Faculty Guide

Title

Mortimer Gryzmish Professor of Human Relations

Psychology

Expertise

Clinical psychology. Experimental psychopathology.

Awards and Honors

Advisory Board to the DSM V Paraphilias Subcommittee, American Psychiatric Association (2008)

President, Society for Research in Psychopathology (2006)

Executive Board, Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy (2004)

President of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (2004)

Executive Board, Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (2000)

Executive Board, Massachusetts Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (2000)

Significant Achievement Award, Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (1998)

Louis Dembitz Brandeis Prize for Excellence in Teaching (1996 - 1997)

Distinguished Beverly Professor at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto, Ontario (1994)

Executive Board, Society for Research in Psychopathology (1992 - 1993)

Courses Taught

PSYC	32a	Abnormal Psychology
PSYC	193b	Tests and Measurements
PSYC	300a	Proseminar in Brain, Body, and Behavior I
PSYC	316a	Psychology Research Seminar

Scholarship

Knight, Raymond A., & Sims-Knight, J. E.. "A theoretical integration of etiological and typological models of rape." Theories of Sexual Offending. Ed. T. Ward, & A. Beech., 2013 (forthcoming)

Harris, D. A., Pedneault, A., & Knight, R. A.. "An exploration of burglary in the criminal histories of sexual offenders referred for civil commitment.." Psychology, Crime & Law (2012). (forthcoming)

Knight, R. A., Sims-Knight, J. E., & Guay, J.-P.. "Is a separate disorder category defensible for paraphilic coercion?." Journal of Criminal Justice 41. (2013): 90-99.

Hamdi, N., & Knight, R. A.. "The effects of perpetrator and victim intoxication on the sexual aggressiveness of rapists and child molesters." Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment 24. 4 (2012): 307- 327.

Knight, R. A., & King, M. W.. "Typologies for child molesters: The generation of a new structural model." The Sexual Offender. vol. 7 Ed. B. K. Schwartz. Kingston, NJ: Civic Research Institute, Inc., 2012

Parent, G., Guay, J. P., & Knight, R. A. "Can we do better? The assessment of risk of recidivism for adult sex offenders." Criminal Justice and Behavior 39. 12 (2012): 1647-1667.

Pedneault, A., Harris, D. A., & Knight, R. A.. "Toward a typology of sexual burglary: Latent class findings." Journal of Criminal Justice 40. (2012): 278-284.

Harris, D. A., Knight. R. A., Smallbone, S., & Dennison, S.. "Post-release specialization and versatility in sexual offenders referred for civil commitment." Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment 23(2). (2011): 243-259.

Knight, R. A., & Sims-Knight, J. E.. "Risk factors for sexual violence." Violence against women and girls. vol. I Ed. J. White, M. P. Koss, & A. Kazdin. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2011. 125-172.

Knight, R. A., & Thornton, D.. "A dialogue on paraphilia coercive disorder: Moving toward an empirically based consensus." Sex Offender Law Report 12 (2011): 33, 43-46.

Marcus, D. K., Sanford, G., Edens, J. F., Knight, R. A., & Walters, G. D.. "Taxometrics and evolutionary theory: The case of the psychopathic sexuality taxon." Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice 8. (2011): 6-16.

Parent, G., Guay, J. P., & Knight, R. A.. "An assessment of long-term risk of recidivism by adult sex offenders: One size doesn't fit all." Criminal Justice and Behavior 38. (2011): 188-209.

Parent, G., Guay, J.-P., Bernard, C., & Knight, R. A.. "Intégration sociale et récidive chez les délinquants sexuels graves : Une etude exploratoire." L’agression sexuelle : Transformations et paradoxes. Ed. M. Tardif. Montréal: Cifas-Institut Philippe-Pinel de Montréal, 2011. 256-283.

Walters, G. D., Knight, R. A., & Långström, N.. "Is hypersexuality dimensional and paraphilia categorical? Evidence for the DSM-5 from general population and clinical samples." Archives of Sexual Behavior 40(6) (2011): 1309-1321, DOI 10.1007/s10508-010-9719-8.

Walters, G. D., Marcus, D. K., Edens, J. F., Knight, R. A., & Sanford, G.. "In search of the psychopathic sexuality taxon: Indicator size does matter." Behavioral Sciences & the Law 29. (2011): 1-17.

Yoon, J., & Knight, R. A.. "Sexual material perception in sexually coercive males: Disattending deficit and its covariates." Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment 23(2). (2011): 275-292.

Knight, R. A.. "Is a diagnostic category for paraphilic coercive disorder defensible?." Archives of Sexual Behavior 39. (2010): 419-426.

Knight, R. A.. "Typologies for rapists: The generation of a new structural model.." The sexual predator. vol. IV Ed. A. Schlank. New York: Civic Research Institute, 2010. 17--17-28.

Miner, M. H., Berg, D., Knight, R. A., Robinson, B. E., Swinburne Romine, R., & Netland, J.. "Understanding sexual perpetration against children: A study of Marshall and Barbaree's integrated theory." Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment 22. (2010): 58-77.

Walters, G. D., & Knight, R. A.. "Antisocial personality disorder with and without antecedent childhood conduct disorder: Does it make a difference?." Journal of Personality Disorders 24(2). (2010): 258-271.

Walters, G. D., McGrath, R. E., & Knight, R. A.. "Taxometrics, polytomous constructs, and the comparison curve fit index: A Monte Carlo analysis." Psychological Assessment 22. (2010): 149-156.

Grabell, A., & Knight, R. A.. "Examining childhood abuse patterns and critical periods in juvenile sexual offender." Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment 21. (2009): 208-222.

Harris, D. A., Mazerolle, P., & Knight. R. A.. "Understanding male sexual offending: A comparison of general and specialist theories." Criminal Justice and Behavior 36. (2009): 1051-1069.

Harris, Danielle A., Smallbone, Stephen, Dennison, Susan, & Knight, Raymond A.. "Offense specialization and versatility in the criminal histories of adult male sexual offenders referred for civil commitment." Journal of Criminal Justice 37. (2009): 37-44.

Knight, R. A., Ronis, S. T., & Zakireh, B.. "Bootstrapping persistence risk indicators for juveniles who sexually offend." Behavioral Sciences and the Law 27. (2009): 878-909.

Schatzel-Murphy, E., Harris, D., Knight, R. A., & Milburn, M.. "Sexual Coercion in Men and Women: Similar Behaviors, Different Predictors." Archives of Sexual Behavior 38. (2009): 974-986.

Walters, G. D., Knight, R. A., & Thornton, D.. "The latent structure of sexual violence risk: A taxometric analysis of popular sex offender actuarial risk measures." Criminal Justice and Behavior 36. (2009): 290-306.

Walters, G. D., Knight, R. A., Grann, M., & Dahle, K-P. "Incremental validity of the psychopathy checklist facet scores: Predicting release outcome in six samples." Journal of Abnormal Psychology 117. (2008): 396-405.

Zakireh, Barry, Ronis, Scott T., & Knight, Raymond A.. "Individual beliefs, attitudes, and victimization histories of male juvenile sexual offenders." Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment 20 (2008): 323-351.

Daversa, M. T. & Knight, R. A.. "Generating a model for sexual coercion against children in adolescent sexual offenders.." Criminal Justice and Behavior 34. 10 (2007): 1313-1333.

Guay, J. P., Ruscio, J., Knight, R. A., & Hare, R. D.. "A taxometric analysis of the latent structure of psychopathy: Evidence for dimensionality.." Journal of Abnormal Psychology 116. (2007): 701-716.

Knight, R. A., & Guay, J. P.. "The role of psychopathy in sexual offenders against women." Handbook of psychopathy. Ed. C. J. Patrick. New York: Wiley, 2006. 512-532.

Righthand, S., Prentky, R., Knight, R., Carpenter, E., Hecker, J. E., & Nagel, D.. "Factor structure and validity of the Juvenile Offender Assessment Protocol (J-SOAP)." Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment 17. (2005): 13-30.

Knight, R. A., & Sims-Knight. "Testing an etiological model for juvenile sexual offending against women.." Identifying and treating youth who sexually offend: Current approaches, techniques, and research. Ed. R. Geffner, K. C. Franey, T. G. Arnold, & R. Falconer. New York: Haworth Press, 2004. 33-55.

Knight, R. A., & Sims-Knight. "Testing an etiological model for male juvenile sexual offending against females.." Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 13. (2004): 33-55.

Knight, R. A.. "Comparisons between juvenile and adult sexual offenders on the Multidimensional Assessment of Sex and Aggression." Handbook of clinical interventions with young people who sexually abuse. Ed. G. O'Reilly, W. L. Marshall, R. Beckett, & A. Carr. London: Brunner-Routledge Press, 2004. 203-223.

Silverstein, S. M., Matteson, S., & Knight, R. A.. "Reduced top-down influence in auditory perceptual organization in schizophrenia.." Readings in cognitive psychology: Applications, connections, and individual differences.. Ed. M. B. Robinson-Riegler & G. L. Robinson-Riegler. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2004

Knight, R. A., & Sims-Knight. "Developmental antecedents of sexual coercion against women: Testing of alternative hypotheses with structural equation modeling." Sexual coercion: Understanding and management. Ed. R. A. Prentky, E. Janus, & M. Seto. New York: New York Academy of Sciences, 2003. 72-85.

Knight, R. A., & Silverstein, S. M.. "A strategy for averting confounds resulting from general performance deficiencies in schizophrenia: A process-oriented approach." Journal of Abnormal Psychology 110. (2001): 15-30.