Karla Emeno, PhD
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Program Director, Forensic Psychology
Forensic Psychology
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
Undergraduate Program Director, Forensic Psychology
Forensic Psychology
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
Dr. Emeno's areas of research speciality include geographic profiling, police stress and predictive crime mapping.
Full biography
Law enforcement officers report higher levels of stress and face increased public scrutiny in today’s economic and social climate. Creating more accurate and advanced crime mapping and profiling tools for law enforcement officers will significantly improve investigative processes. To this point, Dr. Emeno’s research has primarily examined investigative and crime prevention techniques, such as geographic profiling, such as using a serial offender’s crime site locations to predict their home location) and predictive crime mapping, for example, using past crime site locations to predict future crime. More recently, her research has expanded to include key topics in policing including recruitment, selection, and stress. Inspired by her father, a retired RCMP officer of 25 years, Dr. Emeno earned her Doctorate and her Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick. Following the completion of her dissertation, and a research assistant position with the National Department of Defence, she was drawn to UOIT’s Forensic Psychology program and joined its highly specialized and collaborative faculty in July 2013. Eager to inspire first-year university students, she teaches Introductory Psychology, and Data Analysis bringing an exciting perspective on how the knowledge gained will extend to future careers.
Areas of expertise
Courses
- PSYC 1000UIntroductory PsychologyThis course introduces students to the study of human thought and behaviour. Through a survey of major theories, principles, and research findings across a variety of fields within psychology, students will gain a better understanding of why people think and behave as they do. Typical topics include: the history of psychology, research methods, sensation and perception, learning, memory, emotion and motivation, consciousness, stress and health, social influences, developmental factors, psychological disorders and treatment.
Education
- PhD - Forensic PsychologyCarleton University, Ottawa, Ontario
- MA - Forensic PsychologyCarleton University, Ottawa, Ontario
Speaking engagements
- Singapore December 7, 2016Public Opinion of Body-Worn Cameras Reveals a Lack of Knowledge About Their Limitations: Implications for the Police and the CourtsAsian Conference of Criminal and Operations Psychology 2016
- Singapore December 7, 2016Captured on Camera: An International Study of What the Public Really Thinks About Police Use of Body-Worn CamerasAsian Conference of Criminal and Operations Psychology 2016
- Atlanta, Georgia December 31, 1969The Influence of Social Support and Coping Style on Job Stress Among Senior-Ranked Police Officers in Ontario41st Annual Conference of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology
- Las Vegas Nevada December 31, 1969Testing the Boost Account as an Explanation for Repeat and Near Repeat Canadian BurglaryAnnual Meeting of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology