Andrew Brankley

Faculty & School/Dept.

Faculty of Health - Department of Psychology

Degrees

Honours Bachelor of Arts - 2009
University of Toronto
Toronto

Master of Arts - 2014
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto

Doctor of Philosophy - 2019
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto

SSHRC Post-Doctoral Fellowship - 2021
Carleton University
Ottawa

Biography

Selected Publications

Lee, S. C., Brankley, A. E., & Hanson, R. K. (2023). There Is No Such Thing as Zero Risk of Sexual Offending. Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 65(3), 1–31. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjccj-2022-0025

Brankley, A. E., Knight, R. A., & Hanson, R. K. (2022). Pedophilia is a taxon among 706 adult males assessed at a civil commitment center. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, 131(2), 209–220. doi:10.1037/abn0000735

Blais, J., Maltais, N. S., & Brankley, A. E. (2022). Forensic rehabilitation perspectives: Applying a two-component framework to interventions for adults with psychopathy. In J. E. Vitale (Ed.) The complexity of psychopathy. Dangerous behavior in clinical and forensic psychology. Springer Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83156-1_13

Brankley, A. E., Babchishin, K. M., & Hanson, R. K. (2021). STABLE-2007 demonstrates predictive and incremental validity in assessing risk-relevant propensities for sexual offending: A meta-analysis. Sexual Abuse, 33(1), 34–62. doi:10.1177/1079063219871572

Brankley, A. E., Seto, M. C., & Monson, C. M. (2017). Involving concerned others in the treatment of individuals convicted of sexual offences—Part I: Rationale and critical review of current strategies. Sexual Offender Treatment, 12(1). http://www.sexual-offender-treatment.org/159.html

Brankley, A. E., Goodwill, A. M., & Abracen, J. (2016). A cognitive behavioural approach for the treatment of necrophilia. In L. Mellor, A. Aggrawal, & E. Hickey (Eds.), Necrophilia: A global anthology. Cognella.

Wanklyn, S. G., Brankley, A. E., Laurence, G., Monson, C. M., & Schumm, J. A. (2016). Relationship-based recovery case study: An interpersonally-empowering approach to recovery from substance use disorder and PTSD. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 47, 41-50. doi:10.1007/s10879-016-9340-9

Brankley, A. E., & Rule, N. O. (2014). Threat perception: How Machiavellianism and psychopathy relate to social perceptions during competition. Personality & Individual Differences, 71, 103-107. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2014.07.015

Brankley, A. E., Goodwill, A. M., & Reale, K. S. (2014). Escalation from fetish burglaries to sexual violence: A retrospective case study of former col., D. Russell Williams. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, 11(2), 115-135. doi:10.1002/jip.1406

Other Research Outputs

Technical Manuals

Brankley, A. E., Babchishin, K. M., Chankin, L., Barsetti, I., & Hanson, R. K. (2019). ACUTE-2007 evaluator workbook. Unpublished report. Ottawa, ON: Public Safety Canada.

Brankley, A. E., Helmus, L.-M., & Hanson, R. K. (2017). STABLE-2007 evaluator workbook: Updated recidivism rates (includes combinations with Static-99R, Static-2002R, and Risk Matrix 2000). Unpublished report. Ottawa, ON: Public Safety Canada.

Selected Media

Brankley, A. E. (2019, October 28). The 2019 ACUTE-2007 evaluator workbook [Video file]. https://youtu.be/T8stKnPzYt   

Brankley, A. E. (2019, October 28). Combining ACUTE-2007 with Static-99R/STABLE-2007 [Video file]. https://youtu.be/bw6boACnBMs

Brankley, A. E. (2019, September 20). Using STABLE-2007 with CSEM-Only evaluees. https://youtu.be/g9zdQ4CfIqE   

Brankley, A. E. (2019, September 13). Does STABLE-2007 work?: A meta-analysis in 5 minutes. https://youtu.be/1SmDYNnjHAU

Brankley, A. E. (2019, September 13). Does STABLE-2007 work?: A meta-analysis. https://youtu.be/sRg27WrEl4o

Affiliations

Association for the Treatment & Prevention of Sexual Abuse
2022-Present Member, Conference Committee 2019-Present Member, Research Committee 2017-2020 Student Representative, Board of Directors 2015-2019 Student Representative, Research Committee

Awards

ATSA Graduate Research Award - 2019

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships - 2014

Supervision

Currently available to supervise graduate students: Yes

Currently taking on work-study students, Graduate Assistants or Volunteers: Yes

Available to supervise undergraduate thesis projects: Yes

Current Research

I believe that violence and sexual abuse are preventable. My research contributes to prevention efforts through three related branches. The first branch of my research program is devoted to improving the models of psychological constructs relevant to criminal behaviour. In the second branch, I focus on improving how tools measure these risk-relevant constructs and how risk is communicated (e.g., STABLE-2007). The third branch is devoted to mobilizing knowledge from the first two branches into prevention programs. 

Research Projects

Mobilizing evidence into the effective treatment of sexual offenders: A feasibility study
Role: CoInvestigator
Amount funded: $199,341
Year Funded: 2021
Duration: 4
Funded by: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council