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Stephen B. Porter, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology University of British Columbia-Okanagan Founding Director of Centre for the Advancement of Psychological Science & Law (CAPSL) Registered Forensic Psychologist
University Addresses
Department of Psychology University of British Columbia - Okanagan ASC II ASC 204 3333 University Way Kelowna, BC Canada V1V 1V7 Telephone (250) 807-9129 E-mail stephen.porter@ubc.ca Website: www.stephenporter.ca
Education/Academic Appointments January 2009 - present: Professor - University of British Columbia - Okanagan (Psychology
Department)
2011-2013: Co-director of Forensic Psychology Specialization Program (University of British Columbia - Okanagan) 2010: Founding Director of Forensic Psychology Undergraduate Specialization Program (University of of British Columbia - Okanagan) September 2010-July 2011: Founding Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Psychological Science and Law (CAPSL) October 2010- March 2011: Adjunct Professor Dalhousie University (Psychology Department) July 2008 January 2009: Associate Professor - University of British Columbia - Okanagan (Psychology Department) 2008: Professor - Dalhousie University (Psychology Department/clinical psychology program leave of absence) 2003-2008: Associate Professor - Dalhousie University (Psychology Department) 2001-2008: Founding Director/Forensic Psychology Program (Dalhousie University) 1998-2003: Assistant Professor - Dalhousie University 1998-2002: Research Chair in Correctional Psychology, Dalhousie University 1999-2004: Honourary Research Associate, Acadia University 1997-1998: Clinical-forensic Internship - Mountain Institution (medium security prison), BC 1994-1998: Ph.D. (Forensic Psychology) - University of British Columbia 1992-1994: M.A. (Forensic Psychology) - University of British Columbia 1988-1992: B.Sc. Hons. (Psychology) - Acadia University
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Professional Memberships/Designations Registered Forensic Psychologist (BC registration number 1972) Member of the International Investigative Interview Research Group (iIIRG) (2011-2012) Registered Forensic Psychologist (NS) (2009-2011) Member of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) (2009-2012) Member of the Society for Applied Research on Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) (20092012)
Member of the American Psychology and Law Society (APLS) (2009-2012) Member of the American Psychological Society (APS) (2009-2012)
Teaching Experience
Undergraduate: Abnormal Psychology (2220.03)(1998-2007), Forensic Psychology (3224.03/PSYO355.03) (1999-2008/2012), Personality Psychology (PSYO241.03)(2009-2013), Psychopathology (PSYO344.03)(2009-2012), Forensic Psychology (PSYO 355) (2012) Graduate: Topics in Forensic Psychology (6330.03)(1999-2007), Adult Psychological Assessment (6202.03) (2003), Adult Psychopathology/DSM-IV-TR Mental Disorders (6317.03) (2005), Advanced Topics in Forensic Psychology (508B.03)(2009-2013): Aggression and Violent Behaviour, Psychopathy and Aggression, Forensic Assessment and Consulting, Nonverbal Communication: Science and Application
Research Supervision
Dr. Porter oversees forensic psychology labs at both Dalhousie University (where he has supervised Mary-Ann Campbell, Ph.D., Mike Woodworth, Ph.D., Kristine Peace, Ph.D.) and UBCOkanagan (where he has supervised Leanne ten Brinke, Ph.D.). Current graduate students under his direction include Sabrina Demetrioff (Ph.D. student), Marcus Juodis (Ph.D. student), Julia Shaw (Ph.D. student), Pamela Black (Ph.D. student), Alysha Baker (M.A. Student), and Lacey Peters (M.A. Student). In addition, Dr. Porter also has supervised twenty-eight honours theses.
Awards/Funding
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2013 University of British Columbia Researcher of the Year Award UBC ($5,000) 2010/2011/2012 University of British Columbia Okanagan Teaching Honour Roll (Awarded to top 10% of professors as voted by the students) 2010-2015 Natural Sciences and Engineer Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant (~$42,000/year for five years): The power and fragility of memory: Elucidating the paradoxical relation between negative emotion and memory 2010-2013 Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Operating Grant (~$33,000/year for three years): The secrets of the human face: Investigating genuine and falsified emotions in the universal facial expressions 2010 Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Leaders Opportunity Fund ($165,000): Centre for the Advancement of Psychological Science and Law 2010 British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) CFI Matching Funds ($165,000): Centre for the Advancement of Psychological Science and Law 2008 Dalhousie Health Sciences and Social Science Research and Ethics Board Distinguished Service Award 2007-2010 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Operating Grant ($90,000): Dangerous decisions: Investigations of the communication and identification of concealed and fabricated emotions. 2004-2007 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Operating Grant ($101,000): Credibility assessment in the legal system. 2004-2009 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant ($95,000): Investigating the false eyewitness memory phenomenon. 2003-2004 National Judicial Institute Research and Training Grant ($10,000): Studies of credibility assessment by the Canadian judiciary. 2003 Dalhousie University Department of Graduate Studies Grant ($3000): Research on deception detection in offenders. 2001-2004 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Society, Culture and Health of Canadians II ($395,240): A community alliance to examine interventions for preventing and treating disruptive child behaviour. (Awarded to Waschbusch, D. A., Porter, S. B., McGrath, P. A.) 2000 Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) President's New Investigator Award (tied-first place) (presented at the CPA Annual Conference in Ottawa, Ontario on June 30, 2000). 2000-2003 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Operating Grant ($75,000): Truth, lies, and videotape: Investigations of eyewitness memory and its distortion. 1999-2000 Research Development Fund, Dalhousie University ($2600): Investigation of trauma and memory. 1999-2000 Faculty of Graduate Studies, Dalhousie University ($2500): Factors contributing to the ability to detect deception. 1998-2000 Nova Scotia Hospital Forensic Psychiatric Service Research Grant: Investigation of risk factors in forensic patients released in the community ($6500). 1998-1999 Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Faculty Start-Up Grant ($23,000).
Graduate
1994-1998: SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship ($15000/annum).
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1997: American Psychological Association (Division 41, AP-LS) Doctoral Grant ($750). 1996: University of British Columbia Graduate Fellowship ($13,400) - declined in favor of SSHRC. 1995: University of British Columbia Graduate Fellowship ($13,400) - declined in favor of SSHRC. 1995: University of British Columbia Graduate Student Travel Award ($500) - Charlottetown, PEI. 1995: University of British Columbia Psychology Teaching Assistant of the Year. 1994: University of British Columbia Graduate Fellowship ($13,400) - declined in favor of SSHRC. 1994: American Psychological Association (Division 41, AP-LS) Graduate Student Research Grant ($750). 1994: University of British Columbia Graduate Student Travel Award ($500) - Madrid, Spain. 1992-1994: NSERC Postgraduate Fellowship ($15400/annum). 1992-1993: University of British Columbia NSERC Supplementary Fellowship ($4000).
Undergraduate
1991-1992: Isaac Judson Levy Scholarship 1990-1991: Acadia University Dean's List Scholar 1989-1990: Frank V. and Zella P. Anthony Memorial Scholarship 1988-1989: Acadia University Dean's List Scholar 1988-1989: F. W. Patterson Entrance Scholarship
Refereed Publications
Policy on Authorship: The order of authors reflects the relative contribution of each individual to the publication, with the primary author listed first.
Articles
Baker, A., ten Brinke, L., & Porter, S. (2013, in press). The face of an angel: Effect of exposure to details of moral behaviour on facial recognition memory. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. Accepted: March 24, 2013. Shaw, J., & Porter, S. (2013, online first). Catching Liars: Training Mental Health and Legal Professionals to Detect High-Stakes Lies. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology. doi: 10.1080/14789949.2012.752025. Shaw, J., & Porter, S. (2012, in press). Constructing rich false memories of committing crime. Psychological Science. Juodis, M., Starzomski, A., Porter, S., & Woodworth, M. (2012, in press). Comparison of domestic and non-domestic homicides. Journal of Family Violence. Korva, N., Porter, S., OConnor, B., Shaw, K., & ten Brinke, L. (2012, in press). Dangerous decisions: Influence of juror attitudes and defendant appearance on legal decision-making. Psychiatry, Psychology, and Law.
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Non-refereed Publications
Textbook
Miserandino, M., & Porter, S. (2014, in prep). Personality psychology: Foundations and findings, Canadian Edition. Toronto, ON, CAN: Pearson. Porter, S., & Wrightsman, L. (2013). Forensic psychology, Second Canadian Edition. Toronto: Nelson. Wrightsman, L. & Porter, S. (2006). Forensic psychology, First Canadian edition. Toronto: Nelson/Thomson.
Chapters
Black, P., Porter, S., Korva, N., & Baker, A. (2012). Uncovering secrets of the human face: The role of the face in pro-social and forensic contexts. In G. Young (Ed.), Facial expressions: Dynamic patterns, impairments and social perceptions, Vol 2. New York: Nova Science Publishers. Porter, S., Black, P., & Korva, N. (2012). The personality disorders. In D. Dozois (Ed.), Abnormal psychology perspectives, 5th ed. Toronto: Pearson Prentice Hall. ten Brinke, L. & Porter, S. (2012, in press). Friend or Foe? The role of intuition in interpersonal trustworthiness and vulnerability assessments. In Columbus, F. (Ed.) Psychology of Intuition. Nova Science Publishers: New York. ten Brinke, L. & Porter, S. (2012, in press). Discovering deceit: Applying laboratory and field research in the search for truthful and deceptive behaviour. In Cooper, B. (Ed.) Applied issues in investigative interviewing, eyewitness memory, and credibility assessment. Shaw, J., & Porter, S. (2012). Forever a psychopathy?: Psychopathy and the criminal career trajectory. In H. Hakkanen-Nyholm & Nyholm, J. (Eds.), Psychopathy and law (p. 201-224). Wiley. Porter, S., Peace, K., Douglas, R., & Doucette, N. (2011). Recovered memories in the courtroom. In J. Ziskin & D. Faust (Eds.), Coping with psychological and psychiatric evidence. Law and Psychology Press; Los Angeles. Porter, S., Demetrioff, S., & ten Brinke, L. (2010). Sexual psychopath: Current understanding and future challenges. In Schlank, A. (Ed.), The sexual predator - Volume IV (p. 131 13-12). Kingston, NJ : Civic Research Institute. Porter, S., Juodis, M. & Firestone, P. (2010). The personality disorders. In P. Firestone (Ed.), Abnormal psychology - perspectives, 4th ed (pp. 278-304). Toronto: Pearson Prentice-Hall. Porter, S., Woodworth, M., & Doucette, N. (2007). Memory for murder. In S. A. Christiansons (Ed.), Offenders memories of violent crimes (pp. 115-134). Wiley. Porter, S., Woodworth, M., & Doucette, N. (2007). Memory for murder. In S. A. Christiansons (Ed.), Offenders memories of violent crimes (pp. 115-134). Wiley.
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Articles
Babiak, P., Porter, S. and 11 others. (2012, July). Psychopathy: An important forensic concept for the 21st century. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, 3-8. Porter, S. (2004). Guest Editor to Special Issue on Forensic Psychology in Canada. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 36. Porter, S. (2004). Introduction to Special Issue on Forensic Psychology in Canada. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 36, 81. Porter, S., Campbell, M.A., Birt, A., & Woodworth, M. (2003). We said, she said: A response to Loftus (2003). Canadian Psychology, 44, 213-215. Porter, S. & Campbell, M. A. (2001). Book review of A. Vrij (2000), Detecting lies and deceit: The psychology of lying and implications for professional practice. Chichester: Wiley. Expert Evidence, 7, 227-232. Yuille, J. C. & Porter, S. (2000). Deception. The encyclopedia of psychology. American Psychological Association. Washington, DC.
Government Publications
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Conference Presentations
Baker, A., ten Brinke, L., Porter, S., & Black, P. (to be presented September, 2013). Influence of first impressions of trustworthiness based on the face on subsequent credibility assessments. Posted accepted for presentation at the Annual Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law. Coventry, England. Black, P., Porter, S., Woodworth, M., & Baker, A. (to be presented September 2013). The relation between the Dark Triad and interpersonal assessment of vulnerability. Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law. Coventry, England. Bhanwer, A., Porter, S., Woodworth, M., & Black, P. Vicarious revenge: An examination of schadenfreude and the Dark Triad. Poster accepted for presentation at the 74th Annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Convention. Quebec City, Canada. Peters, L., ten Brinke, L., Mathesius, J., Peters, L. R., & Porter, S. (to be presented June, 2013). Why do bad boys get the girls? Investigation of the characteristics associated with perceived trustworthiness in male faces. Poster accepted for presentation at the 74th Annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Convention. Quebec City, Canada. Baker, A., ten Brinke, L. & Porter, S. (to be presented June, 2013). The face of an angel: Effect of exposure to details of moral behaviour on facial recognition memory. Poster accepted for presentation at the 74th Annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Convention. Quebec City, Canada. Black, P., Porter, S., & Woodworth, M. (to be presented June, 2013). The Dark Triad and interpersonal perception: The function of modality. Poster accepted for presentation at the 74th Annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Convention. Quebec City, Canada. Korva, N., ten Brinke, L., & Porter, S. (to be presented June, 2013). An examination of communication styles of psychopaths. Poster accepted for presentation at the 74th Annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Convention. Quebec City, Canada. Bhanwer, A., Porter, S., Woodworth, M., & Black, P. J. (to be presented at April 4, 2013). Vicarious revenge: An examination of schadenfreude and the Dark Triad. Paper accepted for presentation at the UBC Undergraduate Research Conference (URC). Kelowna, BC. Shaw, J., & Porter, S. (2013, March 7). Creating rich false memories of committing crimes. American Psychology and Law Society Convention: Portland, OR.
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Workshops
Porter, S., Woodworth, M., & Black, P. (to be presented June, 2013). The truth about lies: Using psychology to detect lies in high stakes situations and every day life. Full day pre-convention workshop accepted for presentation at the 74th Annual Canadian Psychological Association Convention. Quebec City, Quebec. Porter, S. (April 17, 2013). Lie-catching. Half-day workshop for Young Presidents Organization (YPO). Vancouver, BC. Porter, S. (October 5, 2012). The truth about lies: Using psychology to detect lies in the workplace and everyday life. Madrid, Spain. Woodworth, M., Porter, S., & Walsh, Z. (June 11, 2012). Psychopathy: An overview. UBC Okanagan Centre for the Advancement of Psychological Science and Law. Kelowna, BC.
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Addresses
Porter, S. (2012, December). Understanding violence: How do we stop the bleeding? UBC Dialogues: North Shore. Vancouver, BC. Porter, S. (October 3, 2012). Secrets of the human face: New insights into what the face reveals about covert emotion and honesty. Invited address at Camilo Jos Cela University. Madrid, Spain. Porter, S. (2012, September). The role of the psychologist in hostage and barricade situations. Presented to Emergency Response Team of Kelowna branch RCMP. Porter, S. (July 23, 2012). Secrets of the human face: New insights into what the face reveals about covert emotion and honesty. Invited symposium at the 30th International Congress of Psychology. Capetown, South Africa. Porter, S., Baker, A., Black, P., Korva, N., Shaw, J., & Walsh, Z. (July, 2011). Current forensic psychology research and student opportunities at UBC Okanagan. Presentation given at the Annual International Counselors Visit. University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Porter, S. (August 20-23, 2011). Secrets of the Human Face: New insights into what the face reveals about covert emotion and honesty. Guest speaker at the New Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference. Queenstown, NZ. Porter, S. (August 20-23, 2011). Invited full-day seminar on Detecting Deception at the New Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference. Queenstown, NZ. Porter, S. (May 27, 2011). Preying for parole: Psychopathy, violence and the art of manipulation. Invited address to the Saskatchewan Crown Prosecutions. Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Porter, S., & ten Brinke, L. (May 27, 2011). The truth about lies: Using psychology to detect deception. Invited keynote address at the Saskatchewan Annual Prosecutors Conference. Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Porter, S. (May 18, 2011). Look me in the eye!: A scientific perspective on how non-verbal behavior influences perceptions of credibility. Invited address for Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Kamloops, BC. Porter, S. (August, 2010). Preying for parole: Psychopathy, violence and the art of manipulation. Address at the 30th Annual Congress of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law. Surfers Paradise, Australia. Porter, S. (August, 2010). Secrets and lies: How we get duped and the behaviours that accompany high stakes lies. Colloquium at the University of New South Wales School of Psychology. Sydney, Australia. Porter, S. (June, 2010). The truth about lies: What works in detecting high-stakes deception? Symposium at the 20th Annual Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law. Gothenburg, Sweden. Porter, S. (March, 2010). Secrets and lies: How we get duped and the behaviour that accompanies high stakes lies. Colloquium at St. Francis Xavier University. Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Porter, S. (September, 2009). Constructing reality: The power and fragility of our emotional
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detecting deception of suspects through behavioural and statement analyses facial expression/emotional analysis based on public pleas for a missing relative assisting in the strategic planning of suspect interviewing and evaluating truthfulness evaluating the credibility of potential false allegations by a complainant personality and behavioural profiling of an unknown perpetrator or known suspect.
Dr. Porter also has recently (2012) become part of the RCMP crisis negotiation team (e.g., hostage negotiations) in the Okanagan region.
COURTS
Dr. Porter has been qualified as an expert witness in Canadian courts in the following areas:
memory and the factors involved in credibility assessments" (Childrens Aid Society of Halifax v. P. M. H., 2006: N.S. Supreme Court) "forensic psychology" (for example, R. v. Miller, 2005: Supreme Court of British Columbia) "dangerousness/ risk for violence" (for example, R. v. Berikoff, 2000: Supreme Court of British Columbia Dangerous Offender Hearing.)
Expert report for ---- University concerning the mental health status and risk for violence posed by a staff member (Nova Scotia, April, 2008) Expert review of Psychological Court Report by IWK Youth Forensic Services concerning (young offender) (April, 2008) Consulted by defense lawyer regarding conditional release conditions set for client by the National Parole Board (Nova Scotia, September, 2007) Consulted re: risk for sexual violence in R. v. George (2007) (Click here for link) Qualified as an expert witness in Childrens Aid Society of Halifax v. P. M. H. (2006). Application for child abuse registry. Nova Scotia Supreme Court-Family Division. (Click here for link)
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Consulted re: validity of confession evidence in R v. Wentzell (Provincial Court of Nova Scotia) (2006) Qualified and testified for the Crown as an expert in forensic psychology in R. v. Miller (July, 2005) (Dangerous Offender Hearing, Richmond BC). Consulted by the Department of Justice in Seymour, Albert et al. v. The Presbyterian Church in Canada, The Trustee Board of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, and The Attorney General of Canada regarding memory evidence in a residential school abuse civil case (July/October, 2004). Psychological report (risk assessment) prepared for the defense for sentencing in R. v. George (Provincial Court of Nova Scotia) (February, 2004). Consulted in R. v. Bourassa (Supreme Court of Nova Scotia) regarding historical abuse (November, 2003). Psychological report (risk assessment) prepared for the defense for sentencing in R. vs. Elliott (Provincial Court of Nova Scotia) regarding risk for violence (July, 2003). Qualified and testified for the defense as an expert on trauma and risk for violence in R. v. Maliragora (October, 2002) (Supreme Court of Nova Scotia). Consulted by the defense in R. v. ---- (young offender) (June, 2002). Youth Court of Nova Scotia. Qualified and testified for the defense as an expert on risk for violence in R. v. Landry (February, 2002) (Supreme Court of Nova Scotia Dangerous Offender Hearing). See: http://www.canlii.org/ns/cas/nsca/2003/2003nsca44.html Qualified and testified for the Crown as an expert in forensic psychology in R. v. Miller (October, 2001) (British Columbia Dangerous Offender Hearing). Consulted by the defense in R. v. James Edward Tracey (Nova Scotia) regarding children's testimony (May, 2001). Consulted by the defense in R. v. Hart. Dangerous Offender Hearing. Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (June, 2001). Consulted by the defense in R. v. Clayton Sangster (Nova Scotia) regarding recovered memory evidence (January-May, 2001). Qualified and testified for the Crown as an expert on risk for violence in R. v. Berikoff (January, 2000) (Supreme Court of British Columbia Dangerous Offender Hearing). See: http://www.canlii.org/bc/cas/bcsc/2000/2000bcsc1024.html Consulted by the defense in the Newfoundland Supreme Court case R v. Lasik (September, 1999) regarding memory for historical trauma.
Psychological/Forensic Assessments
180+ comprehensive psychological assessments (including reports for defendants, Department of Aboriginal Affairs, Correctional Service of Canada, National Parole Board). Numerous consultations on memory/PTSD issues in the legal system (e.g., long-term effects of sexual abuse, recovered memories of abuse, amnesia for crime). Threat Analysis/Risk for Workplace Violence: consultations to determine the level of risk posed by a staff member in the workplace
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Other Professional Training and Experience Associate Editor of Legal and Criminological Psychology Member of the Editorial Board for the PTSD section of Psychological Injury and Law Member of the Editorial Board for the Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science Member of the Editorial Board for the Legal and Criminological Psychology Reviewer for Assessment, Nature, Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, Journal of Abnormal
Psychology, Canadian Psychology, Legal and Criminological Psychology, Emotion, Acta Psychologica, Memory, Law and Human Behavior, Psychological Science, Criminal Justice and Behavior, Applied Cognitive Psychology, Canadian Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Behaviour Research and Therapy, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, and numerous others Reviewed operating grant proposals for SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR, and international agencies. Member of selection committee for SSHRC Faculty Operating Grants in Ottawa (2008/2011) Reviewed books and book chapters for Prentice-Hall, University of Toronto, McGraw-Hill, Thomson Nelson, Pearson Publishing. Successful nominator of Dr. Bob Hare for the 2010 Donald O. Hebb Award for significant contributions to science by the Canadian Psychological Association. Psychological Associate/Internship (1997-98) at Mountain Institution. Psychological assessments and reports Individual counselling Crisis intervention Correctional/treatment planning Ph. D. Forensic Practicum (1996-97): Forensic Psychiatric Institute (Port Coquitlam, BC) Ph. D. Forensic Practicum (March - September, 1995) at the BC Board of Parole (Surrey, BC) M.A. Forensic Practicum (September, 1993 - September, 1994) Vancouver Crown Council Victim Services (Vancouver, BC) Research Assistant for Dr. John Yuille (1993 - 1996). Teaching Assistant in Forensic Psychology undergraduate course by Drs. John Yuille, Robert Hare, and Steve Hart. (1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96).
Administrative Service University of British Columbia (Okanagan) Founding Director: CAPSL Hampton Fund Adjudication Committee Clinical Program Planning Committee Instructor Selection Committee member PSYO111, PSYO241 DACOPAT (Deans Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure) Member (2011-2012) Search for Dean of Graduate Studies Committee member (2011-2012)
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UBCO Psychology Department Colloquium Series Committee (2009-2013) Host of Dr. David Klonsky Academic Visit Host of Dr. Robert Hare Academic Visit Host of Dr. Don Read Academic Visit Psychology Department Head Selection Committee Forensic Psychology Specialization Program Committee (proposed and created the program) Centre for the Advancement of Psychological Science and Law (CAPSL) Directors Committee
Committee Service Dalhousie Department of Psychology Member of Dalhousie Social Sciences and Humanities Research Ethics Board (2007) Dalhousie Psychology Department Colloquium Series Committee Member of Dalhousie Health Sciences Research Ethics Board (2006) Chair/Adult Psychopathology Search Committee (2003) Founder/Director of Forensic Certificate Program (2000-2008) Chair/Strategic Planning Committee (2002) APICS Psychology representative (1999-2001) Dalhousie High School Science and Engineering Week: Psychology representative (19992002)
Professional Workshops/Training
Dr. Porter has provided many training workshops and invited addresses on credibility assessment, detecting deception, and expert testimony to various professional groups (see http://www.stephenporter.ca).
How to spot psychopaths: Speech patterns give them away, Live Science (October 20, 2011) Psychopaths revealed by computer analysis, Discovery News (October 18, 2011) Psychopaths: Murders show psychiatric conditions in words they use to describe the killing, ABC News (October 18, 2011) Psychopathic killers leave clues in speech patterns and possibly texts & tweets: NY professor, New York Daily News (October 17, 2011) Computerized text analysis to track killer instincts in psychopaths, International Business Times (October 16, 2011) Study unveils word patterns of psychopaths, Toronto Sun & Calgary Sun (October 15, 2011) Word choices of psychopathic killers eyes, United Press Internaitonal (October 14, 2011) Psychopathic killers: Computerized text analysis uncovers the word patterns of a predator, Science Daily (October 14, 2011) New research may be able to discover tweeting psychopaths, CBS News (October 12, 2011)
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Researchers use text, computers to spot unique language of psychopathic killers (October 11, 2011) The Psychopath Among Us, Readers Digest (September, 2011) What makes a psychopath? Q&A, The Globe and Mail (October 24, 2010) How a psychopath is made, The Globe and Mail (October 24, 2010) Murders by numbers, UBC Reports (December 3, 2009) Psychopaths charming their way out of prison: study, National Post (February 4, 2009) Psychopaths use charm, lies to fool parole officials: Researcher, Ottawa Citizen (February 4, 2009) Cunning crooks manipulate their way out of jail, New Scientist (January 21, 2009) Psychopathic criminals con way into early release, inthenews.co.uk (January 19, 2009) When less intelligence helps, another scary thing about psychopaths, and more (August 31, 2008) Recognizing those without a conscience (May 6, 2008) The Predators Gaze, Science News (December 9, 2006) Inside the Mind of a Psychopath, Quirks & Quarks, CBC Radio (September 30, 2006)
Forensic Aspects of Memory Flying in the Face of Freud, Halifax Daily News (February 23, 2007) Research Turns Memory Theory On Its Head, Newswise (February 21, 2007) Was Freud Wrong? Dal News (November 29, 2006) Sadly, bad memories remain, Halifax Herald (September 8, 2006) Traumatic memories recalled better than positive events, Canada.com (August 30, 2006) False Memory, The Current, CBC Radio (March 8, 2005)
Credibility Assessment/Deception La clave para saber si un criminal miente esta en su mirada. Elmundo (October 7, 2012) La Academia de Policia acoge en Avila un taller para la deteccion de mentiras. ABC (October 5, 2012) Vamos a detector mentiras. Avilared (October 5, 2012) Lyin Ryan: Why he cant stop untruthing. The Globe and Mail (September 9, 2012) Emotionally intelligent people are less good at spotting liars, Science Daily (May 18, 2012) People with high emotional intelligence are more easily duped by fakers, BPS Research Digest (May 18, 2012) Can you tell when someone is lying to you? The Globe and Mail (May 18, 2012) Facing the truth, CBCs Quirks & Quarks (March 31, 2012) Lies that leak through facial expressions, Wall Street Journal (March 30, 2012) Why faces cannot lie?, India Today (March 19, 2012) Your face gives away the game when you lie, says study, Independent (March 18, 2012) Scientists unlock key to uncovering lies, Yahoo News (March 18, 2012)
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Why your face cant lie: The uncontrollable tell-tale signs of deceit in high-stakes deceptions, Mail Online (March 18, 2012) Looking for cues of remorse, Partners in Innovation (January 2012) Detecting High-Stakes Lies, Trek Online, (Fall/Winter 2011 Issue) The Art of Lying, The Labyrint (October, 2011) Emotional please focus of extensive psychology study, UBC News (October 14, 2011) Emotional pleas focus of extensive psychology study, Castanet News (October 14, 2011) Workshop identifies when people are lying, Kelowna Daily Courier (August 28, 2011) Workshop lets the truth be told, Morning Star (September 02, 2011) Let the truth be told, Campus Life (August 26, 2011) Let the truth be told, UBCO Media Relations (August 26, 2011) Okanagan researcher says she can pinpoint liars, CHBC News (August 07, 2011) Lie Detection: Misconceptions, Pitfalls and Opportunities for Improvement, Science Daily (February 17, 2011) Humans still beat thermal cameras for catching security, Ottawa Citizen; Vancouver Sun; Nanaimo Daily News; Edmonton Journal; Montreal Gazette; Windsor Star; Calgary Herald; Times Colonist; Canada.com (February 16, 2011) New research may help tell when parole applicants are shedding crocodile tears, National Post (February 12, 2011) Were sorry, youre not really remorseful at all, Winnipeg Free Press (February 12, 2011) Are those tears for real? Study tries to determine if potential parolees are showing genuine remorse, Vancouver Sun (Febraury 12, 2011) Tears of ploy: New Canadian study looks at genuine versus fake remorse, Ottawa Gazette (February 12, 2011) UBCO study finds facial clues can reveal fake or sincere remorse, Kelowna Capital News (Febraury 10, 2011) Crocodile tears dont fool us all: Study gives behavioural clues to spot fabricated versus genuine displays of remorse, Science Daily (February 10, 2011) Crocodile tears? Facial clues reveal fake or sincere remorse, UBCO Media Release (Febraury 10, 2011) Do tears work at work? AOL Jobs (February 9, 2011) The Fallacy of Lying Eyes and Guileless Smiles, The Star (August 14, 2010) CBC TV Documentary: The Murder of Sharin Morningstar Keenan (March 14, 2010) CBC Radio Documentary: The Murder of Sharin Morningstar Keenan (March 12, 2010) Ask me no questions, Kelowna Daily Courier (March 11, 2009) Mothers distress fabricated, The Chronicle Herald (January 31, 2009) Where the truth lies, Dal News (April 22, 2008); Newswise (April 21, 2008); Science Daily (April 22, 2008) Liars faces can reveal truths, Montreal Gazette (April 23, 2008) Researchers find display of true emotion better than shifty eyes to catch a liar, National Post (April 23, 2008)
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Signs of lying are found in the face: Scientist, CTV News (April 24, 2008) Lying? Your face will give you away: study, Reuters (April 24, 2008); China Daily (April 24, 2008); Read between the lies, One India (April 25, 2008); Your face will give you away, Iran Daily (April 26, 2008); Lies written all over your face, Shanghai Daily (April 26, 2008) Lies are written all over your face, ABC News (April 29, 2008) Facing up to lies, Chronicle Herald (May 1, 2008) Killers faces provide new truths on lying, CTV News (March 15, 2007) Liar, Liar, Canadian Bar Association (January/February 2004)
Other UBCs Next Big Thing: Dr. Stephen Porter. UBCO TV (November 29, 2012) UBC psychology class keeps an eye on Hyatt trial. CBC Daybreak: Radio 1 (November 1, 2012) Experts caution to wait for forensic evidence in Maple Ridge, B.C., cat killings. The Huffington Post (June 4, 2012) Making sense of the senseless: Are murderers simply evil?, The Globe and Mail (April 20, 2012) Scholars join forces to launch world-class research centre, Castanet News, (February 02, 2012) Scholars join forces to launch world-class research centre, UBC News (Febraury 02, 2012) Psychological Trauma, Chatelaine (November 8, 2011) Kienans return unusual and unprecedented, expert says, The Star (September 11, 2011) Cancer fakers: The motives and the marks, The Globe and Mail (November 3, 2010) Psychology in the News, British Columbia Psychological Association Forensic Psychology (interview with Stephen Porter), From the Exile (October 30, 2010) Forensic Psychology (interview with Stephen Porter), The New Evolutionary Enlightment (October 30, 2010) Psych centre opens at UBC Okanagan, Kelowna Daily Courier (September 20, 2010) Centre for the Advancement of Psychological Science and Law opens at UBC (September 16, 2010) Lee murders could have been forseen, Times Colonist (January 23, 2010) Border rudeness: maybe the jerk method doesnt work, The Star (May 2, 2010) Deterring pet abuse challenges society and the law, The Digital Times UBC study could help in search for murderers, The Vancouver Sun (December 7, 2009) Fugitive pieces: PhD student tries to figure out the mindset of fugitives (August, 8, 2007) Stopping a killer not easy, Toronto Star (April 20, 2007) They were our colleagues (Invited article by Dr. Porter), Dal News (April 18, 2007) True Crime, Dal News (January 11, 2007)
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