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Profile: Dr. Ronald Roesch
Dr. Ronald Roesch, a respected professor of Psychology at
Simon Fraser University, chaired the Board of the BC Institute
on Family Violence since its inception in 1988 until 1993
and now fulfills the position of Vice-Chair. His position
on our Board complements his other current positions as Director
of the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, SFU and Director
of the Mental Health, Law and Policy Institute, SFU.
Dr. Roesch is well known for research and projects conducted
in the areas of psychology and law. Since the early 70s his
work has led him to positions in psychology at Arizona State
Hospital in Phoenix, as a Program Specialist at the National
Clearinghouse for Criminal Justice Planning and Architecture
in Champaign, Illinois; as Director of the Criminology Research
Centre, SFU; and visiting professor at Arizona State University.
Dr. Roesch acts as Series editor for the Perspectives
in Law and Psychology book series sponsored by the American
Psychology-Law Society as well as Editor of Law and Human
Behavior, the bi-monthly journal also published by APLS.
He sits on the Boards of several other prominent psychology,
criminology and legal journals.
Dr. Roesch has written and edited ground-breaking books
and articles, including the BCIFV published book, Family
Violence: Perspectives on Treatment, Research and Policy.
In addition, Dr. Roesch administers research grants and contracts,
most recently for Surrey Pretrial Services Center, B.C. Forensic
Psychiatric Services Commission, the John Howard Society,
the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the
Department of Justice.
Throughout his career, Dr. Roesch has received numerous
awards and honours, including the Social Issues Dissertation
Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social
Issues and the Gavel Award from the American Bar Association.
He recently served a term as president of the American Psychology-Law
Society.
The BC Institute on Family Violence is pleased to acknowledge
the contributions of Dr. Roesch on our Board.
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