Eric J. Taipale
Overview
I am a Canadian syndicated science writer and columnist who mainly writes on subjects relating to psychology and mental health sciences. My work has been published both online, in print, and in different languages—in New Scientist, Gehirn Und Geist, and Psychology Today. At Psychology Today, I write a column called “Young Minds and Crime,” which analyzes crucial topics pertaining to child and adolescent forensic psychology. During my time as a science writer, I have interviewed homicide and other violent offenders across the United States on subjects relating to developmental risk factors and crime-related characteristics. Since September 2023, I have been an undergraduate student at Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario majoring in both psychology and sociology.
Education
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Bachelors of Arts, Joint Honors (BA.H.) in Psychology and Sociology (2023-in progress)
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 Interests
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Sexual homicide offending, developmental risk factors for aggression, inappropriate sexual behavior, personality pathology, juvenile homicide offending
Research Experience
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Research Assistant (2024 - 2025)
Bully Lab, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
Supervisor: Dr. Wendy M. Craig, PhD, O.Ont, OC, FRSC
Academic Expirience
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Student Mentor (2024 - 2025)
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.