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Robin Wilson

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Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)Psychiatry & Behavioural NeurosciencesMcMaster University

Research

Robin J. Wilson, Ph.D., ABPP is a Canadian researcher, educator, and board certified clinical psychologist who has worked with sexual and other offenders in hospital, correctional, and private practice settings for 35 years. He presently maintains an international practice in consulting psychology based in Sarasota, Florida, and is an Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct) of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Robin’s current interests are focused on collaborative models of risk management and restoration as persons of risk are transitioned from institutional to community settings. He has published and presented internationally on the diagnosis and treatment of social and sexual psychopathology. Major Employers: 1984-1994 Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto, ON, Canada (Research Section of Behavioural Sexology/Research Psychology/Forensic Division) 1992-2005 Correctional Service of Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada (Chief Psychologist, Ontario Region [Community]) 2005-2007 Humber College ITAL, Toronto, ON, Canada (Forensic Practice Certificate/Social Service Worker Program/Research Director, SSCS) 2007-2011 Florida Civil Commitment Center, Arcadia, FL, USA (Clinical Director) 2011- Wilson Psychology Services, Sarasota, FL, USA

Research areas, by share of publications

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

78 publications.

01

Paraphilic Coercive Disorder: A clinical and historical perspective

Wilson R

First author
02

Intellectual disability and problems in sexual behaviour: Assessment, treatment, and promotion of healthy sexuality

Wilson R, Burns M

First author
03

Risk Tools Predict Recidivism for Men With Low Intellectual Ability and a History of Sexual Offending

Hanson RK, Babchishin KM, May K, Reid B, Wilson RJ

Sexual Abuse2025Senior author
04

The Impact of Covid-19 on Circles of Support and Accountability

McCartan K, Wilson RJ, Kitson-Boyce R

20231 citations
05

What Works (or Does Not) in Community Risk Management for Persons Convicted of Sexual Offenses? A Contemporary Perspective

Wilson RJ, Sandler JC

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology20215 citationsFirst author
06

Community Dynamic Risk Management of Persons Who Have Sexually Offended

Wilson RJ, Sandler JC, McCartan K

20205 citationsFirst author
07

Ensuring Responsive Treatment Options for Male Adults Who Have Sexually Offended

Wilson RJ, Fernandez Y, Prescott DS

20204 citationsFirst author
08

Sex Offending Behavior of Persons with an Intellectual Disability A Multi-Component Applied Behavior Analytic Approach

Griffiths DM, Hoath J, Ioannou S, Thomson K, Wilson RJ

2019Senior author
09

Why do we exclude the community in “community safety?”

Wilson R, Fox K

2019First author
10

Using a Multicomponent Model in the Assessment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and Problems in Sexual Behaviour

Wilson RJ, Ioannou S, Thomson K

2019First author

Roles and appointments

  • Psychologist, Wilson Psychology Services LLC
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