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Professor C. Gabrielle Salfati

Professor C. Gabrielle Salfati

C. Gabrielle Salfati is a Professor of Psychology and the Director of the Investigative Psychology Research Unit at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

She has developed and spearheaded initiatives to prioritize best practice in translation of scientific evidence to be applicable in practice through the development of practitioner-focused training, and trains law enforcement officers, crime analysts, forensic psychologists, and other criminal justice and mental health professionals.

She is part of the first group of people who emerged within the new field of Investigative Psychology, and was instrumental in its development as an international research field on the empirical analysis of violent criminal behavior. Her main areas of expertise relate to how psychology is applied to police investigations, in particular with reference to behavioral crime scene analysis, offender profiling, and linking serial crime. All of her work has focused on developing evidence-based practice tools for law enforcement and the crime analysis field, specifically as it pertains to behavioral analysis, and has been done in collaboration with law enforcement agencies internationally.

Her work in the field of Positive Psychology focuses on the development of evidence-based resilience training. She also leads major research programs on the evaluation of resilience training programs to support wellness and prevent burnout in law enforcement, first-responders, and health professionals.

She has worked closely with the FBI, South Africa Police, UK police, and numerous other criminal justice agencies internationally, and completed two separate Visiting Fellowships: in 2010 at Bramshill Police College in the UK, and in 2016 at the UK College of Policing, where she was involved in leadership training and research on decision making and behavioral analysis.

She is the recipient of numerous research awards, including Outstanding Contribution to the Field awarded by the International Association of Investigative Psychology, as well as teaching and mentoring awards, and training delivery awards relating to innovation in developing best-practice online teaching techniques.

Primary Interests:

  • Applied Social Psychology
  • Personality, Individual Differences
  • Research Methods, Assessment
  • Social Cognition

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Professor C. Gabrielle Salfati
Department of Psychology
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
524 West 59th Street
New York, New York 10019
United States of America

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