Dr. Nathalie Fontaine is a licensed Psycho-educator and a Full Professor in the School of Criminology at the Université de Montréal (Québec, Canada) who studies the development of antisocial behavior in youth, risk and protective factors and associated coping problems. Her answers address: The impact of positive relationships with adults on children with psychopathic traits … Read more
Early in life I felt like an outsider, unable to make friends and have the closeness I saw between other people. Why not for me? I couldn’t understand why and didn’t know what to do about it. For decades I grieved and tried to deal with the loss of so many friends who really mattered … Read more
We are excited to share our most recent Web Conversation with an Expert, Dr. Mary Ellen O’Toole. Dr. O’Toole spoke to us about her time with the Behavioural Analysis Unit of the FBI, as well as how psychopathy relates to the behavior of serial sexual killers. She also spoke about using her knowledge on psychopathy … Read more
Dr. Kasia Uzieblo is an Associate Professor of Criminological and Forensic Psychology at the Department of Criminology of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Brussels, Belgium) and Senior Researcher at the Research Department of the Forensic Care Specialists (Utrecht, the Netherlands). Her teaching, trainings, and research focus on sexual/family violence and forensic (psychological) assessment (e.g., risk assessment). … Read more
The annual report for 2022 is now available on the Aftermath website. Click here to view the 2022 annual report. Some highlights include: New research on people with psychopathic traits, including: the factors that contribute to abusive dating behavior online, and whether people with psychopathic traits can identify vulnerable people to target (Spoiler alert: They … Read more
Summary by Jennifer Pink and Dr. Nicola Gray Posting humiliating or intimate material involving a partner, snooping on their personal communications and sending them threatening messages are all forms of Cyber Dating Abuse. As the psychological ramifications of cyber dating abuse are substantial, researchers are working to understand the emotional responses and personality traits associated … Read more
