Jennifer Kirkpatrick Robbennolt

Jennifer Kirkpatrick Robbennolt is the Alice Curtis Campbell Professor at the University of Illinois College of Law and a Psychology Affiliate at the Center for Social & Behavioral Science. She holds a J.D. from the University of Nebraska College of Law, an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska, and a B.S. from Willamette University.

Her research focuses on the intersection of psychology and law, particularly in tort law and dispute resolution. She explores cognitive processes affecting legal decision-making, including how laypeople perceive legal concepts and how psychological factors influence litigation outcomes.

Notable honors include the ALI Member designation (2021), American Psychology-Law Society Dissertation Award (1998), and Carroll P. Hurd Award for Scholarly Excellence (2022). Her work frequently addresses topics like political polarization, legal pedagogy, and the psychology of tort law.

Robbennolt has delivered invited talks on interdisciplinary research strategies, #MeToo-related dispute resolution angles, and remedies for lawful civilian casualties encountered by service members. She collaborates with scholars across disciplines to advance empirical legal studies.