Eric J. Taipale

Overview

My work has appeared in print and online, and has been translated into multiple languages, with my work appearing in Discover New Scientist, Gehirn & Geist, and Psychology Today. At Psychology Today, I author the column called Young Minds and Crime, which explores key issues in child and adolescent forensic psychology. Since September 2023, I have been pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) with a major in psychology at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.

Education

• Bachelor 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

• 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

• Scale development and validation, interpersonal theories for depression, observational research, neuropsychology, quantitative research, developmental risk factors for criminal behavior

Academic Experience

• Student Mentor (2024 - )
  Departemnt of Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
  

• Website Manager/Blog Coordinator (2024 - 2025)
  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

• Tracing the History and Health Impacts of Skull Modification - Jan 28, 2022
• Thought Broadcasting: When Your Thoughts Are No Longer Your Own - Feb 12, 2022
• Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder - Mar 23, 2022
• Why The Mind Of A Stalker Can Be Dangerous - Oct 14, 2022

The Open Notebook

• Tracing the History and Health Impacts of Skull Modification - Jan 28, 2022
• Thought Broadcasting: When Your Thoughts Are No Longer Your Own - Feb 12, 2022
• Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder - Mar 23, 2022

Psychology Today

• The Crimes Murderers Commit as Children - Sep 20, 2022
• Understanding Youths Who Commit Sexually Motivated Homicide - Nov 26, 2022
• Why Do Children Set Fires? - Oct 18, 2022
• Understanding Girls Who Commit Sexual Offenses - July 6, 2023
• Juvenile Sexual Homicide: Psychopathology & Personality - Jan 15, 2024
• Uncovering the Misogyny of Sexually Aggressive Offenders - Feb 3, 2024
• Life of Vice: Does Problematic Gambling Lead to Criminality? - Feb 22, 2024
• Brain Abnormalities and the Sexual Murderer - Feb 20, 2025

Medium

• Neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s Disease Linked to Depression, Psychosis, Study Suggests - Nov 22, 2021
• Breakthrough may Lead to Replacement of Antipsychotic Pills with Nasal Spray - Nov 22, 2021
• Persistent Insomnia in Childhood Linked to Mood, Anxiety Disorders in Adulthood - Nov 21, 2021

New Scientist

• Daydreaming has a dark side – is your fantasizing holding you back? - Jul 26, 2022

Gehirn & Geist

• Die dunkle Seite des Fantasierens - Jan 2, 2023

Multimedia

• The dark side of daydreaming" on Let's Go There w/ Ryan Mitchell and Shira Lazar - Jul 28, 2022

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.