Center for Forensic Studies at Alliant International University
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Welcome Prospective CFS Students!

The Center for Forensic Studies (CFS) understands that prospective students wish to ask some questions that would be better answered by current students: those who share a student perspective and have had experiences distinct from administrators and staff.

 

What If No One Here Matches Your Interests?

If you would like to talk to a student with similar academic or research interests, but do not find what you're looking for among the student contacts listed here, please Email us and we'll find a better match.

Anna Kafka, M.A.

  • Third year Forensic Psychology Psy.D., Los Angeles
  • CFS Student Representative

Current Positions/Projects

  • Provides individual and group therapy to parolees, sex offenders

Research Interests

  • Police selection tools
  • Humiliation and depression
  • Megan's Law: public perception, reaction to

Career Goals

  • Private practice (both therapy and assessment)
  • Professor

Natalie Lindemann, M.A.

Lissa Parker, M.A.

  • Third year Forensic Psychology Psy.D., Los Angeles
  • Email

Current Positions/Projects

  • Practicum position at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Parole Outpatient Unit. Provides group and individual therapy to sexual offenders and completing psychological/neuropsychological testing with parolees.
  • Will begin pre-doctoral internship at Southern Youth Correctional Reception Center and Clinic in July 2008.

Research Interests

  • Evaluating the validity of M-PULSE, a tool designed for use in police officer selection. Will present findings at the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Conference, in Vienna, Austria (July 2008).
  • Examining the effectiveness and appropriateness of current sexual offender laws.

Career Goals

  • Practice Forensic Psychology in a prison setting
  • Develop an international practice
  • Instruct and supervise graduate students
  • Third Year Forensic Psychology Ph.D. program, Fresno
  • Student-Faculty Liaison, Center for Forensic Studies
  • Forensic Ph.D. Student Government Ass'n Representative, Fresno Campus
  • Chair, Systemwide University Student Government Association

Current Positions/Projects

  • Currently employed by the Fresno Police Department
  • Threat Assessment and hazard detection research
  • Grantwriter

Research Interests

  • Forensic Psycholinguistics
  • Threat Assessment
  • Jury Reform

Career Goals

  • University Instructor
  • Research and consulting in areas of psycholinguistics, threat assessment and jury reform.

Shiloh Catanese, M.A.

Robert Sack

  • Fourth year Forensic Psychology Psy.D. program, Los Angeles
  • Email

Current Positions/Projects

  • 1st practicum at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation working with sex offenders
  • Current practicum is at Pasadena Rehabilitation Institute under the staff neuropsychologist.
  • Pre-doctoral internship will be at Sharper Future working with sex and drug offenders

Research Interests

  • Police Psychology
  • Criminal Profiling
  • Sex Offenders and Risk Assessment
  • Victimology

Career Goals

  • Apply research and assessment skills in a law enforcement and/or investigative setting
  • Third year- Forensic Psychology PhD clinical licensure track, Fresno
  • Email

Current Positions/Projects

  • Working for the Fresno Police Department performing Use of Force Analysis as well as analyzing policies and procedures
  • Filed work in a group therapy setting

Research and Career Interests

  • The application of psychological theory and research to law enforcement practice and policy development.
 
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