2019-2020 Year in Review
Here are some notable updates from our lab during the 2019-2020 Academic Year. Congratulations to all!
Dissertations Defended
Dr. Victoria Hauth
Confirmation bias and Pedophilic Disorder in SVP evaluations
Dr. Kermeka Desai
Debiasing techniques in assessments of imminent danger
Masha Berman
Interrater agreement in Medical Decision Making Capacity evaluations
Dissertation Proposals Approved
Masha Berman: interrater agreement in Medical Decision Making Capacity evaluations
Megan Faye: emotional experiences of sexual violence treatment providers
Alec Wierzbicki: violence risk reduction in diversion treatments for non-psychotic disorders
Honors Thesis Defended
Melissa Horak: age and perceptions of sexual dangerousness
Conference Presentations
Adrie Henry, Natalie Ross: 2020 American Psychology-Law Society Conference, Impact of seeking treatment on perceptions of campus sexual assault
Kermeka Desai: 2020 APLS Conference (above dissertation)
Victoria Hauth: 2020 Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers Conference (above dissertation; deferred due to COVID-19)
Preprints
Anthony Perillo: Clinician recommendations for SVP commitment and recidivism of those "nearly committed"
Publications Submitted
Henry, A. P., Perillo, A. D., Reitz-Krueger, C. L., & Perillo, J. T. (2020). Reflecting the times? Reexamining the effect of alcohol intoxication on perceptions of campus sexual assault.
Status = Revise & Resubmit
Perillo, J. T., Perillo, A. D., Despodova, N. M., & Kovera, M. B. (2020). Testing the waters: An investigation of the impact of hot tubbing on experts from referral through testimony.
Status = Under initial review
Publications Accepted
Perillo, A. D., Calkins, C., & Jeglic, E. L. (2020). Evaluating selection for Sexually Violent Predator commitment: A comparison of those committed, not committed, and nearly committed. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000283
Grants Submitted
American Psychological Foundation: Person-first language, processing styles, & attitudes toward sexual violence perpetration
Status = Under review
Professional Panels
Anthony Perillo w/ Jennifer Beaudry, Brad McAuliff, and Mark Hurwitz: 2020 APLS Conference, Open science practices in psychology-law research
Miscellaneous
Inauguration of our peer-review mentoring system
Completed our first pre-registrations to the Open Science Framework
Uploaded our first preprints to OSF's psyarxiv
