Research
Research Aim
Our lab currently is made up of six doctoral students and three undergraduate honors students. While we all work together to advance understanding of effective courtroom testimony and witness credibility, our research more broadly aims to explore empirically-based perspectives in trial consulting, forensic assessment and testimony, and judicial decision-making. We are invested in studying these areas and view our work as a coming together of science and practice in psychology and law.
The core of our studies has always been investigation of effectiveness of expert testimony. Our past and present studies include examinations of variables of confidence, self-efficacy, likeability, trustworthiness, knowledge, nonverbal communication, gender, and race in perceived credibility. However, our range of studies has expanded well beyond just courtroom testimony. |
We have ongoing research on these broader topics:
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