Tommy Cabeza de Baca
In 2002, Tommy graduated from Del Valle High School and enrolled in the Psychology program at UTEP. In May 2004, he was accepted into the COR (Career Opportunities in Research) program, and started working in the Center for Law and Human Behavior. Tommy has presented in national conferences, including AP-LS, and have interned at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
In May 2007, Tommy graduated from UTEP and completed his honor’s thesis, “The Effect of character Evidence on Jurors: A Test of the Kin Selection Hypothesis.”
Currently, Tommy is working for Representative Steve Ortega and applying to graduate school. [Tommy's CV]
Scott Culhane
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Scott Culhane is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, WY. He continues his research on psycholegal issues and scale validation with minorities. Dr. Culhane is still adjusting to the frigid weather, but loves the job and the access to the mountains. His passions continue to be travelling, football, and his dogs. [Scott's CV]
Keli Halloway
Keli Holloway Allen (Ph.D., University of Texas at El Paso, December 2006) received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL) in May 1999 and her M.S. in Clinical Psychology from Mississippi State University (Starkville, MS) in May 2002. She is currently employed at LivePerson in Atlanta, Georgia as a Senior Business Analyst. Keli is responsible for developing analytic tools and establishing deeper, more sophisticated analytic research.
Anne Tubb
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I am currently living in Big Spring, Texas and am employed as the Chief Psychologist for the Federal Correctional Institution in Big Spring. In addition to my duties as a psychologist, I am active in the Affirmative Action and Diversity Management Program as the Federal Womens Program Manager. I am also a member of both the institutional and regional Crisis Support Teams. [Anne's CV]
Jessica Wildermuth jlwildermuth@miners.utep.edu
Hello. My name is Jessica Wildermuth and I am in my fourth year in the Legal Psychology program at UTEP. I am originally from Davenport, Iowa where I received my B. A. from Saint Ambrose University in 2002. I completed my M. S. in Experimental Psychology in 2004 at Western Illinois University where I worked under Dr. Kimberley McClure. My current research interests include federal and state sentencing practices and disparities, juror and jury decision-making, memory retention for trial facts, Supreme Court decisions and how they impact sentencing policy. I am currently working on my dissertation, "The Application of Federal and Texas State Sentence Ranges in a Consider-the-Opposite Paradigm: Can the Magnitude of Bias in Sentencing Be Reduced?" My expected graduate date is May 2008. [Jessica Wildermuth's CV]