Emma Collie, MSc.

Title: Graduate Student

Previous Degrees/Licensing/Training Obtained:

Queen’s University, Bachelor of Arts Honours in Psychology with Distinction

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology

Biography:

I was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. I completed my undergraduate degree in Kingston, Ontario at Queen’s University where I studied psychology. Starting in my first year of undergrad, I volunteered for Telephone Aid Line Kingston, where I provided non-judgmental support to callers who were in distress or suicidal. My undergraduate thesis looked at the moderating effect of relationship threat on the association between attachment anxiety and eating disorder symptomology in females. After graduating, I worked at a clinical and forensic private practice, where I administered psychological assessments for the employment selection of police officers. Most recently, I obtained a master’s degree in forensic psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. My master’s thesis was an exploratory study in an incarcerated United States sample that investigated the criminal trajectory of paraphilic noncontact sexual offenders. I also completed an externship where I provided counseling services to adult male offenders in a re-entry treatment facility in New Jersey.

During my PhD, I hope to conduct examining factors that lead to sexual offending and individual characteristics that increase the likelihood of engaging in inappropriate sexual behaviour. I am also eager to assess the impact that these offences have on the perpetrator's family. Currently, I am interested in working with an adult population. However, I am eager to gain experience working with adolescents.

Select Publications:

Abracen, J., Looman, J., Collie, E., Miller, J., Shatokhina, K. (2023). Alcohol-facilitated sexual offending in the military. Sex Offender Law Report, 24(6), 91-94.

Abracen, J., Looman, J., Collie, E., Miller, J., Shatokhina, K. (2023). Understanding alcohol and sexual offending using the Integrated Risk Assessment and Treatment System Model. Sex Offender Law Report, 24(5), 65-69.

Abracen, J., Looman, J., Shatokhina, K., Collie, E., & Picheca, J. (2022). An integrated approach to treating sexual offenders. Sex Offender Law Report, 23(2), 17-32.

Fleischmann, M. H., Boudreau, A., Charman, M., Collie, E., Johnston, R., Khoury, B., & Vincent, M. (2024). A pilot study on the efficacy of an online mindfulness

intervention for Canadian police officers. Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 9(2), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.35502/jcswb.364

Select Presentations:

Collie, E., & Jeglic, E. (2024, May 3). The criminal trajectory of paraphilic noncontact sexual offenders: An exploratory study in an incarcerated United States sample [Poster presentation]. Master’s Student Research Group Spring 2024 Symposium, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY.

Collie, E., & Jeglic, E. (2023, May 5). The criminal trajectory of noncontact sexual offenders: An exploratory study in an incarcerated United States sample [Poster presentation]. Master’s Student Research Group Spring 2023 Symposium, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY.

Collie, E., & MacDonald, T. (2021, June 4). The moderating effect of relationship threat on the association between attachment anxiety and eating disorder symptomology in females [Poster presentation]. The 51st Annual Ontario Psychology Undergraduate Thesis Conference, Virtual