Jacqueline Katzman

Jacqueline Katzman is a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY. Her research focuses on racial disparities in the legal system, particularly mistaken identifications and their consequences. She holds a PhD from CUNY’s Graduate Center (2023) and a BA from Cornell University (2018).

Education:

• Ph.D., Psychology, The Graduate Center, CUNY (2023)
• B.A., Psychology & Government, Cornell University (2018)

Her research interests include biases in legal decision-making, eyewitness identification practices, and social justice within criminal justice systems. Key contributions address how racial disparities manifest in wrongful convictions due to factors like own-race bias and evidence evaluation flaws. Her work has been funded by the National Science Foundation and numerous psychology-law organizations.

Recent Research Trends: Her articles analyze attorney evaluations of evidence, racial biases in eyewitness lineups, and juvenile justice perceptions. She emphasizes systemic reforms to reduce racial disparities in legal outcomes.

Awards:

• Donal E. J. MacNamara Research Award (2025)
• American Psychology-Law Society Dissertation Award (2024)
• Multiple SPSSI and EAPL accolades for research on diversity and legal bias

Grants & Advising: Funded by NSF and CUNY. Teaches Research Methods in Psychology (PSY311). No listed advisees yet.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with forensic psychology and criminal justice research groups at John Jay and CUNY.