GRANTS TO FACULTY & GRADUATE STUDENTS (1995
- PRESENT)
(Current and former students are in bold)
Bahrick, L., & Parker, J. F. (1992-1995). Young children's reactions to a natural disaster: Memory and stress -- Hurricane Andrew. National Science Foundation ($49,521).
Berman, G. L. (1995). Inconsistent eyewitness testimony and jury decision-making. American Psychology-Law Society ($400).
Cutler, B. L., & Kravitz, D. K. (1994-1996). Validity of intuitive theories underlying legal safeguards in cases involving eyewitness identification. National Science Foundation ($123,557).
Cutler, B. L., & Kravitz, D. K. (1996-1997). Supplemental request to “Validity of intuitive theories underlying legal safeguards in cases involving eyewitness identification”. National Science Foundation ($30,570).
Danielsen, E. (2005). Predicting jurors’ decisions: Can forewarning and commitment moderate the effects of repeated expression in civil voir dire? American Psychology-Law Society ($500).Evans, J. (2005). The effects of intoxication and anxiety on witness accounts of a mock crime. American Psychology-Law Society ($500).
Gilbert, J. (2004). Improving civil jury decision-making: Evidentiary and procedural issues. American Psychology-Law Society ($500).
Goodman-Delahunty, J., & Kovera, M. B. (2001). Lay versus expert knowledge of the consequences of sexual harassment. Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues ($2000).
Haw, R. M. (2002). What we know: A survey comparison of community and expert knowledge. American Psychology-Law Society ($500).
Hebert, K. S., (1996). Are jurors effective consumers of scientific testimony? American Psychology-Law Society ($400).
Hebert, K. S. (1998). Jurors' use of social framework evidence. American Psychology-Law Society ($500).
Kovera, M. B. (1997). Cognitive, social, and developmental factors in suggestibility: A meta-analysis. FIU Foundation ($10,978).
Kovera, M. B. (1997-2000). Reasoning about scientific evidence: The effects of heuristic cues, evidence quality, and reasoning ability. National Science Foundation ($110,772).
Kovera, M. B. (2002-2005). When juveniles are tried as adults: The effects of voir dire on jury composition and juror decisions. National Science Foundation ($300,062).
Kovera, M. B., & Cutler, B. L. (2000-2002). Investigator bias in identification procedures: Mechanisms and safeguards. National Science Foundation ($191,682).
Levett, L. M. (2002). Can opposing experts educate jurors about unreliable expert evidence on child eyewitness memory? American Psychology-Law Society ($500).Levett, L. M. & Kovera, M. B. (2005). Educating the jury about junk science through an opposing expert witness. Dissertation Grant, National Science Foundation ($12,820).
McAuliff, B. D. (1996). Holding back the “floods” of expert evidence: Are judges effective gatekeepers? American Psychology-Law Society ($400).
McAuliff, B. D. (1998). Are jurors beliefs about witness suggestibility consistent with expert opinion? American Psychology-Law Society ($500).
Meissner, C. A. (2002). Improving memory for faces of an unfamiliar race. FIU Foundation ($10,518).
Meissner, C. A. (2003-2006). “They really are different!”: Skilled perceptual memory and the cross-race effect. National Science Foundation ($196,977).
Penrod, S. D. & O’Neil, K. M. (2002-2004). Risk Management and Juries: How Jurors React to Cost-Benefit Analyses. National Science Foundation ($260,000).
Phillips, M. R. (1998). Factors affecting investigator bias in photoarrays American Psychology-Law Society ($500).
Russano, M. & Krioukova, M. (2001). Perceptions of interrogations and confessions within the criminal justice community: An experimental study of defense attorneys, prosecutors, and jurors. American Psychology-Law Society ($500).
Trevisan, M., & Fisher, R. P. (1994-1996). Cognition in long-term recall of physical activity. National Institute of Health ($671,000).York, R. (2005). The “CSI Effect”: Presentation style, evidence quality, and a possible remedy. American Psychology-Law Society ($500).
Last Updated November, 2003