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Christian A. Meissner    

Dr. Chris Meissner
   
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Ph.D., Florida State Univ. (2001)

Associate Professor
Chair, Institutional Review Board

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Investigative Interviewing Lab

         
   
Research Interests    

My research examines the social and cognitive psychological processes that underlie the interviewing of individuals in forensic settings, including: (1) factors that influence eyewitness memory and lineup identification; (2) the detection of deception in forensic interviews; and (3) techniques employed in the interrogation of suspects and other non-cooperative individuals that lead to confessions. Generally speaking, I am interested in applying basic theory in social and cognitive psychology to develop interview protocols and identification methods that will improve the diagnostic value of information obtained by law enforcement and intelligence personnel.

   
Sample Publications    


Evans, J. R., Marcon, J. L., & Meissner, C. A. (2009). Cross-racial lineup identification: The

         potential benefits of context reinstatement. Psychology, Crime, & Law, 15, 19-28.

                

Kassin, S. M., Leo, R. A., Meissner, C. A., Richman, K. D., Colwell, L. H., Leach, A-M., & La Fon,

         D. (2007).  Police interviewing and interrogation: A self-report survey of police practices and

         beliefs. Law & Human Behavior, 31, 381-400.

                                   

Marcon, J. L., Susa, K. J., & Meissner, C. A. (2009). Assessing the influence of recollection and

            familiarity in memory for own- and other-race faces. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 16, 99-103.


Meissner, C. A., Tredoux, C. G., Parker, J. F., & MacLin, O. H. (2005). Eyewitness decisions in

         simultaneous and sequential lineups: A dual-process signal detection theory analysis.

         Memory & Cognition, 33, 783-792. 


Meissner, C. A., Sporer, S. L., & Susa, K. J. (2008). A theoretical and meta-analytic review of the

         relationship between verbal descriptions and identification accuracy in memory for faces.

         European Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 20, 414-455.


Russano, M. B., Meissner, C. A., Narchet, F. M., & Kassin, S. M. (2005). Investigating true and false

         confessions within a novel experimental paradigm. Psychological Science, 16, 481-486.

   
Contact Information    

Email: cmeissner@utep.edu

Phone: 915-747-6056
Fax: 915-747-6553

203 Vowell Hall
Department of Psychology
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso TX, 79968
   
Courses    

PSYC 1301: Intro. to Psychology

PSYC 5342: Invest. Interviewing

PSYC 5374: Cognitive Psych.

CRIJ 4300: Actual Innocence

CRIJ 4300: Invest. Interviewing


   
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