
About
Sandy Jung, Ph.D., is a full Professor in the Department of Psychology at MacEwan University in Edmonton, Canada. Prior to her current academic position, she was a forensic psychologist at a forensic mental health facility where she provided assessment, treatment, and risk management of violent and sexual offenders. Sandy maintains an active research program in her Psychology Crime Lab (PCL@M) that focuses on assessing risk for sexual, intimate partner, and gender-based violence. Her research is funded by both internal and major external grants. She has published extensively, often co-authoring peer-reviewed articles with her students, as well as collaborators in law enforcement, forensic mental health, and academia. She has been recognized for her teaching (Distinguished Teaching Award in 2017), research (Distinguished Research Award in 2018, CAFA Distinguished Academic Award in 2021, Board of Governors Research Chair in 2018, and Chancellor’s Research Chair in 2026), and both research and service (Association for the Treatment & Prevention of Sexual Abuse Fellow in 2016 and Canadian Psychological Association Fellow in 2021). She serves on editorial boards for several journals (Psychology of Violence, Sexual Offending: Theory, Research, and Prevention, and Canadian Psychology).
