Keith L. Kaufman, Ph.D., Professor, Clinical Psychology
Chair, Department of Psychology

Department of Psychology 317 Cramer Hall Portland State University P.O. Box 751 Portland,OR 97207-0751 phone (503) 725-3984 fax (503) 725-3904 kaufmank@pdx.edu Biography Selected Publications Grant History

Grant History

Multnomah County , Department of Criminal Justice “Program Evaluation of MI/MR/DD Adult Sexual Offenders” - Principal Investigator (10/99 – 6/01)

Program evaluation of federally funded project through the Center for Sexual Offender Management to examine innovative approaches to the treatment and management of adult sexual offenders who experience difficulties related to Mental Illness/Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities.  

Centers for Disease Control “Child Sexual Abuse Risk Factors: Modus Operandi & Supervision” – Principal Investigator (9/98 – 8/04)

This project was designed to identify risk factors related to child sexual abuse with particular attention to sexual offenders’ “modus operandi” and the role of caregiver supervision. These dimensions will be compared across three ethnic groups: White American; Black American; and Hispanic/Latino. Risk factors are intended to inform a public health approach to prevention.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention “Feasibility Study for Sex Offender Typology” - Co-Principal Investigator (11/97 - 10/98)

Feasibility study to demonstrate ability to collect critical data to develop an adolescent sexual offender typology.  

National Institute of Mental Health "Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Offenders' Modus Operandi" - Principal Investigator(4/93 - 3/98)

Investigation of child sexual abuse perpetrators' (adult) modus operandi from the perspective of victims, incarcerated and non‑incarcerated offenders in seven different states. Information obtained from this grant would have implications for the development of prevention programs and the assessment and treatment of adult sex offenders.  

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention "Examining the Relationship between Child/Adolescent Abductions and Adolescent Sexual Offending" - Principal Investigator (12/93 -9/95)

Examined adolescent sexual offenders' modus operandi in a multi-state (six states) sample of incarcerated offenders. Study findings has implications for offender and victim treatment as well as prevention initiatives.

Governor's Office of Criminal Justice Services ‑ State of Ohio “Assessing Female Delinquency” (1/95 – 12/98)

Year 1 - Designed to identify key factors that predict the severity and chronicity of female juvenile delinquency. Data was collected from incarcerated female delinquents to identify critical variables predicting the severity and chronicity of offending. Implications for prevention and treatment.

Year 2 - Designed as a follow-up grant to expand the assessment of female juvenile delinquents to identify critical variables predicting the severity and chronicity of offending. Data in this year has expanding the study to contrast a group of incarcerated female offenders from the DYS state facility with a control group at Children’s Hospital. Variables have been expanded from year 1 to include family and contextual factors.

Year 3 - The third year of this grant was designed to continue data collection as described for year 2 and expand the size of the sample.  

Governor's Office of Criminal Justice Services ‑ State of Ohio “Development of An Adolescent Sexual Offender Treatment Program and Evaluation – Principal Investigator (6/94-11/97)

Year 1 - This grant facilitated the development of a comprehensive adolescent sexual offender assessment/treatment continuum for use by the State of Ohio's Department of Youth Services. The project utilized a Total Quality Management (TQM) framework to accomplish its goals. The first year of the project resulted in the development of information to provide a foundation for a psycho-educational treatment manual.

Year 2 - The second year of the grant focused on the completion of the psycho-educational treatment manual and providing training to enhance staff member skills.

Year 3 - The third year of the grant focused on the development of a program evaluation plan.  

Ohio Children's Trust Fund - State of Ohio"State-wide Child Abuse Prevention Conference" Principal Investigator (1995)

Funded a statewide child abuse prevention conference. This two-day conference included 19 nationally known speakers presenting topics related to the prevention of physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect.  

Governor's Office of Criminal Justice Services "Assessing Adolescent Sexual Offenders II" Principal Investigator (3/92 -2/94)

Year 1 - Intended to determine the best means of assessing adolescent sexual offenders’ modus operandi. Designed to examine: (1) Do adolescent offenders under‑ report their use of threats/coercion?; (2) Is better information obtained utilizing an interview or a questionnaire format?; (3) The modus operandi patterns exhibited by adolescent sexual offenders.