Heather M. Moulden, Ph.D., C.Psych.

Forensic Service,
Centre for Mountain Health Services
St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton
100 West 5th Street
Hamilton, ON L8N 3K7
Tel:  905-522-1155 ext. 35539
Fax:  905-575-6057
E-mail:  hmoulden@stjoes.ca

Heather Moulden received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Ottawa, and completed her residency at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton. She is a clinical psychologist on the Forensic Service at St. Joseph's Healthcare, CMHS, and an assistant professor with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University. Heather's research and clinical interests include sexual deviations and offending behaviour, enhancing forensic rehabilitation, and diagnostic issues relevant to risk and treatment. She has authored peer reviewed publications, invited chapters, and has presented at scholarly conferences in Canada and the United States. She has also provided training in sexual offender treatment for the National Sexual Offender Treatment Program for Correctional Services Canada.

Publications:

Moulden, H. M., Firestone, P., Kingston, D. A., & Wexler, A. F. (In press). A description of sexual offending committed by Canadian teachers. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 19. 

Moulden, H. M., Firestone, P., Kingston, D. A., & Bradford, J. M. (2009). Recidivism in pedophiles: An investigation using different diagnostic methods. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 20, 680-691.

Firestone, P., Moulden, H. M., & Wexler, A. F. (2009). Clerics who commit sexual offenses: Offender, offence and victim characteristics. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 18, 442-454.

Marshall, L. E., Marshall, W. L., Moulden, H. M., & Serran, G. E. (2008). The prevalence ofsexual addiction in incarcerated sexual offenders and matched community controls. Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity, 15, 271-283.

Marshall, W. L., Marshall, L. E., Malcolm, P. B., Fernandez, Y. M., & Moulden, H. M. (2008).The Rockwood Preparatory Program For Sexual Offenders: Description and preliminary appraisal. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 20, 25-41.

Kingston, D. A., Firestone, P., Moulden, H. M., & Bradford, J. M. (2007). The utility of thediagnosis of pedophilia: A comparison of various classification procedures. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 36, 423-436.

Moulden, H. M., & Firestone, P. (2007). Vicarious traumatization: The impact on therapists who work with sexual offenders. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 8, 67-83.

Moulden, H. M., Firestone, P., & Wexler, A. F. (2007). Childcare providers who commit sexualoffences: A description of offender, offense, and victim characteristics. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 51, 384-406.

Nunes, K. L., Hanson, R. K., Firestone, P., Moulden, H. M., Greenberg, D. M., & Bradford, J.M. (2007). Denial predicts recidivism for some sexual offenders. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 19, 91-105.

Serran, G. A., Firestone, P., Marshall, W. L., & Moulden, H. M. (2007). Changes in copingstrategies following treatment in child molesters. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22, 1199-1210.

Wakeling, H. C., Webster, S., Moulden, H. M., & Marshall, W. L. (2007). Decisions to offend in men who sexually abuse their daughters. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 13, 81-99.

Firestone, P., Nunes, K. L., Moulden, H. M., Broom, I., & Bradford, J. M. (2005). Hostility andrecidivism in sexual offenders. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 34(3), 277-283.

Marshall, W.L., Ward, T., Mann, R. E., Moulden, H. M., Fernandez, Y. M., Serran, G. A., &Marshall, L. E. (2005). Working positively with sexual offenders: Maximizing the effectiveness of treatment. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 20(9), 1096-1114.

Moulden, H. M. & Marshall, W. L. (2005). Hope in the treatment of sexual offenders: The potential application of hope theory. Psychology, Crime, & Law, 11(3), 329-342.

Marshall, W. L., Serran, G., Moulden, H. M., Mulloy, R., Fernandez, Y. M., Mann, R., &Thornton, D. (2002). Therapist features in sexual offender treatment: Their reliable identification and influence on behaviour change. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 9(6), 395-405.

Marshall, W. L. & Moulden, H. M. (2001). Victim empathy and hostility toward women in rapists. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 13(4), 249-255.        

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