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    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, reation 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
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    Current Postions/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
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    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
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    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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