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Dr. Shanna Williams is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill University's Faculty of Education. She holds clinical licensure in Quebec and Ontario, with expertise in forensic child psychology and maltreatment-related research. Her work focuses on child lie-telling, commercial sexual exploitation, moral development, and eyewitness testimony. Prior roles include a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law and forensic law enforcement collaboration in Los Angeles.
Education:
- Ph.D., McGill University: School/Applied Child Psychology
- M.A., McGill University: Educational Psychology
- B.A., McGill University: Psychology
- Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow, University of Southern California
Research Interests:
- Lie-Telling Dynamics: Investigating how cognitive and social factors influence children's deception across contexts.
- Child Maltreatment: Developing trauma-informed forensic interview protocols and assessing maltreatment impacts on memory and disclosure.
- Legal Systems: Enhancing child-witness support through improved questioning techniques and cross-cultural legal practices.
Publications Trends: Her recent work emphasizes pandemic-era challenges in child protection, digital exploitation, and legal system adaptations. Over 20 peer-reviewed articles address topics like forensic interviewing methods, maltreatment detection, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Awards:
- SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2016-2017)
- SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Fellowship (2010-2013)
Advising & Grants: Supervises graduate students in child psychology and maltreatment studies. Research funded by SSHRC, NSF, and NIH grants focusing on forensic child development.
Labs/Teams:
- Child Interviewing & Witness Lab
- Canadian Child Interviewing Research Team
