Recent Presentations
by Members of the Research Department
Hilton, N.Z. (2007, November). Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA). Paper presented at the Annual Conference of Ontario Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Centres, Orillia, Canada, and at the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing Conference, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Hilton, N.Z. (2007, June). The highs and lows of forensic risk communication. Paper presented at the North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference, Ottawa, Canada.
Rice, M.E. (2007, June). Current status of violence risk assessment: Is there a role for clinical judgment?. Invited address at the North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference, Ottawa, Canada.
Harris, G.T. (2007, June). Psychopathy: Coercive and precocious sexuality as a design feature. Award address at the North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference, Ottawa, Canada.
Harris, G.T. & Rice, M.E. (2006, March). Age, passage of time, and risk of recidivism. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, St. Petersburg, FL.
Rice, M.E, Harris, G.T., Lang, C., & Chaplin, T. (2006, March). Sex offenders with developmental disabilities: Sexual preferences and risk assessment Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, St. Petersburg, FL.
Harris, G.T., Rice, M.E., Hilton, N.Z., Quinsey, V,L, & Lalumière, M.L. (2004, October). Psychopathic sexuality: Implications for the assessment and understanding of psychopathy. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers. Albuquerque, NM.
Rice, M.E., Harris, G.T., Lang, C., & Cormier, C.A. (2004, October). Developing actuarial tools to predict sexual recidivism: What is the best criminal record outcome measure? Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers. Albuquerque, NM.
Harris, G.T. (2004, August). Pedophilia: Research on men who have sex with children. Workshop presented at the annual psychiatric residents' symposium. Midland, Ontario, Canada.
Harris, G.T., Rice, M.E., Hilton, N.Z., & Eke, A. (2004, June). Children Killed by Their Own Parents: Testing Explanations. Paper presented at the 18th Annual Forensic Conference, "Adult Antisocial Behaviour: Where does it come from and what can we do about it." Midland, Ontario, Canada.
Rice, M.E. (2004, March). Appraising Risk of Violence: Is There a Role for Clinical Judgement? Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON.
Rice, M.E., Harris, G.T., Lang, C., & Cormier, C. (2004, March). Developing Actuarial Tools to Predict Sexual Recidivism: What Is the Best Criminal Record Outcome Measure? Presentation at the American Psychology-Law Society Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Hilton, N.Z., Harris, G.T., & Rice, M.E. (2003, August). A Cross-Validated Instrument that Predicts Wife Assault Recidivism: The ODARA. Presentation at the 111th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto.
Rice, M.E. (2003, July). The VRAG: A Decade of Use With Special Needs Offenders. Presentation at the International Conference on Special Needs Offenders, Toronto.
Harris, G.T. (2003, May). Mental Illness and Assessing the Risk of Violence. Invited presentation at the "Breaking New Barriers" NJAMHA Conference, Princeton, NJ.
Hilton, N.Z. (2003, April). ODARA: The Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment - Development and Validation Studies. Invited presentation at the National Forum on Family Violence sponsored by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, Burlington, ON, Canada.
Rice, M.E. (2003, April). Behavioural Interventions to Reduce Aggression Among Psychiatric Patients. Presentation at the Annual Departmental Research Day, McMaster University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, Hamilton, Canada.
Harris, G.T., & Rice, M.E. (2002, October). Sex Offenders with Developmental Disabilities: Sexual Preferences and Risk Assessment. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Montreal, Canada.
Harris, G.T. (2002, June). Clinical Judgment and Actuarial Assessment in Predicting Violent Recidivism Among Ontario Forensic Patients. Paper presented at the 16th Annual Forensic Conference, "Managing Violence in the New Millennium: Global, Community and Institutional Strategies." Midland, Ontario, Canada.
Harris, G.T. & Rice, M.E. (2002, June). The Size and Sign of Treatment Effects in Sex Offender Therapy. Invited address at the "Understanding and Managing Sexually Coercive Behavior" conference sponsored by the New York Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC.
Rice, M.E. & Harris, G.T. (2002, June). Actuarial Assessment of Risk Among Sex Offenders. Invited address at the "Understanding and Managing Sexually Coercive Behavior" conference sponsored by the New York Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC.
Harris, G.T. (2002, May). The Violence Risk Appraisal Guide and the Sex Offender Risk Appraisal Guide. Invited symposium at the Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
Harris, G.T. & Rice, M.E. (2002, May). Research on Father-Daughter Child Molesters: Implications for Explanation and Assessment. 6th Annual Law and Mental Health Conference on Research, Applications, Public Policy, and Law, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto.
Rice, M.E. (2002, April). Psychopathy, Neurodevelopmental Insult, and the Assessment Violence Risk. Presented at the Nelson Butters’ West Coast Neuropsychology Conference, Sponsored by the Dept. of Psychiatry, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Rice, M.E. (2002, March). Recent Evidence for the Use of Actuarial Instruments in Practice. Presented at the Biennial Conference of the American Psychology-Law Society, Austin, TX, USA.
Harris, G.T., Rice, M.E., & Quinsey, V.L. (2002, January). Actuarial Assessment of Violence Risk: The Violence Risk Appraisal Guide. Risk Assessment Training for C.S.C. Psychology Staff, Correctional Service of Canada Staff College, Kingston, ON.
Rice, M.E. (2001, September). Predicting and Explaining Rape. Presented at the International Conference on Violent Crime, Kempenfelt Conference Centre, Barrie, ON.
Harris, G.T. (2001, August). Actuarial Risk Assessment: The Violence Risk Appraisal Guide. Presented at the Annual Ontario Crown Attorneys' School, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON.
Rice, M.E. & Harris, G.T. (2001, June). The Scientific Basis for Expert Testimony about Risk Assessment. Presented at the 15th Annual Forensic Conference, "Violence, Science and the Court," Midland, Ontario, Canada.
Hilton, N.Z. (2001, June). The Functions of Male Aggression: The Influence on Self-report Studies. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, University College, London, UK.
