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KATHY KELLERMANN
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February, 2009, Issue 2: Does refutation of peripheral details hurt an eyewitness's credibility?
February, 2009, Issue 1: How does a juror's locus of control influence liability decisions?
January, 2009, Issue 4: How does a juror's occupation affect damage awards?
January, 2009, Issue 3: How does a juror's social class influence understanding of evidence?
January, 2009, Issue 2: How do multiple charges against a defendant influence jurors' verdicts?
January, 2009, Issue 1: How does pre-instruction about damages influence damage awards?
December, 2008, Issue 3: Do jurors answer fully and truthfully in voir dire?
December, 2008, Issue 3: Which excuses do jurors believe excuse criminal acts?
VOIR DIRE
August, 2007, Issue 4: Which jurors get empanelled and which excused?
May, 2008, Issue 2: What is the effect of minimal versus expanded voir dire?
March, 2007, Issue 4: Which type of voir dire best identifies biased jurors?
July, 2008, Issue 4: Is individual or group voir dire more effective at identifying juror bias?
February, 2008, Issue 1: Are silent jurors in voir dire unbiased jurors?
December, 2008, Issue 3: Do jurors answer fully and truthfully in voir dire?
August, 2007, Issue 3: Are jurors more candid in attorney-conducted or judge-conducted voir dire?
April, 2008, Issue 3: Can voir dire questions help jurors set aside a litigant's prior record?
June, 2007, Issue 2: Does ingratiation in voir dire affect trial outcomes?
December, 2006, Issue 1: How does mentioning racial bias in voir dire affect juror decision-making?
July, 2007, Issue 6: Do jury consultants affect verdicts in death penalty cases?
JUROR CHARACTERISTICS
May, 2008, Issue 1: How important are demographic characteristics in predicting jurors' verdicts?
March, 2007, Issue 2: How do juror characteristics affect verdicts in personal injury cases?
January, 2009, Issue 3: How does a juror's social class influence understanding of evidence?
January, 2009, Issue 4: How does a juror's occupation affect damage awards?
April, 2008, Issue 2: How does prior jury experience affect jurors' verdicts?
August, 2007, Issue 5: Does a juror's gender affect verdicts in gender discrimination cases?
January, 2007, Issue 5: Do women jurors lean toward the prosecution or defense in rape trials?
November, 2006, Issue 4: Which jurors are more favorable toward the use of expert witnesses?
February, 2009, Issue 1: How does a juror's locus of control influence liability decisions?
August, 2007, Issue 2: How impartial are jurors in sex abuse cases?
November, 2008, Issue 4: How does jurors' authoritarianism affect criminal verdicts?
October, 2006, Issue 3: Do crime victims convict defendants?
JUROR DECISION-MAKING
February, 2007, Issue 1: Do juries reach different decisions than judges?
December, 2008, Issue 2: Do jurors award the same or different damages as arbitrators and judges?
September, 2007, Issue 2: When do judges award higher punitive damages than juries?
September, 2007, Issue 1: When are juries more likely than judges to convict criminal defendants?
October, 2007, Issue 2: What influences jurors' initial votes in criminal trials?
December, 2008, Issue 1: Have jurors made up their mind by the end of opening statements?
July, 2007, Issue 5: How do bifurcated versus unitary trials affect jurors' verdicts?
January, 2007, Issue 1: How does the racial diversity of juries affect verdicts?
June, 2007, Issue 4: Do jurors recognize that trial evidence is selective and not all of the facts?
October, 2008, Issue 2: Do jurors award more money when given general or special verdict forms?
January, 2009, Issue 2: How do multiple charges against a defendant influence jurors' verdicts?
March, 2008, Issue 1: How often does a jury's minority sway the majority to its point of view?
November, 2007, Issue 3: Do larger or smaller juries perform better?
November, 2007, Issue 2: Why do juries hang?
RACE
January, 2007, Issue 1: How does the racial diversity of juries affect verdicts?
December, 2006, Issue 1: How does mentioning racial bias in voir dire affect juror decision-making?
July, 2008, Issue 3: When are juries more lenient toward African-American than White defendants?
September, 2008, Issue 4: How do jurors treat plaintiffs who don't speak English?
November, 2007, Issue 6: Are jurors more persuaded by attorneys of their own or another race?
GENDER
October, 2006, Issue 2: Which influence style is persuasive for female attorneys?
January, 2008, Issue 1: Do female or male prosecutors get more convictions?
January, 2008, Issue 2: Do female or male criminal defense attorneys get more acquittals?
November, 2007, Issue 5: Do male or female defense attorneys get more acquittals in rape trials?
August, 2007, Issue 5: Does a juror's gender affect verdicts in gender discrimination cases?
January, 2007, Issue 5: Do women jurors lean toward the prosecution or defense in rape trials?
December, 2006, Issue 4: Does the gender of an expert witness affect his/her credibility?
PERSUASION STRATEGIES
For Openings & Closings
December, 2007, Issue 3: Are brief or extensive opening statements more effective?
December, 2007, Issue 5: What is the effect of a promise made in opening that goes unfulfilled?
December, 2008, Issue 1: Have jurors made up their mind by the end of opening statements?
November, 2008, Issue 1: Can closing argument reduce jurors' use of "20-20 hindsight"?
For Witnesses
October, 2007, Issue 1: Does testimony of trivial details hurt or help a witness' credibility?
April, 2008, Issue 1: When does exposing inconsistencies in witness testimony affect verdicts?
February, 2009, Issue 2: Does refutation of peripheral details hurt an eyewitness's credibility?
March, 2008, Issue 4: Are leading or non-leading questions better at exposing inaccurate witnesses?
October, 2008, Issue 4: What questioning style is most effective for discrediting an expert witness?
November, 2006, Issue 1: Are experts more persuasive using anecdotes or data?
For Specific Evidence
May, 2007, Issue 2: How are jurors affected by dollar amounts requested by plaintiffs?
April, 2007, Issue 6: How do jurors react to a corporation's cost-benefit analysis?
January, 2007, Issue 2: What is stealing thunder and how do I respond to it?
For Attorneys
October, 2006, Issue 2: Which influence style is persuasive for female attorneys?
GRAPHICS
September, 2008, Issue 2: How does viewing a crime scene videotape affect jury verdicts?
January, 2008, Issue 4: Which jurors are most influenced by the use of courtroom technology?
May, 2007, Issue 3: How does the camera angle of a videotaped confession influence verdicts?
March, 2007, Issue 3: How do jurors respond to live versus videotaped testimony?
September, 2006: How do computer animations affect jurors?
LANGUAGE
September, 2008, Issue 4: How do jurors treat plaintiffs who don't speak English?
February, 2008, Issue 3: Are witnesses who don't speak English less credible to jurors?
October, 2007, Issue 3: How does question wording affect witnesses' answers of frequency?
JUDICIAL INSTRUCTIONS
December, 2007, Issue 2: Are judges better than juries at setting inadmissible evidence aside?
July, 2006: Can jurors disregard hearsay evidence?
September, 2007, Issue 6: How well do jurors understand negligence instructions?
November, 2006, Issue 2: Do instructions about loss of enjoyment of life increase damage awards?
January, 2009, Issue 1: How does pre-instruction about damages influence damage awards?
November, 2007, Issue 4: Does pre-instructing juries about due process rights influence verdicts?
March, 2007, Issue 1: Which definition of reasonable doubt reduces conviction rates?
JUDGES
June, 2008, Issue 3: Do jurors return verdicts in accordance with a judge's leaning?
February, 2007, Issue 1: Do juries reach different decisions than judges?
October, 2006, Issue 1: Do jurors attend to judges’ nonverbal behavior?
December, 2008, Issue 2: Do jurors award the same or different damages as arbitrators and judges?
September, 2007, Issue 2: When do judges award higher punitive damages than juries?
September, 2007, Issue 1: When are juries more likely than judges to convict criminal defendants?
December, 2007, Issue 2: Are judges better than juries at setting inadmissible evidence aside?
ATTORNEYS
October, 2008, Issue 4: What questioning style is most effective for discrediting an expert witness?
October, 2006, Issue 2: Which influence style is persuasive for female attorneys?
August, 2008, Issue 1: How do successful and unsuccessful prosecutors and defense attorneys speak?
January, 2008, Issue 2: Do female or male criminal defense attorneys get more acquittals?
November, 2007, Issue 5: Do male or female defense attorneys get more acquittals in rape trials?
January, 2008, Issue 1: Do female or male prosecutors get more convictions?
November, 2007, Issue 6: Are jurors more persuaded by attorneys of their own or another race?
WITNESSES
March, 2008, Issue 4: Are leading or non-leading questions better at exposing inaccurate witnesses?
October, 2007, Issue 3: How does question wording affect witnesses' answers of frequency?
April, 2008, Issue 1: When does exposing inconsistencies in witness testimony affect verdicts?
October, 2007, Issue 1: Does testimony of trivial details hurt or help a witness' credibility?
February, 2009, Issue 2: Does refutation of peripheral details hurt an eyewitness's credibility?
February, 2008, Issue 3: Are witnesses who don't speak English less credible to jurors?
March, 2007, Issue 6: Do jurors believe nervous witnesses?
July, 2007, Issue 4: Which witness preparation method is most effective -- simulation or training?
September, 2007, Issue 4: How does the reading of deposition testimony at trial affect jurors?
March, 2007, Issue 3: How do jurors respond to live versus videotaped testimony?
EXPERTS
October, 2008, Issue 4: What questioning style is most effective for discrediting an expert witness?
February, 2007, Issue 6: How important to jurors are the credentials of expert witnesses?
December, 2006, Issue 4: Does the gender of an expert witness affect his/her credibility?
November, 2006, Issue 4: Which jurors are more favorable toward the use of expert witnesses?
May, 2007, Issue 4: What type of doctor is most credible to jurors as an expert witness?
July, 2007, Issue 1: How do jurors respond to expert psychological testimony?
July, 2008, Issue 1: How does expert testimony about eyewitness fallibility affect verdicts?
November, 2006, Issue 1: Are experts more persuasive using anecdotes or data?
TYPES OF CASES
Sexual Assault (Civil & Criminal)
August, 2007, Issue 2: How impartial are jurors in sex abuse cases?
May, 2007, Issue 5: How does alcohol use affect jurors' judgments of sexual assault?
April, 2007, Issue 1: Are women who carry condoms less credible sexual assault victims?
January, 2007, Issue 5: Do women jurors lean toward the prosecution or defense in rape trials?
November, 2007, Issue 5: Do male or female defense attorneys get more acquittals in rape trials?
Employment
June, 2007, Issue 3: How does litigant attractiveness affect verdicts in sexual harassment cases?
August, 2007, Issue 5: Does a juror's gender affect verdicts in gender discrimination cases?
Other Criminal
January, 2007, Issue 6: When do jurors vote for manslaughter rather than murder?
May, 2007, Issue 1: What are jurors' attitudes toward battered women who kill?
December, 2007, Issue 1: How do jurors understand an entrapment defense?
April, 2007, Issue 5: How do jurors understand elder abuse and neglect cases?
July, 2007, Issue 6: Do jury consultants affect verdicts in death penalty cases?
Other Civil
March, 2007, Issue 2: How do juror characteristics affect verdicts in personal injury cases?
August, 2008, Issue 3: To what standard of care do jurors hold auditors?
June, 2008, Issue 4: Do jurors protect civil rights when illegal searches find illegal items?
June, 2008, Issue 2: What do jurors think about whiplash cases?
August, 2007, Issue 6: How common are frivolous medical malpractice claims?
LITIGANTS
Civil Defendants
November, 2007, Issue 1: How do jurors perceive corporate defendants?
February, 2007, Issue 4: Can jurors treat corporations as they do individuals?
June, 2007, Issue 6: What do jurors expect of product manufacturers?
August, 2008, Issue 3: To what standard of care do jurors hold auditors?
Civil Plaintiffs
September, 2008, Issue 4: How do jurors treat plaintiffs who don't speak English?
June, 2007, Issue 3: How does litigant attractiveness affect verdicts in sexual harassment cases?
Criminal Defendants
July, 2008, Issue 3: When are juries more lenient toward African-American than White defendants?
August, 2008, Issue 4: When are attractive defendants convicted more than unattractive defendants?
July, 2007, Issue 3: Does facial hair matter on a criminal defendant?
CIVIL CASE ISSUES: LIABILITY
July, 2007, Issue 5: How do bifurcated versus unitary trials affect jurors' verdicts?
May, 2007, Issue 6: How does the aggregation of plaintiffs influence liability and damage awards?
August, 2007, Issue 1: Does the severity of a plaintiff's injury affect jurors' liability decisions?
December, 2007, Issue 6: How does pretrial publicity in a civil case affect jury verdicts?
February, 2009, Issue 1: How does a juror's locus of control influence liability decisions?
June, 2008, Issue 4: Do jurors protect civil rights when illegal searches find illegal items?
June, 2008, Issue 2: What do jurors think about whiplash cases?
March, 2007, Issue 2: How do juror characteristics affect verdicts in personal injury cases?
August, 2008, Issue 3: To what standard of care do jurors hold auditors?
CIVIL CASE ISSUES: DAMAGES
May, 2007, Issue 6: How does the aggregation of plaintiffs influence liability and damage awards?
July, 2007, Issue 5: How do bifurcated versus unitary trials affect jurors' verdicts?
October, 2006, Issue 4: Does bifurcation of damages affect compensatory awards?
May, 2007, Issue 2: How are jurors affected by dollar amounts requested by plaintiffs?
November, 2008, Issue 3: Do jurors punish plaintiffs who request too much money?
April, 2007, Issue 6: How do jurors react to a corporation's cost-benefit analysis?
November, 2006, Issue 2: Do instructions about loss of enjoyment of life increase damage awards?
January, 2009, Issue 1: How does pre-instruction about damages influence damage awards?
September, 2008, Issue 4: How do jurors treat plaintiffs who don't speak English?
January, 2009, Issue 4: How does a juror's occupation affect damage awards?
December, 2008, Issue 2: Do jurors award the same or different damages as arbitrators and judges?
September, 2007, Issue 2: When do judges award higher punitive damages than juries?
March, 2007, Issue 5: What do jurors talk about in deliberations when deciding damages?
April, 2007, Issue 3: How do deliberations affect the decision to award punitive damages?
April, 2007, Issue 2: How do deliberations affect the size of punitive damage awards?
October, 2008, Issue 2: Do jurors award more money when given general or special verdict forms?
CRIMINAL CASE ISSUES
August, 2006: Does gruesome evidence matter?
September, 2008, Issue 2: How does viewing a crime scene videotape affect jury verdicts?
May, 2007, Issue 3: How does the camera angle of a videotaped confession influence verdicts?
January, 2009, Issue 3: How does a juror's social class influence understanding of evidence?
December, 2008, Issue 3: Which excuses do jurors believe excuse criminal acts?
June, 2007, Issue 1: Does character evidence help or hurt defendants in criminal trials?
June, 2007, Issue 4: Do jurors recognize that trial evidence is selective and not all of the facts?
July, 2008, Issue 1: How does expert testimony about eyewitness fallibility affect verdicts?
December, 2007, Issue 1: How do jurors understand an entrapment defense?
June, 2007, Issue 5: What is the effect of a lesser-included charge?
January, 2009, Issue 2: How do multiple charges against a defendant influence jurors' verdicts?
March, 2007, Issue 1: Which definition of reasonable doubt reduces conviction rates?
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