Welcome to the Psychology Crime Lab at MacEwan University

The PCL@M is an active research group situated in the Department of Psychology at MacEwan University. Research is focused on the prevention of sexual violence and intimate partner violence, with a particular focus on risk assessment. Members have published peer-reviewed articles on these and other psycho-legal topics. PCL@M maintains several active collaborations with partners in the local community and other academic researchers.

Refer to other links on this website for information about the primary researcher, Dr. Sandy Jung, her research team and collaborators, and how to access recent presentations and media.

Recent Conversation Canada articles

• riskier times on campuses mean we need a tool for prevention and intervention of sexual assaults

• police-academic partnerships to tackle crime of coercive control in intimate partner violence

• using risk assessment to assess individuals accused of campus sexual misconduct

Recent Student Presentations

• Papers presented at the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers Clinical Case and Student Data Blitz, Aurora, CO, in September 2023.

  • Dana Haugen. "Examining Associations Between Rape Myth Acceptance, Victimization History, and Perceptions of Campus Sexual Violence Risk in a Sample of University Students".

  • Madison Karpiak. "Comparing Post-Secondary Staff and Student’s Risk Perceptions of Those Who Have Perpetrated Campus Sexual Violence".

  • Chella Robles. "Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: Sentencing Outcomes and Judicial Perceptions of Risk".

  • Dakota Wilkin. "Recognizing risk factors for campus sexual violence".

Student Involvement in PCL@M About Research in Our Lab

Undergraduate researchers have become involved in Dr. Jung's research in a number of ways, such as entering the honours program, acceptance as an independent study student, or volunteering as a research assistant. Additional information for potential students is available here. Please read before reaching out to Dr. Jung.

Please note:

• Students are welcome to reach out to Dr. Jung and arrange a meeting for consideration as potential honours and independent study students for the 2024-2025 academic year. Email Sandy to make arrangements to meet.

• There is no further acceptance of new independent study students or research assistant volunteers for the remainder of the current academic year.