Robert J. W. Clift, PhD student

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BSc, University of Victoria
MA, University of British Columbia

Academic Interests

I have a broad range of interests, most of which fall under the heading "forensic psychology," and I am currently working on a number of different projects (see below). Some of the topics that I am interested in include: sexual harassment, domestic assault, stalking, sex crimes, and mass murder.

Thesis

Clift, R.J.W. (2001). An exploratory study of stalking behaviors and intimate abuse perpetration in young adult women. Unpublished master's thesis.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. Prediction of stalking and intimate assault in young adults

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 program for intimately assaultive men.

2. I am a teaching assistant for Psychology 315 (childhood and adolescence), Psychology 317 (research methods and design), and 430 (forensic psychology).

3. I supervise several "directed studies" students.