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Steven D. Penrod is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY. He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School (1974) and a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Harvard University (1979). Previously, he served on faculties at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota Law School, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His research focuses on legal decision-making, including jury behavior, eyewitness reliability, and pretrial publicity effects. He has authored/co-authored over 150 publications and edited volumes on forensic psychology and legal psychology research methods.
Education:
- PhD, Social Psychology, Harvard University, 1979
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 1974
- BA, Political Science, Yale College, 1969
Research Interests:
- Jury decision-making, particularly effects of jury size, evidence evaluation, and legal instructions
- Eyewitness reliability, including lineup procedures and expert testimony impacts
- Pretrial publicity influences on juror judgments
- Cross-cultural legal psychology comparisons
Grants:
- National Science Foundation funding for research on eyewitness science tools (2018-2019)
- Studies on judicial neutrality and plea bargaining dynamics (2008-2015)
Labs/Teams: Active in interdisciplinary legal psychology collaborations, particularly in jury research and forensic evidence evaluation methodologies.
