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Dr Jacinta Cording

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Department: School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing

Email: jacinta.cording@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3690723

Office: Room 403, Music Building

Language: English

Research interests include forensic psychology, behavioural change, and research methods.
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Fields of Research

  • Sexual offending
  • Family violence
  • Offender risk assessment
  • Offender rehabilitation
  • Crime prevention
  • Research methods and statistics

Researcher Summary

I am a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Canterbury, currently delivering courses in forensic psychology, research methods and statistics.

My research focusses on prevention and rehabilitation approaches for sexual offending and family violence offending, including the assessment and communication of offending risk, and understanding the mechanisms underlying treatment change.

I have also led a number of evaluations of offending-related intervention programmes, including: the Ministry of Justice’s Police Safety Order (PSO) Brief Risk and Needs Assessment pilot; the Family Violence Courts initiative; and, the NZ Defence Force’s Sexual Assault Response Team. Additionally, I have led or been involved in a number of evaluations and research projects in the broader social sector, including evaluations of Oranga Tamariki's Family Start Programme, and the Ministry of Health's Healthy Homes Initiative.

I have strong experience in qualitative evaluation methodologies and a special interest in quantitative research methods including quasi-experimental techniques. I have also increasingly been utilising Statistics New Zealand's Integrated Data Infrastructure to conduct research exploring the social connectedness and wellbeing of New Zealand populations, including offenders, victims of crime, and sole parents.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Psychology: Forensic Psychology; Behavioural Science

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles
  • Ward T., Arrigo B., Barnao M., Beech A., Brown DA., Cording J., Day A., Durrant R., Gannon TA. and Hart SD. (2022) Urgent issues and prospects in correctional rehabilitation practice and research. Legal and Criminological Psychology 27(2): 103-128. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/lcrp.12211.
  • McLean AP., Grace RC., Shevchouk O. and Cording JR. (2018) Rat choice in rapidly changing concurrent schedules. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior : 313-335. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jeab.314.
  • Cording JR. and Beggs Christofferson SM. (2017) Theoretical and practical issues for the measurement of protective factors. Aggression and Violent Behavior 32: 45-54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2016.12.007.
  • Cording JR., Beggs Christofferson SM. and Grace RC. (2016) Challenges for the theory and application of dynamic risk factors. Psychology, Crime and Law 22(1-2): 84-103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2015.1111367.
  • Cording JR., McLean AP. and Grace RC. (2011) Testing the linearity and independence assumptions of the generalized matching law for reinforcer magnitude: A residual meta-analysis. Behavioural Processes 87(1): 64-70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2011.02.011.
Reports
  • Carter M., Cording J., Preval N., Apatov E., Potter H., Frost-Kruse O., Scanlen A., Waru N., Fehoko E. and Subedi K. (2021) Evaluation of the Family Start programme: Synthesis of process and impact evaluation findings.Oranga Tamariki. Commissioned by Oranga Tamariki. 51.
  • Cording J. and Carter M. (2021) Factitious disorder imposed on another: Literature scan.Oranga Tamariki. Commissioned by Oranga Tamariki. 50.
  • Cording J., Gore A., Westerman A. and Kaiwai H. (2021) Understanding the motivations of fleeing drivers: Individual factors.NZ Police. Commissioned by NZ Police. 29.
  • Cording J., Westerman A., Gore A. and Kaiwai H. (2021) Understanding the motivations of fleeing drivers: Media influences.NZ Police. Commissioned by NZ Police. 16.
  • Cording J., Wheatley P. and Kaiwai H. (2021) Evaluation of the Family Violence Courts.Ministry of Justice. Commissioned by Ministry of Justice. 97.
  • Preval N., Apatov E. and Cording J. (2021) Evaluation of the Family Start programme: Report on findings of the impact evaluation.Oranga Tamariki. Commissioned by Oranga Tamariki. 115.
  • Auld A., Woodham C., Alice P. and Cording J. (2020) Support for children and young people who are victims/survivors of sexual violence or display harmful sexual behaviour.Oranga Tamariki. Commissioned by Oranga Tamariki. 43.
  • Beggs S., Willis G., Cording J. and Waitoki W. (2020) Stand Strong, Walk Tall: Prehabilitation for a Better Future - A Sexual Abuse Prevention Project. Phase One: Intervention Development.Commissioned by Ministry of Social Development. 132.
  • Cording J. and Preval N. (2020) Impacts of sexual harm: Research report.Commissioned by Ministry of Social Development. 102.
  • Palmer A., Oliver A., Cording J., Frost-Kruse O., Wheatley P. and Kayem, Yasmin. (2020) Evidence brief: Assessment models, methodologies and approaches.Commissioned by Oranga Tamariki. 47.
  • Urbanová M., Minster S. and Cording J. (2020) Therapeutic residential care: Evidence brief.Commissioned by Oranga Tamariki. 48.
  • Cording J. (2019) Professionalisation of Caregiving: Evidence brief.Commissioned by Oranga Tamariki. 27.
  • Cording J. and Preval N. (2019) Transition Support Service: Draft Data Collection and Monitoring Framework.Commissioned by Oranga Tamariki.
  • Scanlen A. and Cording J. (2019) Risk and needs assessment service (PSO): Evaluation report.Commissioned by Ministry of Justice. 46.
  • Smith C., Krassoi Peach E. and Cording J. (2019) The Impact of Multiple Disadvantage on Subjective Wellbeing: New Zealand Families and Whānau.Kōtātā Insight. Commissioned by Ministry of Social Development. 32.
  • Beresford S., Cording J., Gribble A., Haddow J., Scanlen A. and White E. (2018) The future of breast screening: A literature review of emerging technologies in breast cancer screening.Commissioned by BreastScreen Australia. 188.
  • Carter M., Cording J., Hooper C., Potter H., Waru N. and Frost-Kruse O. (2018) Healthy Homes Initiative Evaluation: Final report.Commissioned by Ministry of Health. 77.
  • Cording J. (2018) Experiences of education for children in care.Commissioned by Oranga Tamariki. 56.
  • Cording J. and Leffler N. (2018) Claimant Engagement on Historic Claims Resolution Process: Final report.Commissioned by Ministry of Social Development. 12.
  • Cording J., Scanlen A., Hardie-Boys N., Beggs Christofferson S. and Waru N. (2018) Formative Process Evaluation of the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Model: Final report.Commissioned by New Zealand Defence Force. 21.
  • Cording J., Smith A., Gribble A. and Sophie B. (2018) Breast Density: A literature review to inform BreastScreen Australia’s position statement on breast density and screening.Commissioned by BreastScreen Australia. 151.
  • Frieling M., Krassoi Peach E. and Cording J. (2018) The Measurement of Social Connectedness and its Relationship to Wellbeing.Commissioned by Ministry of Social Development. 67.
  • Krassoi Peach E. and Cording J. (2018) Multiple disadvantage among sole parents in New Zealand.Commissioned by Ministry of Social Development. 48.
  • Hardie-Boys N., Cording J., Scanlen A., Bishop S., Polaschek D., Carswell S., Kaiwai H., Dixon L. and Grace R. (2017) Family violence in New Zealand: Needs, experiences, and system responsiveness.Commissioned by Ministry of Justice. 90.
  • Hardie-Boys N., Cording J., Scanlen A., Polaschek D., Carswell S., Kaiwai H. and Dixon L. (2017) Rapid synthesis of family violence research to inform advice about services: Final report.Commissioned by Ministry of Justice. 159.
Chapters
  • Cording J. and Ward T. (2021) Theories of sexual offending. Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology, 2nd edition (2nd ed.) Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
  • Cording JR., Ward T. and Beggs SM. (2019) Risk prediction and sex offending. In O'Donohue WT; Bromberg D (Ed.), Sexually Violent Predators: A Clinical Science Handbook: 225-241. New York: Springer. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04696-5.
  • Cording J., Beggs Christofferson S. and Grace R. (2018) Challenges for the theory and application of dynamic risk factors. In Ward T; Fortune C-A (Ed.), Dynamic Risk Factors: What role should they play in the explanation, assessment and rehabilitation of offenders?: 84-103. London: Routledge.
Conference Contributions - Other
  • Cording J. (2021) Understanding the motivations of fleeing drivers.. Wellington, NZ: Evidence Based Policing Centre (EBPC) and University of Waikato (UoW) annual conference, 13 May 2021.
  • Cording J. and Helmus LM. (2021) It’s complicated: Does the framing of risk assessment influence risk communication? Christchurch, NZ: New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists conference, 1 Apr 2021.
  • Mora K., Cording J. and Larsen K. (2021) Fleeing driver research programme. Wellington, NZ: Evidence Based Policing Centre (EBPC) and University of Waikato (UoW) annual conference, 13 May 2021.
  • Cording J. (2020) The short-, medium- and long-term impacts of sexual violence on survivors/victims and offenders.. Online: New Zealand Psychological Society conference, 1 Aug 2020.
  • Cording J. and Christofferson S. (2020) Components of assessment and treatment in the Stand Strong, Walk Tall prehabilitation initiative. Online: Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) conference, 1 Oct 2020.
  • Cording J. and Helmus LM. (2019) It’s complicated: Does the framing of risk assessment influence risk communication? Brisbane, Australia: Australia and New Zealand Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abuse (ANZATSA) conference, 1 Jul 2019.
  • Grace R. and Cording J. (2019) What contributes to risk and treatment change in sexual offending? Rotorua, NZ: Department of Corrections National Training Event (NTE), 1 Oct 2019.
  • Cording J., Grace R. and Beggs Christofferson S. (2016) Addressing the cause: A quantitative evaluation of Ward and Siegert’s Pathways Model of sexual offending against children. Copenhagen, Denmark: International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (IATSO) conference, 1 Sep 2016.
  • Cording J., Grace R. and Beggs Christofferson S. (2016) Treatment change: A difference of degree or kind? Orlando, Florida: Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) conference, 1 Nov 2016.
  • Cording JR., Beggs SM. and Grace RC. (2016) Challenges for the Theory and Application of Dynamic Risk Factors. Copenhagen, Denmark: International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders, 7-10 Sep 2016.
Theses / Dissertations
  • Cording J. (2018) Dynamic risk factors and treatment change : exploring the mechanisms of sexual offending onset and desistance. Christchurch. University of Canterbury.

Review and Refereeing

  • Behavioral Sciences and the Law ( 2020 - 2023)
  • Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice ( 2019 - 2023)
  • Legal and Criminological Psychology ( 2019 - 2023)
  • Sexual Offender Treatment ( 2017 - 2023)

Future Research

  • Prevention of sexual offending
  • Motivations of drivers who flee from police
  • Social connectedness and wellbeing
  • Family violence risk assessment
  • Communication of offender risk assessment
  • Predicting violence in prison
  • Cycle of abuse in sexual offending
  • Characteristics of users of child sexual exploitation material

Key Methodologies

  • Integrated Data Infrastructure
  • Regression
  • Propensity Score Matching
  • Meta-analysis
  • SAS
  • R
  • Latent class analysis
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