Deryn Strange

Dr. Deryn Strange is a Professor in the Psychology Department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY. Her research focuses on memory distortion's causes/consequences, false memory elicitation/correction techniques, and legal implications. She advises legal professionals on memory malleability issues related to eyewitness testimony and historical claims.

Education

• BA (Psychology & Education), Victoria University of Wellington, 2000
• BSc Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, 2001
• PhD Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, 2005
• PostDoc in Psychology, University of Otago, 2006-2008

Research

Explores three core areas: (1) Traumatic event memory distortions' psychological impacts, (2) Mechanisms behind false autobiographical/collective memories and correction methods, (3) Forensic applications of memory research in legal contexts. Active in applied memory research through her presidential role at the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition.

Awards & Affiliations

• Association for Psychological Science Fellowship
• Consultant to legal professionals on memory reliability

Teaching

Undergraduate courses in Cognitive Psychology (Psy200), graduate courses in Memory and Trauma, and Law-related psychological topics.