Kirk Luther, Carleton University

Research

memory trauma culture child soldiers investigative interviewing investigations trauma-informed interviewing victim testimony

Latest papers

Perceptions of Allegations of Repeated Victimization: The Roles of Event Frequency, Language Specificity, and Disclosure Delay.
Journal of interpersonal violence · 2023 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Trauma-Informed, Evidence-Based: Transforming Investigative Interviewing Practices in Canada
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$39,482
Increasing the evidence base in cold case investigations: Facilitating recall of events from long ago through witness refreshing
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$90,899
Canada Summer Research Opportunities Program (Canada SROP)
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$19,995

All 6 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Perceptions of Allegations of Repeated Victimization: The Roles of Event Frequency, Language Specificity, and Disclosure Delay.

Snow MD, Brubacher SP, Malloy LC, Luther K

Journal of interpersonal violence2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/08862605221120903 PMID: 36068949

Trauma-Informed, Evidence-Based: Transforming Investigative Interviewing Practices in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Luther, Kirk

Keywords: trauma-informed interviewing; victim testimony; memory; reporting; evidence-based practice; justice system

$39,482

Increasing the evidence base in cold case investigations: Facilitating recall of events from long ago through witness refreshing

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Price, Heather L.

Keywords: cold case investigation; investigative interviewing; memory refresh; context reinstatement

$90,899

Canada Summer Research Opportunities Program (Canada SROP)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Grants

Keywords: research training; professional development; equity; diversity; inclusivity; Indigenization

$19,995

A Systematic Exploration of Challenges in Interviewing Former Child Soldiers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Luther, Kirk

Keywords: trauma; culture; child soldiers; investigative interviewing; investigations; memory

$21,659

A Systematic Exploration of Challenges in Interviewing Former Child Soldiers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Luther, Kirk

Keywords: trauma; culture; child soldiers; investigative interviewing; investigations; memory

$48,182

A Systematic Exploration of Challenges in Cold Case Investigations

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Price, Heather

Keywords: Cold cases; Investigations; Memory; Police; Crime; Investigative interviewing

$70,137

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: memory Dear Professor Luther, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Perceptions of Allegations of Repeated Victimization: The Roles of Event Frequency, Language Specificity, and Disclosure Delay." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Trauma-Informed, Evidence-Based: Transforming Investigative Interviewing Practices in Canada" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]