Jason Winters, PhD student

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BSc (Biopsychology), University of British Columbia
MA (Forensic Psychology), University of British Columbia

Academic Interests

My interests and research fall under the umbrella of forensic psychology.  Topics that I have addressed are domestic violence, Battered Woman Syndrome, sexual deviance and offending, and psychopathy.

Thesis

Winters, J. (2001). Emotional intelligence and intimately assaultive men. Unpublished master's thesis. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

Publications

Dutton, D.G., Clift, R.J.W., Winters, J., & Swihart, G. (in press). The abusive personality: a new “third variable” linking alcohol and drug use amongst wife assaulters. Journal of Family Violence.

Papers I am currently working on

1.  Emotional intelligence and intimately assaultive men

2.  Assessment of Battered Woman Syndrome

3.  Lay people’s knowledge of psychological terms found in the legal system

4.  High school sexual harassment perpetrated by teachers and students

Course Materials

Dutton, D., Parkin, M., Thomas, L., Clift, R., & Winters, J. (in press). Applied social psychology: student manual (Psychology 340). Alberta, Canada: Athabasca University. 

Dutton, D., Parkin, M., Thomas, L., Clift, R., & Winters, J. (in press). Applied social psychology: tutor manual (Psychology 340). Alberta, Canada: Athabasca University.

Current Activities

1.  I am an intern at Vancouver Alternatives to Violence, a domestic violence treatment group.

2.  I am a teaching assistant for psychology 308 (social) and 430 (forensic)

3.  I supervise several "directed studies" students.

Other Activities

1. Ping-pong

2.  Monster Trucks

3.  Death Metal

4.  Glue

5. Model RC cars

6. Biking