Alisha C Salerno-Ferraro
Biographic Data
| ID | 6635266 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alisha C Salerno-Ferraro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alisha C |
| FAMILY NAME | Salerno-Ferraro |
| SIGNATURE | SALERNO-FERRARO A C |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4600-3368 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
‘I must have been confused.’ Thinking about thinking in refugee status decision-making
Refugee status adjudicators often rely on the assumption that people understand and can explain their own mental processes (Evans Cameron et al., Citation2024a). This scoping review looks at metacognition (thinking about thinking) and the extent to which cognitive processes are available to conscious awareness and/or control. PsychInfo (Ovid), Scopus, and ProQuest databases were searched for articles published since 2016: 7885 articles were ident…
Women's Early Experiences with Online Stranger Sexual Harassment
This research explored women's early experiences with male-perpetrated online stranger sexual harassment, including the age at which it occurred and its nature and impact. Most participants reported early experiences with unwanted sexual communication, most often beginning in their adolescence. Perpetrators were typically older males seeking a younger, pubescent girl to whom he would livestream masturbation, send dickpics or pornography, or offer…
What guy wouldn't want it? Male victimization experiences with female‐perpetrated stranger sexual harassment
The present research explored female‐perpetrated stranger sexual harassment of young male victims. Across two studies, male participants aged 16–23 reported that they had experienced a range of unwanted sexual attention from unknown female perpetrators, including both in‐person harassment (e.g., seductive behavior and catcalls, unwanted sexual touching) and online harassment (e.g., unsolicited sexual text messages and images, requests for nude se…
To charge or not to charge? Police decisions in Canadian sexual assault cases and the relevance of rape myths
This study explored the relevance of rape myths in police officers’ decisions to press charges in sexual assault cases, using a random selection of 300 sexual assault cases reported to and cleared by police. Using logistic regression, we examined the impact of variables associated with erroneous notions of ‘real rape’ and ‘real rape victims’ On police decisions to press charges. The results showed that several variables associated with stereotypi…
What guy wouldn't want it? Male victimization experiences with female‐perpetrated stranger sexual harassment
The present research explored female‐perpetrated stranger sexual harassment of young male victims. Across two studies, male participants aged 16–23 reported that they had experienced a range of unwanted sexual attention from unknown female perpetrators, including both in‐person harassment (e.g., seductive behavior and catcalls, unwanted sexual touching) and online harassment (e.g., unsolicited sexual text messages and images, requests for nude se…
To charge or not to charge? Police decisions in Canadian sexual assault cases and the relevance of rape myths
This study explored the relevance of rape myths in police officers’ decisions to press charges in sexual assault cases, using a random selection of 300 sexual assault cases reported to and cleared by police. Using logistic regression, we examined the impact of variables associated with erroneous notions of ‘real rape’ and ‘real rape victims’ On police decisions to press charges. The results showed that several variables associated with stereotypi…
What guy wouldn't want it? Male victimization experiences with female‐perpetrated stranger sexual harassment
The present research explored female‐perpetrated stranger sexual harassment of young male victims. Across two studies, male participants aged 16–23 reported that they had experienced a range of unwanted sexual attention from unknown female perpetrators, including both in‐person harassment (e.g., seductive behavior and catcalls, unwanted sexual touching) and online harassment (e.g., unsolicited sexual text messages and images, requests for nude se…
‘I must have been confused.’ Thinking about thinking in refugee status decision-making
Refugee status adjudicators often rely on the assumption that people understand and can explain their own mental processes (Evans Cameron et al., Citation2024a). This scoping review looks at metacognition (thinking about thinking) and the extent to which cognitive processes are available to conscious awareness and/or control. PsychInfo (Ovid), Scopus, and ProQuest databases were searched for articles published since 2016: 7885 articles were ident…
Women's Early Experiences with Online Stranger Sexual Harassment
This research explored women's early experiences with male-perpetrated online stranger sexual harassment, including the age at which it occurred and its nature and impact. Most participants reported early experiences with unwanted sexual communication, most often beginning in their adolescence. Perpetrators were typically older males seeking a younger, pubescent girl to whom he would livestream masturbation, send dickpics or pornography, or offer…
Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (3 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works) · Harassment (2 works) · Human Factors and Ergonomics (2 works) · Poison control (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Aggression (1 work) · Clearance (1 work) · Cognition (1 work)