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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 474 0999 extn 57377
Email
linda.hobbs@otago.ac.nz

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Position
Assistant Research Fellow
Department
Department of Psychological Medicine (Dunedin)
Qualifications
Msc(Psychology)
Research summary
Pathways to sexual offending, disclosure of sexual abuse, and child witness research, surveillance of self-harm, and suicide prevention.

Research

Linda has worked on a number of research grants under the direction of Dr Tess Patterson and Dr Sarah Fortune. Her research interests cover areas of child developmental psychology including children’s memory and eye-witness testimony, pathways to sexual offending, and issues of sexual abuse. Her research interests also cover areas of suicide prevention including the surveillance of self-harm and experiences of using self-harm services.

Her work includes all aspects of research procedures, administration and project management. It also involves working with Research Assistants, assisting with student projects, and collaborative work with members of the Department of Psychology.

She is a member of a research team charged with evaluating a nationally-recognised drug and alcohol recovery programme, and has also worked as member of a clinical drug trial research team involving the Down syndrome population.

Publications

Patterson, T., Hobbs, L., Treharne, G. J., Dixon, L., Corson Keogh, A., & Beres, M. (2026). Seeking support: The voice of young men who have experienced sexual harm during their life course. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 41(1-2), 67-92. doi: 10.1177/08862605241308297 Journal - Research Article

Patterson, T., Hobbs, L., Brown, E., Purnell, M., McKillop, N., Rayment-McHugh, S., & Christensen, L. S. (2025). Typologies of women who have sexually offended: Exploring psychosocial, developmental and motivational characteristics. Psychiatry, Psychology & Law. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2025.2521626 Journal - Research Article

Leung, L., Mentzel, C. L., Hobbs, L., & Patterson, T. (2025). Characteristics of harmful sexual behaviour in autistic adolescent males as compared to controls. Psychiatry, Psychology & Law, 32(6), 918-930. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2024.2372763 Journal - Research Article

Patterson, T., Hobbs, L., Brown, E., & Barak, Y. (2025). Sexual assault in older-age adults: Criminal justice response in New Zealand. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 37(3), 496-511. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2023.2284575 Journal - Research Article

Patterson, T., Egan, R., Gross, J., Leov, J., Hobbs, L., & La Rooy, D. (2025). Mentoring: A traditional Cook Island approach to support men. International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology, 69(12), 1611-1626. doi: 10.1177/0306624x231172638 Journal - Research Article

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