For the last decade, I have had continuous funding from the National Science Foundation for my research on jury decision-making and eyewitness identification. My recent research has examined how legal decision-makers evaluate scientific evidence, the effects of voir dire and jury selection on jury decisions, and the effects of double-blind lineups on the reliability of eyewitness identifications. I received my B.A. in psychology from Northwestern University and my PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Minnesota. Before coming to John Jay, I taught at Reed College and at Florida International University, where I was Director of the Legal Psychology Ph.D. program. I am a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS). I received the 2000 Saleem Shah Award for Early Career Achievement in Psychology and Law from AP-LS and the Academy of Forensic Psychology and the 2004 APLS Outstanding Teacher and Mentor in Psychology and Law Award. I am the President of AP-LS and Associate Editor of the journal, Law and Human Behavior. |
