Credentials and Professional Experience

Registered Psychologist with Doctoral Degree

  • Licensed Psychologist in Alberta (#4807)

  • PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Saskatchewan (CPA Accredited)

  • Residency completed with Correctional Service of Canada - Ontario Region (CPA Accredited)

Select Applied Experience

  • Director of Threat Assessment Program

  • Assessment of high severity and high frequency violent offenders

  • Training and consultation services offered to civilian assessors, law enforcement, prosecutors, probation, and the judiciary

Forensic Psychological Services (various)

  • Diverse experience conducting threat and risk assessments related to various forms of violence, including intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and stalking

  • Specialized assessments of mental health and sexual disorders, relating to culpability and responsivity to treatment and supervision

  • Reports/testimony provided to various courts, probation services, parole boards, and healthcare providers

  • Provision of individual and group-based therapeutic interventions for mental disorders, behavioural problems, and offending behaviour (e.g., sexual violence programming)

Training and Education Offered (select)

  • University courses (Psychology and Law, Abnormal Psychology) at University of Saskatchewan and MacEwan University

  • Frontiers of Violence Risk Assessment Webinars

  • Keynote Address: “Informing Responses to Intimate Partner Violence”. Diverse Voices Conference 2023

  • "Specialized Forensic Assessment (Risk Assessment)" offered to Correctional Service of Canada trainees

  • "The Evidence Behind Domestic Violence Risk Assessment: Government Initiatives, Tools and Best Practices". Alberta Provincial Judges Association/Society of Justices of the Peace for Alberta 2021 Fall Conference

  • "Integrated Threat and Risk Assessment Centre: Risk Assessment, Report Use, and Clare’s Law" offered to Alberta Crown Prosecution Service Speakers Series

  • "Pitfalls and Best Practices in the Assessment of Intimate Partner Violence". Expert Sessions in Recognition of Family Violence Prevention Month: The Canadian Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (CATAP) Webinar Series