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| 1998 Ph.D. Psychology, Law, and Policy, University of Arizona |
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| 1992 M.A. University of Arizona |
| 1989 J.D. University of Arizona |
| 1978 B.A. Colgate University |
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Dr. Maureen O'Connor is Associate Professor and Chair of the Psychology Department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She also has appointments on the faculty of the doctoral programs in Forensic Psychology, Social/Personality Psychology, and Criminal Justice at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She received her J.D. and her Ph.D. in Law, Psychology, and Policy, from the University of Arizona. Her research interests are in the intersection of psychology, gender, and law. Current projects include work on stalking and sexual harassment, with particular focus on lay and legal definitions of those concepts. She is also interested in the use of scientific information and expert testimony in the legal system. Prior to attending graduate school, Dr. O'Connor worked for the National Institute of Justice and served as Research Director of President Reagan's Task Force on Victims of Crime. After receiving her law degree, Dr. O'Connor served as law clerk to the Honorable Patricia M. Wald, then-Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and is a member of the bar in Arizona and Washington, D.C.
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