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Books and edited volumes  

Budd, K., Connell, M., & Clark, J. (2011). Evaluation of parenting capacity in child protection. New York: Oxford University Press.

Kuehnle, K. & Connell, M. (Eds.) (2009). The evaluation of child sexual abuse allegations: A comprehensive guide to assessment and testimony. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Perlin, M. L., Champine, P. R., Dlugacz, H. A., & Connell, M. (2008). Competence in the law: From legal theory to clinical application. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.  

Bush, S. S., Connell, M. A., & Denney, R. L. (2006). Ethical practice in forensic psychology: A systematic model for decision making. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Chapters in edited volumes    

Kuehnle, K & Connell, M. (in preparation). Treatment of child sexual abuse. In G. P. Koocher, J. C. Norcross, & B. Greene (Eds.) Psychologist’s desk reference, 3rd Ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Budd, K., Connell, M., & Clark, J. (2012). Assessment in a child protection context. In R. K. Otto (Ed.), Handbook of forensic psychology, 2nd Ed. (pp. 139-171). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Budd, K., Connell, M., & Clark, J. (2012). Evaluation of Parenting Capacity in Child Protection Matters.  In R. Roesch & P. Zapf (Eds.), Forensic assessments in criminal and civil law: A handbook for lawyers (pp 264-279). NY: Oxford University Press.

Kuehnle, K., & Connell, M. (2012). Child sexual abuse evaluations. In R. K. Otto (Ed.), Handbook of forensic psychology, 2nd Ed. (pp. 579-614). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Foubister, N. & Connell, M. (2011). Competence to consent to treatment. In E. Y. Drogin, F. M. Dattilio, R. L. Sadoff, & T. G. Gutheil (Eds.), Handbook of forensic assessment: Psychological and psychiatric perspective (pp. 503-520). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Kuehnle, K. & Connell, M. (2011). Managing children’s emotional and clinical needs. In M. Lamb, D. La Rooy, C. Katz, & L. Malloy (Eds.), Children’s testimony: A handbook of psychological research and forensic practice (2nd ed). London: Wiley-Blackwell.

Kuehnle, K. & Connell, M. (2009). Evaluating child sexual abuse allegations. In R. M. Galatzer-Levy, L. Kraus, & J. Galatzer-Levy (Eds.), The scientific basis of child custody decisions (pp. 375-402). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Connell, M. (2009). The child advocacy center model. In K. Kuehnle & M. Connell (Eds.), The evaluation of child sexual abuse allegations: A comprehensive guide to assessment and testimony (pp. 423-449). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Connell, M. (2009). The extended forensic evaluation. In K. Kuehnle & M. Connell (Eds.), The evaluation of child sexual abuse allegations: A comprehensive guide to assessment and testimony (pp. 451-487). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Connell, M. (2007). Ethical issues in forensic psychology. In R. J. Jackson (Ed.), Learning forensic assessment (pp. 55-72). New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Articles    

Connell, M. (2012). Comment on Cross, Fine, Jones, and Walsh (2012): Good therapeutic services--Therapeutic advocacy and forensic neutrality. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 21, 225-232. DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2012.661694

Connell, M. (2010). Parenting plan evaluation standards and guidelines for psychologists: Setting the frame. Behavioral Science & Law, 28, 492-510. doi: 10.1002/bsl.942  

Kuehnle, K. & Connell, M. (2010). Child sexual abuse suspicions: Treatment considerations during investigation. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 19, 554-571                                              doi: 10.1080/10538712.2010.512554

Drogin, E Y., Connell, M., Foote, W. E., & Sturm, C. A. (2010). The American Psychological Association’s “Record Keeping Guidelines”: Implications for the practitioner. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 3, 236-243.

Witt, P. H., Merdian, H. L., Connell, M., & Boer, D. P. (2010). Assessing parental risk in parenting plan (child custody) cases involving Internet sexual behavior. Open Access Journal of Forensic Psychology, 2, 116-136.

Connell, M. (2008). Changes in the wind: Parenting assessment in family dissolution matters. Journal of Psychology & Law, 36, 9-40.

Connell, M. (2006). Notification of purpose in child custody evaluation: Informing the parties and their counsel. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 37, 446-451.

Behnke, D. K., & Connell, M. A. (2005). Child custody evaluations in cases involving sexual abuse: A View from the bench. Journal of Child Custody, 2, 121-136.

Connell, M. A. (2003). A psychobiographical approach to the evaluation for sentence mitigation. Psychiatry and the Law, 31, 319-354.

Shuman, D. W., Connell, M. A., Cunningham, M. D., & Reid, W. H. (2003). Interstate practice of forensic psychology: A call for reform and proposal of a model rule. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 34, 233-239.