I am an Associate Professor of Psychology within the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington, Tacoma.

My Mission

I view my work as an ad hoc "research and development" program for the criminal justice system. Through this work I hope to help improve the quality of the evidence collected through the course of criminal investigations and the reliability of the court's evaluation of this evidence.

Professional Achievements

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• Degrees

  • Ph.D. (2008) - Experimental Psychology (University of Texas at El Paso)

  • M.A. (2004) - Cognitive and Social Processes (Ball State University)

  • B.A. (1999) - Psychology (Roger Williams University)

• Founding member of the Washington State Eyewitness Policy Committee.

• Chair of the sub-committee on Police Training and Cultural Competency [Coalition of Urban Serving Universities Strengthening Communities workgroup]

• Author of over a dozen publications and 40+ conference presentations

• Consultant on over 45 cases involving eyewitness memory and identification issues