Professional Activities

Activities

Dr. Shaffer is active in public safety, academia, and the non-profit sector, and is a member of professional bodies dedicated to crime prevention and mental health.

IWK Health Centre
Invited Presenter, Youth Forensic Services (09/2025)

Law Enforcement Research Network Initiative
Research Lead (04/2025 – Present)

Shaffer Research and Statistical Consulting
Founder and Owner (04/2025 – Present)

University of New Mexico
Invited Presenter, Law and Mental Health Webinar Series, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine (12/2024)

Financial Crime Research Initiative
▪ International CyberCrime Research Centre, Simon Fraser University (11/2025 – Present)
▪ School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Fraser Valley (01/2025 – Present)
▪ Martin Programme on the Illegal Wildlife Trade, Oxford University (05/2024 – Present)

FBI-Public Safety Canada Working Group on Adolescent Threat Assessment
Invited Presenter (09/2024 – Event postponed)

Crime Reduction Research Program
Grant Co-Investigator – $100,000 CAD (2023 – 2024) – Firearms in British Columbia

York University
Guest Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health (03/2023)

Foundation Research Associates
Consultant, Mental Health and Wellness Policing Summit (01/2023)

Western Society of Criminology
Member (12/2022 – 12/2023)

Founder and Editor
Anti-Money Laundering Review (2022 – Present)
Anti-Terrorist Financing Review (2025 – Present)
(Distributed across Canada and Europe by the Financial Crime Coordination Centre of Canada and EUROPOL)

European Association of Psychology and Law
Member (08/2022 – 08/2023)

Vancouver Police Department
Presenter, Planning, Research, and Audit Section (06/2022)

Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies
Member (05/2022 – 05/2023)

Government of Canada
▪ Threat Assessment Consultant, EUROPOL Financial Intelligence Threat Radar (10/2024)
▪ Strategic Planning Analyst, Intelligence Hub (09/2023 – Present)
▪Member, BC Money Laundering Regional Prioritization Model Steering Committee (06/2021-06/2023)
▪ Strategic Research Analyst (06/2021-06/2023)

FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (FBI-LEEDA)
Associate Member (02/2021 – 02/2023)

University of British Columbia
Guest Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (11/2020-03/2021)

Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists
Member (10/2020 – 12/2022)

Gang Enforcement Agency
▪ Research and Statistical Consultant, Gang Exiting and Intervention Program (06/2024 – 03/2025)
▪ Risk Assessment Trainer, Gang Exiting and Intervention Program (09/2022)
▪ Risk Assessment Consultant, Witness Security Unit (07/2022)
▪ Statistical Trainer, Strategic Research Office (09/2020-06/2023)
▪ Strategic Research Analyst, Strategic Research Office (09/2020-06/2023)

Cullen Commission Inquiry Team
Strategic Research Analyst (09/2020-06/2022)

Centre for Urban Health Solutions
Statistical Consultant, St. Michael’s Hospital (05/2020 – 08/2020)

British Columbia School District 36
Steering Committee Member (05/2018- 05/2019)

British Columbia Youth Forensic Psychiatric Services
▪ Psychology Assistant (01/2019-10/2019)
▪ Program Evaluation and Research Assistant (05/2018 – 08/2018)

Canadian Association of Threat Assessment Professionals
▪ Webinar Presenter (02/2022)
▪ Conference Planning Committee (04/2022-12/2024)
▪ Board of Directors – Treasurer (03/2022-02/2025)
▪ Member (04/2018-Present)

BC Teacher’s Federation
Presenter, Violence Summit (01/2018)

Editorial Board
Law and Human Behavior (co-reviewer with Dr. Jodi Viljoen) (01/2017 – 01/2018)

Canadian Society for Women in Science and Technology
Affiliate (02/2016 – 02/2017)

McCreary Centre Society
▪ Board of Directors (11/2017-02/2020)
▪ Student Research Group Coordinator (02/2017 – 02/2020)
▪ Research Affiliate (12/2015-12/2017)

Protect International Risk and Safety Services, Inc.
▪ Principal Investigator (01/2018-01/2020)
▪ Research Assistant (08/2015-09/2015, 09/2019-10/2019)

Canadian Mental Health Association
Mental Health Support Fundraiser Volunteer (06/2015)

Ad Hoc Journal Reviewer
▪ Assessment
▪ Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice
▪ Children and Youth Services Review
▪ Crime and Delinquency
▪ Criminal Behavior and Mental Health
▪ Criminal Justice and Behavior
▪ Deviant Behavior
▪ European Journal of Psychotraumatology
▪ International Journal of Forensic Mental Health
▪ International Journal of LGBTQ+ Youth Studies
▪ Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
▪ Journal of Criminal Justice
▪ Journal of European Social Policy
▪ Journal of Family Violence
▪ Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology
▪ Journal of Medical Ethics
▪ Journal of Threat Assessment and Management
▪ Psychological Reports
▪ Psychology, Crime, and Law
▪ Victims and Offenders
▪ Violence and Victims

Canadian Psychological Association
▪ Invited Member Task Force on Medical Aid in Dying and End of Life Care, Subgroup 1 Leader (03/2016-01/2018)
▪ Criminal Justice Psychology Section Affiliate (12/2016-12/2020)
▪ Students in Psychology Affiliate (01/2014-12/2020)
▪ Student Affiliate (01/2014-12/2020)

Scientific Conference Reviewer
▪ Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (2022, 2023, 2024)
▪ Annual Meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society (2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024)
▪ Annual Meeting of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (2014, 2015)
▪ Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024)

Global Institute for Forensic Research
▪ Suicide Risk Assessment Executive Bulletin Team Leader (06/2014-02/2016)
▪ Violence & Recidivism Executive Bulletin Editor (02/2014)
▪ Violence & Recidivism Executive Bulletin Team Leader (01/2014-02/2016)
▪ International Publications Coordinator (01/2014-02/2016)

Mental Health and Law Policy Institute
▪ Affiliate (11/2020 – Present)
▪ Principal Investigator (01/2018-01/2020)
▪ Psychology Law Evidence Database Reviewer (07/2015-07/2016)
▪ Research Assistant (04/2015-05/2015)
▪ Grant Assistant (02/2015-03/2015)
▪ Graduate Student Member (01/2013-10/2020)

International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services
▪ Member (03/2021-01/2022)
▪ Student Section Fundraiser Volunteer (04/2017, 09/2018)
▪ Co-Founder Student Section Peer Mentorship Program (12/2016)
▪ Elected Student Section Treasurer and Fundraising Coordinator (09/2015-09/2016)
▪ Risk Information, Support, and Communication-Toward Effective Assessment and Management (RISC-TEAM) Special Interest Group Member (06/2014-01/2020)
▪ Invited Member Scientific Program Committee (12/2013-01/2014)
▪ Student Member (01/2013-01/2020)

United Way of the Lower Mainland
Fundraising Volunteer and Campaign Representative (10/2012 – 11/2012)

Kwantlen Polytechnic University
▪ Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts (08/2012 – 09/2014)

American Psychology-Law Society (Division 41, American Psychological Association)
▪ Invited Member Dissertation Awards Committee (01/2022-01/2024)
▪ Early Career Professional (01/2022-Present)
▪ Social Media Committee Graduate Student Representative (01/2015-08/2017)
▪ Student Affiliate (06/2012-12/2020)

American Psychological Association
▪ American Psychological Association of Graduate Students Affiliate (01/2012-12/2016)
▪ Graduate Student Affiliate (01/2012-12/2016)

Simon Fraser University
▪ Thesis Defense Chair, Department of Psychology (04/2022-Present)
▪ Thesis/Dissertation Committee Member, Department of Psychology (04/2021-Present)
▪ Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology (03/2021-Present)
▪ Lab Manager, Risk and Resilience Lab, Department of Psychology (01/2019-09/2020)
▪ Project Director, Risk and Resilience Lab, Department of Psychology (12/2017-09/2020)
▪ Guest Lecturer, School of Criminology (10/2015)
▪ Project Manager, Douglas Research Lab, Department of Psychology (06/2015-04/2018)
▪ Grant Assistant, Douglas Research Lab, Department of Psychology (01/2015-02/2015)
▪ Department of Psychology Graduate Student Caucus Elected Orientation and Website Coordinator (09/2014-04/2015)
▪ Undergraduate Journal of Psychology Reviewer (07/2014-07/2015)
▪ Guest Lecturer, Department of Psychology (04/2014-Present)
▪ Statistical Consultant, School of Criminology (02/2014-04/2017)
▪ Statistical Consultant and Trainer, Department of Psychology (02/2014-03/2022)
▪ Department of Psychology Graduate Student Caucus Elected Statistics Coordinator (09/2013 – 04/2014)
▪ Undergraduate Honours Thesis Supervisor, Risk and Resilience Lab, Department of Psychology (co-supervisor with Dr. Jodi Viljoen; 09/2013-05/2014)
▪ Graduate Student At-Large Senate Committee on Enrolment Management and Planning (09/2013-08/2014)
▪ Student Member Senate Calendar Committee (09/2013-08/2014)
▪ Student Member Senate Committee on University Honours (09/2013-08/2014)
▪ Senate Elected Art and Social Sciences Graduate Representative (08/2013-08/2014)
▪ Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology (06/2013-12/2019)
▪ Research Assistant, Risk and Resilience Lab, Department of Psychology (05/2013-12/2019)
▪ Undergraduate Directed Studies Supervisor, Risk and Resilience Lab, Department of Psychology (co-supervisor with Dr. Jodi Viljoen; 01/2012-12/2019)
▪ Department of Psychology Graduate Student Caucus Elected First-Year Representative (09/2012-04/2013)
▪ Research Assistant, Serious and Violent Young Offenders Research Lab, School of Criminology (09/2012-05/2017)
▪ Research Assistant, Douglas Research Lab, Department of Psychology (11/2011-08/2020)

Battered Women’s Support Services
Social Enterprise Volunteer (09/2011 – 12/2011)

Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP
Office Clerk (11/2010 – 01/2011)

University of Victoria
Research Assistant, Lindsay Research Lab, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences (09/2009 – 05/2010)

Royal Roads University
Research Assistant, Dyson Research Lab, Office of Research (05/2009 – 09/2009)