Law, Psychology and Human Development
Within HD is a trans-disciplinary center for the integration of research and outreach in the social sciences, legal studies, and public policy. Included are scholars from the fields of developmental psychology, social psychology, organizational behavior, cognitive psychology, anthropology, sociology, and law.
NEW! 6-Year Dual PhD/ JD Program
Beginning in Fall 2012 the College of Human Ecology and Cornell Law school will offer a blended 6-year Dual Degree that culminates in a JD and a PhD in Developmental Psychology. The PhD/JD is a rigorous program of study that will produce the next generation of top-notch scholars in the field of legal psychology, and lawyers practicing and teaching scientifically-based law. Visit the Dual Degree Website.
2011-2012 LPHD Speaker Series
Steven Penrod, Professor of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
"Pretrial Publicity and Jury Decision-making"
September 9th, 2011; 2:30-4:00 PM in MVR G-87
See the online video presentation
Victoria Talwar, Professor of Educational and Counseling Psychology, McGill University
"Little Liars: The Development of Children's Verbal Deception and the Implications for Child Witness Testimony"
February 17th; 2:15-3:30 PM in MVR G-71
Michael Lamb, Professor of Psychology in the Social Sciences, University of Cambridge
"Enhancing the Informativeness of Young Victim Witnesses"
March 2nd, 2012; 2:30-4:00 PM in MVR G-87
View Past LPHD Presentations Online
What HD is doing in this area
Courses
Core Faculty
Related Faculty
Related Departments and Centers
LPHD Multimedia Resources
What HD is doing in this area
HD has scholars conduct research on, "negotiation under stress," child abuse and violence, children's disclosures legal policies, and legal decision making about children (e.g., decisions by judges, juries, prosecutors, defense attorneys, law enforcement officers, child protective services personnel, and parents) and decisions about children's competence to participate in the legal process and children's memory as it affects their participation in the legal process (e.g., as defendants, as plaintiffs, as third-party witnesses). Law schools increasingly want to hire Ph.D.s who work at this interface and, within psychology departments, psychology and law courses are very popular.
- HD 2330 - Children and the Law
- HD 3190 - Memory and the Law (Law students may petition to take for credit)
- HD 4200 - Laboratory in Risk and Rational Decision Making (Law students may petition to take for credit)
- HD 4140 - Social and Psychological Aspects of the Death Penalty (Law students may petition to take for credit)
- PSYCH 2650 - Psychology and Law
- PSYCH / COGST 4910 - Research Methods in Psychology
- HD 6020 - Research in Risk and Rational Decision Making
- HD 6190/ LAW 7743 - Memory and the Law
- HD 6140/ LAW 7743 - Social and Psychological Aspects of the Death Penalty
- LAW 6011 - Administrative Law
- LAW 6822 - Social Science and the Law
- LAW 5151 - Torts
- LAW 7162 - Contemporary American Jury
- PSYCH / COGST 6910 - Research Methods in Psychology
Core Faculty
Charles Brainerd, Professor
Human Development
Steve Ceci, Professor
Human Development
John Eckenrode, Professor
Human Development
Valerie Reyna, Professor
Human Development
Qi Wang, Associate Professor
Human Development
Wendy Williams, Professor
Human Development
Related Faculty
John Blume, Associate Professor
Law School
David A. Dunning, Professor
Psychology
Valerie Hans, Professor
Law School
Sheri L. Johnson,Professor
Law School
Elizabeth A. Mannix, Professor
S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management
Kathleen M. O'Conner, Associate Professor
S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management
Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Professor
Law School
Annelise Riles, Professor
Law School and Anthropology