- Dr. MacDonald was named as one of Calgary's Top 40 under 40 (2021). Article can be found here
- Dr. MacDonald's training, Interviewing Vulnerable Witnesses (2021), has been accredited by the Law Society of Ontario.
- Co-authored by Dr. MacDonald, A Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse Disclosure in Forensic Settings, won "Outstanding Research Article of 2018" by the The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC).
Select Upcoming Talks / Training:
April 2023: Interviewing Vulnerable Witnesses, RicePoint, Ontario, Virtual
August 2023: Forensic Interview Training, RCMP K-Division, Edmonton, CANADA
September 2023: Forensic Interview Training, Luna Child & Youth Advocacy Centre, Calgary, CANADA
October 2023: Forensic Interview Training, RCMP F-Division, Regina, CANADA
December 2023: Forensic Interview Training, Calgary Police Service Headquarters, Calgary, CANADA
December 2023: Forensic Interview Training, RCMP K-Division, Edmonton, CANADA
February 2024: Advanced Forensic Interview Training, RCMP K-Division, Red Deer, CANADA
March 2024: Forensic Interview Training, RCMP F-Division, Regina, CANADA
March 2024: Forensic Interview Training, RCMP K-Division, Red Deer, CANADA
April 2024: Forensic Interview Training, RCMP D-Division, Winnipeg, CANADA
April 2024: Forensic Interview Training, Saskatchewan Police College, Regina, CANADA
May 2024: Using a Trauma Informed Approach in Forensic Interviews, BC Prosecution Service, Whistler, CANADA
May 2024: Vicarious Trauma within the Criminal Justice System, BC Prosecution Service, Whistler, CANADA
May 2024: Forensic Interview Training, Calgary Police Service Headquarters, Calgary, CANADA
Recent Talks:
May 2017: ENFORM: Canada's premiere oil and gas safety conference, Banff, CANADA
May 2017: Alberta Provincial Judges Association, Canmore, CANADA
June 2017: Calgary Police Service Sex Crimes Unit, Calgary, CANADA
October 21st 2017: Dogs With Wings: "An Enchanted Tail" Gala, Edmonton, CANADA
October 19th 2017: Alberta Crown Prosecution Service, Kananaskis, CANADA
January 8th - 12th 2018: Forensic Interviewing of Children, Calgary, CANADA
January 2018: MEG Energy: Investigative Interviewing, Calgary, CANADA
January 26th 2018: Align: Strengthening Today, Building Tomorrow Conference, Edmonton, CANADA
February 13th - 16th 2018: Forensic Interviewing of Children: NICHD Protocol, Medicine Hat, CANADA
February 26th - 27th 2018: Forensic Interviewing of Children, RCMP, Edmonton, CANADA
February 28th 2018: Interviewing vulnerable witnesses, Alberta Provincial Judges, Calgary, CANADA
March 6th-7th 2018: Investigative Interviewing, Saskatoon Police Service, Saskatoon, CANADA
March 9th 2018: Violence on Campus: Tools to enhance investigations and gather reliable information, Mount Royal University, CANADA
April 30th 2018: Investigative Interviewing: Tools to gather information from victims, witnesses, and suspects, Montreal, CANADA
May 24th 2018: Alberta Justice Sexual Violence Investigations and Prosecutions, Calgary, CANADA
June 2018: Alberta Prosecutions Advocacy Course, Calgary, CANADA
September 22nd 2018: Alberta Sexual Assault Course and Conference (ASACC), Calgary, CANADA
September 2018: International Women in Policing, Calgary, CANADA
September 2018: Investigative Interviewing, Alberta Criminal Justice Association, Calgary & Edmonton, CANADA
October 2018: Forensic Interviewing of Children: NICHD Protocol, Calgary, CANADA
October 2018: Informed Approaches to Supporting Post-Secondary Students in Distress, National CMHA Conference, Montreal, CANADA
November 2018: Memory Science in the Criminal Justice System, Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT), Canmore, CANADA
December 2018: Sexual Violence Investigations, Lethbridge Police Service, Lethbridge, CANADA
January 2019: San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment, San Diego, USA
March 2019: Advanced Child Abuse Investigations Workshop, ALERT Edmonton, CANADA
May 2019: Interviewing Vulnerable Witnesses, Alberta Crown Prosecution Service, Calgary, CANADA
June 2019: Alberta Prosecutions Advocacy Course, Calgary, CANADA
June 2019: Child Forensic Interviewing, Calgary Police Headquarters, Calgary, CANADA
November 2019: Canadian Criminal Justice Association Congress 2019: 100 Years of Criminal Justice, Quebec City, CANADA
August 2020: Impacts of Abuse on Children and Youth, Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Independent Review Panel, Virtual
September 2020: Grooming Round Table Conversation, Alberta Child Advocacy Centres, Virtual
November & December 2020: Child at Risk Response Team (CARRT), Calgary, CANADA
December 2020: Forensic Interview Training, Edmonton Police Service Headquarters, Edmonton, CANADA
March 2021: Forensic Interviewing of Children and Youth, Edmonton Rural and Regional Response Office (ERRRO), Virtual
June 2021: Forensic Interview Training, Calgary Police Service Headquarters, Calgary, CANADA
July 2021: Interviewing Vulnerable Witnesses, Koskie Minsky LLP, Ontario, Virtual
September 2021: Forensic Interview Training, Chinook Child Advocacy Centre, Lethbridge, CANADA
November 2021: Forensic Interview Training, Edmonton Police Service, Edmonton, CANADA
February 2022: Forensic Interview Training, Luna Child & Youth Advocacy Centre, Calgary, CANADA
February 2022: Forensic Interviewing: Theory & Best Practice, Alberta Criminal Justice Association Webinar Series, CANADA
April 2022: Forensic Interviewing: Theory & Best Practice, Perinatal Virtual Conference, CANADA
June 2022: Forensic Interview Training, Edmonton Police Service, Edmonton, CANADA
October 2022: Forensic Interview Training, Luna Child & Youth Advocacy Centre, Calgary, CANADA