Criminal Juries in the 21st Century
Psychological Science and the Law
Edited by Cynthia Najdowski and Margaret Stevenson
Author Information
Edited by Cynthia Najdowski, Assistant Professor, School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, and Edited by Margaret Stevenson, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Evansville
Cynthia J. Najdowski is an Assistant Professor at the University at Albany. Her research explores how social psychological phenomena shape criminal justice interactions in ways that produce miscarriages of justice for minorities, women, and children. Her work has been recognized with several national grants and awards and published in the top-ranked journals in the field of psychology and law. She also co-edited Children as Victims, Witnesses, and Offenders: Psychological Science and the Law.
Margaret C. Stevenson is an Associate Professor at the University of Evansville. She has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters related to factors that shape juror decision making and the nature of jury deliberations. She also explores perceptions of marginalized individuals, including children and minorities, who enter the legal system, either as victims or as perpetrators of crime. Her research has received grants and awards from divisions of the American Psychological Association.
Contributors:
Iris Blandón-Gitlin, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
California State University, Fullerton
Brian H. Bornstein, Ph.D., M.L.S.
Department of Psychology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lindsey M. Cole, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
University of New Hampshire
Tarika Daftary-Kapur, Ph.D.
School of Criminal Justice, Political Science, and International Studies
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Shari Seidman Diamond, J.D., Ph.D.
School of Law
Northwestern University
Neal R. Feigenson, J.D.
School of Law
Quinnipiac University
Jennifer L. Groscup, J.D., Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Scripps College
Catherine M. Grosso, J.D.
College of Law
Michigan State University
Valerie P. Hans, Ph.D.
Cornell Law School
Cornell University
Colin Holloway, J.D.
Department of Psychology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Amelia Courtney Hritz
Cornell Law School
Cornell University
Shelby Hunter
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Arizona State University
Monica K. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.
Department of Criminal Justice
University of Nevada, Reno
Amelia Mindthoff, M.A.
Department of Psychology
Florida International University
Cynthia J. Najdowski, Ph.D.
School of Criminal Justice
University at Albany
Barbara O'Brien, J.D., Ph.D.
College of Law
Michigan State University
Steven D. Penrod, J.D., Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Anna Roberts, J.D.
School of Law
Seattle University
Caisa Elizabeth Royer
Cornell Law School
Cornell University
N. J. Schweitzer, Ph.D.
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Arizona State University
Christina O. Spiesel, M.A.
School of Law
Yale University
Margaret C. Stevenson, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
University of Evansville
Sarah A. Trescher
Department of Psychology
University of Nevada, Reno
Jillian M. Ware
Arizona Office of the Auditor General
Richard L. Wiener, Ph.D., M.L.S.
Department of Psychology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jordan Blair Woods, J.D., Ph.D.
School of Law
University of Arkansas