Roslyn M. Caldwell
Assistant Professor
Office: 47-21M
Phone: (805) 756-2686
Email: rmcaldwe@calpoly.edu
Education
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Forensic Psychology, University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Medicine
Ph.D., Counseling/Clinical/School Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara.
B.S., Psychology, University of California, Irvine.
Courses Taught
Introductory Psychology
Abnormal Psychology
Forensic Psychology
Psychological Assessment
Research Interests
Dr. Caldwell completed a postdoctoral forensic psychology fellowship at the University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine and the Missouri Department of Mental Health where she specialized in the criminal competencies, civil commitment of sexual offenders, and the evaluation and treatment of mentally ill offenders. She received her Ph.D. in Counseling/Clinical/School Psychology, with an emphasis in clinical-forensic psychology, from the University of California, Santa Barbara. During her graduate studies, she completed a clinical-forensic psychology pre-doctoral internship at Baylor College of Medicine where she focused on the mental health treatment and evaluation of juvenile offenders, gang violence, sex offender treatment and rehabilitation, and child custody evaluations. She earned a B.S. in psychology from the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Caldwell’s research is designed to inform legal decision-making about the importance of evidence based mental health programming that is culturally sensitive and relevant, and gender specific. Dr. Caldwell works closely with local law enforcement and community agencies focusing on specific areas of research that include: the development, implementation, and evaluation of a psycho-educational mentoring program, The Bakari Project©, for juvenile offenders; the evaluation of mental health programming for juvenile and adult probationers; and examining culturally relevant risk and protective factors related to juvenile delinquency and violence with an emphasis on mental health issues.
Selected Publications
- Caldwell, R.M., Silver, N. C., & Strada, M. (in press). Substance abuse, familial factors, and mental health: Exploring racial and ethnic group differences between African American, Caucasian, and Hispanic juvenile offenders.
- Caldwell, R. M. (in press). Juvenile delinquency and violence among African American males: The role of psychologists in implementing community interventions. In Parham, T.A., White, J.L., & Ajamu, A. The Psychology of Blacks (4th Edition). New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
- Silverman, J.R., & Caldwell, R.M. (2008). Peer relationships and violence among female juvenile offenders: An exploration of differences among four racial/ethnic populations. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 35(3), 333-3423.
- Caldwell, R.M., Sturges, S.M., & Silver, N.C. (2007). Home versus school environments and their influences on the affective and behavioral states of African American, Caucasian, and Hispanic juvenile offenders. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 16, 125-138.
- Caldwell, R. M., Wiebe, R. P., & Cleveland, H. H. (2006). The influence of future certainty and contextual factors on delinquent behavior and school adjustment among African American adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 35(4), 591-602.
- Caldwell, R. M., Beutler, L. E., Ross, S. A., & Silver, N. C. (2006). An examination of the relationships between parental monitoring, self-esteem and delinquency among Mexican American male adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 29(3), 459-464.