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Dr. Shannon Vettor serves as an Associate Teaching Professor in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at Ontario Tech University, where she has taught since 2013. Her work integrates restorative justice principles to enhance criminal justice rehabilitation systems and reduce victimization through offender accountability and community safety initiatives.
Her educational credentials include:
- Honours BSc in Psychology and Crime and Deviance from the University of Toronto
- MSc in Psychology and Investigation from the University of Liverpool
- PhD in Forensic Psychology from the University of Birmingham
Dr. Vettor's research centers on offender profiling methodologies for sexual and violent crimes, analyzing behavioral patterns to assist law enforcement in suspect prioritization. Her work examines reoffending triggers among sex offenders through collaborations with Circles of Support and Accountability, while her WHO partnership developed globally adopted training materials for child abuse prevention. She actively applies forensic psychology principles to real-world criminal justice challenges, emphasizing practical applications over theoretical frameworks.
She teaches core psychology courses including Investigative Psychology, Eyewitness Psychology, and Psychology of Criminal Behaviours, fostering critical analysis of opposing viewpoints in classroom discourse. Her pedagogy emphasizes experiential learning through case study analysis and criminal behavior simulations to develop students' investigative reasoning skills.
