Associate ProfessorSarah Beggs Christofferson
Associate Professor
School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing
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- Associate ProfessorSchool of Psychology, Speech and Hearing
TEACHING & SUPERVISION
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONEthical implications of arousal management techniques in the rehabilitation and prevention of sexual offending behaviours: A critical analysis1 May 2026 - 15 Nov 2027
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION“It’s Normal, Right?”: Young Adults’ Responses to Sexual Choking Harm-Reduction Messages1 Mar 2026 - 28 Feb 2027
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONAdverse Childhood Experiences and Sexual Self-Regulation in Adulthood: A Dual Pathway Model of Hypersexual and Hyposexual Functioning1 Mar 2026 - 28 Feb 2027
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONMotherhood and Resistance: How Children Shape Physical Resistance to Intimate Partner Violence1 Mar 2026 - 28 Feb 2027
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONOnset of Harmful Sexual Behaviour amongst Adolescents1 Mar 2026 - 15 Sep 2027
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONParental Attitudes to Adolescent Disclosure of Sexual Attraction Towards Children1 Mar 2026 - 28 Feb 2027
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONWomen’s experiences of cross-examination in sexual harm trials in Aotearoa New Zealand: a qualitative study1 Mar 2026 - 28 Feb 2027
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONEffectiveness of online desistance messages for child sexual exploitation material: A mixed-methods analysis16 Feb 2026 - 8 Nov 2026
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONOff-limits attractions: Associations between behavioural intentions, actions, and outcomes.16 Feb 2026 - 8 Nov 2026
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONCrossing the Line: Patterns of Sexual Boundary Violations by Psychologists and Recommendations for Prevention1 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2028
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONDesistance from Child Sexual Exploitation Material: Drivers and Facilitators1 Mar 2025 - 28 Feb 2026
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONOnset of adolescent harmful sexual behaviour: Validity of a pathways model.1 Mar 2025 - 30 Sep 2026
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONPublic attitudes and perceptions towards people with sexual offence convictions: Exploring media format and messaging in anti-stigma interventions.1 Mar 2025 - 28 Aug 2027
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONExploring Associations Between Self-Efficacy and Preventive Treatment Outcomes for Adults Who Experience Sexual Attraction Towards Children17 Feb 2025 - 7 Nov 2025
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONRape Myth Acceptance: Perceptions and Attitudes of University Students17 Feb 2025 - 7 Nov 2025
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONEvaluating an implicit association-based measure of sexual interest among adults in a self-referred treatment programme15 Jul 2024 - 30 May 2025
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONConfirmation Bias in Forensic Evidence: Do Legal Safeguards Effectively Educate Jurors on the Potential for Bias?1 Mar 2024 - 28 Feb 2025
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONExperiences of Previously Incarcerated Transgender, Nonbinary and Gender Diverse People in Aotearoa New Zealand1 Mar 2024 - 30 Sep 2026
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONStakeholder Perspectives of the Stand Strong, Walk Tall Programme: A Qualitative Inquiry1 Mar 2024 - 16 Feb 2026
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONExploring Drivers of Self-Referral to Psychotherapeutic Services19 Feb 2024 - 8 Nov 2024
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONPathways and prevention: Understanding risk, typology, and intervention for escalation crossover offending in online child sexual exploitation and abuse1 Feb 2024 - 31 Jan 2027
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONPreventative Treatment for Adolescents with Paedophilic Attractions: Identifying Characteristics and Risk Factors in a Systematic Review1 Feb 2024 - 16 Jul 2025
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONChild Sexual Exploitation Material Use in New Zealand: An Exploration of Undetected User Characteristics and Risk Related Propensities3 Apr 2023 - 7 Jul 2025
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONClient experiences of non-mandated harmful sexual behaviour services in Aotearoa New Zealand; A qualitative analysis1 Mar 2023 - 29 Feb 2024
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONIntellectual Disability and Harmful Sexual Behaviour: Comparisons Across Referrals to Community-Based Treatment in New Zealand1 Mar 2023 - 28 Feb 2025