He teaches undergraduate courses on forensic psychology. Before moving to UMass Lowell he was a post-doctoral scholar with the Justice Center for Research at the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Elliott's Ph.D. thesis focused on the psychological characteristics of individuals charged with accessing and/or distributing indecent images of children online. He has also conducted research on individuals who engage in the targeting and grooming of children for sexual purposes on the Internet. Dr. Elliott's other research interests include the community management of sex offenders, the assessment and treatment of female perpetrators of child sexual abuse, and the use of public health models in the prevention of sexual violence.