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 | Michele Peterson-Badali phone: (416) 978-0937 email: mpetersonbadali@oise.utoronto.ca website: http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/depts/hdap/fac_peterson_badali.html Department: Applied Psychology and Human Development | |
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Academic History PhD University of Toronto 1990 Applied Psychology M.A. University of Toronto 1985 Psychology B.A. York University 1983 Psychology Research Overview Dr. Peterson-Badali's research interests focus on issues related to the experiences and adjustment of youth in the justice system; the rights of children and youth, including understanding of and attitudes towards children's rights; and evolving legal capacities (e.g., adjudicative competence, competence to consent to treatment). Her primary research approach involves both cross-sectional and longitudinal designs and semi-structured interview methods to provide detailed descriptions of how young people understand and experience these phenomena. She is currently studying the the effectiveness of implementing intervention services for young offenders according to an evidence-based assessment of youths’ individually-identified risk, criminogenic need, and responsivity factors (the Risk-Need-Responsivity framework). As an applied researcher, her research program has been shaped by policy developments and significant events in the field as well as by academic and scholarly interests. This synergy is reflected in the questions chosen for study and a commitment to practical dissemination as well as scholarly publication of research findings. Dr. Peterson-Badali is a registered psychologist whose clinical work is primarily in the field of child and adolescent assessment. Teaching Overview Graduate Courses Taught: Introduction to Psychological Assessment of School-aged Children Psychoeducational Assessment Ethical Issues in Applied Psychology Children Psychology and the Law Representative Publications Vitopoulos, N., Peterson-Badali, M., & Skilling, T. (2012). The Efficacy of the Risk-Need-Responsivity framework in guiding intervention for justice system-involved female youth. Criminal Justice & Behavior, 39, 1025-1041. DOI 10.1177/0093854812442895
Turrell, S., Peterson-Badali, M & Katzman, D. (2011). Consent to treatment in adolescents with anorexia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 44, 703-707. DOI: 10.1002/eat.20870
Goodman, I., Peterson-Badali, M. & Henderson, J. (2011). Understanding substance use treatment motivation: The role of social network pressure in emerging adulthood. Addictive Behaviors, 36, 660-668. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.01.011
Broeking, J. & Peterson-Badali, M. (2010). The extent and nature of parents’ involvement in Canadian youth justice proceedings. Youth Justice, 10, 40-55. DOI: 10.1177/1473225409356759
Cesaroni, C. & Peterson-Badali, M. (2010). Understanding the consequences of incarcerating young offenders: A Canadian example. Youth Justice, 10, 107-125. DOI: 10.1177/1473225410369290
Peterson-Badali, M. & Broeking, J. (2010). Parents’ involvement in the youth justice system: Rhetoric and reality. Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 52, 1-27. DOI10.3138/cjccj.52.1.1
Peterson-Badali, M. & Broeking, J. (2009). Parents’ involvement in the youth justice system: A view from the trenches. Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice. 51, 255-270.
Vieira, T., Skilling, T. & Peterson-Badali, M. (2009). Matching court-ordered services with youths’ clinically identified treatment needs: Predicting treatment success for young offenders. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 36, 385-401. DOI 10.1177/0093854808331249
Research Grants and Contracts 2010 Principal Investigator: M. Peterson-Badali; Co-investigator: Tracey Skilling, CAMH. Rehabilitating Youth: The impact of matching court-ordered treatment services according to youths' individual risk, need, and responsivity factors. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)Standard Research Grant. 2010 Principal Investigator: Carla Cesaroni, UOIT; Co-investigator: M. Peterson-Badali. Adolescent boys and girls in custody: A comparative study. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Research Grant Psychology (including Counselling Psychology, Psychotherapy, Health Psychology, Mental Health) |
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