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 received the 2000 Saleem Shah Award for Early Career Achievement in Psychology and Law and the 2004 Outstanding Teacher and Mentor in Psychology and Law Award from the American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS). I am also the President-Elect of AP-LS and Associate Editor of the journal, Law and Human Behavior.
