by rbartels | Jan 31, 2015 | Forensic
onlinePROTECT is an international research collaboration led by FCRG member Dr Hannah Merdian (University of Lincoln) and Prof Derek Perkins (Surrey University & West London Mental Health NHS Trust). The core aim of onlinePROTECT is to address the safety of children and young people in online and offline environments.
onlinePROTECT has now launched a brand new website that details their aim, research, previous and upcoming events, as well as up-to-date news items. To visit the onlinePROTECT website, click here.
In related news, onlinePROTECT will be running a new one-day workshop entitled “Internet-based Sex Offending: Case Formulation and Intervention Planning” on the 5th March (2015) in Edinburgh. For more details on what the event will entail, fees, and location, please click here (see the links below also).
Course Leaflet (Page 1)
Course Leaflet (Page 2)
You can also keep up-to-date with the work of onlinePROTECT by following them on Twitter
by rbartels | Jan 27, 2015 | Forensic
During the prize giving event at this year’s January graduation ceremony, a graduate in MSc Forensic psychology (Ashley Mason) received the School of Psychology Prize for MSc Forensic Psychology (presented to her by Prof. Todd Hogue).
This is a great achievement for Ashley as the prize is an accolade to the hard work she put into her degree, as well as the high-standard of academic work that she produced.
Ashley is certain to have a great future and we in the FCRG (and at University of Lincoln) wish her, and all our graduates, the best in their coming careers.
by rbartels | Jan 27, 2015 | Forensic
In Novemeber, FCRG member Dr Lynsey Gozna attended and presented at the 7th International and 12th National Congress of Clinical Psychology in Seville, Spain (14-16th November).
As part of her doctoral training (at the University of Nottingham), Lynsey presented a poster detailing a clinical case study of a schema therapy intervention with a female patient residing in a secure forensic mental health setting with diagnoses of emotionally unstable personality disorder, paranoid schizophrenia, a history of varied substance abuse, and criminal convictions including revenge-motivated arson.
The presentation received much interest by the attendees, and Lynsey is now currently writing-up the case for publication.
Please email Lynsey Gozna to a request a PDF copy of the poster.
by rbartels | Dec 15, 2014 | Forensic
In a unique piece of research funded by the University of Lincolnâs Research Investment Fund, people from all corners of the globe answered a questionnaire about their attitudes towards dogs and their experiences of dog ownership. This research is part of a project by members of the FCRG (Rachel Orritt and Prof. Todd Hogue) that looks to understand the dog-human relationship, with a particular focus on human-directed aggressive behaviour.
To investigate this complex social issue, the researchers needed to gather a lot of data within a short period of time. With the help of an IPad Prize incentive, just short of 1500 responses were collected. The lucky winner of the IPad Air was Sam Watts, a student at the University of Lincoln (pictured receiving his prize in the cover photo for this post).
The same team will be running a follow up survey in the near future, so watch this space to be in with a chance of becoming our next prize winner!
by rbartels | Dec 9, 2014 | Forensic
On November 20th, 2014, onlinePROTECT hosted a full-day workshop entitled “Internet-based Sex Offending: Case Formulation and Intervention Planning” at Hamilton House, London. onlinePROTECT is an international research collaboration led by Dr Hannah Merdian (University of Lincoln; FCRG) and Prof Derek Perkins (Surrey University & West London Mental Health NHS Trust). onlinePROTECT address the safety of children and young people in online and offline environments, by targeting the offenders who engage in online sex offences against minors, specifically those who view and produce Child Sexual Exploitation Material (CSEM).
The workshop was a great success and PhD student and FCRG member – Danielle Kettleborough – has provided an overview of the day, which can be viewed here
