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  • 2012-2013 David Jenkins Chair in Forensic and Legal Medicine, Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians (http://www.fflm.ac.uk)
  • Associate Fellow and Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
  • PhD (Surrey) - 'Drug-assisted rape: An investigation'
  • MSc (Kent) - Forensic Psychology
  • BSc (Kent) - Social Psychology

My research focuses on sexual violence from an applied social psychological perspective. My work is informed by a variety of social psychological constructs such as; script theory, sex roles, group processes and negotiative space alongside feminist theory. I also maintain a focus on the broader cultural context in which sexual violence occurs. I have three main strands of research currently: Multiple Perpetrator Rape; the links between men’s use of lads mags, their attitudes towards women and paying for sex; the investigation and prosecution of rape.

Recent Examples of Research include:

2012 - 2015 -Evaluation of Tender's (http://tender.org.uk/)National Partnership Programme. Funded by Tender Education & Arts. Forensic Psychological Services, Middlesex University with Sara Selwood Associates (http://saraselwood.co.uk).

2013- Literature Review on the impact of pornography on children and young people. Funded by the Office of the Children's Commissioner (http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/). Forensic Psychological Services withUniversity of Kent, University of Bedfordshire and Canterbury Christ Church University

2012 - 2013 -Evaluation of Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs) pilot: Process and outcome evaluation with impact study (HOS/11/027). Funded by the Home Office. Forensic Psychological Services, Middlesex University with the Child & Woman Abuse Studies Unit, London Metropolitan University (http://www.cwasu.org).

2011 - 2012 - Evaluation of the Primrose Programme at HMP and YOI Low Newton, Durham. Funded by Tyne & Weir Mental Health Trust. With PI Georgie Parry-Crooke, London Metropolitan University (http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/depts/fass/staff/georgieparry-crooke).

2010 - 2013 - Research on the overlaps between problem substance use and domestic and sexual violence experienced by young women. For Against Violence and Abuse (http://www.avaproject.org.uk) funded by the John Paul Getty Jnr Foundation.

2010 - 2013 - Evaluating the Stella Project Mental Health Initiative. For Against Violence and Abuse (www.avaproject.org.uk) funded by the Department of Health.

2010 - 2012- Multiple Perpetrator Rape: Setting the Research Agenda Seminar Series to be held 2011-2012. Funded by a British Psychological Society Research Seminar Series Award. Co-applicant Dr Jessica Woodhams, University of Birmingham (http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/psychology/woodhams-jessica.aspx).

2009 - 2010 - Exploring relationships between consumption of ‘lads mags’ and young men’s attitudes to women. University of Surrey, Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences Pump-Priming Funds.

2008 - 2009 - Reconstructing and sequencing behaviours in multiple perpetrator rape. University of Surrey Pump-Priming Grant.

Current PHD students

  • Astra Kassiram – East Indian women’s experiences of somatisation disorder and domestic violence (co-supervised with Joanna Adler and Susan Hansen)
  • Mackenzie Lambine – Multiple Perpetrator Rape (co-supervised with Joanna Adler and Jackie Gray)

 

Conferences and Training

I recently co-organised Forensic Psychological Services inaugural one day conference on Sexual Violence, held on the 8th September 2011 at Middlesex Univeristy. Further information can be found at http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/Schools/hssc/psychology/fps/svconference.aspx

In 2012 Dr Jackie Gray, Dr Susan Hansen and I will be gave 3 workshops commissioned by the British Psychological Society Learning Centre as part of the Division of Forensic Psychology Continuing Professional Development Workshop Series. The first "'The Psychology of Sexual Violence' took place on May 15th in London; the second 'Preventing Sexual Violence' will take place in September 13th in London; the third "Understanding and Preventing Sexual Violence" which took place on the 3rd October in Glasgow . We are delivering another workshop on 'Preventing Sexual Violence' on Tuesday 21st May 2013. For more information visit http://www.bps.org.uk/

 

Media

Pornography

BBC Radio 4 (28th May 2013)You and Yours: Should pornography be discussed as part of sex educationhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01sm70r/You_and_Yours_Call_You_and_Yours_Should_pornography_be_discussed_as_part_of_sex_education/

The Guardianhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2013/may/24/protect-children-internet-pornography-report

BBC Newshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22643862

The Sydney Morning Heraldhttp://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life/children-damaged-by-diet-of-pornography-20130524-2k5wk.html

The Malta Independenthttp://www.independent.com.mt/mobile/2013-05-26/news/uk-childrens-commissioner-warns-about-kids-raised-on-diet-of-porn-1683161091/

Multiple Perpetrator Rape

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1121219/jsp/nation/story_16335927.jsp#.UNLOwsmGATo

 

Lads Mags

BBC Radio 4: Women’s Hour (15 Dec 2011)

The Guardian

Jezebel

The Daily Mail

The Express

Forensic Psychologist

Scientopia

ABC Radio National (28 March 2012, Australia)

The Huffington Post

ABC news (America)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Peer Reviewed

This paper was re-printed in: Kimmel, M. & Aronson, A. (2013). The Gendered Society Reader. Oxford University Press. ISBN13: 9780199927494

  • Chambers, J.C., Horvath, M.A.H. & Kelly, L. (2011). Reconstructing and sequencing behaviours in multiple perpetrator rape. Psychology, Crime & Law.DOI:10.1080/1068316X.2011.631537. Available from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1068316X.2011.631537
  • Horvath, M.A.H., Tong, S. & Williams, E. (2011). Critical issues in rape investigation: an overview of reform in England and Wales.The Journal of Criminal Justice Research, 1(2)
  • Coy, M. & Horvath, M.A.H. (2011).‘Lads mags’, young men’s attitudes towards women and acceptance of myths about sexual aggression. Feminism & Psychology, 21(1), 144-150.
  • Chambers, J.C., Horvath, M.A.H. & Kelly, L. (2010). An offender based typology of multiple perpetrator rape. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 37(10), 1114-1139.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Brown, J. (2010). Between a rock and a hard place: The vicious cycle for rape victims. The Psychologist, 23(7), 556-559.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Kelly, L. (2009). Gang/Group/Multiple Perpetrator rape: Naming an offence and initial research findings. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 15(1), 83-97.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Giner-Sorolla, R. (2007). Below the age of consent: Influences on moral and legal judgments of adult-adolescent sexual relationships. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 37 (12), 2980-3009.
  • Horvath, M. A. H. & Brown, J. (2007). Alcohol as drug of choice: Is drug-assisted rape a misnomer? Psychology, Crime and Law, 13(5), 417-429.
  • Horvath, M. A. H. & Brown, J. (2006). Using police data for empirical investigations of rape. Issues in Forensic Psychology, 6, 49-56.
  • Horvath, M. A. H. & Brown, J. (2006). The role of alcohol and drugs in rape. Medicine, Science and the Law, 46(3), 219-228.
  • Horvath, M. A. H. & Brown, J. (2005). Drug-assisted rape and sexual assault: Definitional, conceptual and methodological developments. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, 203-210.

 

Books and Chapters:

 

Reports:

  • Horvath, M.A.H., Alys, L., Massey, K., Pina, A., Scally, M. & Adler, J. (2013). "Basically... porn is everywhere": A rapid evidence assessment on the effects that access and exposure to pornography has on children and young people. London: Office for the Children's Commissioner. (http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/content/publications)
  • Horvath, M.A.H., Hansen, S., Adler, J. & Apena Rogers, S. (2013)."Before the project everything seemed a bit woolly...now we are definitely clearer in terms of pathways for women". Evaluation the Stella Mental Health Initiative. London: AVA.(http://www.avaproject.org.uk/our-resources/reports--publications/the-stella-project-mental-health-initiative-evaluation-(201113).aspx)
  • Horvath, M.A.H., Hansen, S., Apena Rogers, S. & Adler, J.R. (2012). "It blocks out the problem and becomes the addiction". The intersections between problematic substance use and domestic and sexual violence experienced by young women in two London boroughs. AVA Stella Project. (http://www.avaproject.org.uk/our-projects/stella-project/stella-project-young-women's-initiative.aspx)
  • Horvath, M.A.H., Hansen, S., Adler, J.R., Hiserodt, M. & Herring, J. (2012). "Working in partnership to support the women". The Stella Project Mental Health Initiative. Interim Evaluation Report. AVA Stella Project. (http://www.avaproject.org.uk/our-projects/stella-project/stella-project-mental-health-initiative.aspx)
  • Brown, J., Horvath, M.A.H., Kelly, L. & Westmarland, N. (2010). Connections and disconnections: Assessing evidence, knowledge and practice in responses to rape. London, Government Equalities Office. (http://www.equalities.gov.uk/pdf/Connections%20and%20Disconnections.pdf)
  • Brown, J., Horvath, M.A.H., Kelly, L. & Westmarland, N. (2010). Has anything changed? Results of a comparative study (1977–2010) on opinions on rape. London, Government Equalities Office. (http://www.equalities.gov.uk/pdf/Has%20anything%20changed.pdf)
  • Schonbucher, V., Kelly, L. & Horvath, M.A.H. (2009). Archway: Evaluation of the Pilot Scottish Rape and Sexual Assault Referral Centre. Final report for Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Trust, June.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Kelly, L. (2008). Archway: Evaluation of the Pilot Scottish Rape and Sexual Assault Referral Centre. Interim report for Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Trust, April.
  • Lovett, J., Uzelac, G., Horvath, M.A.H & Kelly, L. (2007). Rape in the 21st Century: Old Behaviours, new contexts and emerging patterns. End of award report submitted to the Economic and Social Research Council, August. Award number: RES-000-22-1679.
  • Coy, M., Horvath, M.A.H. & Kelly, L. (2007). ‘It’s just like going to the supermarket: Men buying sex in East London. Child & Woman Abuse Studies Unit, London Metropolitan University.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Kelly, L. (2007). From the outset: Why violence should be a priority for the Commission for Equality and Human Rights. A briefing paper by the End Violence Against Women Campaign and the Roddick Foundation.
  • Coy, M., Horvath, M.A.H. & Kelly, L. (2007). ‘It’s just like going to the supermarket: Men buying sex in East London. Interim report for Safe Exit Tower Hamlets, April.
  • Kelly, L. With Kennedy, L. & Horvath, M.A.H. (2007). The next step: Developing transnational indicators on violence against women. UN Publications.

 

Book Reviews

  • Horvath, M.A.H. (2010). Emotionally Engaging: Responding to and Researching Survivors of Sexual Assault. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 65 (1-2), 137-139.

 

SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Invited:

  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Massey, K. (2013). Witnessing other people's trauma: What does it mean for members of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine Annual Conference, Leeds, May 10-11.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. (2012). What Makes a Rape-Prone Society? Research on the links between ‘Lads mags’ and sexism, sexual aggression, and other forms of sexual consumerism and sexual violence. A seminar that links 16 Days’ activities and Engender’s “Feminists Talk Scotland’s Futures” series, December 7.
  • Horvath, M.A.H & Gray, J. (2012). Multiple Perpetrator Rape in the Courtroom. Forensic 10, One Day Conference, Coventry University. September, 14.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. (2011). Critical issues for adult victim-survivors of rape and sexual assault: Developments and current practice. Keynote at the National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers International Conference, September 28-30.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. (2011). Discussant. Gendered Violence and Intersectionality Symposium, Roehampton University, London, January 26.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Brown, J. (2010). What lies behind the numbers? Explanations for attrition. Responding to Rape One Day Conference, London South Bank University. April 20.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. (2009). Alcohol and drugs in rape: What do we know and what do we need to know? Lancashire SAFE Centre Conference: Alcohol doesn’t rape: people do. Old England Hotel, Lake District, UK, November 6-7.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Kelly, L. (2007). The future for rape and sexual assault services. Raising the standards of sex crime investigation, St. Mary’s Centre 5th Annual Conference. Manchester Town Hall, Manchester, UK, March 26-27.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Brown, J. (2006). Alcohol and drugs in rape: Surrey cases 1999-2004. Paper presented at Surrey Police Drug and Alcohol assisted sexual assault seminar. Surrey police HQ, Guildford, UK, January 30.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Giner-Sorolla, R. (2004). Below the age of consent: Influences on moral and legal judgements of adult-adolescent sexual relationships. Paper presented at the Legal Decision Making Symposium, University College London, London, UK, December 15.
  • Horvath, M. A. H. & Brown, J. (2004). Drug facilitated sexual assaults. Paper presented at the Surrey Police “Drugs and alcohol – Take responsibility” Seminar, Surrey Police HQ, Guildford, UK, November 2.

 

Peer Reviewed:

  • Lambine, M. & Horvath, M.A.H. (2011). Comparing Duo and Group Multiple Perpetrator Rape Offences: Towards a New Offence Progression Model. Paper presented at the National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers International Conference, September 28-30.
  • Chambers, J., Horvath, M.A.H. & Kelly, L. (2011). A typology of multiple perpetrator rape. Paper presented at the Sexual Violence Conference, Middlesex University, London, 8th September.
  • Lambine, M., Horvath, M.A.H., Gray, J. & Adler, J. (2011). An integrated model of self-regulation and male peer support in multiple perpetrator rape offences. Paper presented at the Sexual Violence Conference, Middlesex University, London, 8th September.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Woodhams, J. (2011). Multiple perpetrator rape: setting the scene for a shared research agenda. Paper presented at the Division of Forensic Psychology Conference, Portsmouth, Hampshire, 22-24 June.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Clare, F. (2011). An exploration of the relationships between sexual violence and risky sexual behavior in young women. Paper presented at the Division of Forensic Psychology Conference, Portsmouth, Hampshire, 22-24 June.
  • Lambine, M. & Horvath, M.A.H. (2011). A comparison of duo versus group multiple perpetrator rape offences. Paper presented at the Division of Forensic Psychology Conference, Portsmouth, Hampshire, 22-24 June.
  • Coy, M. & Horvath, M.A.H (2011). Lads’ Mags and Men’s Attitudes Towards Women: New Research Findings. Paper presented at the A Conducive Context? Misogyny, Inequality, Violence Conference, London South Bank University, 22 June.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Clare, F. (2011). An exploration of the relationships between sexual violence and risky sexual behaviorin young women. Poster presented at the 4th International Congress on Psychology and Law, Miami, USA, 2-5 March.
  • Horvath, M.A.H., Hegarty, P., Tyler, S. & Mansfield, S. (2011). Lads Mags and Rapists Attitudes towards Women: Identification with and distinguishing between them. Poster presented at the 4th International Congress on Psychology and Law, Miami, USA, 2-5 March.
  • Horvath, M.A.H., Brown, J., Kelly, L., Westmarland, N. & Klein, R. (2010). Attitudes to Rape: A Comparison of 1977 and 2010. Paper presented at the Division of Forensic Psychology Conference, Canterbury, Kent, 22-25 June.
  • Horvath, M.A.H., Nancarrow, A. & Squires, S. (2010). A comparative study of disabled and non-disabled sexual assault victims: Characteristics and attrition. Paper presented at the Division of Forensic Psychology Conference, Canterbury, Kent, 22-25 June.
  • Horvath, M.A.H., Coy, M. & Murray, R. (2010). Exploring the links between consumption of ‘lads mags’ and young men’s perceptions of women, sexuality and sexual aggression. Paper presented at the 20th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law, Gothenburg, Sweden. 15-18 June.
  • Horvath, M.A.H., Chambers, J.C. & Kelly, L. (2010). A typology of multiple perpetrator rape. Paper presented at the American Psychology-Law Society Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 18-20 March.
  • Folkes, J., Draycot, S. & Horvath, M.A.H. (2010). The relationship between personal goals and treatment engagement in forensic DSPD settings. Poster presented at the American Psychology-Law Society Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 18-20 March.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Chambers, J.C. (2009). Offence types, their characteristics and associations with offence behaviours in multiple perpetrator rape. Paper presented at the 19th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law Sorrento, Italy 2-5 September.
  • Coy, M., Horvath, M.A.H. & Kelly, L. (2009). Consuming, boasting and confessing: accounts of 137 men buying sex in London. Poster presented at the American Psychology-Law Society Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 2-4.
  • Black, G., Glorney, E. & Horvath, M.A.H. (2008). The role of context in the construction of violence: Perspectives from mentally disordered offenders. Poster presented at Forensic Division Psychological Services Research Conference, Broadmoor Hospital, Berkshire, November 28.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Kelly, L. (2008). Gang/Group/Multiple Perpetrator rape: Naming an offence and initial research findings. Paper presented at the 18th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law, Maastricht, Netherlands, July 2-5.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Brown, J. (2007). Constructions of harm and crime in drug-facilitated sexual assault. Paper presented at Criminal justice and social justice. New directions, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies Conference, London, UK, July.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Brown, J. (2006). Under the influence: drunkenness and sobriety in rape. Paper presented at the 16th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law "The cases, the courts, the consequences", Liverpool, UK, June 27-June 30.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Brown, J. (2006). Using police data for empirical investigations of rape. Paper presented at British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Conference, Preston, UK, June 20-22.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Brown, J. (2005). Conceptualising drug-assisted rape and sexual assault: Analysis of modus operandi, perpetrator, victim type and offence location. Paper presented at British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology conference, Coventry, UK, March 22-24.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Brown, J. (2005). Drug-assisted rape and sexual assault: Initial findings on modus operandi, perpetrator, victim type and offence location. Paper presented at the American Psychology-Law Society Conference, La Jolla, California, March 3-6.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Brown, J. (2004). Distinguishing characteristics of drug-assisted rape and sexual assault: A preliminary exploration. Paper presented at 14th European Conference on Psychology and Law, Cracow, Poland, July 7-10.
  • Horvath, M.A.H. & Giner-Sorolla, R. (2004). Judgements of adult-adolescent sexual relationships. Poster presented at the 5th Annual Conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, Texas, January 29-31.

 

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

  • Division of Forensic Psychology
  • British Psychological Society
  • British Psychological Society
  • American Psychology-Law Society
  • European Association of Psychology and Law

I am an Associate Editor of the Journal of Sexual Aggression (www.tandf.co.uk/journals/tjsa) which is published in association with the National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers (NOTA) by Routledge. I recently commissioned and edited three debate papers titled: "Two steps forward and two steps back: Rape investigation and prosecution in the wake of the Stern Review" which are available online now at http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tjsa20/17/3 The three papers featured have been authored by Dr Jan Jordan (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand), Dr Kate Cook (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK) and Professor Jennifer Brown (London School of Economics, UK). The papers debate the state of rape investigation and prosecution in England and Wales in the aftermath of the Stern Review and provide numerous challenging and thought provoking insights.

I am on the editorial boad of Women's Studies International Forum (http://www.journals.elsevier.com/womens-studies-international-forum/) which is is a bimonthly journal to aid the distribution and exchange of feminist research in the multidisciplinary, international area of women's studies and in feminist research in other disciplines. The policy of the journal is to establish a feminist forum for discussion and debate.

Collaborators

Professor Jennifer Brown - Mannheim Centre for Criminology, London School of Economics (http://www2.lse.ac.uk/socialPolicy/researchcentresandgroups/mannheim/staff/brown.aspx)

Dr Llian Alys - Department of Psychology, University of Bedfordshire (https://www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply/departments/psychology/staff/dr-llian-alys)

Dr Maddy Coy - Child & Woman Abuse Studies Unit, London Metropolitan University (www.cwasu.org.uk )

Dr Roger Giner-Sorolla - Department of Psychology, University of Kent (http://www.kent.ac.uk/psychology/people/ginerr/)

Dr Peter Hegarty - Department of Psychology, University of Surrey (http://www.surrey.ac.uk/psychology/people/dr_peter_hegarty/)

Professor Liz Kelly - Child & Woman Abuse Studies Unit, London Metropolitan University (www.cwasu.org.uk)

Kristina Massey - Department of Law and Criminal Justice Studies, Canterbury Christ Church University

Dr Jesus Lopez Megias - Deaprtment of Psychology, University of Granada, Spain (http://directorio.ugr.es/static/Personal/*/jlmegias@ugr.es)

Dr Afroditi Pina - Department of Psychology, University of Kent (http://www.kent.ac.uk/psychology/people/pinaa/)

Dr Mónica Romero-Sánchez - Department of Psychology, University of Granada, Spain

Dr Steve Tong - Department of Law and Criminal Justice Studies, Canterbury Christchurch University (http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/social-applied-sciences/crime-and-policing/Staff/stephen-tong/)

Dr Nicole Westmarland - School of Applied Social Sciences, Durham University (http://www.dur.ac.uk/sass/staff/profile/?id=4290)

Dr Jessica Woodhams - Centre for Forensic and Criminological Psychology, University of Birmingham (http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/psychology/woodhams-jessica.aspx)