Sara Lapsley

The Record of the Ontario College of Psychologists vs. Dr. Jordan Peterson is examined and issues related to the practice in the profession of psychology are explored, with special consideration of relevant legislation, disciplinary processes and standards of conduct. Case examples from the public register are presented.

This manuscript is a non-technical response to False dichotomy alert: Improving subjective-probability estimates vs. raising awareness of systemic risk”, by Tetlock, Lu & Mellers (2022).

A short review of the psychological and financial harms perpetrated by so-called corporate psychopaths, including prevalence in corporate settings, impact, and personality traits associated with white-collar crime.

This paper provides an interpretation and analysis of both the Bitcoin black paper, a manuscript authored by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, and the counterarguments provided by McCormack and Alden in their 2021 podcast episode What Bitcoin Did, for the lay reader with some additional commentary.

Financial crime, including fraud, money laundering, theft, bribery, and corruption is prevalent globally, affecting individuals and organizations. Costs of such crimes are very significant, and the psychological impact on victims of financial crime is increasingly well documented. Financial harm is a general term that refers to the impact of the illegal and improper use of an individual's resources through deception or pressure, and these impacts can refer to both psychological harm (including stress-related physical symptoms) as well as impacts on financial health. To date, no validated instrument exists that measures financial harm across broad population groups. This paper outlines the development of the Financial Harm Inventory (FHI), and reports the results of pilot data. The factor structure, reliability, item response analysis, and validity of the FHI are presented and discussed.