The International Journal of Forensic Psychology editorial board (surnames I-Z)

The following list contains a short professional description about editorial board members:

Associate Professor Mark Kebbell, School of Psychology, James Cook University.

Dr. Kebbell completed his Ph.D. at the University of Liverpool on the subject of eyewitness evidence. His expertise and research is in the area of witness evidence particularly concerning competency, presentation of evidence in court, vulnerable witnesses (e.g., people with intellectual disabilities, rape victims). He also researches eyewitness interviewing, suspect interviewing, and sexual offending. He wrote the guidelines for police officers in England and Wales (with Dr. Wagstaff, University of Liverpool, UK) for the assessment of eyewitness evidence. He has worked on more than fifty criminal cases principally involving murder or serious sexual assault and has given expert evidence on numerous occasions including uncontested psychological evidence in an Old Bailey appeal case.

Academically, he publishes in international journals and the quality of his work has been recognised by the award of a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship for Outstanding Younger Scholars. He has received substantial funding for his work from organisations such as the Home Office, Queensland Corrections, the Metropolitan Police, the Economic and Social Research Council and the British Academy.

Dr. Tim Keogh

Dr. Keogh studied at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sydney, where he also received Master of Arts and Master of Psychology degrees. Dr Keogh was formerly Director of Inmate Services and Programs with the New South Wales Department of Corrective Services. He was also formerly Director of the Collaborative Research Unit with in the NSW Department of Juvenile Justice where he also held the position of Director of Psychological Services for nearly ten years. He is a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist and a Family Therapist with extensive clinical experience. He has published and co-authored numerous journal articles, monographs and chapters on juvenile offending, sex offending, adolescent mental health, and psychotherapy. He is currently an Associate Faculty member of the Psychology Department of the University of New South Wales and was past President of the Child Psychoanalytic Foundation and a foundation member of the NSW Institute for Family Psychotherapy. He is also currently a candidate with the Australian Psychoanalytical society and is in private practice in the City of Sydney. He is a part time member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal and an expert reviewer with the Health Care Complaints Commission in New South Wales.

Dr. Paul R. Lees-Haley has been in private practice since 1978 undertaking a range of work including numerous forensic neuropsychological assessments. He currently specialises working with trauma victims, including evaluation of causation of deficits and disabilities, clinical and neuropsychological testing and data analysis, research on issues associated with traumatic brain injury, toxic exposures, emotional distress injuries, mass injuries and outcomes following emotional injuries and brain injuries. He has worked in inpatient and outpatient mental health clinics around the United States of America. He has approximately 200 publications in journals and books, and regularly lectures to a variety of audiences, including Universities, Government Departments, legal organisations, psychological associations, and other organisations.

Dr. Chris Lennings, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, School of Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sydney University.

Dr. Lennings is a clinical and forensic psychologist who has specialised in working with children and adolescents affected by substance abuse and involved with the juvenile justice system. Dr. Lennings has worked as Psychologist/ Treatment Manager at Odyssey House, a Therapeutic Community for Drug Rehabilitation, Child Psychologist and later Team Leader for the Marrickville Community Health Centre. He was appointed Senior Clinical Psychologist in the New South Wales Department of Family Services and specialised in working with juvenile delinquents. Dr. Lennings has worked as a lecturer and senior lecturer including the University of Southern Queensland, Queensland University and University of Sydney. He has held fractional appointments at the Victoria University, Manchester and at Macquarie University and also as a Research Associate for the Queensland Department of Health.

Dr. Lennings has over 70 publications and 30 conference papers. His chief areas of research interest include forensic psychology, the treatment and assessment of substance abuse, violent young offenders, youth suicide and the interface of psychology and the law. He has presented his work nationally and internationally in conferences and workshops.

Professor Dap A. Louw is the Head of Centre for Behavioural Sciences at the University of the Orange Free State, South Africa. He was previously Head of School of Psychology and Vice-Dean, Faculty of Arts at Potchefstroom University, South Africa. He is the winner of the Stals Award for Psychology in 1991. He was on the Board of Directors of the International Council of Psychologists 1989-1993 and President of the South African Society for Forensic Psychology 1993-1995. He has appeared on several radio and television programs.

His research interests lie in the fields of Forensic Psychology, Clinical and Community Psychology and Cross-Cultural Psychology. He has taught in the areas of Forensic Psychology, Psychopathology, Introductory Psychology and Human Development. He has contributed to over 20 books and has had over 80 refereed articles published in journals. He has written numerous papers for international conventions and participated in many formal and informal presentations at universities worldwide.

Dr. Michael F. Martelli, PhD is director of Rehabilitation Neuropsychology for Concussion Care Centre of Virginia and Tree of Life. He has 15 years of experience in rehabilitation psychology and neuropsychology with specialization in practical, holistic assessment and treatment services primarily in the areas of rehabilitation of neurologic and chronic pain disorders. He is the commissioner of psychology for the Commission on Disability Examiner Certification of the National Association of Disability Evaluating Professionals, is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Schools of Psychology and Psychiatry, with an additional appointment in the School of Rehabilitation Counseling at Medical College of Virginia / Virginia Commonwealth University, has a diplomate from the American Academy of Pain Management, serves on several brain injury related boards, is the current President of the Brain Injury Association of Virginia.

Dr. Martelli has lectured and written widely, with over 300 papers, articles, chapters and talks in numerous areas relating to disability, rehabilitation, neuropsychology and chronic pain. He has produced a Habit Retraining model and methodology for neurologic and musculoskeletal rehabilitation for which some impressive outcome data are being collected. He is also the President of High Hopes, Inc., a non-profit organization dedictated to providing housing opportunities for persons with neurologic disability.

Professor Kevin McConkey, Professor of Psychology University of New South Wales.

Professor McConkey's BA (Hons) and PhD are from the University of Queensland, and he has held academic positions in the USA, Canada, and Australia. He is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, Australian Psychological Society, American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, and Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. He is a former President of the Australian Psychological Society and a former Chair of the National Committee for Psychology, Australian Academy of Science. He has broad interests across psychology, specific research activities in hypnosis, memory, and ethics, and public advocacy interests in promoting psychological research and practice.

Professor Bob Montgomery holds a bachelor?s degree in psychology from Sydney University and a doctorate in psychology from Macquarie University. He is currently Professor and Head of the Centre for Applied Psychology at the University of Canberra.

He served on the psychology staffs at Sydney and Macquarie Universities and was at La Trobe University in Melbourne for 10 years, finally as Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology. He was also a visiting professor at the Universities of Hawaii and Oregon during this period. He left La Trobe University in 1981 to establish a firm of consulting psychologists in Melbourne and developed a busy clinical and organisational practice. He is a Member of the Australian Psychological Society?s Colleges of Clinical Psychologists, of Forensic Psychologists, and of Health Psychologists. He is also a member of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy, the Australasian Society of Behavioural Health & Medicine, and the Australian and New Zealand Association for Psychiatry, Psychology and Law.

In 1994, after 13 years in private practice in Melbourne, he accepted the invitation to be the first Professor and Head of Psychology at Bond University in Queensland. In 2003 he was appointed Adjunct Professor in Psychology at James Cook University in Townsville, where he occasionally teaches in their clinical psychology program. He has given guest lectures and conducted programs for various organisations ? public, private and community ? throughout Australia and overseas. He has over 30 publications in scientific and professional journals and is the author of thirteen best-selling self-help books, now published in a number of countries. He is currently writing two more and a practice manual on forensic psychology for clinicians.

Dr. Leslie C. Morey is Professor of Psychology at Texas A& ampM University. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Florida, and has served on the faculty at Vanderbilt University, Harvard Medical School, the Yale University School of Medicine, and the University of Tulsa. He has published over 100 articles, books, and chapters on the assessment and diagnosis of mental disorders. He is the author of the Personality Assessment Inventory, Personality Assessment Screener, and the Interpretive Guide to the Personality Assessment Inventory, and has conducted training seminars and workshops on these instruments for the past decade.

Professor James R. P. Ogloff received his Ph.D. in psychology and his Juris Doctor in law, with distinction, from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is the Foundation Professor of Clinical Forensic Psychology at Monash University and Director of Psychological Services at Forensicare (Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health).

Professor Ogloff coordinates the specialisation in Clinical Forensic Psychology at Monash University. Prior to these appointments, Professor Ogloff was the University Endowed Professor of Law and Forensic Psychology at Simon Fraser University in Canada. While there, he developed and directed the Program in Law and Forensic Psychology. Professor Ogloff also served as the Director of Mental Health Services for the Ministry of Attorney General, Corrections Branch in British Columbia. He also held appointments as Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of British Columbia and Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of Manitoba.

Professor Ogloff has published ten books or monographs and he has authored more than 125 scholarly articles and book chapters in topics pertaining to mentally ill offenders, risk for violence, psychopathy, jury decision making, and professional ethics. He has given invited addresses and workshops in Australia, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Europe, and the Middle East. His work and training efforts have been recognised by a number of awards and honours. Professor Ogloff is the Past-President of the Canadian Psychological Association and a Past-President of the American Psychology-Law Society.

Dr. Martine Powell DipTeach (BCAE), BA (Hons)( Queensland), MpsychClin ( Queensland), PhD (Monash).

Dr. Martine Powell is a Senior Lecturer and Co-ordinator of the Doctorate of Psychology (Forensic) in the School of Psychology, Deakin University ( Melbourne campus). She has conducted research on memory and interviewing techniques (predominantly involving children and other vulnerable groups) for the past 12 years, and has produced over 50 publications in this area, including a co-authored book entitled "A guide to interviewing children" published by Allen & Unwin. Prior to becoming a full-time academic, Dr. Powell worked as a psychologist in a child protection unit and as a teacher. She regularly conducts workshops on interviewing for police, social workers and lawyers throughout Australia. Current research includes a large project funded by the Australian Research Council and the VIC and NSW police which is designed to improve the competency of police interviewers of children. Dr Powell is a member of the Australian Psychological Society and is Australasian Editor of the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology.

Professor Vernon L. Quinsey, BSc.Psychology (North Dakota), MSc. & Ph.D. Experimental Psychology (Massachusetts).

Dr Graeme Senior, BSc Psychology and Zoology (Auckland), PhD Neuropsychology (New York) Senior Lecturer School of Psychology University of Southern Queensland

Dr Senior received his PhD in Neuropsychology from the City University of New York in 1992 and has worked in Australia at the University of Southern Queensland since. Dr. Senior's research and clinical interests focus on tests and methods in forensic, clinical, and neuropsychological assessment. In particular, he is interested in demonstrating the validity and efficacy of tests of cognitive/intellectual and psychosocial functioning, and developing more robust methods of test data interpretation. Much of his work is specific to addressing medicolegal issues with psychological test data He regularly presents his research in both national and international forums and is a frequent workshop presenter on assessment methodologies. He is a Professional Member of the National Academy of Neuropsychology (USA).

Associate Professor Arthur Shores, is an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He is a Director of the Masters/Phd Program in Clinical Neuropsychology at Macquarie University. He also holds honorary appointments at Westmead Hospital, Westmead Private Hospital and the Children's Hospital at Westmead. He has a longstanding interest in traumatic brain injury and is a senior developer of the Westmead PTA Scale, which is now widely used in Australian and many overseas hospitals. His research interests in forensic psychology include the assessment of compensable brain injury, exaggeration of pain and cognitive impairment. He is the current chairperson of the NSW Branch of the Australian Psychological Society College of Clinical Neuropsychologists and is also a Chartered Psychologist and a Practitioner Full Member of the Division of Neuropsychology in the British Psychological Society. He is on the editorial boards of Applied Neuropsychology and Neuropsychological Assessment.

Gordana Talevski, Family Court of Australia - Manager Mediation Services. Ms Talevski is a Family and Child Counsellor and approved Court Mediator. She is a Registered Psychologist and member of Colleges of Forensic and Counselling, and a member of an international organisation - the Association of Family and Conciliation courts. She is the recipient of a Chief Justices Scholarship to research Forensic reports and Integrated client services in the USA.

Ms Talevski has clinical, professional supervisory and management skills, training skills and has presented professional papers at FCA forums, professional and international forums. She has developed programs and trained Counsellors from the Singapore subordinate courts in forensic assessments and has supervised Masters forensic psychology students from Uni NSW.

Professor Don Thomson, BPsyc (Melb), PhD ( Toronto). School of Psychology Charles Sturt University

Professor Thomson is Professor of Psychology at Charles Sturt University and a barrister-at-law in the Supreme Court of Victoria. Previously he was Foundation Professor of Psychology and Director of the Post-Graduate Forensic Psychology program at Edith Cowan University in Perth. He has appeared as an expert witness in Magistrates, District (County), Supreme Courts in Victoria, New South Wales, and Western Australia, as well as the Family Court of Australia. In his role as a barrister, he has lead evidence by psychologists and cross-examined them. He is a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society and served on its Committee on Ethics and Professional Standards for several years.

Professor Tony Ward, PhD, DipClinPsyc, is the Director of the Forensic Psychology Programme at the University of Melbourne. He was previously director of the Kia Marama Programme for sexual offenders at Rolleston Prison, Christchurch, New Zealand. His research interests include the offense process in offenders, cognitive distortions and models of rehabilitation. He has published over 110 research articles, chapters and books. These include Remaking relapse prevention, Sage, (with D.R Laws and S. M. Hudson, 2000) and the Sourcebook of treatment programs for sexual offenders, Plenum (with W. L. Marshall, Y. A. Fernandez, and S. M. Hudson, 1998). He is currently working on a book on theories of sexual offending and rehabilitation (Wiley).

Dr Jack White is a full-time private forensic psychology practitioner in his own practice in Adelaide. He graduated with a PhD in psychology from the University of Adelaide in 1985 and teaches within the Forensic Psychology Masters programme at that University of South Australia. He has previously held clinical positions at Hillcrest Hospital (1986-90), Calgary General Hospital (1990-91), James Nash House (1991-96) ,S.O.T.A.P. (1996-97) and Optima Psychology (1998-99). Dr White was elected National Chair of the College of Forensic Psychologists (1996-2000) and made a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society for his contributions to the profession in 1997.

His main research interests include: intelligence and law, psychological assessment, mental impairment issues in the law (civil & criminal), psychopathy and the neuropsychological effects of petrol-sniffing. Dr White is an active member of the University of South Australia's Forensic and Applied Psychology Research Group. He has published over 50 journal research articles and is a regular workshop presenter.

Professor Paul Wilson is arguably Australia's best-known Criminologist. A Fulbright Scholar and British Council Award winner, Professor Wilson was Director of Research at the Australian Institute of Criminology, Foundation Dean of Arts at QUT and has been Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Bond University since 1993. Professor Wilson has written or co-authored more than 30 books and 100 academic articles dealing with crime and social issues. Professor Wilson is also an accredited forensic psychologist who has been involved in giving evidence in many high profile criminal cases.

His research and teaching interests include forensic psychology, crime prevention, profiling of offenders and private policing and security. Professor Wilson is on the Advisory Board for the NRMA, is consultant to a private security organization, is a regular columist for the Courier-Mail and is a media commentator on crime and social issues. He has delivered a number of keynote addresses at major conferences in Australia and overseas and consulted on crime prevention matters in legal cases. He is the recipient, with a team of public university colleages, of a major ARC Collaborative Research Grant for Sibling Study which is a longitudinal research project examining the determinants of juvenile offending.

Associate Professor Richard Wortley, Head of School School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Griffith University

Associate Professor Richard Wortley received bachelor's degree in psychology from Newcastle University masters from University of New South Wales, and PhD from Macquarie University. His first job after graduating was as a prison psychologist in the NSW prison system, where he stayed for some 9 years. In 1985 he became a lecturer in psychology and justice administration at Charles Sturt University and in 1992 moved to the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Griffith University where he us currently Head of School.

His major research interest is the role of the immediate environment in criminal behaviour and the implications that this has for crime prevention. He has published internationally in this area and has a recent book (Situational Prison Control: Crime Prevention in Correctional Institutions) that applies these principles to the prison environment. He is the current Chair of the Australian Psychological Society's College of Forensic Psychologists.