Matching the crime to the criminal
By Nicole Findlay The absence crime scene DNA can allow a case to grow cold, a victim to remain unavenged and a criminal to walk free. To solve crimes where no physical evidence exists, police use... More
Archives: Psychology
Testing the psychopath testers
By Nicole Findlay As a child, Kendra McGuffin vacillated between visions of becoming a ballerina or an undercover detective. Neither career option proved as interesting as one devoted to studying... More
In the wrong place at the wrong time
By Nicole Findlay Teenage girls who end up on the opposite side of the law are often in the wrong place at the wrong time, and more importantly with the wrong person. Leigh Greiner, a forensic... More
Graduate Student Profile – Dogged research benefits children with Autism
A pet dog may provide just as many benefits, especially inside homes, as a full-service dog for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), according to new research from Cosmin Coltea, a... More
Doing time
by Nicole Findlay During her undergraduate studies, Renee Malcom focused on the relationship between sexual arousal and attitudes towards rape. Since then she has begun delving into the impact of... More
Putting a stop to school shootings
by Nicole Findlay École Polytechnique, Columbine, Dawson College, Virginia Tech and now Marinette High school share two things in common. They educate youth and they became hunting grounds for... More
Putting a stop to school shootings
by Nicole Findlay École Polytechnique, Columbine, Dawson College, Virginia Tech and now Marinette High school share two things in common. They educate youth and they became hunting grounds for... More
Putting a stop to school shootings
by Nicole Findlay École Polytechnique, Columbine, Dawson College, Virginia Tech and now Marinette High school share two things in common. They educate youth and they became hunting grounds for... More
Intuition rewarded
Had she not listened to her intuition, Kimberley Cullen never would have walked away with Carleton’s top honour. Cullen will receive the Chancellor’s Medal at November convocation, albeit four... More
FASS students win inaugural Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
By Lori Tarbett Jihan Abbas (sociology and anthropology) and Rebecca Mugford (psychology) are two of the recipients of the Vanier Graduate Scholarship which was introduced in the 2008 Federal budget... More