Apryl A Alexander Editor

Patricia A. Zapf, PhD, is a forensic psychologist and vice president for business innovation and strategic advancement at Palo Alto University. Dr. Zapf obtained her PhD from Simon Fraser University. She began her career in 1999 at the University of Alabama. In 2002, she moved to John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where she developed and directed their clinical forensic psychology doctoral program. In 2009, she founded CONCEPT Professional Training. Dr. Zapf has authored numerous publications and has served as an editor for both journals and book series. She has developed training programs for forensic mental health professionals worldwide.

Apryl A. Alexander, PsyD, is the Metrolina Distinguished Scholar in Health and Public Policy and associate professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and directs the UNC Charlotte Violence Prevention Center. She received her doctorate from the Florida Institute of Technology. Her work focuses on violence and victimization, forensic assessment, sexual offending and human sexuality, and trauma-informed and culturally informed practice. Dr. Alexander has received several early career research awards, accolades for her teaching and mentoring, and honors for her community engagement and legislative advocacy. Dr. Alexander's website is https://www.AprylAlexander.com/

Tarika Daftary-Kapur, PhD, is professor of justice studies, associated faculty with the doctoral program in clinical psychology, and codirector of the Legal Decision Making Lab (msudecisionmakinglab.com) at Montclair State University. Her research focuses on adolescent decision-making and legal competencies, the decision-making process of legal actors, and sentencing reform. She has testified before the legislatures of several states and collaborated with jurisdictions around the country on reforming youth justice systems. Dr. Daftary-Kapur is on the editorial board of Law and Human Behavior and has served on committees for the American Psychology-Law Society and grant review panels for the National Science Foundation.

Amanda M. Fanniff, PhD, is an associate professor of psychology at Palo Alto University. Dr. Fanniff received her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Arizona. Her research focuses on forensic mental health assessment, legal system processing, and the impact of sociocultural identities. She is on the editorial board for the journal Sexual Abuse. She is a committee member for the American Psychology-Law Society and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, and serves as the American Psychology-Law Society appointed representative to the Forensic Psychology Specialty Board of the Council of Specialties in Professional Psychology.

Diane Sivasubramaniam, PhD, is associate professor and chair of the Department of Psychological Sciences at Swinburne University. She directs the Social Psychology of Innovation Research Group at Swinburne and coleads the Public Interest Technology Research Program in the university's Social Innovation Research Institute. Dr. Sivasubramaniam received her PhD from the University of New South Wales. Her research focuses on the social psychology of procedural and distributive justice. She has held leadership roles in the American Psychology-Law Society; has served the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law; and is an associate editor of Law and Human Behavior.