Ross Bartels
I am currently studying my PhD at the University of Birmingham, about to enter my final year. I received my MSc in Forensic Psychology from the University of
Kent in 2008, where I developed an academic interest in understanding sexual offending. My doctoral research involves investigating the deviant sexual fantasies and interests of sexual offenders (and the general population) from a cognitive perspective. I am particularly interested in the processes underlying such fantasies; how they can be assessed using cognitive measures; and whether cognitive techniques used in other clinical domains can be applied to their treatment.
Forensic psychology is an exciting and ever-expanding area of psychology and some of the work currently being undertaken by postgraduates is having a pronounced and important impact on the field, both academically and practically. Therefore, it is critical for forensic postgrads to find the opportunity to present their work to both forensic and non-forensic peers. Fortunately, psyPAG offers this opportunity. Thus, in my role as DFP representative, I hope to mediate the relationship between forensic psych postgrads and psyPAG by raising the profile of forensic psychology within psyPAG, and vice versa.
I can be contacted at rmb956@bham.ac.uk.