Chelsea Sheahan

Chelsea Sheahan is an Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Psychology at Carleton University and a Research Officer at Correctional Service Canada. She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Carleton University (2018). Her primary research focuses on factors influencing eyewitness memory in developmental contexts, with secondary interests in juror decision-making, wrongful convictions, and criminal justice and corrections research. She co-supervises students exploring topics such as eyewitness memory, juror decision-making, and wrongful convictions.

Education: Ph.D. in Psychology (Carleton University, 2018).

Research Interests: Dr. Sheahan’s work bridges psychological science with criminal justice systems. Her primary focus examines how developmental factors (e.g., age, cognitive maturity) affect eyewitness reliability and testimony accuracy. Secondary interests include understanding juror biases, systemic contributors to wrongful convictions, and improving correctional practices through empirical research.

Advising & Collaboration: She collaborates with students and institutions on projects addressing applied psychological questions in legal and correctional contexts. No specific grants or lab affiliations are detailed in the provided text.