louden, J.E., Skeem, J.L., Camp, J., Vidal, S., & Peterson, J.K. (in press). Supervision practices In specialty mental health probation: What happens in officer-probationer meetings? Law and Human Behavior. Peterson, J.K., Skeem, J.L., Hart, E., Vidal, S., & Keith, F. (2010). Comparing the offense patterns of offenders with and without mental disorder: Exploring the criminalization hypothesis. Psychiatric Services, 61, 1217-1222. Kushner, M.G., Kim, S.W., Donahue, C., Thuras, P., Adson, D., Kotlyar, M., McCabe, J., Peterson, J., Foa, E. (2007). D-Cycloserine augmented exposure therapy for obsessive compulsive disorder. Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 62, 835-838. Kushner, M.G., Donahue, C., Sletten, S., Thuras, P., Abrams, K., Peterson, J., Frye, B. (2006). Cognitive behavioral treatment of comorbid anxiety disorder in alcoholism treatment patients: Presentation of a prototype program and future directions. Journal of Mental Health, 15, 697-707.
3 BOOK CHAPTERS Skeem, J.L., & Peterson, J.K. (in press). Identifying, Treating, and Reducing Risk for Offenders With Mental Illness. In Petersilia, J.& Reitz, K. (Eds.). Handbook on Sentencing and Corrections. New York: Oxford University Press. Skeem, J.L., Peterson, J.K., Silver, E. (in press). Toward research-informed policy for high risk Offenders with serious mental illness. In McSherrey, B. & Keyser, P. (Eds.), Managing High Risk Offenders: Policy and Practice. New York: Routledge. Dvoskin, J., Skeem, J.L., Novaco, R.W., & Douglas K.S (2010). Applying Social Science to Reduce Violent Offending. New York: Oxford University Press. Copy and line editing for all chapters. Kushner, M.G., Krueger, R., Frye, B., Peterson, J. (2008). Epidemiological perspectives on cooccurring anxiety disorder and substance use disorder. In Steward, S. & Conrad, P. (Eds.) Anxiety and Substance Use Disorders Co-morbidity. New York: Springer Publishing. MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION Peterson, J.K., & Silver, R.C. (in preparation). Understanding perpetrators and victims: How Empathy mediates emotion after violence. Law and Human Behavior. Peterson, J.K., & Novaco, R. (in preparation). Violent harm to self and others: Dynamic interrelationships. Aggression and Violent Behavior. Skeem, J.L., & Peterson J.K. (in preparation). Criminal risk factors amongst offenders with mental illness. Council of State Governments. PEER REVIEWED PAPER PRESENTATIONS Peterson, J.K., Skeem, J.L., Manchack, S. (2010). If You Want to Know, Consider Asking: How Likely is it that a Patient will Hurt Themselves in the Future? Paper presented at the American Psychology and Law Society (AP-LS) Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC. Peterson, J.K., Skeem, J., Hart, E., Vidal, S., & Keith, F. (2009). Typology of Offenders with Mental Disorder: Exploring the Criminalization Hypothesis. Paper presented at the American Psychology and Law Society (AP-LS) Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX. Louden, J.E., Skeem, J.L., Peterson, J.K., Vidal, S. (2009). Officers Focus on Criminogenic Needs in Specialty Mental Health Probation Meetings. Paper presented at the American Psychology and Law Society (AP-LS) Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX
4 PEER REVIEWED POSTER PRESENTATIONS Bittle, J., Skeem, J., Manchack, S., Peterson, J.K. (2008). Predicting Recidivism from Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors. Poster presentation at the Western Psychological Association 88 th Annual Convention, Irvine, CA. Kushner, M.G., Donahue, C., Thuras. P., Peterson, J.K., Frye, B. (2007). Alcohol Versus Drug Dependence with Comorbid Anxiety Disorder. Addictive Behaviors poster presented at Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Chicago. PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS AND PRESENTATIONS Peterson, J.K. (2011). Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System. Annual staff training for Washington County Community Corrections Department. Stillwater, MN. Peterson, J.K. (2011). Current Issues in Psychology and Law. Presentation for Clinical and Counseling Psychology Majors at Macalaster College. St. Paul, MN. Peterson, J.K. (2011). Understanding the Relationship between Mental Disorder and Criminal Behavior. Training for Pathways Counseling Center Forensic Team. St. Paul, MN. Peterson, J.K. (2011). Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality Disorder: Consensus and Controversy. Training for Pathways Counseling Center Forensic Team. St. Paul, MN. Peterson, J.K. (2011). Screening Tools for Mental Illness in a Criminal Justice Setting. Training For Pathways Counseling Center Forensic Team. St. Paul, MN. Peterson, J.K. (2010). Untangling Mental Disorder and Criminal Behavior: Differential Pathways and Differential Needs. Colloquium presentation for St. Catherine University Psychology Department. St. Paul, MN. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2011 present Adjunct Professor of Psychology Macalaster College. St. Paul, MN Course design and instruction of a Psychology and Law Senior Seminar and Introduction to Psychology Course. 2010-present Consultant and Forensic Trainer Pathways Counseling Center. St. Paul, MN Trainings for the forensic mental health team on a variety of topics including offenders with mental disorder, prison reentry, and violence risk assessment.
5 2010-present Adjunct Professor of Psychology Normandale Community College. Bloomington, MN Course design and instruction of six sections of General Psychology. 2010-2011 Adjunct Professor of Psychology St. Catherine University. St. Paul, MN Course design and instruction of two sections of General Psychology. 2007-2010 Graduate Research Assistant University of California, Irvine Project design, data collection, analyses, and publication for studies of violence and self-harm risk assessment, psychopathy, and offenders with mental illness. 2007-2010 Graduate Teaching Assistant University of California, Irvine Teaching assistant for undergraduate courses in psychology and criminology. Discussion leader, grading, guest lectures, class preparation, and evaluation. 2005-2007 Research Coordinator University of Minnesota Psychiatry Department. Minneapolis, MN Coordinator of large-scale studies of depression, anxiety, OCD, and substance abuse. Recruitment, data collection, literature review, and statistical analysis. 2003-2005 Mitigation Specialist and Special Investigator New York State Capital Defender Office. New York, NY Investigated bio-psycho-social life histories of people facing the death penalty in New York City with their capital defense team. In-depth interviews with clients, record analysis, expert consultation, trial strategy, and witness preparation. 2002 Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship Grinnell College Sociology Department. Grinnell, Iowa Evaluation of a national crisis intervention program for non-profit organizations. Assessed effectiveness and sustainability through interviews and record review.. 2001 Forensic Social Work Internship Caryn Plat Tatelli Inc. Chicago, IL Assistant to a forensic social worker investigating life histories of clients facing the death penalty nationally. Record review, interviews, and witness preparation. TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2011 present Macalaster College. St. Paul, MN Psychology and Law Seminar Introduction to Psychology (Lead Instructor: 15 Students) (Lead Instructor: 25 Students)
6 2010-present Normandale Community College. Bloomington, MN General Psychology (Lead instructor: 6 sections of 45 students) 2010-2011 St. Catherine University. St. Paul, MN. General Psychology (Lead instructor: 2 sections of 25 students) 2008-2010 UC, Irvine. Teaching Assistant in Psychology & Social Behavior Research Methods (Guest Lecture: Qualitative Methods in Psychology) Abnormal Behavior (Guest Lecture: Etiology of mental illness, Psychopathy) Violence in Society Social Epidemiology 2008 UC, Irvine. Teaching Assistant in Criminology, Law, & Society Theory of Punishment (Guest Lecture: Death Penalty, Punishment in Media) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 2010-present American Psychological Association 2010-present Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues 2007-present Association of Psychology and Law Society 2007-2009 Association of Psychological Science 2007-2009 Western Psychological Association 2005-2007 Association of Clinical Research Professionals 2003-2005 National Defender Investigator Association 2003-2005 National Legal Aid & Defender Association SERVICE 2009-present Sheila Wellstone Institute. St. Paul, MN. Fundraiser and volunteer for domestic violence policy initiatives. Winner of 2009 Wings of Justice award for violence prevention advocacy 2005-present National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Costa Mesa, CA. 2008 Organizer and Team Leader for NAMI Walks: Huntington Beach. 2006-2007 Latin American and Caribbean Women s Health Network (LACWHN). Santiago, Chile. Assistant editor: Women s Health Collection. Issue 10. Santiago, Chile. 2005-2006 Minnesota Department of Corrections Restorative Justice Program. St. Paul, MN. Volunteer mediator between victims and offenders in crimes of violence.
7 2005-2006 St. Paul Dispute Resolution Center. St. Paul, MN. Volunteer community mediator. 2002 Chicago Death Penalty Clemency Hearings for Governor Ryan. Prepared witnesses for testimony in front of the commission. CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS: SPRING 2011 Principal Investigator: Untangling Mental Disorder and Criminal Behavior Conducting in-depth interviews with 150 offenders with mental illness through Hennepin County Mental Health Court. Study explores the complex relationship between symptoms of mental illness and criminal behavior, in order to improve prevention and intervention programming for this high-risk population. Project Co-Coordinator: Evaluating Outcomes for Insanity Acquittees on Specialty Probation Program evaluation of a specialty probation department designed for insanity acquittees in Hawaii. Conducting assessments of criminal and mental health outcomes after hospital release to assess program effectiveness. Project Co-Coordinator: Self-Perceptions of Violence and Self-Harm among Psychiatric Inpatients 5-year NIH study examining the ability of psychiatric inpatients to make predictions about their own future violent and self-harming behavior over fourmonth follow-up periods. ADDITIONAL TRAINING 2011 Forensic Training Institute. St. Paul, MN Forensic aspects of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Spectrum Disorders 2010 Pathways Counseling Center. St. Paul, MN Breaking the culture barrier: Domestic abuse 2010 University of California, Irvine, Education Department The Logic of Logic Models 2009 University of California, Riverside Workshop in multi-method research design
8 2008 College Blueprint. Irvine, CA: Academic coaching and college counseling 2005 University of Minnesota Center for Restorative Justice. St. Paul, MN Certified to conduct restorative dialogue in cases of severe interpersonal and political violence (40 hours). 2005 Dispute Resolution Center. St. Paul, MN Certified community mediator (40 hours). 2002 The Samaritans Suicide Prevention Training Program. New York, NY Trained to answer phone calls on a suicide hotline in New York City (40 hours) References Available Upon Request