Shelly Jackson, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences

Shelly L. Jackson
Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy
P.O. Box 800660
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22907-0660
phone: 434/924-8309
fax: 434/924-5788
email: slj4u@virginia.edu

EMPLOYMENT

2005 - Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia.
      
2003 - Present: Director of Grants and Program Development, Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy, University of Virginia; Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia. 

2000 - 2003: Social Science Analyst, Violence and Victimization Division, Office of Research and Evaluation, National Institute of Justice, United States Department of Justice.

EDUCATION
Society for Research in Child Development Executive Branch Policy Fellowship (1998-1999), National Institute of Justice. Funded by the National Institute of Justice.
            
Masters of Legal Studies (M.L.S.) (1998): Psychology and Law Program, University of Nebraska College of Law, University of Nebraska - Lincoln. 

National Institute of Mental Health Postdoctoral Fellowship (1996-1998).  Psychology and Law Program, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, in conjunction with the UNL Center on Children, Families and the Law. 

Ph.D. (1996): Developmental/Experimental Psychology. Department of Psychology, University of Vermont.

M.S. (1992):  Applied Developmental Psychology.  Department of Psychology, Portland State University. 

B.S. (1987): Psychology Major/Business Minor. Rutgers University. 

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Jackson, S.L., & Hafemeister, T.L. (under revision). Elder financial exploitation vs. hybrid financial exploitation co-occurring with physical abuse and/or neglect.  Submitted to Psychology of Violence.  

Komarovskaya, I., Loper, A.B., Jackson, S.L., & Warren, J.I. (resubmitted). Trauma, Violence, and Revictimization in a Sample of Incarcerated Men and Women. Submitted to Trauma, Violence, and Abuse.

Jackson, S. L., & Hafemeister, T. L. (under review). Consequences of Elder Maltreatment and Outcomes after the Close of an APS Investigation: Distinguishing among Types of Elder Maltreatment. Submitted to Journal of Applied Gerontology.

Jackson, S. L., & Hafemeister, T. L. (under review). Differences in Adult Protective Services Investigation and Response across Four Forms of Elder Maltreatment and Elderly Victim?s Reactions to the APS Investigation and Response.  Submitted to Journal of Gerontological Social Work.  

Jackson, S. L., & Hafemeister, T. L. (in press). Risk Factors Associated with the Abuse of Elderly Persons:  The Importance of Differentiating by Type of Elder Maltreatment. Violence and Victims.

Jackson, S. L., & Hafemeister, T. L. (in press). How Do Elderly Persons Who Have Been Abused and the APS Caseworkers Who Handle Their Cases View Law Enforcement Involvement and Criminal Prosecution and What Impact Do These Views Have on the Processing of These Cases? Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect. 

Komarovskaya, I., Loper, A.B., Warren, J.I., & Jackson, S.L., (in press). Exploring gender differences in trauma exposure and the emergence of symptoms of PTSD among incarcerated men and women. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology.

Jackson, S.L., & Bonnie, R. J. (in press). A Systematic Examination of Smoke-Free Policies in Multiunit Dwellings in Virginia as Reported by Property Managers: Implications for Prevention. American Journal of Health Promotion.

Jackson, S. L., & Hafemeister, T. L. (August, 2010). Financial Abuse of Elderly People vs. Other Forms of Elder Abuse:  Assessing Their Dynamics, Risk Factors, and Society?s Response.  Final Report submitted to the National Institute of Justice. http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/233613.pdf

Warren, J.I., Jackson, S.L., Loper, A.B., & Burnett, M.L. (May, 2010). Risk Markers for Sexual Predation and Victimization in Prison. Final Report submitted to the National Institute of Justice.
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/230522.pdf

Jackson, S. (2004). A USA national survey of program services provided by Child Advocacy Centers. Child Abuse and Neglect, 28, 411-421.

Jackson, S. (July, 2004). A Resource for Evaluating Child Advocacy Centers. Washington, D.C.: National Institute of Justice.  http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/192825.pdf

Hafemesiter, Thomas L., & Jackson, S. (2003).  The effectiveness of sanctions and law enforcement practices targeted at youth alcohol possession and consumption. In Institute of Medicine?s Developing A Strategy to Reduce and Prevent Underage Drinking. Washington, D.C.: Institute of Medicine.

Fondacaro, M. R., Jackson, S. L., & Luescher, J. (2002). Toward the assessment of procedural and distributive justice in resolving family disputes.  Social Justice Research, 15, 341-371.

Jackson, S., & Hafemeister, T. L. (2001). Parental consent and notification policies: The impact of policies on the decisions of adolescents to be HIV tested. Journal of Adolescent Health, 29(2), 81-93.

Jackson, S., & Crockenberg, S. (1999). A comparison of suggestibility in four-year-old girls in response to parental or stranger misinformation. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 19(4), 527-542.

Jackson, S., & Fondacaro, M. (1999). Procedural justice in resolving family conflict: Implications for youth violence prevention. Law & Policy Special issue: The legal and psychosocial context of family violence, 21(2), 101-127.

Fondacaro, M., & Jackson, S. (1999). The legal and psychosocial context of family violence: Toward a social ecological analysis. Law & Policy Special Issue: The legal and psychosocial context of family violence, 21(2), 91-100.

Jackson, S., Thompson, R. A., Christiansen, E.,  Wyatt, J., Colman, R., Wilcox, B., Buchandahl, C., & Peterson, R. (1999). Predicting abuse-prone parental attitudes and discipline practices in a nationally representative sample. Child Abuse & Neglect, 23(1), 15-29.

Thompson, R. A., Christiansen, E.,  Jackson, S., Colman, R., Wyatt, J., Wilcox, B., Buchandahl, C., & Peterson, R. (1999). Parent attitudes and discipline practices: Profiles and correlates in a nationally representative sample.  Child Maltreatment, 4(4), 316-330.

Thompson, R. A., & Jackson, S. (1998). Ethical dimensions of child memory research. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 12(3), 218-224.

Crockenberg, S., Jackson, S., & Langrock, A. (1996). Autonomy and goal attainment: Parenting, gender, and children's social competence. In M. Killen (Ed.), New Directions in Child Development: Children=s autonomy, social competence, and interactions with adults and other children: Exploring connections and consequences (Vol. 73) (pp. 41-55). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
 
Jackson, S. L., & Hafemeister, T. L. (in preparation). Comparing the Differences in Perceptions of APS Caseworkers and their Elderly Clients Regarding the Causes of Elder Maltreatment.

Jackson, S. L., & Hafemeister, T. L. (in preparation). Development of Theories for Four Forms of Elder Maltreatment.

Jackson, S. L., & Hafemeister, T. L. (in preparation). Assessing the Interpersonal Dynamics Associated with Four Types of Elder Maltreatment.

Jackson, S. L., & Hafemeister, T. L. (in preparation). Discovering and Reporting Incidents of Elder Maltreatment: How to Effectively Intervene in Elder Maltreatment and the Implications for Policy.

Jackson, S. L., & Hafemeister, T. L. (in preparation). Prosecutors? Opinions about Elder Maltreatment and Rebuttals Proffered by an Experienced Elder Abuse Prosecutor

NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

Jackson, S. L., & Hafemeister, T. L. (February, 2011).  Elder Maltreatment:  Lessons Learned from Interviews with APS Caseworkers and the Elderly Victims They Serve. Victimization of the Elderly and Disabled. Civic Research Institute. 

Hafemeister, Thomas L., & Jackson, S. (2000).  Grandparent visitation: Who should
decide? APA Monitor, 31(2), 81.

Jackson, S. (July, 2003). Special Report: Batterer Intervention: Where Do We Go From Here?  Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice. 
BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS
Warren, J.I., & Jackson, S.L. (under contract, due February, 2012). Risk Markers for Sexual Victimization and Predation in Prison. International Perspectives on Forensic Mental Health series.  New York, NY: Routledge.  

Warren, J.I., & Jackson, S.L. (under review). Personality Disorders. 

Brownstein, H.H., Zahn, M.A., & Jackson, S.L. (2004). Introduction. In M.A. Zahn, H.H. Brownstein, & S.L. Jackson (eds.), Violence: From Theory to Research. Newark, NJ: LexisNexis/Anderson.

Jackson, S.L., Zahn, M.A., & Brownstein, H.H. (2004). The need for a theory of violence. In M.A. Zahn, H.H. Brownstein, & S.L. Jackson (eds.), Violence: From Theory to Research. Newark, NJ: LexisNexis/Anderson.

Zahn, M.A., Brownstein, H.H., & S.L. Jackson (eds.) (2004). Violence: From Theory to Research.  Newark, NJ: LexisNexis/Anderson.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Jackson, S.L. (January, 2012).  Financial Abuse of Elderly Persons.  Invited speaker, Estate, Tax and Financial Planning for High-Net-Worth Clients sponsored by Financial Planning Association of the National Capital Area.  Washington, DC. 

Jackson, S. L. (November, 2011).  Financial Abuse of Elderly People versus Other Forms of Elder Abuse: Assessing Their Dynamics, Risk Factors, and Society's Response.  Panel presentation, Using Scientific Inquiry to Prevent Elder Abuse and Exploitation. The American Society of Criminology, Washington, DC.

Jackson, S. L. (July, 2011). Elder abuse in Virginia.  Invited speaker at the Virginia Adult Protective Services Quarterly Meeting, Charlottesville, Va. 

Jackson, S. L. (March, 2011). Elder abuse in Virginia and its legal implications.  Invited speaker at the Virginia Public Guardian & Conservator Advisory Board, Richmond, Va. 

Jackson, S. L. (November, 2010). Panel Discussant.  Enhancing Society?s Response to Elder Maltreatment. Panel presentation at the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.

Jackson, S. L., & Hafemeister, T. L. (November, 2010). Elder Abuse Prosecution. Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.

Jackson, S. L., & Hafemeister, T. L. (November, 2010). Examining the Ways in Which Financial Exploitation Differs from Other Forms of Elder Maltreatment.  Invited speaker at the National Adult Protective Services Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. 

Jackson, S. L., & Hafemeister, T. L. (July, 2010). Evidence for Differentiation among Types of Elder Abuse: Implications for Theory Development.  Paper presented at the International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference, Portsmouth, N.H.

Jackson, S. L., & Hafemeister, T. L. (June, 2010). Factors Influencing Prosecutor?s Decisions to Accept Financial Exploitation Cases.  Paper presented at the National Institute of Justice Research and Evaluation Conference, Washington, DC. 

Jackson, S. L., & Hafemeister, T. L. (June, 2010). Examining the Ways in Which Financial Exploitation of the Elderly Differs from Other Forms of Elder Maltreatment. Invited speaker at the Virginia Coalition for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, Virginia Beach, Va.

Jackson, S. L., & Hafemeister, T. L. (December, 2009). Financial Abuse of Elderly People vs. Other Forms of Elder Abuse:  Assessing Their Dynamics, Risk Factors, and Society?s Response. Presentation to the Virginia Department of Social Services, Richmond, VA.

Jackson, S. L., & Hafemeister, T. L. (November, 2009). Financial Exploitation vs. Other Forms of Elder Abuse.  Poster presentation at the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.  

Jackson, S. L., & Hafemeister, T. L. (November, 2009). The Prosecution ? Or Not ? of Elder Mistreatment. Paper to be presented at the American Criminological Society, Philadelphia, PA.

Jackson, S. L., & Hafemeister, T. L. (November, 2008). Financial Exploitation vs. Other Forms of Elder Abuse: Preliminary Findings.  Panel presentation at the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, MD. 
      
Jackson, S.L., & Bonnie, R. J. (November, 2008). Modifying Social Norms as a Policy Tool for Preventing Youth Smoking Initiative: A Proposal for Monitoring Changes in Nonsmoking Policies in Multiunit Dwellings in Virginia. Presentation 
      
Warren, J.I., Loper, A.B., & Jackson, S.L. (March, 2008). Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA): Development of a Risk Paradigm for Sexual Victimization and Violence. Paper presentation at the 2008 CMHS National Gaines Center Conference, Washington, DC.  

Jackson, S. L. (April, 2007). Financial abuse of the elderly. Presentation to Building Partnerships, Furthering Research, and Making Our Community a Better Place to Age, sponsored by the Institute of Aging at the University of Virginia and the Jefferson Area Board for Aging.  Charlottesville, VA.  
      
Jackson, S. L. (January, 2007).  A Social Policy Approach to the Prevention of Youth Smoking Initiation:  Documenting the Nonsmoking Policies in Multiunit Dwellings in Virginia.  Presentation to Virginia Youth Tobacco Projects Small Grants Program, Richmond, VA. 
      
Warren, J. I., Jennifer, Jackson, S. L., Irena, Phil, Lauren (October, 2006).  Risk factors for sexual violence in male and female prisons.  Panel presentation to the Annual Conference of The Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, Chevy Chase, MD.
      
Bonnie, R. J., Killos, L., Scott, A., Bovbjerg, V.E., Jackson, S.L. (October, 2005).  Preventing Youth Access to Tobacco: A Survey of Virginia Retailers' Attitudes and Knowledge Regarding Youth Tobacco Laws.  Virginia Tobacco Foundation, Richmond, VA.
      
Jackson, S. (July, 2003). Who Should Have Responsibility for Child Protective Investigations?  Symposium Chair: Annual Conference on Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation, Washington, DC. 

Jackson, S. (July, 2003). Batterer Intervention: Do Culturally-Relevant Programs and Readiness to Change Matter in Reducing Violent Behavior Among Batterers?  Symposium Chair: Annual Conference on Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation, Washington, DC. 

Jackson, S. (April, 2003). Federal Funding: National Institute of Justice Research Portfolio.  Discussion Hour at the 2003 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Tampa, FL.

Jackson, S. (April, 2003). Federal Funding Opportunities at the National Institute of Justice.  Poster presented at the 2003 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Tampa, FL.

Hafemeister, Thomas L., & Jackson, S. (November, 2002).  The Effectiveness of Sanctions and Law Enforcement Practices Targeted at Youth Alcohol Possession and Consumption.  Paper presented at the Institute of Medicine=s Workshop on Underage Drinking: Issues and Approaches. Washington, DC.

Jackson, S. (July, 2002).  Research on Incarcerated Women: Violence and Victimization.  Symposium Chair: Annual Conference on Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation, Washington, DC.

Jackson, S. (July, 2002).  Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment.  Symposium Chair: Annual Conference on Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation, Washington, DC.

Jackson, S. (November, 2001). Child Advocacy Centers: A Coordinated Response to Child Sexual Victimization.  Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Steketee, M. W., Wright, R., Levey, L., Kelley, M., & Jackson, S. (November, 2001). Balancing Interests and Monitoring Performance: Encouraging Systemic Change to Serve Victims of Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment.  Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Jackson, S. (August, 2001).  Demonstration Project to Address Co-occurring Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment. Symposium Chair: Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Jackson, S. (August, 2001). Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Women and Children: International Research and Policy. Symposium Chair: Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.  

Jackson, S. (July, 2001).  The Long-Term Consequences of Violence Against Children: Adult Victimization.  Symposium Chair: Annual Conference on Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation, Washington, DC.

Jackson, S. (July, 2001).  The Long-Term Consequences of Violence Against Children: Adult Criminal Behavior.  Symposium Chair: Annual Conference on Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation, Washington, DC.

Jackson, S. (April, 2001). Funding Research at the National Institute of Justice. Invited speaker.  Poster presented at the Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN. 

Jackson, S. (April, 2001). Child Maltreatment Research Portfolio at the National Institute
of Justice.  Invited speaker.  Discussion hour presented at the Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.

 Jackson, S. (January, 2001). The Evolution of Child Advocacy Centers: From Empty Cupboards to Cornucopias.  Invited Speaker.  San Diego Conference on Child Maltreatment, San Diego, CA.

Jackson, S. (October, 2000).  Issues in Child Abuse and Neglect.  Symposium presented at the National Institute of Justice Research Conference on Violence Against Women and Family Violence, Washington, DC.

Jackson, S. (October, 2000).  Antecedents of Violence Against Women.  Symposium presented at the National Institute of Justice Research Conference on Violence Against Women and Family Violence, Washington, DC.

Jackson, S. (September, 2000). Evaluate Your Child Advocacy Center. Invited Speaker. National Children?s Alliance Leadership Conference, Washington, DC.

Jackson, S., Smith, C., & Perrin, N. (August, 1999).  Multidimensional Scaling Analysis of Traditionally Sex-Typed Toys. Poster presented at the 1999 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA.

Jackson, S. (July, 1999).  Evaluating Child Advocacy Centers.  Paper presented at the National Institute of Justice Research and Evaluation Conference, Washington, DC.

Jackson, S., & Hafemeister, T.L., & VanHorn, S. (April, 1999). Adolescent HIV Testing: Parental Consent and Notification Policies as Expressed in Statutes and Executed in Practice.  Poster presented at the Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.
      
Hafemeister, T. L., & Jackson, S. (July, 1998). End-of-Life Decision Making in the Context of Therapeutic Jurisprudence. Paper presented at the 1st Annual Therapeutic Jurisprudence Conference, Winchester, England.

Jackson, S., & Hafemeister, T.L., & Van Horn, S. (July, 1998). Adolescent Consent for HIV Testing: Discrepancies Between Policy on the Books and Policy in Practice. Poster presented at the 12th World AIDS Conference, Geneva, Switzerland.

Jackson, S., & Hafemeister, T. L. (March, 1998). The Influence of Parental Notification Policies on Older Adolescents= Decisions to be HIV Tested. Poster presented at the Biennial Meetings of the American Psychology and Law Society, Redondo Beach, CA.

Pathak, M., Fondacaro, M., & Jackson, S. (November, 1997). Procedural Justice in Resolving Family Conflict as a Predictor of Deviant Behavior in Older Adolescents: A Social Ecological Analysis. Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology, San Diego, CA.

Jackson, S., & Fondacaro, M. (May, 1997). Procedural and Distributive Justice in Resolving Family Conflict: Implications for Youth Violence. Paper presented at Law & Society, St. Louis, MO.

Jackson, S., & Weisz, V. (May, 1997). Strategies for Preventing HIV/AIDS in Female Adolescents. Poster presented at the National Conference on Women & HIV, Pasadena, CA.

Jackson, S. (April, 1997). Behavioral Coding of Interviewers and Interviewees to Explain Childrens' Reports. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, DC.

Crockenberg, S., Langrock, A., & Jackson, S. (April, 1997). Parents' Strategies in Predicting Children's Social Competence. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, DC.

Jackson, S., & Crockenberg, S. (August, 1996). Suggestibility in Four-Year-Old Girls in Response to Parental Misinformation. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.  

Crockenberg, S., Jackson, S., & Langrock, A. (August, 1996). Validating a Narrative
Measure of Child-Peer Conflict. Poster presented at the International Society of Behavior and Development, Quebec City, Canada.

Jackson, S. (June, 1994). Child Sexual Abuse: What Children Can Tell Us. Invited Colloquium Speaker. Portland State University, Portland, OR.

Jackson, S., Niemiec, S., & Crockenberg, S. (April, 1994). Measuring the Balance of Own and Other's Needs in Marital Relationships and Parental Roles. Poster presented at the Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, Lincoln, NE.

GRANTS AND AWARDS
Jackson, S.L., & Warren, J.I. (March 2011). Ensuring the Constitutional Rights of Juveniles: A Two-State Process and Outcome Evaluation of Policy and Practices for Restoring Youth Found Incompetent to Stand Trial.  Submitted to the National Institute of Justice.

Warren, J.I. & Jackson, S.L. (March 2011). Ensuring the Constitutional Rights of Juveniles: A Two-State Process and Outcome Evaluation of Policy and Practices for Restoring Youth Found Incompetent to Stand Trial.  Submitted to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. 

Jackson, S.L., & Hafemeister, T.H. (April 2011).  An Ecological Study of Elder Maltreatment Prosecution with Implications for a Multidisciplinary Response to Elder Maltreatment.  Submitted to the National Institute of Justice.

Jackson, S.L., Whitcomb, D., & Hafemeister, T.L. (March 2010). Exploring and Enhancing the Prosecution of Elder Abuse: Understanding Prosecutorial Decisions, Including a Case Flow Analysis. Proposal submitted to the National Institute of Justice (unfunded).

Warren, J.I., Larson, K., & Jackson, S.L. (March, 2010). Ensuring the Constitutional rights of juveniles: A Three State Study of Policy and Practices for Restoring Youth Found Incompetent to stand trial. Proposal submitted to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (unfunded).

Assessing the Demand for Smoke-Free Housing in Multiunit Dwellings in Virginia (June 2007). Shelly L. Jackson.  Funding Provided by the Virginia Consortium on the Prevention of Youth Tobacco ($7574).

A Social Policy Approach to the Prevention of Youth Smoking Initiation:  Documenting the Nonsmoking Policies in Multiunit Dwellings in Virginia (January 2006).  Shelly L. Jackson.  Funding provided by the Small grants Program ? Research on the Causes and Prevention of Youth Tobacco Use  ($9,552).
      
Financial Abuse of the Elderly vs. Other Forms of Elder Abuse: Assessing Their Dynamics, Risk Factors, and Society?s Response. (September 2006). Shelly L. Jackson and Thomas L. Hafemeister.  Funding provided by the National Institute of Justice ($290,414).
      
Risk markers for sexual vulnerability and violence in prison: Development of a risk
classification system for male and female inmates.  Janet I. Warren, Ann Loper, and Shelly Jackson.  2004. Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy, University of Virginia. Funding provided by the National Institute of Justice ($400,000).
A comparison of the long-term impact of suggestions from parents and professionals on children?s reports of a witnessed event. Principal Investigator. 1997. Center on Children, Families, & the Law, University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Funding provided by Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues ($2000).

A comparison of suggestibility in four-year-old girls in response to parental or stranger misinformation. 1995. Psychology Department, University of Vermont. Funding provided by Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research.
      
A comparison of suggestibility in four-year-old girls in response to parental or stranger misinformation. 1995. Psychology Department, University of Vermont. Funding provided by Child and Adolescent Psychology Training Research, Inc.

A comparison of suggestibility in four-year-old girls in response to parental or stranger misinformation. 1995. Psychology Department, University of Vermont. Funding provided by University of Vermont Department of Psychology Dissertation Grant.
      
Measuring the balance of own and other's needs in marital relationships and parental roles. 1994. Department of Psychology, University of Vermont. Funding provided by Graduate Student Advisory Committee Mini-Grant Travel Support Program.

A comparison of suggestibility in four-year-old girls in response to parental or stranger misinformation. 1995. Psychology Department, University of Vermont. Funding provided by Department of Psychology Mini-Grant Award.

Conflict resolution in peer relationships. 1992. Funding provided by Child and Adolescent Psychology Training Research Inc.

UNPUBLISHED REPORTS
Jackson, S. L. (2006). Foothills Child Advocacy Center 2006 Evaluation Report. 
Jackson, S. L. (2007). Foothills Child Advocacy Center 2007 Evaluation Report. 
Jackson, S. L. (2008). Foothills Child Advocacy Center 2008 Evaluation Report. 
Jackson, S. L. (2009). Foothills Child Advocacy Center 2009 Evaluation Report. 
Jackson, S. L. (2010). Foothills Child Advocacy Center 2010 Evaluation Report. 

PEER REVIEW - Journals 
Pediatrics
Law and Human Behavior
Child Abuse and Neglect
Child Maltreatment
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
Violence and Victims 1996-1998
Behavioral Sciences & the Law 1996-1998

PEER REVIEW  - Conferences, Reports, and Other
Papers to be presented at the Impact of Incarceration and Reentry on Children National Policy Conference, Washington, DC (sponsored by US Department of Health and Human Services).

American Psychological Society 14th Annual Convention (proposals related to child witnessing).

2002 and 2003 American Psychology and Law Society Biennial Meetings (proposals related to child victims and juvenile justice).

Office on Child Abuse and Neglect?s 13th Annual Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect.

National Institute of Corrections - Children of Incarcerated Mothers solicitation.

Acknowledged in Sussman, A. L. (2001). Reality monitoring of performed and imagined interactive events: Developmental and contextual effects.  Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 79, 115-138. 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Development and implementation of a comprehensive evaluation of the Foothills [Charlottesville?s] Child Advocacy Center scheduled to open in January, 2006.
      
Moderator of Legal and Policy Issues at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development?s Workshop on Children?s Exposure to Violence: Current Status, Gaps, and Research Priorities.  Washington, D.C., July 24-26, 2002.

Developed and chaired Batterer Intervention: Where Do We Go From Here? Workshop, sponsored by the Violence and Victimization Division within the National Institute of Justice, January 17 - 18, 2002.

Co-guest editor of a special volume of Law & Policy with Mark Fondacaro, J.D., Ph.D., entitled: The legal and psychosocial context of family violence (1999).

PROFESSIONAL WORKING GROUPS
Federal Implementation Committee for a Multi-Site Demonstration of Collaborations to
Address Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment (and managed the national evaluation for this demonstration project) (2000-2003).   

Longitudinal Cohort Study on the Effects of Environmental Hazzards on Children=s Health and Development: A Federal Interagency Collaboration (member of the Federal Consortium) (2000-2003).

Federal Interagency Working Group on Child Abuse and Neglect (2000-2003).
      
Federal Interagency Working Group on Incarcerated Women (2002-2003).

Planning Committee of the Federal Forum on Child and Family Statistics (2000-2001).

Department of Justice?s Children Exposed to Environmental Hazards Working Group (authored a brief to Attorney General Janet Reno regarding the current state of research on the effects of lead on children?s development) (2000-2001).

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Federal Bureau of Investigation?s Family Violence Conference, August, 2002.
SPSS Training (one-year subscription 2002-2003).
Cornell?s Summer Research Institute, Ithica, NY, May 29 - June 3, 2001.
 
LECTURER
Family Violence Across the Lifespan. University of Virginia
Personality Psychology, University of Virginia
Psychology and Law as it Relates to Children and Adolescents. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Developmental Psychology. University of Vermont
Cognitive Development. University of Vermont

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE

Kathryn Fraser (May, 2011). Adverse Interpersonal experiences to adult violent behavior: The role of adolescent victimization among prisoners. 

Lauren Ashbaugh (May, 2009). Child Sexual Abuse and Revictimization in Incarcerated Men and Women: Incidence and Vulnerability.  Curry School of Education, University of Virginia.

Irina Komarovskaya (August, 2009). Testing Gender Differences in the Trauma Model of the Cycle of Violence among Incarcerated Men and Women

External chair of the dissertation committee for Kari Nysse-Carris, University of Illinois - Chicago (research directed by Dr. Bette Bottoms). Misdeeds, Secrecy, and Promises to Tell the Truth: Understanding the Promise-Honesty Effect.  Dissertation Proposal: April 30, 2001. Oral Defense: 8/19/02.

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Board of Directors, Foothills Child Advocacy Center, Charlottesville, VA (2005-Present)
Board of Directors, University Montessori School, Charlottesville, VA (2005-2007)