Dr Juliane Kloess

Lecturer in Forensic Psychology

Contact details

Email: j.a.kloess@bham.ac.uk

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Address: School of Psychology
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Forensic Psychology, University of Central Lancashire
MSc Forensic Psychology, University of Central Lancashire
PhD Forensic Psychology, University of Birmingham

Biography

Juliane completed her undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Central Lancashire. During this time, she worked as a Healthcare Support Worker in various mental health settings, including medium- and low-secure units and a hospital for patients with dementia. Following her graduation, she worked as a research assistant at Broadmoor Hospital for 12 months. The research project explored the nature and extent of both direct and indirect aggressive behaviours, as well as the role of environmental factors.

In 2014, Juliane completed her PhD at the Centre for Forensic and Criminological Psychology under the supervision of Professor Anthony Beech, Dr. Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis (University of Bath) and Dr. Leigh Harkins (University of Ontario Institute of Technology). The title of her PhD thesis is: 'An investigation into online sexual grooming and abuse of children via Internet technologies'.

From January 2015 until July 2017, Juliane was seconded to West Midlands Police as a postdoctoral research fellow to work on a research collaboration between the police and the University of Birmingham, the University of Bath and Aston University.

In March 2018, Juliane joined the Centre for Applied Psychology as a Lecturer in Forensic Psychology. She is the research coordinator on the Forensic Clinical Psychology Practice Doctorate, and the forensic specialty lead on the Psychology and Psychological Practice MSci.

Teaching

UG and PG teaching on child sexual exploitation and abuse via Internet technologies, including child sexual abuse material
(Co-)Supervision of Forensic Psychology Practice trainees
(Co-)Supervision of Forensic Clinical Psychology Practice trainees

Research

Research interests

Internet sexual offending, sexual exploitation and abuse of children via Internet technologies, (online) sexual grooming, child sexual abuse material, digital forensics (computer)

Awards

June 2016: Junior Award in Forensic Psychology for Work of Outstanding Quality and Innovation; Division of Forensic Psychology, British Psychological Society

Publications

Published/in press peer-reviewed journal articles:

Kloess, J. A., Larkin, M., Beech, A. R., & Hamilton-Giachritsis, C. E. (2018). Case studies of men’s lived experiences of their online sexual interactions with young people: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment. Advance online publication. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1079063218769031

Kloess, J. A., Woodhams, J., Whittle, H., Grant, T., & Hamilton-Giachritsis, C. E. (2017). The challenges of identifying and classifying child sexual abuse material. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment. Advance online publication. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1079063217724768

Kloess, J. A., Hamilton-Giachritsis, C. E. & Beech, A. R. (2017). Offense processes of online sexual grooming and abuse of children via Internet communication platforms. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment. Advance online publication. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1079063217720927

Kloess, J. A., Hamilton-Giachritsis, C. E., & Beech, A. R. (2017). Descriptive account of victims’ behaviour and responses in sexually exploitative interactions with offenders. Psychology, Crime & Law, 23(7), 621-632. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2017.1293052

Kloess, J. A., Seymour-Smith, S., Hamilton-Giachritsis, C. E., Long, M. L., Shipley, D., & Beech, A. R. (2015). A qualitative analysis of offenders’ modus operandi in sexually exploitative interactions with children online. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 29(6), 563-591. https://doi.org/10.1177/1079063215612442

Kloess, J. A., Beech, A. R., & Harkins, L. (2014). Online child sexual exploitation: Prevalence, process and offender characteristics. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 15(2), 126-139. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838013511543

Journalistic articles:

Kloess, J. A. (2018, January 3). Life skills are key to safety online for young people. Retrieved from: https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/views/analysis/life-skills-are-key-to-safety-online-for-young-people-821029.htm

Kloess, J. A. (2017, November 23). Study looking at the online sexual grooming and abuse of children. Retrieved from: https://openforest.net/study-looks-online-sexual-grooming-abuse-children/

Kloess, J. A. (2017, October 23). Preventing online sexual abuse: Understanding the problem as a first step to informing prevention. Retrieved from: http://www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/preventing-online-sexual-abuse-understanding-the-problem-as-a-first-step-to-informing-prevention/23/10/2017

Kloess, J. A. (2017, March 1). Why teaching children about porn and sexting is a step in the right direction. Retrieved from: https://theconversation.com/why-teaching-children-about-porn-and-sexting-is-a-step-in-the-right-direction-73001