A5011841614- Deception detection and forensic psychology
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Jury Decision Making Processes
- Memory Processes and Influences
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Radiology practices and education
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Psychology of Social Influence
- Authorship Attribution and Profiling
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
- Sex work and related issues
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Topic Modeling
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning
- Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
Weber State University
2020-2023
Utah State University
2020
Castleton University
2011
Claremont Graduate University
2007-2010
University of Portsmouth
2008
Cal Poly Corporation
2007
California Polytechnic State University
2007
We hypothesised that the responses of pairs liars would correspond less with each other than truth tellers, but only when are given to unanticipated questions. Liars and tellers were interviewed individually about having had lunch together in a restaurant. The interviewer asked typical opening questions which we expected anticipate, followed by spatial and/or temporal information suspects not also request draw layout results supported hypothesis, based on correspondence questions, up 80%...
Abstract Situational factors – in the form of interrogation tactics have been reported to unduly influence innocent suspects confess. This study assessed jurors' perceptions these and tested whether expert witness testimony on confessions informs jury decision making. In Study 1, jurors rated their level coerciveness likelihood that each would elicit true false confessions. Most perceived be coercive likely from guilty, but not suspects. result motivated 2 which an actual case involving a...
Abstract This study assesses whether mock jurors' perceptions of eyewitness expert testimony vary based on the level ecological validity—video or transcript trial presentation medium. In Experiment 1, 496 jury‐eligible jurors were presented a simulated trial. Each served in one condition 3 (no either with without prosecution rebuttal witness) × 2 (trial medium: Video transcript) design. Participants generally less certain defendant's guilt after testimony, and affective cognitive ratings...
After viewing a crime video, participants answered 16 answerable and 6 unanswerable questions. Those in the "voluntary guess" condition had "don't know" response option; those "forced did not. One week later same questions were with option. In both experiments, information generated from forced confabulation was less likely remembered than voluntarily self-generated. Further, when answer given to an question times, confidence expressed increased over time voluntary guess conditions. Pressing...
Purpose. Victims of rape are often attributed a certain amount responsibility, which is translated into reduced victim credibility and fewer convictions in the courtroom. The purpose present study was to apply Weiner's attribution model literature on blame understand why impacts verdict. posits that perceptions target's responsibility will lead less sympathy therefore willingness help target. In line with this model, it hypothesized for mediates relationship between and: (a) victim, (b)...
Purpose. Virtually all eyewitnesses to a crime, who eventually testify in court, are interviewed by police officers at least once. How do these interviews affect what the subsequently likely report? The purpose of this study is compare relative impact self‐ versus other‐generated misinformation on confabulated memory about an event. Self‐generated can occur encouraging guess or speculate possible answers questions which they report having no memory. Other‐generated investigator suggest...
Defendants who commit racially stereotypical crimes are judged more harshly compared to defendants counter-stereotypic crimes. This is termed the race-crime congruency effect (e.g., Gordon et al., 2001; Jones & Kaplan, 2003). The present study sought replicate hypothesis, and test whether racial priming would attenuate this effect. Participants (N = 361 White participants; 193 MTurk workers 168 undergraduate participants) viewed a police report in which crime was either embezzlement or...
As the buffer between farming and residential areas shrinks, pesticide related conflicts increase. Dan Levi Kathryn Sperry discuss their study examining environmental attitudes health impacts of living at agricultural / urban interface in Oceano, California. The discussion illustrates importance including these potential mitigation planning agenda.
The body of sexual assault research historically focuses on survivors, specifically female survivors. Examining the beliefs men who endorse sexually violent or coercive behavior fills an important gap in literature. current study surveyed 420 male participants their endorsement dating tactics as provided a best-selling men’s book, well generated from willingness framework. Overall, approximately 25% reported using endorsing tactics. Several demographic factors and experiences related to...