Dr. N. Zoe Hilton is a Professor of Psychiatry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, and the Senior Research Scientist at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care in Penetanguishene, Canada. She maintains an active research program that focuses on intimate partner violence, risk assessment, and risk communication. She authored the 2021 book, "Domestic Violence Risk Assessment," 2nd edition.
Dr. Hilton is also a registered psychologist and, prior to her current role, she provided and supervised psychological services in Waypoint's forensic division. Working in an applied setting, she seeks to conduct research that has direct implications for forensic mental health, policing, and correctional practice. This work includes a research and knowledge translation project on trauma among psychiatric workers, and a longitudinal study of the progress and outcomes of a cohort of men admitted to forensic psychiatry.
Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association