He has testified in state and federal courts on topics relating to civil commitment of sex offenders, risk assessment, competency to stand trial, sentencing, interview techniques in child sexual abuse investigations, the relationship between child pornography consumption and sexual offending, transfer to adult court, and child custody. Dr. Thorne has co-authored journal articles and book chapters addressing various forensic topics and served as a consultant for a number of agencies, and he also supervises doctoral psychology students at The University of Texas at Austin.