Jennifer Storey

Considering graduate supervision for the 2027 intake
Professor and Canada Research Chair

Research

Jennifer’s research is applied in nature and centres on interpersonal violence examining how to improve violence risk assessment, risk management, and risk communication. The goal of her research is to identify and implement best practices in society’s responses to violence to minimise its impact on the well-being of victims.

Her primary areas of focus are elder abuse, stalking, and intimate partner violence. A defining feature of her work is its strong connection to practice. Jennifer collaborates extensively with professionals and organisations across health care, criminal justice, social work, mental health, and community services, bringing research directly into the settings where it can make a meaningful difference.

A major focus of Jennifer’s research is harm to older adults. Her work has led to the development of the Harm to Older Persons Evaluation (HOPE), a violence risk assessment tool designed specifically for cases of older adult abuse. She is also investigating older adult homicide and the protective factors that may help prevent or reduce the risk of abuse. In the area of stalking, Jennifer is currently examining topics including cyberstalking, victim impact, and the assessment and management of risk by police and health care professionals.

Jennifer is also committed to training professionals and researchers. She provides training in violence risk assessment, risk management, and safety planning to social workers, nurses, police, mental health professionals, and students. This creates opportunities for students working with her to engage with research that is not only academically rigorous but also connected to real-world practice and the potential to improve how society responds to interpersonal violence.

Students who join Jennifer’s lab can expect to be part of an interdisciplinary, applied research environment where research questions are grounded in real-world challenges and where their work can contribute to improving the safety and well-being of people affected by violence.

Education

• B.A. Honours, Carleton University
• M.A. and Ph.D., Simon Fraser University
• Postdoctoral Research Training Simon Fraser University & Mid Sweden University

Selected publications

Storey, J. E., Fraga Dominguez, S., & Fagg, S., (2026). Assessing risk for older adult abuse: Case presentation and analysis using the Harm to Older Persons Evaluation (HOPE). Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, 13(1), 19–36.

Storey, J. E., & Pina, A. (2025). Technology-Facilitated Intimate Partner Violence: A national examination of prevalence, perpetration type and methods and the impact of COVID-19. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

Weekes, C., Storey J. E., Pina, A. (2025). Cyberstalking Perpetrators and their Methods: A Systematic Literature. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 27(3), 1009-1025.

Storey, J. E., Fraga Dominguez, S., & Perka, M. R. (2025). No, thank you: Reasons for withdrawal from older adult abuse support services. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 37(1), 73-81.

Storey, J. E., O’Brien, R., & Fraga Dominguez, S., (2024). Where do we draw the line? Perceptions of abuse of older adults and their association with ageism. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 80(1).

Storey, J. E., Rogers, M., & Hohn, R. (2024). Older adult homicide: Exploring case, victim and perpetrator characteristics in a national sample from England and Wales. British Journal of Social Work, 54(7), 2880–2898.

Storey, J. E., Pina, A., & Williams, C. S. (2023). The impact of stalking and its correlates: Characterising the needs of stalking victims. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(21-22), 11569–11594.

Storey, J. E. & Hart, S. D. (2021). The Assessment and Management of Stalking Perpetrated by Clients Against Their Counselors. Violence and Victims, 36(2), 195-213.

Almond, M. F. E., Cook, A. N., & Storey, J. E. (2020). The consideration of indigenous peoples in high stakes evaluations of risk. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 20(2), 150-164.

Storey, J. E. (2020). Risk factors for elder abuse and neglect: A review of the literature. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 50, 1-13.