Education
B.A. (SMU)
Ph.D. (McGill)
Research Interests
I am a clinical psychologist who currently conducts research in the areas of workplace violence, occupational health and police science. My past publications have dealt with pediatric head injury, the psychosocial impact of psoriasis, family structure, attitudes toward criminal justice policy, policing culture, social discrimination, and workplace violence. I have acted as a workshop leader for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and am a regular instructor in the Police Sciences Training Program for the Halifax Regional Police. I also act as a frequent media commentator with regard to criminal justice issues.
In recent years I have increasingly focused on international development projects in southeast Asia and West Africa. I have acted as program evaluator for a health promotion initiative in The Gambia and delivered the only psychology courses ever offered in this West African nation. I recently completed work as a consultant to the Philippine National Police in a five-year project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) designed to ameliorate the negative impact of sex-tourism on sex workers in Angeles City, Republic of The Philippines. I also recently directed a CIDA funded, six year, one million dollar Community-Based Policing in The Gambia project.
Selected Publications and Conference Presentations
Articles in Refereed Journals
Perrott, S. B., Murray, A. H., Lowe, J., & Ruggiero, K. M. (2000). The personal/group discrimination discrepancy in persons living
with psoriasis. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 22 (1), 57-67.
Perrott, S. B., Murray, A. H., Lowe, J., & Mathieson, C. M. (2000). The psychosocial impact of psoriasis: Physical severity, quality of life,
and stigmatization. Physiology and Behavior, 70 (5), 567-571.
Perrott, S. B. (1999). Visible minority applicant concerns and assessment of occupational role in the era of community-based policing.
Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 9, 339-353.
Perrott, S. B., Miller, Y. M., & Delaney, M. E. (1997). Attitudes toward the mandatory arrest response to domestic battering: Gender
differences from a traditional and a women's university. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 2 (1), 35-49.
Perrott, S. B., & Webber, N. (1996). Attitudes toward male versus female victims of sexual assault: Implications for services to the male
victim. Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, 8 (4), 19-38.
Perrott, S. B., & Taylor, D. M. (1995). Crime fighting, law enforcement, and service provider role orientations in a sample of community-
based police officers. American Journal of Police, 14 (3-4), 173-195.
Perrott, S. B., Taylor, D. M. (1995). Attitudinal differences between police constables and their supervisors: Potential influences of
personality, work environment, and occupational role. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 22 (3), 326-339.
Perrott, S. B., & Taylor, D. M. (1994). Ethnocentrism and authoritarianism in the police: Challenging stereotypes and
reconceptualization ingroup identification. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 24 (18), 1640-1664.
Perrott, S. B., Taylor, H. G., & Montes, J. L. (1991). Neuropsychological sequelae, familial stress, and environmental adaptation following
pediatric and head injury. Developmental Neuropsychology, 7 (1), 69-86.
Refereed Chapter
Perrott, S. B. & Kelloway, E. K. (2006). Workplace Violence in the Police. In J. Barling & K. Perrott, S. B. & Kelloway, E. K. (2006).
Workplace Violence in the Police. In J. Barling & K. Kelloway (Eds.), Handbook of Workplace Violence (pp. 211-229).
Thousand Oaks, Ca: Sage.
Invited Guest Chapter
Langley, R. G. B. (2005). Psoriasis. Toronto, Ont.: Canadian Medical Association and Key Porter Books. Guest contributor, Chapter
7. The psychosocial effect of psoriasis (pp.75-92).
Government Reports
Perrott, S.B. (2004). Nova Scotia Gambia Association Peer Health Evaluation Programme, 2001-2004, Final Evaluation Report.
Perrott, S.B., & Corr, M-A. (2002). Nova Scotia Gambia Association Peer Health Evaluation Programme, 2001-2004, Midterm
Evaluation Report.
Perrott, S.B. & Dechman, M. K. (2002). Psychological Outcomes and Coping Strategies: A Longitudinal Study of Lone-parent and
Two-parent Families. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Department of Community Services, Province of Nova Scotia.