Professional Presentations

Zapata, C. (2026). A Case Exercise of Targeted Violence: The Identification, Assessment, and Management of Workplace and Intimate Partner Violence.
Professional behavioral threat assessment briefing. 

Zapata, C. (2025). Understanding Targeted Violence: Assessment, Management, and Multidisciplinary Teams.
Subject matter expert exchange. South America.

Zapata, C., with a professional collaborator (2025). Mental Health and Targeted Violence.
Professional briefing delivered to investigative and security professionals. Virtual presentation.

Zapata, C., with a professional collaborator (2025). Targeted Violence and Mental Health.
Presentation delivered at a multidisciplinary threat management training program.

Zapata, C., with a professional collaborator (2025).
Targeted Violence Through a Military Mental Health Lens.
Professional briefing delivered to clinical mental health staff and trainees.

Zapata, C., with a professional collaborator (2025).
The Link Between Altruistic Suicide and Targeted Violence.
Presented at a national security psychology symposium.

Zapata, C. (2025).
A Case Exercise of Targeted Violence: Assessing Risk Factors and Warning Behaviors.
Professional behavioral threat assessment exercise.

Zapata, C., with multidisciplinary colleagues (2024).
Co-led an inaugural multidisciplinary threat management training program for investigative professionals.

Zapata, C., with a professional collaborator (2024). Targeted Violence Through a Military Mental Health Lens.
Professional briefing delivered to clinical psychology trainees.

Zapata, C., with multidisciplinary colleagues (2023). Threat Management Coordinator training program focused on behavioral threat assessment and targeted violence prevention.

DiBlasi, T., Magee, M., Treboux, D., & Zapata, C. (2024). Examining the effect of artificial intelligence in psychological research. Presentation at the annual Eastern Psychological Association Conference. Philadelphia, PA.

Zapata, C., with professional colleagues (2023). Panel participant.                                                                                                                                                              Mental health practitioners conference addressing behavioral threat assessment and targeted violence.

Zapata, C., with professional collaborators (2023).
Ideologically Motivated Targeted Violence.
Presentation delivered within a violent crimes investigation training program.

Zapata, C., with a professional collaborator (2023).
Targeted Violence for Military Mental Health Providers.
Professional training delivered to clinical mental health providers.

Zapata, C., with multidisciplinary colleagues (2022).
Instructor, Threat Management Coordinator training program focused on behavioral threat assessment and targeted violence prevention.

Zapata, C., with multidisciplinary colleagues (2022).
Co-led an inaugural multidisciplinary threat management training program for investigative professionals.

DiBlasi, T., & Zapata, C., (2021). The relationship between psychopathy, personality, anxiety, anger, and deception. Presented at the annual Eastern Psychological Association Virtual Conference.

DiBlasi, T., & Zapata, C., (2020). Personality factors of psychopathy to inform treatment planning. Presented at the annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Forensic Issues and Externalizing Behaviors Special Interest Group, Virtual Conference.

Zapata, C. & Conti, R. (2018). The effects of malingering on juror recommendations in criminal and civil cases. Presented in a digital competition, Division 18, Criminal Justice Section, American Psychological Association.

Zapata, C., DiBlasi, T., & Kassinove, H. (2017). Effects of message framing and trait anger on a psychologist’s recommendation for anger management. Presented at the annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Diego, CA.

Steinhauer, M., Kassinove, H., DiBlasi, T., & Zapata, C. (2016). Effects of shame-consistent versus guilt-consistent feedback on retaliatory and displaced aggression. Presented at the annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.

Conti, R. & Zapata, C. (2015). Psychopathy, handedness, and aggression in a non-clinical population. Presented at the annual Eastern Psychological Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Zapata, C. & Conti, R. (2014). The effects of malingering and deception on jury decision making. Presented at the annual Kean University Research Day, Union, NJ.