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Sandy K. Wurtele, PhD
swurtele@uccs.edu
Columbine Hall 4027
Professor Sandy K. Wurtele, Ph.D. joined the UCCS faculty in 1988. She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 1983, with a specialty in child clinical psychology, from the University of Alabama. She completed an APA-Approved internship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and is a Licensed Psychologist in Colorado. She served as the Director of the Psychology Undergraduate program and Chair of the UCCS Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects. From 2012 to 2018, Dr. Wurtele served as Associate Dean for the College and was founding director of the Service-Learning Internship and Community Engagement (SLICE) Center.
PhD Clinical Psychology, University of Alabama/Tuscaloosa, 1983
MA Clinical Psychology, University of Alabama/Tuscaloosa, 1980
BA Psychology, University of Nebraska/Lincoln, 1977
Child Maltreatment; Childhood Trauma; Adverse Childhood Experiences; Adults' Sexual Interest in Children; Childhood Sexual Abuse & Exploitation; Child Sex Trafficking; Primary Prevention; Parent Education
PSY 1100 - The Profession of Psychology
PSY 3620 - Developmental Psychology
PSY 3640 - Psychology of Exceptional Children
PSY 3630 - Sex Crimes Against Children
PSY 3660 - Service-Learning Internship in Psychology
PSY 4620 - Seminar in Developmental Psychology
Representative Publications
Wurtele, S. K. (2012). Preventing the sexual exploitation of minors in youth-serving organizations. Children and Youth Services Review, 34, 2442-2453.
Wurtele, S.K. & Miller-Perrin, C. L. (2012). Global efforts to prevent the sexual exploitation of minors. In H. Dubowitz (Ed.), World perspectives on child abuse (10th ed.) (pp. 82-88). The International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.
Wurtele, S.K., Simons, D. A., & Moreno, T. A. (2014). Sexual interest in children among an online sample of men and women: Prevalence and correlates. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 26(6), 546-568.
Wurtele, S. K. & Kenny, M. C. (2016). Technology-related sexual solicitation of adolescents: A review of prevention efforts. Child Abuse Review, 25, 332-344.
Miller-Perrin, C., & Wurtele, S. K. (2017). Sex trafficking and the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Women and Therapy, 40(1-2), 123-151.
Wurtele, S. K. (2018). University students' perceptions of child sexual offenders: Impact of classroom instruction. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 27(3), 276-291.
Wurtele, S. K., Simons, D. A., & Parker, L. J. (2018). Understanding men's self-reported sexual interest in children. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 47(8), 2255-2264.
Wurtele, S. K., Mathews, B., & Kenny, M. C. (2019). Keeping students out of harm's way: Reducing risks of educator sexual misconduct. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse.
International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
2009 William Friedrich Memorial Child Sexual Abuse Award
Psychologist, State of Colorado