Christine Sarteschi, Ph.D.

• Ph.D. Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, 2009
• BSW (2001) and MSW (2003) University of Pittsburgh

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Sarteschi, C.M. (2023). The social phenomenon of Romana Didulo: “Queen of Canada.” International Journal of Coercion, Abuse and Manipulation.
• Sarteschi, C.M. “Suicide.” (In Press). In Health and Wellness for People of Color. An Encyclopedia of Issues, Problems, and Solutions, edited by Valire Carr Copeland. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, Inc.
• Sarteschi, C.M. (2022). This law doesn’t apply to me: The spread of the sovereign citizen movement around the world. International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism.
• Sarteschi, C.M. (2019). The Capital Gazette Shooter- Injustice Collector. Violence and Gender, 6(2).
• Sarteschi, C. M. (2021). Tracing a killer’s path to mass shooting. MedPageToday.
• Sarteschi, C.M. (2018). Mass murder, targeted individuals, and gang-stalking: Exploring the Connection. Violence and Gender, 5(1), 45-54.
• Sarteschi, C.M. (2021). Sovereign citizens: More than paper terrorists. Just Security via the Reiss Center on Law and Security NYU School of Law.
• Sarteschi, C.M. (2021). Can we stop shooting the mentally ill? MedPage Today.
• Sarteschi, C.M. (2017). Jodi Arias: A case of extreme violence. Violence and Gender, 4(3), 109-113.
• Sarteschi, C.M. (2016). Mass and Serial Murder in America. Springer International Publishing.
• Yaksic, E., et al. & Sarteschi, C.M. (2021). A heuristic study of the similarities and differences in offender characteristics across potential and successful serial homicide offenders. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 1-22. doi:10.1002/bsl.2510
• Introduction to special edition: Extremism. Aggression and Violent Behavior. 10.1016/j.avb.2021.101574
• Sarteschi, C.M. (2016). An examination of thwarted mass homicide plots and threateners. Aggression and Violent Behavior. Advanced online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.avb.2016.06.010.
• Sarteschi, C.M. (2015). Severe mental illness, somatic delusions and attempted mass murder.The Journal of Forensic Sciences. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.12876.
• Sovereign citizens: A narrative review with implications of violence towards law enforcement. Aggression and Violent Behavior. doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2020.101509.
• Sarteschi, C.M. “Hospitals for the Criminally Insane.” (2014). In Cultural Sociology of Mental Illness, edited by Andrew Scull and J. Geoffrey Golson. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
• Sovereign Citizens: A Psychological and Criminological Analysis. Van Hasselt, V.B. (Ed). Springer Briefs in Behavioral Criminology Series. New York: Springer International Publishing.
• Sarteschi, C.M. (2014). Randomized controlled trials of psychopharmcological interventions of children and adolescents with conduct disorder: A descriptive analysis. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 11 (4), 350-359. doi: 10.1080/10911359.2014.897105.
• Sarteschi, C.M. (2020). Murder Me Not. Critical Quarterly, 62(1), 49-66.
• Sarteschi, C.M. “Dementia Praecox.” (2014). In Cultural Sociology of Mental Illness, edited by Andrew Scull and J. Geoffrey Golson. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
• Sarteschi, C.M. “Commitment Laws.” (2014). In Cultural Sociology of Mental Illness, edited by Andrew Scull and J. Geoffrey Golson. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
• Sarteschi, C.M., & Vaughn, M.G. (2013). Recent developments in mental health courts: What have we learned? Journal of Forensic Social Work, 3, 34-55. doi: 10.1080/1936928X.2013.837416.
• Sarteschi, C.M. (2013). Mentally ill offenders involved in the United States criminal justice system: A synthesis. SAGE Open. doi: 10.1177/2158242013497029.
• Maynard, B.R., Peters, K. E., Vaughn, M.G. & Sarteschi, C.M. (2013). Fidelity in after-school intervention research: A systematic review. Research on Social Work Practice, 23. doi: 10.1177/1049731513491150.
• Maynard, B. R., Vaughn, M. G., & Sarteschi, C. M. (2012). Social work dissertation research: Contributing to scholarly discourse or the file drawer? The British Journal of Social Work. doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcs123.
• Maynard, B. R., Vaughn, M. G., & Sarteschi, C. M. (2012). The Empirical Status of Social Work Dissertation Research: Characteristics, Trends, and Implications for the Field. The British Journal of Social Work. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/BCS123.
• Sarteschi, C.M., Vaughn, M.G., & Kim, K. (2011). Assessing the effectiveness of mental health courts: A quantitative analysis. Journal of Criminal Justice, 39, 12-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.11.003.
• Bender, K., Tripodi, S., Sarteschi, C.M. & Vaughn, M.G. (2011). A meta-analysis of interventions to reduce adolescent cannabis use. Research on Social Work Practice, 21, 153-164. doi: doi:10.1177/1049731510380226.
• Sarteschi, C.M., & Vaughn, M.G. (2010). Double jeopardy: A review of mental health and substance abuse characteristics in women offenders. Victims & Offenders, 5, 161-182. doi: 10.1080/15564881003640728.
• Bender, K., Tripodi, S., Litschge (Sarteschi), C.M. & Vaughn, M.G. (2010). Reducing alcohol use: A meta-analytic review of interventions for adolescent alcohol abusers. The Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 161, 85-91. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.235.
• Litschge, (Sarteschi), C.M., Vaughn, M.G., McCrea, C. (2010). The empirical status of treatment for children and youth with conduct problems: A review of meta-analytic studies. Research on Social Work Practice, 20, 21-35. doi: 10.1177/1049731508331247.
• Litschge, (Sarteschi), C. M., & Vaughn, M.G. (2009). The mentally ill offender treatment and crime reduction act of 2004: Problems and prospects. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 20, 542-558. doi: 10.1080/14789940802434675.
• Shook, J. J., Vaughn M.G., Litschge, (Sarteschi), C.; Kolivoski, K., & Schelbe, L. (2009). The importance of friends among foster youth aging out of care: Cluster profiles of deviant peer affiliations. Children and Youth Services Review, 31, 284-291. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.07.024.
• Vaughn, M. G., Litschge, (Sarteschi), C. M., DeLisi, M., Beaver, K. M., & McMillen, J. C. (2008). Psychopathic personality features and risks for criminal justice system involvement among emancipating foster youth. Children and Youth Services Review, 30, 1101-1110. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.02.001.
• Vaughn, M.G., Newhill, C.E., & Litschge, (Sarteschi), C.M. (2008). Cluster profiles of residentially incarcerated adolescent females: Violence and clinical mental health characteristics. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 24, 35-53. doi: 10.1080/08865710802146770.
• Rotondi, A.J., Sinkule, J., Haas, G.L. Spring, M.B., (Sarteschi), Litschge, C.M., Newhill, C.E., Ganguli, R., & Anderson, C.A. (2007). Designing websites for persons with cognitive deficits: Design and usability of a psychoeducational intervention for persons with severe mental illness. Psychological Services, 4, 202-224. doi: 10.1037/1541-1559.4.3.202.
• Litschge, (Sarteschi), C.M., Greeno, C.G., Anderson, C.M., & Newhill, C.E. (2005). Weight gain information on the Internet for people who have schizophrenia. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 28, 387-390. doi: 10.2975/28.2005.387.390.
• Sarteschi, C.M. (2023). Sovereign citizens and QAnon: The increasing overlaps with a focus on Child Protective Service (CPS) cases. International Journal of Coercion, Abuse and Manipulation

CERTIFICATIONS

• LCSW Pennsylvania
• Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) and Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL: SV) Certified by Darkstone Research Group, LTD and Global Institute of Forensic Research Dr. Robert Hare and Dr. Reid Meloy, 2019