Meredyth Goldberg Edelson
ProfessorÂÂ
Psychology
Willamette University
United States of America
Biography
Professor Goldberg Edelson joined Willamette University in 1992. She received her undergraduate degree from Macalester College and completed her graduate work at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, receiving her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology also in 1992. In addition to her work at Willamette, Professor Goldberg Edelson also "moonlights" as a forensic interviewer at Liberty House, a child abuse assessment center in Salem. Professor Goldberg Edelson has teaching interests in behavior disorders of children, and the effects of sexual abuse and domestic violence on women and children.
Research Interest
legal outcomes in children, forensic assessment for children, Child/Adolescent and Diagnosis of "Abnormal" Behavior, advanced Child Sexual Abuse Seminar, Psychology of Women & Gender
Publications
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Goldberg Edelson M. Are the majority of children with autism mentally retarded? A systematic evaluation of the data. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. 2006 May;21(2):66-83.
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Edelson MG, Hokoda A, Ramos-Lira L. Differences in effects of domestic violence between Latina and non-Latina women. Journal of Family Violence. 2007 Jan 1;22(1):1-0.
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Edelson MG. Sexual abuse of children with autism: Factors that increase risk and interfere with recognition of abuse. Disability Studies Quarterly. 2010 Feb 22;30(1).
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Goldberg Edelson M, Joa D. Differences in legal outcomes for male and female children who have been sexually abused. Sexual Abuse. 2010 Dec;22(4):427-42.
