Georgia Winters

Georgia Winters

Associate Professor
Director, Clinical Forensic Psychology M.A. Program
Marion Turpan College of Psychology and Counseling

Contact Information

Office Location: Office 204 B/C in Williams Hall

Courses

• Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychology
• Forensic Assessment and Prediction 
• Abnormal Psychology

Research

• Prevention of Sexual Violence
• Sexual Grooming Behaviors
• Child Sexual Abuse

Education

• BA, Stonehill College
• PhD, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
• Pre-doctoral Clinical Internship, University of Massachusetts Medical School
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Forensic Psychology, University of Virginia’s Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy

Academic Profile

Georgia Winters, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Marion Turpan School of Psychology and Counseling at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU). She is the director of FDU’s Clinical Forensic Psychology M.A. program, which is accredited by the American Psychological Association. Dr. Winters received FDU’s Distinguished Faculty Award for Service in 2025.

Dr. Winters is one of the foremost experts in sexual grooming behaviors, having developed the Sexual Grooming Model. She is the co-author of the books Sexual Grooming: Integrating Research, Practice, Prevention, and Policy (Winters & Jeglic, 2022) and Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Integrating Research into Practice (Jeglic & Winters, in press). Dr. Winters has published more than 50 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. Through her research, she aims to inform prevention, education, and policy related to sexual abuse.

Dr. Winters is a licensed clinician in the State of New Jersey. She provides consultation and expert testimony in civil, criminal, and military courts. She has conducted clinical evaluations and treatment with forensically involved individuals during her doctoral and postdoctoral training and in private practice.