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Stephen J. Ross, Ph.D. (University of Texas at El Paso) Lab Director Dr. Ross earned a Ph.D. in Psychology with a legal concentration from the University of Texas at El Paso in May 2008. From 2008-2010 he served as a Visiting Assistant Professor within the Department of Psychology at Florida International University. He joined the IAS faculty at the University of Washington, Tacoma in September 2010 and established the CASCR at that time. His research interests are related to examining the social and cognitive processes related to decision-making in criminal cases, primarily related to eyewitness identification. Recently, his research has focused on evaluating how individuals process facial similarity and how the similarity structure of lineups influence mockwitness and eyewitness decisions. In his free time he enjoys attending sporting events (hockey, football, and baseball primarily), scuba diving, and going to punk/ska concerts. |
Jenna Kieckhaefer, M.A. (Florida International University)
Graduate Research Assistant
Jenna is a graduate student in the Legal Psychology Ph.D. program at Florida International University. |
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Sarah Buchanan
Sarah is a senior at University of Washington, Tacoma and is in her second year as a Research Assistant in the CASCR lab. She is a Psychology major, with a minor in Business Administration. In her spare time she volunteers at New Beginnings Battered Women shelter in Seattle, where she helps women and children heal from abusive relationships. Upon graduation, she is moving to Oxford, England where she plans to work and continue her volunteer work. She plans on moving back to Seattle in three years to attend Graduate school for a Master’s in Counseling. |
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Jeanette Miller
Jeanette is a senior at UWT and is in her second year as a Research Assistant in the lab. After graduation she plans on earning her PhD in Behavioral or Social Psychology. Her main interests are studying and improving community integration programs for those with developmental and intellectual disabilities. She is interested in extending this work to those in this population who are victims, or are accused of, crimes. When Jeanette’s not at school she enjoys practicing and teaching meditation, knitting, and raising public awareness of animal abuse. She also enjoys teaching classes for Group Health Cooperative and the National Council on Aging which help people who have been diagnosed with chronic conditions learn new self-management skills. |
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Kelly Mooney Kelly joined the lab in Autumn, 2011. She is completing her B.A in double majors Psychology and Ethnic, Gender & Labor Studies with a minor in Non-Profit. She is currently in the Global Honors Program and a student Senator on campus. Her undergraduate thesis is on the analysis of the emergence in the medicalization of children diagnosed with psychological diseases. After she graduates from UW Tacoma in 2014 she plans to have her graduate work in cognitive psychology. When she is not working at the lab, on her studies, or on her thesis she enjoys hiking with her dogs and friends, spending time with friends, watching the Seahawks, playing games (both board and video games), or travelling. |
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Harinder Sidhu
Harinder is an undergraduate student at the University of Washington, Tacoma. |
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Affiliated Researchers:
Scott Culhane (Ph.D., University of Texas at El Paso) is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Wyoming. He conducts research evaluating juror decision-making related to perceptions of alibi evidence, individual differences (i.e., authoritarianism, victim-status, occupation), and cross-cultural studies.
Roy Malpass (Ph.D., Syracuse University) is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Texas at El Paso. He also founded and directed the Eyewitness Identification Research Laboratory at UTEP. He has published extensively in the areas of face recognition, eyewitness identification, and cross-cultural psychology and is considered one of the foremost experts on eyewitness identifications in the world. His laboratory website provides a plethora of information regarding eyewitness memory and identification procedures and useful tools for evaluating the fairness of lineups (http://eyewitness.utep.edu).
Kerri Pickel (Ph.D., Indiana University) is Professor of Psychological Science and the Director of Graduate Studies at Ball State University (Muncie, IN). Her research interests are related to eyewitness memory and juror decision-making specifically related to the weapon focus effect, nonverbal cues to witness accuracy, juror's abilities to disregard evidence, and juror's perceptions of insanity. More information about her research is available on her website (http://kpickel.iweb.bsu.edu/).
Colin Tredoux (Ph.D., University of Cape Town) is a Professor in Psychology at the University of Cape Town (South Africa). His research interests are generally related to facial processing. He is currently working on research developing a software system for enhancing eyewitness composite production (know as ID), evaluating the role of facial similarity in identification parades, and perceptual learning related to the cross race effect (among other projects). More information about his research is available on his website (http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/psychology/plato).
Lab Alumni:
Brian Cahill (M.A. - University of Colorado, Colorado Springs) is currently a graduate student in the Legal Psychology, Ph.D. program at Florida International University.
Petruska Fernandez (B.A., Florida International University) is currently a graduate student in the Human Resource Management M.S. program at Florida International University. She earned B.A degrees in Psychology and Criminal Justice from Florida International University in May 2011.
Matt Schreiner (B.A., University of Washington, Tacoma) is currently a graduate student in the Industrial/Organizational Psychology M.A. program at Seattle Pacific University. He earned a B.A. in Psychology from UWT in December 2010.