Eric J. Taipale
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Overview
I am a Canadian syndicated science writer and columnist specializing in psychology and mental health. My work has appeared in print and online, and has been translated into multiple languages, with bylines in New Scientist, Gehirn & Geist, and Psychology Today. At Psychology Today, I author the column Young Minds and Crime, which explores key issues in child and adolescent forensic psychology. As part of my writing, I have interviewed violent offenders across the United States, focusing on developmental risk factors and criminogenic traits. Since September 2023, I have been pursuing a psychology major at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.
Education
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Bachelors of Arts, Honors (BA.H.), Major in Psychology (2023 - )
Queen's University at Kingston
Kingston, Ontario
Professional Affiliation
- American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS)
- International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS)
- Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (SCCAP)
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (SAP)
Certification
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Certificate of Completion for TCPS 2: CORE 2022
Course on Research Ethics based on the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2: CORE 2022)
Panel on Research Ethics, Government of Canada
Research Experience
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Research Assistant (2025)
Bully Lab, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
Supervisor: Dr. Wendy M. Craig, PhD, O.Ont, OC, FRSC
Research Interests
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Sexual homicide offending, developmental risk factors for aggression, inappropriate sexual behavior, personality pathology, juvenile homicide offending
Academic Experience
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Student Mentor (2024 - )
Departemnt of Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
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Website Manager/Blog Coordinator (2024 - )
Psychology Department Student Counctil (DSC)
Departemnt of Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
Contact
- Email: eric.taipale@queensu.ca
- Telephone: +1(647) 451-5547
- Twitter: @ericjtaipale
Popular Science Publications
Discover
The Open Notebook
Psychology Today
Medium
New Scientist
Gehirn & Geist
Multimedia
Recommended Reading List (Personal Compendium)
- Myers, W. C. (2002). Juvenile sexual homicide. Academic Press.
- Gannon, T. A., Ward, T., Beech, A. R., & Fisher, D. (Eds.). (2009). Aggressive Offenders' Cognition: Theory, Research, and Practice. John Wiley & Sons.
- Beauregard, E., & Martineau, M. (2016). The sexual murderer: Offender behaviour and implications for practice. Routledge.
- Beauregard, E., & Chopin, J. (2021). Elderly sexual abuse: Theory, research, and practice. Routledge.
- Heide, K. M. (2012). Understanding parricide: When sons and daughters kill parents. Oxford University Press.
- Schlesinger, L. B. (2021). Sexual murder: Catathymic and compulsive homicides. CRC Press.
- Ryan, G., Leversee, T. F., & Lane, S. (2011). Juvenile sexual offending: Causes, consequences, and correction. John Wiley & Sons.
- Krafft-Ebing, R., & Chaddock, C. G. (1893). Psychopathia sexualis: With especial reference to contrary sexual instinct: A medico-legal study. FA Davis.
- Davis, C. M. (1998). Handbook of sexuality-related measures. Sage.
- Smith, J. M., Gacono, C. B., & Cunliffe, T. B. (2021). Understanding female offenders: Psychopathy, criminal behavior, assessment, and treatment. Academic Press.
- Harris, G. T., Rice, M. E., Quinsey, V. L., & Cormier, C. A. (2015). Violent offenders. Appraising and managing risk, 3.
- Schlesinger, L. B. (Ed.). (2000). Serial offenders: current thought, recent findings. CRC Press.
- Leary, M. R. (2004). Introduction to behavioral research methods (6th Edition). Pearson Education New Zealand.
- O'Hagan, K. (2014). Filicide-suicide. Palgrave Macmillan UK.