Jeffrey E. Hecker

Professor
Psychology

Hecker, J.E., Giguere, J., Lowell, E., Killinger, M., Lewis, B., & Liebler-Bendix, A. (2022). Disordered eating, perfectionism, stress, and satisfaction in honors: A research collaborative investigating a community concern. Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 23(2), 67-86.

Schwartz-Mette, R. A., Righthand, S., Hecker, J.E. Dore, G., & Huff, R (2019). Long-term predictive validity of the Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment Protocol-II: Research and practice implications. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment. DOI: 10.1177/1079063219825871.

Hecker, J.E. (2014). Baby with the bath water: A response to Fanniff and Letourneau. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 26, 395-400. DOI: 10.1177/1079063214424644

Hecker, J.E., King, M.W., & Scoular, R.J. (2009) The startle-probe reflex: An alternative approach to the measurement of sexual interest. In D. Thornton & D.R. Laws (Eds.), Cognitive Approaches to the Assessment of Sexual Interest in Sex Offenders. New York: Wiley.

Kubik, E.K., & Hecker, J.E. (2005). Cognitive distortions about sex and sexual offending: A comparison of sex offending girls, delinquent girls, and girls from the community. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse14, 43-70. DOI: 10.1300/J070v14n04_03.

Areas of Expertise

Forensic Psychology
Sexual Offending

Education

Ph.D., University of Maine, 1986
B.S. University of Illinois, 1981
Portrait of Jeffrey Hecker
Professor
Director of Clinical Training
Program Coordinator, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Forensic Psychology