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Wagdy Loza

Wagdy Loza is a licensed psychologist in Ontario, a member of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), and a past chair of the section on extremism/terrorism of the CPA. He is currently a member of the Ontario Review Board. He has served as the president of the Board of Directors of the St. Lawrence Youth Association for Young Offenders in Kingston, Ontario. He retired from the Correctional Service of Canada with almost thirty years of experience. He was the chief psychologist at Kingston Penitentiary. He is also an adjunct assistant professor of psychiatry at Queen’s University and was previously an adjunct professor of psychology at Carleton University. Dr. Loza has developed two measures: the Self- Appraisal Questionnaire, for predicting violent and non-violent recidivism among correctional/forensic populations; and the Assessment and Treatment of Radicalization Scale, designed to measure Middle- Eastern extremism and terrorism. At this time, Dr. Loza is involved in research and completing risk/ need assessments for incarcerated offenders.