Alicia Nijdam-Jones

Alicia Nijdam-Jones,

Ph.D., R.Psych.

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Alicia Nijdam-Jones (she/her) is a Registered Psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Simon Fraser University. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Manitoba, where she previously served as an Assistant Professor from 2021 to 2025. She completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a forensic specialization at Fordham University and a clinical psychology postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco.

Dr. Nijdam-Jones’ research examines how cultural, linguistic, and institutional contexts shape the interpretation of forensic mental health assessments, with a focus on violence risk assessment, malingering assessment, and the use of forensic assessment tools across diverse populations. This work includes cross-cultural forensic assessment research in Latin America, studies of how judges integrate psychological evidence and Gladue factors in Canadian sentencing decisions, and collaborative projects on culturally safe forensic mental health services with Indigenous communities and justice-system partners.

Dr. Nijdam-Jones is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Forensic Mental Health and co-author of the Oxford University Press book Cultural and Linguistic Considerations in Forensic Mental Health Assessment. She is the recipient of the Saleem Shah Early Career Award from the American Psychology–Law Society and the Christopher Webster Early Career Award from the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services. Through the Psychology, Law, and Culture (PLC) Lab, she works with students and community partners to study forensic assessment practices and improve culturally responsive mental health services.