Alasdair M. Goodwill

Dr. Alasdair M. Goodwill is a full-time tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University. He holds dual registration as a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario and has over 20 years of experience in behavioral investigative analysis, threat assessment, and forensic risk evaluation. Previously, he served as a Lecturer and Doctorate in Forensic Psychology Course Director at the University of Birmingham (UK) before joining Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) in 2009.

His education includes a PhD in Psychology from the University of Birmingham (UK) and an MSc from the University of Liverpool (UK). His doctoral research focused on pragmatic approaches to suspect prioritization in criminal investigations, establishing foundational work in offender profiling methodologies.

Dr. Goodwill's research integrates forensic psychology with criminological investigation techniques. Primary interests include behavioral investigative advice, geographical profiling, threat assessment frameworks (e.g., TRAP-18), risk assessment protocols (e.g., HCR-20, STATIC-99), and the dynamics of sexual offending. His work frequently examines offender decision-making, crime scene behavior consistency, and recidivism prediction models across violent and sexual crimes.

His publications demonstrate a strong focus on forensic applications, with recurring themes in criminal profiling validation, sexual recidivism predictors, terrorism threat assessment, and diagnostic tools for paraphilic disorders. Recent work emphasizes quantitative methods like multidimensional scaling to analyze behavioral patterns in lone-actor terrorism and sexual offenses.

Scientific awards and fellowships include:

• Fellow of the International Association of Investigative Psychology (F-IAIP)
• Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS)
• Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPsS)
• Chartered Scientist (CSci) from the BPS Science Council

Dr. Goodwill maintains an active clinical practice and consults with law enforcement agencies globally on cases involving homicide, sexual offenses, and threat assessment. He has trained professionals in forensic tools like the TRAP-18 and PCL-R. Affiliations include the Forensic Psychology Research Centre (Ottawa), Carleton Police Research Laboratory, and Centre for Investigative and Forensic Psychology (UK).