Education

• Ph.D. Experimental Psychology, University of Mississippi, 2019
• M.A. General Experimental Psychology, Appalachian State University, 2016
• B.S. Psychology, Appalachian State University, 2012

Courses

• PSY 350: Social Psychology
• PSY 470: Psychology and Law
• PSY 470H: Psychology and Law Honors

Research Interests

My empirical research focuses on the application of social-cognitive psychology to questions and issues related to law and the legal system. My interests include:

• Eyewitness memory (e.g., the influence of recall memory on lineup identification accuracy)
• Attitudes toward police (e.g., framing and priming effects on individual’s judgments of police use of force)

I am also interested in research methods and quantitative methods used in forensic psychological research. My interests include:

• The use of crowdsourced samples in research
• Statistical procedures used in research to examine eyewitness identification accuracy

Dr. Mel Baker is director of the Psychology, Law, Emotions, and Attitudes (PLEA) Lab: www.plealab.com