Prof. Troy McEwan

BA(Hons), DPsych (Clinical)

 

Prof. Troy McEwan is a clinical and forensic psychologist based in Melbourne, Australia. She is a Professor of Clinical and Forensic psychology at the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University of Technology, and also maintains an active clinical role, working as a senior psychologist within the Problem Behaviour Program at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health (Forensicare). Prof. McEwan’s primary research interests are stalking, family violence and deliberate firesetting, with a focus on improving understanding, assessment and interventions for these behaviours. She has conducted a range of research examining risk factors for stalking violence, persistence of stalking behaviour, and stalker suicide. Working with the other authors of the Stalking Risk Profile, Prof. McEwan has also undertaken research examining various psychological characteristics of stalkers, publishing on issues such as stalkers’ intelligence, attachment styles, and the role of mental illness in stalking behaviour. She has led research into the validity of the Stalking Risk Profile and other stalking risk assessment guidelines and tools.

Prof. McEwan has no financial interest in StalkInc. Pty Ltd or the Stalking Risk Profile.

Publications:

Books

McEwan, T. E., Galietta, M., & Underwood, A. (2024). Treating stalking: A practical guide for clinicians. John Wiley & Sons.

MacKenzie, R.D., McEwan, T.E., Pathé, M.T., James, D.V., Ogloff, J.R.P., & Mullen, P.E. (2009). The Stalking Risk Profile. Guidelines for assessing and managing stalkers. StalkInc. & the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Monash University.

Selected Book Chapters

McEwan, T.E. & Underwood, A. (2023). Assessing and managing risk of stalking and harassment. In C. Logan and L. Johnstone (Eds) Managing clinical risk (2nd ed.) Routledge.

McEwan, T.E. (2021). Stalking threat and risk assessment. In R. Meloy and J. Hoffman (Eds) International Handbook of Threat Assessment (2nd) Oxford University Press.

McEwan, T.E. & Darjee, R. (2021). The Problem Behaviour Program: Threat assessment and management in community forensic mental health. In R. Meloy and J. Hoffman (Eds) International Handbook of Threat Assessment (2nd). Oxford University Press.

Ogloff, J. R. P., Veal, R. G., Shea, D. E., and McEwan, T. (2020). The role of psychopathy in stalking. In A. R. Felthous and H. Saß (Eds.), The Wiley international handbook of psychopathic disorders and the law (2nd Ed.), Volume II. Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

McEwan, T.E. & Davis, M.R. (2020). Is there a ‘best’ stalking typology? Parsing the heterogeneity of stalking and stalkers in an Australian sample. (pp. 115 – 135) In H.C. Chan & L. Sheridan (Eds.) Psycho-criminological Approaches to Stalking Behavior: An International Perspective. Wiley.

Purcell, R. & McEwan, T.E. (2018). Treatment approaches for stalking. In J.L. Ireland, C.A. Ireland and P. Birch (Eds). Violent and sexual offenders: Assessment, treatment and management (2nd) (pp. 428-444). London, UK: Routledge.

Warren, L., Mullen, P.E. & McEwan, T.E. (2014). Explicit threats of violence. R. Meloy and J. Hoffman (Eds) International Handbook of Threat Assessment. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

McEwan, T.E., MacKenzie, R.D. & McCarthy, J. (2014). The Problem Behaviour Program: Threat assessment and management in community forensic mental health. In R. Meloy and J. Hoffman (Eds) International Handbook of Threat Assessment. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

McEwan, T.E. & Pathé, M. (2013). Stalking. In G. Bruinsma & D. Weisburd (Eds), Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. New York, NY: Springer Verlag.

McEwan, T.E., Doley, R. & Dolan, M. (2012). Bushfire and wildfire arson: Arson risk assessment in the Australian context. In G. Dickens, P. Sugarman & T. Gannon (Eds), Firesetting: Theory, Research & Practice. London, UK: RCPsych Publications.

Dolan, M. & McEwan, T.E. (2012). The potential relevance of brain dysfunction in arson. In G. Dickens, P. Sugarman & T. Gannon (Eds), Firesetting: Theory, Research & Practice. London: RCPsych Publications.

Selected peer reviewed articles

Parkhill, A. J., Nixon, M., & McEwan, T. E. (2022). A critical analysis of stalking theory and implications for research and practice. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 40(5), 562-583.

Albrecht, B., Spivak, B., Daffern, M. & McEwan, T.E. (2022). The temporal relationship between mental health service use and stalking perpetration. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00048674211072449

Cloonan-Thomas, S., Daff, E.S. & McEwan, T.E. (2022) Post-relationship stalking and intimate partner abuse in a sample of Australian adolescents. Legal and Criminological Psychology. Advance online publication. Doi: 10.1111/lcrp.12206

Jutasi, C., & McEwan, T. E. (2021). Stalking of professionals: A scoping review. Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, 8(3), 94 – 124.

McEwan, T., Simmons, M., Clothier, T., & Senkans, S. (2021). Measuring stalking: The development and evaluation of the Stalking Assessment Indices (SAI). Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 28(3), 435-461. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2020.1787904

McEwan, T.E., Harder, L., Brandt. C. & de Vogel, V. (2020). Risk factors for stalking recidivism in a Dutch community forensic mental health sample. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 19(2), 127-141.

Senkans, S., McEwan, T.E. & Ogloff, J.R.P. (2017). Assessing the link between intimate partner violence and post-relationship stalking: A gender-inclusive study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Advance online publication.

Hehemann, K., van Nobelen, D., Brandt, C. & McEwan T.E. (2017). The reliability and predictive validity of the Screening Assessment for Stalking and Harassment (SASH). Journal of Threat Assessment and Management. Advance online publication.

McEwan, T.E., Shea, D., Nazarewicz, J. & Senkans, S. (2017). Re-assessing the link between stalking and intimate partner abuse. Partner Abuse, 8: 223-250.

McEwan, T.E., Daffern, M., MacKenzie, R.D. & Ogloff, J.R.P. (2017). Risk factors for stalking violence, persistence, and recurrence. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 28, 38-56.

McEwan, T.E., Shea, D., Daffern, M., MacKenzie, R.D., Ogloff, J.R.P., & Mullen, P.E. (2016). The reliability and validity of the Stalking Risk Profile. Assessment. Advanced online publication.

Senkans, S., McEwan, T.E., Skues, J. & Ogloff, J.R.P. (2016). Development of a relational rumination questionnaire. Personality and Individual Differences, 90, 27-35.

McKeon, B., McEwan, T.E., & Luebbers, S. (2015). “It’s not really stalking if you know the person”: Measuring community attitudes that normalize, justify and minimise stalking. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 22, 291-306.

Cavezza, C. & McEwan, T.E. (2014). Cyberstalking versus offline stalking in a forensic sample. Psychology, Crime and Law, 20, 955-970.

McEwan, T.E. & Strand, S. (2013). The role of psychopathology in stalking by adult strangers and acquaintances. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 47, 546-555.

McEwan, T.E. (2012). Women, the crime of stalking and its effects: A study of police practices and attitudes [Book Review]. Women and Health, 52, 620-626.

McEwan, T.E., MacKenzie, R.D., Mullen, P.E., & James, D.V. (2012). Approach and escalation in stalking. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 23, 392-409.

Strand, S. & McEwan, T.E. (2012). Violence among female stalkers. Psychological Medicine, 42, 545-556.

McEwan, T.E., Pathé, M. & Ogloff, J.R.P. (2011). Advancing stalking risk assessment. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 29, 180-201.

Strand, S. & McEwan, T.E. (2011). Same-gender stalking. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 29, 202-219.

MacKenzie, R. D., James, D.V., McEwan, T.E., Mullen, P.E., & Ogloff, J.R.P. (2010). Stalkers and intelligence: Implications for treatment. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 21, 852-872.

McEwan, T.E., Mullen, P.E., MacKenzie, R. (2010). Suicide among stalkers. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 21, 514-520.

James, D.V., McEwan, T.E., MacKenzie, R.D., Meloy, J.R., Mullen, P.E., Pathé, M.T., Farnham, F.R. Preston, L.F., & Darnley, B.J. (2010). Persistence in stalking: A comparison of associations in general forensic and public figure samples. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 21, 283-305.

McEwan, T.E., Mullen, P.E., MacKenzie, R., & Ogloff, J.R.P. (2009). A study of the predictors of violence in stalking situations. Psychological Medicine 39, 1469-1478.

McEwan, T.E., Mullen, P.E., & MacKenzie, R. (2009). A study of the predictors of persistence in the stalking situation. Law and Human Behavior, 33, 149-158.

MacKenzie, R., Mullen, P.E., Ogloff, J.R.P, McEwan, T.E., & James, D.V. (2008).  Parental bonding and adult attachment styles in different types of stalkers. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 53, 1443-1449.

McEwan, T.E., Mullen, P.E., & MacKenzie, R. (2007).  Anti-stalking legislation in practice: Are we meeting community needs? Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 14, 207 – 217.

McEwan, T.E., Mullen, P.E., & Purcell, R. (2007).  Identifying risk factors in stalking situations: A review of current research.  International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 30, 1 – 9.

Mullen, P.E., MacKenzie, R., Ogloff, J.R.P., Pathé, M., McEwan, T.E., & Purcell, R. (2006).  Assessing and managing the risks in the stalking situation.  Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 34, 439-450