Chair

Jeremy Mills, Ph.D., C.Psych

Jeremy Mills is an Adjunct Research Professor at Carleton University in the Psychology Department. He is recently retired from Correctional Services Canada after 34 years of service as a Psychologist and Health Executive. Actively researching in the areas of risk assessment, attitudes and associates and suicide/self-harm. Fellow of CPA and APA.

Email: jfmills2008@gmail.com

 The Chair of the Section organizes and convenes the Executive as needed to conduct the business of the Section. The Chair is the primary point of contact with CPA and facilitates the sharing of information to and from CPA to the Section. Contributes to Crime Scene, providing updates to the membership. Provides leadership in recruiting and maintaining Executive Board positions. Chairs the annual membership meeting and provides and update to the membership of the business of the Executive.

Vice-Chair

Nina Fusco, PhD., C.Psych

Calian Health

Nina is currently the Chief Psychologist for Calian Health. She has previously worked for correctional services in Ontario, as a Forensic Psychologist for the Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission in British Columbia and at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, and most recently as a Staff Psychologist for the Ontario Provincial Police. She also maintains a private practice in clinical and forensic psychology. She is also the Chair of the Psychological Services Committee for the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police.

Past-Chair

Patrick Baille, Ph.D., LL.B.

Director-At-Large, Secretary-Treasurer

Andrew Gray, Ph.D.

Andrew Gray is a postdoctoral fellow in the Département de Psychiatrie et d’addictologie at Université de Montréal and an adjunct research professor in the Department of Psychology at Carleton University. He obtained his PhD in Clinical-Forensic Psychology from Simon Fraser University and completed his pre-doctoral Clinical-Forensic Psychology Internship Program through BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services. His research primarily focuses on violence risk assessment, forensic mental health, and intimate partner violence.

The Secretary-Treasurer is responsible for financial matters and recordings of the Section proceedings (e.g., writing cheques, taking minutes). Contributes to Crime Scene at least once a year and prepares a report on the section’s accomplishments for circulation prior to the annual section business meeting.

Director-At-Large, Police Psychology Representative

Mary Ann Campbell, Ph.D., R.Psych

University of New Brunswick

Mary Ann Campbell, PhD is a Professor of Psychology at the University of New Brunswick (Saint John Campus) and Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies & Policing Research (CCJS-PR). The CCJS-PR’s mission is to generate, disseminate, and translate knowledge on diverse aspects of the criminal justice system and the people working in and impacted by it. Dr. Campbell’s area of focus is on forensic and clinical psychology. She blends these areas across two branches of research: 1). developing and evaluating evidence-based policy and practices that inform the work of professionals within criminal justice systems aimed at reducing and preventing criminal behaviour in youth and adults, and 2) broad applications of police psychology, with emphasis of evidence-based practices for how police do their work (e.g., decision-making for use of force, mental health crisis call responding, approaches to intimate partner violence) and the psychological health of public safety personnel and their work contexts.

The Police Psychology Directorate is responsible for promoting membership within the Criminal Justice section of CPA amongst students, researchers, and professionals with an interest in police psychology and in advancing this field. The Directorate also facilitates the advancement of knowledge and practice through research dissemination and mobilization activities, such as writing segments for Crime Scene as the newsletter for the Criminal Justice Section, encouraging participation of researchers and attendees with interest in police psychology at the annual convention of CPA, and developing research briefing notes and leading the work on applied practice guidelines relevant to police psychology in consultation with relevant CPA sectors, such as recommendations for police selection and psychological fitness for duty evaluation and for trauma informed, evidence-based investigative interviewing. The Directorate also works collaboratively with other members of the Criminal Justice section Executive Committee to achieve its broader goals.

Director-At-Large, Awards Coordinator

Alisha Salerno-Ferraro, Ph.D.

Toronto Metropolitan University

Dr. Salerno is an Assistant Professor of Psychology (limited term). She completed her SSHRC-funded PhD at York University in 2023. Dr. Salerno has a strong interest in applied research. Her scholarly work has largely focused on improving police response to autistic people through applying a social psychological lens. Her other research interests include stranger-perpetrated sexual harassment and factors that influence decision-making in policing contexts. Outside of academia, Alisha has been working with neurodiverse youth and adults for over a decade.

 

Director-At-Large, Conference Programme

Joanna Kayfitz, Ph.D., C. Psych

IWK Health Centre, Youth Forensic Service, Halifax, NS

Director-At-Large, Clinical Training Coordinator:

David Hill, Psy.D., C. Psych.

Clinical Psychologist & Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba

David is a Psychologist in Manitoba’s forensic mental health system and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Health Psychology at the University of Manitoba. His professional work includes forensic evaluations, research, advocacy and service-related activities. His research has focused on forensic psychological assessment, malingering, and the trajectories of forensic mental health patients in Canada. He also maintains a private practice in criminal and civil forensic psychology.

Director-At-Large, Membership Coordinator:

Vacant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Director-At-Large, NAACJ

Pamela Yates, PhD, RPsych

Cabot Consulting and Research Services, Inc.
Adjunct Professor, Saint Mary’s University Psychology Department

Pamela completed her Ph.D. in forensic psychology in 1996. Formerly with the Correctional Service of Canada, she is presently in private practice. She has worked extensively in correctional and forensic settings as a clinician, researcher, program developer, program evaluator, and trainer. She specializes in evidence-based practice in assessment and treatment, treatment effectiveness, and risk assessment, and has published widely on these subjects.

Director-At-Large, Student Representatives

Vacant

Managing Editor, Crime Scene newsletter

Christopher J. Lively, M.Sc., Ph.D.

St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS

Christopher is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at St. Francis Xavier University. His research interests include comprehension of legal rights, investigative interviewing, alibis, and eyewitness memory. He previously served as an Associate Editor for Mind Pad, and as a Deputy Journal Editor for Investigative Interviewing: Research and Practice. Prior to starting his academic work, Chris worked for the Correctional Service of Canada.

The Crime Scene Managing Editor is responsible for overseeing all aspects related to the newsletter. Working closely with the Review Editor, some of the main responsibilities includes soliciting submissions and content for each issue, being main point of contact for all queries related to Crime Scene, reviewing articles submitted for fit, developing and formatting each issue, and distributing final product to membership list. The Editor will seek to publish as a minimum 2 newsletters annually [Fall and Spring].

Review Editor, Crime Scene newsletter

Dr. Hannah Stewart, Ph.D., R.Psych.

East Coast Forensic Hospital, Dartmouth, NS

Hannah is a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist who received her PhD from the University of New Brunswick. She currently works with forensic psychiatric patients at Nova Scotia Health’s East Coast Forensic Hospital. Her professional interests have centered around working with marginalized, underserved, and stigmatized members of society. Her research has examined issues of forensic mental health, high risk criminal offenders, paraphilias and sexual offending, psychopathy, processes of change, and forensic rehabilitation.

The Crime Scene Editorial Team is responsible for the biannual publication of Crime Scene (i.e., Fall/Winter issue and Spring/Summer issue). Production of this newsletter involves solicitation of submissions, reviewing of articles, correspondence related to submissions, revisions, writing the Editors Note and other components of the newsletter (e.g., CJS Membership Spotlight Feature), as well as formatting and distribution of the final product. Currently, the Editorial Team consists of the Managing Editor and Review Editor.

Social Media Coordinator

Alexandra Zidenberg, Ph.D.

Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC

Alexandra M. Zidenberg, PhD, is currently an assistant professor in the School of Criminology at the University of Montreal. She completed her Ph.D. in Applied Social Psychology with a focus on Forensic Psychology at the University of Saskatchewan in 2021. She also has an MA in Experimental Psychology from Laurentian University and a B.A. (Hons.) in Forensic Psychology with a minor in Criminology and Justice Studies from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. Her research examines the nexus between forensic psychology and human sexuality; focusing on topics like sexual violence, paraphilias (particularly zoophilia), multiple perpetrator sexual offenses, and incels. Outside of academia, she is an avid sewist and you can often find her watching horror movies with her cats.

The social media coordinator position is responsible for keeping the CPA CJS’s social media pages current, ensuring members stay informed through regular updates, and sharing relevant information with the membership across various social media channels.

Director-At-Large, Website Coordinator

Joe Camilleri, Ph.D.

Westfield State University, Westfield, MA

Joe is a Professor of Psychology at Westfield State University in Massachusetts. His research involves interpersonal conflict, program evaluation, and scale development. He is advisor to graduate programs in Forensic Mental Health Counseling and Law Enforcement Mental Health Co-Response. Joe also served on the Steering Committee for the North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference, was the CJPS student representative from 2002 to 2007, and was Chair of CPA’s Section for Students from 2004 to 2005.

The website coordinator ensures information on the website is up-to-date and uploads section material, such as our newsletter Crime Scene.