PALS
The Psychology And Law Squad (PALS) is a collaborative effort between Drs. Kimberly Schweitzer, Andre Kehn, and Cassandra Flick. PALS came into existence with the arrival of Dr. Schweitzer in the Fall of 2022. The group meets biweekly, discussing on going and future research projects, manuscripts, conference submission, and upcoming proposals or defenses of lab members. The lab always looks to recruit bright and dedicated graduate and undergraduate students with aligning interests.
Psychology and Law Squad Members
Current Members
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Andre Kehn, Ph.D.
Kimberly Schweitzer, Ph.D.
Cassandra Flick, Ph.D.
Mary Cops, M.S.
Lauren Stornelli, M.A.
Madison Adrian, M.S.
Kaden Bollinger, B.S.
James Owens, B.A.
Sophie Johnson, B.S.
Jas Wood, B.S.
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Publications
Gamblin, B. W., Kehn, A., Vanderzanden, K., Ruthig, J. C., Jones, K. M., & Long, B. L. (2021). A comparison of juror decision making in race-based and sexual orientation–based hate crime cases. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(7-8), 3231-3256. https://doi.org/10.1177/088626051877
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Schweitzer, K., & Nuñez, N. (2021). The effect of evidence order on jurors' verdicts: Primacy and recency effects with strongly and weakly probative evidence. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 35(6), 1510-1522. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3884
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Wise, R. A., & Kehn, A. (2020). Can the effectiveness of eyewitness expert testimony be improved?. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 27(2), 315-330. DOI: 10.1080/13218719.2020.1733696
Schweitzer, K., & Nunez, N. (2018). What evidence matters to jurors? The prevalence and importance of different homicide trial evidence to mock jurors. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 25(3), 437-451. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2018.1437666
Schweitzer, K., & Nuñez, N. (2017). Victim impact statements: How victim social class affects juror decision making. Violence and Victims, 32(3), 521-532. DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-15-00187
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Sommer, S., Reynolds, J. J., & Kehn, A. (2016). Mock juror perceptions of rape victims: Impact of case characteristics and individual differences. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 31(17), 2847-2866. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260515581907
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Nuñez, N., Schweitzer, K., Chai, C. A., & Myers, B. (2015). Negative emotions felt during trial: The effect of fear, anger, and sadness on juror decision making. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 29(2), 200-209. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3094
Cramer, R. J., Clark III, J. W., Kehn, A., Burks, A. C., & Wechsler, H. J. (2014). A mock juror investigation of blame attribution in the punishment of hate crime perpetrators. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 37(6), 551-557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2014.02.028