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Biography
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Scholarship, Research & Creative Activities
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Grants
Dr. Julie Dempsey is a Professor in the School of Public Safety. She received her PhD in forensic psychology form Carleton University, a Master’s degree in social psychology from Brock University and Bachelor of Arts degrees in both psychology and criminology and criminal justice from Carleton University. Broadly, Julie’s research focuses on psychology and the law. She has conducted extensive research related to eyewitness memory and juror decision-making. Her recent work examines eyewitness memory for multiple targets and the various factors that may affect identification accuracy and the impact of this on police investigations and trials. Dr. Dempsey has published her research in a number of peer-reviewed journals.
Prior to joining Sheridan College, Dr. Dempsey was an instructor at Carleton University and taught numerous courses in the area of forensic psychology. Dr. Dempsey has also worked as a Research Officer for the Ottawa Catholic School Board identifying indicators of student success and assessing new classroom and board initiatives. Dr. Dempsey also worked as a Research Analyst for Correctional Service Canada in the Community Reintegration branch developing and assessing offender management programs in the community.
Conference Presentations
Dempsey, J., Santin, M., Do, J. (2022-06-22). Hearing their Voices: A Qualitative Exploration of Survivor Perspectives on Human Trafficking Risk and Prevention in Canada. The Qualitatives. St. John's , Canada.
Dempsey, J., Santin, M., Do, J. (2022-10-27). Hearing their Voices: A Qualitative Exploration of Human Trafficking Survivors in Canada.. Annual Crime Prevention Conference presented by Safe City Mississauga. Mississauga, Canada.
Dempsey, J., Santin, M., Do, J. (2022-10-26). Hearing their Voices: A Qualitative Exploration of Human Trafficking Survivors in Canada. Sheridan Creates. Mississauga, Canada.
Journal Articles
Dempsey, J., Pozzulo, J., Pettalia, J., Gooden, A. (2015). Juvenile offenders on trial: Does alibi corroboration evidence and defendant age interact to influence jurors’ perceptions and verdicts?.Psychiatry, Psychology, and Law, 22(2), 224-234.
Dempsey, J., Pozzulo, J., Reed, J., Pettalia, J. (2016). Simultaneous, sequential, elimination, and wildcard: A comparison of lineup procedures.Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 31(1), 71-80.
Dempsey, J., Pica, E., Thompson, L., Pozzulo, J., Pettalia, J. (2020). Variations of salient rejection options: Does one work best for adolescents and adults?.Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 35(4), 448-458.
Grants
"Innovative Program Evaluation Approaches: Creating a Digital Game-Based Tool to Evaluate Child and Youth Anti-Human Trafficking Programs". Sheridan College. SRCA Grant. $10,000. 2022.
Julie Dempsey (Principle Investigator), Marlene Santin (Principle Investigator), Julie Dempsey (Principle Investigator), Andrew Hladkkyj (Technical Lead), Cassie Petersen (Graduate Student), Sakshi Reddy (Graduate Student)."Hearing their Voices: A Qualitative Exploration of Human Trafficking Survivors in Canada". Sheridan College. SRCA Grant. $10,000. 2020.
Julie Dempsey (Co-Investigator), Marlene Santin (Principle Investigator) & Julie Dempsey."A Biomechanical Technique Intervention to Reduce Risk of Injury and Improve Outcomes on the Physical Readiness Evaluation for Police (PREP) Test". Sheridan College. SRCA Grant. $10,000. 2017.
Julie Dempsey (Co-Principle Investigator), Joanne Hodder (Co-Principle Investigator) & Julie Dempsey (Co-Principle Investigator).
