Associate Professor Emily Corner
BSc (Psychology, Hons), MSc (Countering Organised Crime and Terrorism), PhD (Security and Crime Science)
Senior Lecturer
ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Areas of expertise
- Criminology 1602
- Causes And Prevention Of Crime 160201
- Private Policing And Security Services 160206
- Psychology 1701
Research interests
- Terrorist Behaviour
- Psychopathology in Crime
- Psychopathology in Terrorism
- Prevention of Terrorism
- Risk Assessment
- Threat Assessment
- Grievance Fuelled Violence
- Fixation
Biography
Dr Emily Corner is a Senior Lecturer of Criminology at the Centre for Social Research and Methods at the Australian National University. Prior to joining the ANU, Emily was a Research Associate at the department of Security and Crime Science at University College London, working on projects examining lone and group-based terrorism, radicalisation, mass murderers, and fixated individuals. Her doctoral research focused on examining mental disorders and terrorist behaviour, and won the Terrorism Research Initiative’s Thesis award in 2016. She has published in leading psychology, forensic science, criminology, threat assessment, and political science journals. She has worked on research projects funded by Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, the European Union, the National Institute of Justice, the Department of Defence, and the Department of Home Affairs. Prior to her doctoral research she worked across step-down, low, and medium secure psychiatric hospitals, in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
Publications
- Corner, E & Gill, P 2022, 'Psychopathy and terrorist involvement', in Paulo Barbosa Marques, Mauro Paulino and Laura Alho (ed.), Psychopathy and Criminal Behavior: Current Trends and Challenges, Academic Press - Elsevier, unknown.
- Gill, P, Corner, E, McKee, A et al. 2022, 'What Do Closed Source Data Tell Us About Lone Actor Terrorist Behavior? A Research Note', Terrorism and Political Violence, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 113-130.
- Gill, P, Corner, E, Farnham, F et al. 2021, 'Predictors of varying levels of risks posed by fixated individuals to British public figures', Journal of Forensic Sciences.
- Corner, E & Gill, P 2021, 'Psychological distress and terrorist engagement: Measuring, correlating, and sequencing its onset with negative life events, social factors, and protective factors', Transcultural Psychiatry, vol. 58, no. 5, pp. 697-711.
- Gill, P, Silver, J, Horgan, J et al. 2021, 'Similar crimes, similar behaviors? Comparing lone-actor terrorists and public mass murderers', Journal of Forensic Sciences, vol. 66, no. 5, pp. 1797-1804.
- Clemmow, C, Gill, P, Corner, E et al. 2021, 'A data-driven classification of outcome behaviors in those who cause concern to British public figures', Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 509-521.
- Corner, E, Bouhana, N & Gill, P 2021, 'Updating and organising our knowledge of risk and protective factors for lone-actor terrorism.', in Raymond Corrado, Gunda Wössner, Ariel Merari (ed.), Terrorism Risk Assessment Instruments, IOS Press, online, pp. 116-136.
- Gill, P, Clemmow, C, Hetzel, F et al. 2020, 'Systematic Review of Mental Health Problems and Violent Extremism', Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 32(1), 51-78.
- Corner, E, Taylor, H, Van Der Vegt, I et al. 2020, 'Reviewing the links between personality, personality disorders, and psychopathy and violent extremism', Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 378-407.
- Gill, P, Marchment, Z, Corner, E et al. 2020, 'Terrorist Decision Making in the Context of Risk, Attack Planning, and Attack Commission', Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 145-160.
- Corner, E & Gill, P 2020, 'Psychological Distress, Terrorist Involvement and Disengagement from Terrorism: A Sequence Analysis Approach', Journal of Quantitative Criminology, vol. 36, pp. 499-526.
- Corner, E, Bouhana, N & Gill, P 2019, 'The multifinality of vulnerability indicators in lone-actor terrorism', Psychology, Crime and Law, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 111-132.
- Gill, P, Horgan, J & Corner, E 2019, 'The Rational Foraging Terrorist: Analysing the Distances Travelled to Commit Terrorist Violence', Terrorism and Political Violence, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 929-942.
- Corner, E, Gill, P, Schouten, R et al. 2018, 'Mental Disorders, Personality Traits, and Grievance-Fueled Targeted Violence: The Evidence Base and Implications for Research and Practice', Journal of Personality Assessment, vol. 100, no. 5, pp. 459-470.
- Corner, E & Gill, P 2018, 'The nascent empirical literature on psychopathology and terrorism', World Psychiatry, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 147-148.
- Bouhana, N, Corner, E, Gill, P et al. 2018, 'Background and Preparatory Behaviours of Right-Wing Extremist Lone Actors: A Comparative Study', Perspectives on Terrorism, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 150-163.
- Corner, E & Gill, P 2017, Is There a Nexus Between Terrorist Involvement and Mental Health in the Age of the Islamic State?, pp. 1-10.
- Gill, P & Corner, E 2017, 'There and back again: The study of mental disorder and terrorist involvement', American Psychologist, vol. 72, no. 3, pp. 231-241.
- Gill, P, Silver, J, Horgan, J et al. 2017, 'Shooting Alone: The Pre-Attack Experiences and Behaviors of U.S. Solo Mass Murderers', Journal of Forensic Sciences, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 710-714.
- Gill, P, Corner, E, Conway, M et al. 2017, 'Terrorist Use of the Internet by the Numbers: Quantifying Behaviors, Patterns, and Processes', Criminology and Public Policy, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 99-117.
- Corner, E, Gill, P & Mason, K 2016, 'Mental Health Disorders and the Terrorist: A Research Note Probing Selection Effects and Disorder Prevalence', Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 560-568.
- Gill, P & Corner, E 2016, 'Lone-Actor Terrorist Target Choice', Behavioral Sciences and the Law, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 693-705.
- Horgan, J, Gill, P, Silver, J et al. 2016, Across the Universe? A Comparative Analysis of Violent Behavior and Radicalization Across Three Offender Types with Implications for Criminal Justice Training and Education.
- Gill, P, Horgan, J, Corner, E et al. 2016, 'Indicators of Lone Actor Violent Events: The Problems of Low Base Rates and Long Observational Periods', Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, vol. 3, no. 3-4, pp. 165-173.
- Gill, P, Corner, E, Thornton, A et al. 2015, 'What are the roles of the Internet in terrorism? Measuring online behaviours of convicted UK terrorists'.
- Corner, E & Gill, P 2015, 'A False Dichotomy? Mental Illness and Lone-Actor Terrorism', Law and Human Behavior, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 23-34.
- Gill, P & Corner, E 2014, 'Review of Jeffrey D. Simon's "Lone wolf terrorism: understanding the growing threat"', Crime, Law and Social Change, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 191-194.
- Gill, P & Corner, E 2013, 'Disaggregating Terrorist Offenders: Implications for Research and Practice', Criminology and Public Policy, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 93-101.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Population base rates of indicators toward radicalisation (Primary Investigator)
- Evaluation of the trial Fixated Threat Assessment Centre pilot in the ACT, Tasmania and Northern Territory (Primary Investigator)
- Assessment of the Utility of the TRAP-18 in the Australian CVE Context (Primary Investigator)
- Modelling Drivers of Grievance-Fuelled Violence (Primary Investigator)
- AIHW Veteran Justice scoping project (Secondary Investigator)
- Testing the Reliability, Validity and Equity of Terrorism Risk Assessment Tools project (Primary Investigator)
- Rapid evidence assessment of existing research on the relationship between mental health and lone actor attacks (CVE Services Panel) (Primary Investigator)
