Psychology and Law Research Group
The Psychology and Law Research Group is a group of people who come to do research
on issues in psychology that pertain to law. Members of the lab may come from the
Clinical, Social, or Cognitive Developmental graduate program, or may be directly
admitted to the Psychology and Law graduate program. We have varied interests and
have been known to pick up new research topics based on something we read. Psychology
and Law applies to real world phenomenon. So we may study perceptions of police shootings
based on an increased public interest in police shootings. Or we may do basic research
in memory by using an eyewitness memory paradigm. Our research can be basic or applied.
But we all agree, "Psychology and Law" is an amazingly interesting field of psychology.
Associated Faculty:
Email: kburd@uwyo.edu
Research Interests:
- Social cognitive processes in legal decision making
- Eyewitnesses
- Police officers
- Jurors
- Extra legal biases on perceptions, memory, reasoning, and decision making
- Police investigations and shooting decisions
Social Cognition and Law Lab
Email: SFreng@uwyo.edu
Research Interests:
- Social cognitive processes in juror decision making
- Investigating outcomes related to different forms of prejudice (e.g., sentencing
disparities)
Email: narina@uwyo.edu
Research Interests:
- Jury decision making
- Effect of emotion on decision making
- Judicial legitimacy
- Victim Impact Statements
- Lay understanding of forensic evidence
