Holly Hargreaves-Cormany

Holly Hargreaves-Cormany is an American psychologist who is most prominently known for her work on the sexual exploitation of juveniles,

Education Hargreaves-Cormany received her B.A. in Psychology in December 2003, at the University of Kansas. Following that, she received her M.A. in Community Counseling in May 2007 at Marymount University, and in the following year, she received her second M.A. in Forensic Psychology in May 2008, also at Marymount University. She completed her studies in 2016 upon receiving her Ph.D. in Counseling from George Washington University. Richard Lanthier and Brandi Weiss also served as members of her dissertation committee. Her teaching areas include subjects such as forensic assessment, psychology of criminal behavior and psychology, public policy, and the law.

Research In addition to her teaching, Hargreaves-Cormany has also published and conducted several studies, alongside presenting findings from her research at national and international conferences. The second article, co-authored with Terri D. Patterson and Yvonne Muirhead, sought to construct a typology for offenders who commit sexual trafficking of juveniles. The conclusion of their study identified two general categories of sex trafficking offenders: 1) Aggressive/Antisocial and 2) Charismatic/Manipulative, each containing subtypes. Findings from this study also suggested that the Violent Charismatic/Manipulative offenders are the most dangerous to society.

In 2018, in collaboration with Tia Hoffer, Yvonne Muirhead and J. Reid Meloy, published a book titled Violence in animal cruelty offenders, which examined the relationship between animal cruelty and crimes against persons. Findings from this study provided a positive link between offenders engaging in animal cruelty and interpersonal violence, and explored other themes such as predatory and affective animal cruelty acts compared to offender characteristics.

In 2022, her research with Terri D. Patterson and Yvonne Muirhead (2016) alongside other researchers including James Beasley, Terri D. Patterson, Kara Meadows, Princess-Kasharáe Middleton, Ellen Wood, Jonathan Alicchio and Nathanael Gaspar. In the chapter they are mentioned in, a comprehensive review of current literature regarding psychopathy and human trafficking offenders was conducted.