Dean was an intived speaker at the following events:
2020: University of Chester, UK: Exploring the characteristics of older prisoners (Invited Psychology Research Seminar).
2018: International Conference on Psychology, Counselling & Education, Manilla (Philippines): Exploring the benefits of an innovative arts-based rehabilitation intervention for the health and wellbeing of an ageing offender. (Invited Keynote Speaker)
2017: DeMontfort University, Leicester, UK: Victimisation and the impact of crime and fear and crime on quality of life: the role of sexual orientation and gender (Invited Research Seminar; with co-authors B Mahoney & L Scurlock-Evans).
Dean was an invited expert to contribute to the mental breakdown series by Dr. Bernie Wilkinson and Dr. Marshal (PSYCREG)
In the summer of 2020 Dean Co-convened the first IoPConference 2020 entitled 'Doing Support in the Pandemic' - find out more here.
The following year he Co-convened the follow up conference IoP Crim 2021 entitled 'impact of the pandemic on experiences in the criminal justice system'
Conference presentations
Wilkinson, D.J., Crossley, C. & Smith, C. Using Vlogs to support research methods teaching in policing. Learning and Teaching Annual Conference, University of Chester, June 2020 (virtual/oral).
Wilkinson, D.J. Exploring the benefits of an innovative arts-based rehabilitation intervention for the health and wellbeing of an ageing offender. (Invited Keynote Speaker) International Conference on Psychology, Counselling & Education, Manilla (Philippines) 2018 (oral)
Mahoney, B., & Wilkinson, D.J. Victimisation and the perceived effect of crime and fear of crime on quality of life: the role of gender and sexuality Centre for Victimisation Prevention Annual Conference, Worcester, June 2018 (oral).
Mahoney, B., Scurlock-Evans, L., & Wilkinson, D.J. Victimisation and the impact of crime and fear of crime on quality of life: the role of sexual orientation and gender. Crime Survey Users Conference, London, December 2015 (oral)
Peel, E., Wilkinson, D.J. & McDaid, S. Dementia and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans people: An exploratory project. BPS West Midlands Branch Conference, Coventry, September 2015 (poster).
Smith, J., Wilkinson, D.J., and Unwin, P. The transferability of resources between psychological sciences, social work and domestic violence: a scoping study. University of Worcester Learning and Teaching conference, June 2014 (oral).
Wilkinson, D.J., Peel, L., & Jones, T. DEEP “Over the Rainbow” project proposal: LGBT Dementia Group & Intergenerational Support Project. Aging Research Forum, Keele Univeristy, May 2014 (poster).
Wilkinson, D.J., Caulfield, L.S., & Jones, T. Schizotypal Thinking. European Congress of Psychology, Istanbul (Turkey), August 2011 (oral).
Jones, T., Wilkinson, D.J. & Caulfield, L. Investigating Reasoning Biases in Adults with Schizotypy. British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Glasgow, May 2011 (poster).
Jones, T., Caulfield, L., Wilkinson, D.J. & Wilson, D. (2011). Fantasy or Reality? The role of the Internet in creating, normalising and reinforcing sexual fantasies. British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Glasgow, May 2011 (poster).
Wilkinson, D.J., Caulfield, L.S. & Jones, T. "Thinking about crime": Assessing the reasoning ability of individuals with Schizotypal tendencies on a crime-based reasoning task. 10th Annual International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Conference, Vancouver (Canada), May 2010 (oral).
Jones, T., Wilson, D., Caulfield, L., & Wilkinson, D.J. When thinking leads to doing: Sexual fantasies, the Internet and Offending. 10th Annual International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Conference, Vancouver (Canada), May 2010 (oral).
Caulfield, L.S., Wilkinson, D.J., & Jones, T. Taking account of female offenders' mental health and emotional problems. 10th Annual International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Conference, Vancouver (Canada), May 2010 (oral).
Wilkinson, D.J., Jones, T., Caulfield, L., & Wilson, D. Time to reason about crime: Assessing the reasoning ability of individuals with Schizotypal tendencies. British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Brighton, April 2009 (oral).
Wilkinson, D.J., Jones, T., Caulfield, L.S., & Wilson, D. An investigation of the impact that schizotypal personality traits have on the way individual’s reason about crime. Birmingham City University RESCON09 Conference, Birmingham, June 2009 (poster).
Wilkinson, D.J., Jones, T., Caulfield, L., & Wilson, D. Time to reason about crime - Assessing the reasoning ability of individuals with Schizotypy personality disorder. PsyPag Conference, Manchester, July 2008 (oral).