Editorial Role
Francisco Ceballos Espinoza serves as editor for Journal of Forensic Investigation and Analysis.
Biography
Francisco Ceballos Espinoza is a Chilean psychologist, expert witness, and researcher at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador. He specializes in forensic and criminal psychology, with particular interests in reconstructive psychological assessment, psychological autopsy, criminal profiling, victimology, and suicide research. His work examines the interpretation and evidential value of psychological, behavioral, and digital evidence in criminal investigations and legal proceedings. He holds master's degrees in Legal and Forensic Psychology and in Information Processing and Management and is pursuing a PhD in Psychology at the Universidad de Buenos Aires. A retired Prefect of the Policía de Investigaciones de Chile, he brings thirty years of experience in criminal investigation and investigative leadership. He teaches in postgraduate forensic psychology programs across seven Latin American countries and contributes to scholarly publications, thesis supervision, and scientific peer review. His research integrates psycholinguistics, content analysis, natural language processing, and advanced statistical methods to address forensic questions.
Research Interest
Forensic And Criminal Psychology and the Evaluation of Psychological Evidence in Legal Contexts; Reconstructive Psychological Assessment and Psychological Autopsy in Complex Death Investigations; Criminal Profiling, Sexual Offending, and Victimology; Suicide Research and Suicidal Discourse in Community, Custodial, and Workplace Contexts; Behavioral and Digital Evidence, Psycholinguistics, Content Analysis, and Natural Language Processing; Statistical and Computational Methods in Forensic Research