Keynote Speakers
Sunday, February 14
Franca Cortoni, PhD, C.Psych
Université de Montréal
Franca Cortoni received her Ph.D. in clinical and forensic psychology from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Since 1989, she has worked with and conducted research on male and female offenders in a variety of Canadian and Australian penitentiaries and community settings. In addition, she has provided consultancy and training services in the assessment, treatment, and management of sexual offenders in Canada, Australia, the U.S., and England. Formally with the Correctional Service of Canada, Dr. Cortoni is now at the School of Criminology at the Université de Montréal. Her research interests include factors associated with the development of sexual offending behavior, risk assessment, and treatment issues in both male and female sexual offenders. She has published and made numerous presentations at national and international conferences on these topics.
Monday, February 15
Elizabeth Letourneau, PhD
Family Services Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina
Dr. Elizabeth J. Letourneau is Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, at the Medical University of South Carolina. She earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Northern Illinois University in 1995. For 20 years, Dr. Letourneau has studied sex offending, its treatment and effects. Most recently, her research has centered on examining interventions for youth who engage in risky behaviors (e.g., juveniles who have sexually offended, youth with HIV who engage in unprotected sex, youth with sexual behavior problems) and the effects of sex offender legislation. Currently, Dr. Letourneau is Principal Investigator on two federally funded grants examining the efficacy of novel interventions that target youth HIV risk behaviors. Dr. Letourneau is an active member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers.