Title: Clinical Psychology Graduate Student

Previous Degrees:

Master if Arts, Forensic Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Bachelor of Science, Forensic Psychology, The College of Saint Rose

Biography:

I was born and raised outside of Rochester, New York. I am currently a first-year Clinical Psychology Ph.D. student at the University of New Brunswick. I completed my undergraduate training in Forensic Psychology at The College of Saint Rose, where I gained clinical experience working with individuals convicted of sexual offenses and individuals struggling with serious mental illness. During this time, I conducted research on legal decision-making and discrimination under Dr. Katlyn Farnum and collaborated with law enforcement through the Cold Case Analysis Center. I later earned my M.A. in Forensic Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and worked in labs focused on restorative justice, wrongful convictions, and racial justice in policing. My thesis, conducted under the supervision of Dr. Cynthia Calkins, examined how victimization history influences punitive attitudes and support for rehabilitation. Under Dr. Scott Ronis, my dissertation will investigate how social support influences reintegration, informed by a comparative policy study across the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Ireland.

Select Presentations:

Linder, C. & Farnum, K. (2022). Trust in the Catholic Church. Poster presented at the annual Eastern Psychological Association Conference 2022: New York, NY.