Catherine Camelleti, M.A. crcamilletti@miners.utep.edu
Hi, my name is Catherine Camilletti. I am a third year Legal Psychology Ph.D. student. My research interests are in issues surrounding juvenile justice and juvenile culpability, as well as children’s suggestibility. My dissertation research will look at the relation between children's social understanding and their suggestibility during a suggestive interview. My primary advisor is Dr. Matthew Scullin and my primary lab is the Cognitive Development and Juvenile Justice Lab. I graduated from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA in 2006 with a B.A. in Psychology and Art History. [Catherine Camilletti CV_Spring 2009.doc]
Kevin Jolly, M.A. kwjolly@miners.utep.edu
My name is Kevin Jolly and I am a third year Ph. D. student. I was raised in Middlesex, New Jersey, and received my B. S. in Psychology (2005) from Iowa State University before enrolling at UTEP. I am currently working on my Masters Thesis, titled "I'd be helping if we weren't so committed: An application of the Investment Model to the study of albis" and I expect to receive that degree in May of 2007. My primary academic interests include alibis, eyewitness identification, and human romantic relationships. Currently, I am an intern with the Mental Health Unit (MHU) of the El Paso County Public Defender's Office. In my spare time, I'm a fan of the New Jersey Devils and the New York Giants. [Kevin Jolly's CV]
Jessica Marcon jlmarcon@miners.utep.edu
Jessica is a fourth year Ph. D. student and is the Assistant Director of Research in the Investigative Interviewing Laboratory. Originally from Syracuse, New York, Jessica graduated with a B. A. in Psychology (2004) from the College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, and hold an M. A. in Experimental Psychology from UTEP. Jessica's interests include eyewitness memory and cross-racial identification, cognitive biases and their role in investigative interviewing, and jury decision-making. She recently finished her master's thesis, which investigated the role of memory conformity in cross-racial identifications. Jessica enjoys photography, traveling to new (and old) places, Yankees baseball, dancing, and spending time with friends. [Jessica Marcon's CV]
Claudia Ochoa cochoa3@miners.utep.edu
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Hello, my name is Claudia Ochoa. I am a proud UTEP Presidential Scholarship winner and was part of El Paso’s Community Scholars program where I first got connected to research. I graduated valedictorian of my class at Fabens High School and I obtained my B.A. in Psychology here at UTEP. Currently, I am a graduate student in the Experimental Psychology Master's Program and I am working as a Teacher Assistant. As a graduate student I plan to continue my undergraduate line of research. By implementing innovative photograph software I plan to analyze the social and cognitive impacts the appearance of alibi witnesses has on mock jurors. [Claudia Ochoa's CV]
Larissa Schmersal laschmersal@miners.utep.edu
I am a second year Ph.D. student from Lincoln, NE where I attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Go Big Red!!!) and received my B.A. in Psychology. I currently am working on my MA Thesis, which examines how mock jurors' pre-existing attitudes about the legal system influence interpretations of trial evidence and I am completing my internship at the Mental Health Unit in the El Paso County Public Defender's Office. And now the obligatory about me sentence...I love Buffy the Vampire Slayer, geo-caching, and correct grammar (yes, I am a nerd) [Larissa Schmersal's CV]
You can access the trial summary that I used in my Master's Thesis by clicking HERE.
Brooke Smith, M. A. basmith2@miners.utep.edu
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I am Brooke Smith and I am currently a third year Ph.D student at UTEP. I received my undergraduate degree in psychology and criminal justice from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff Arizona. My MA degree from UTEP investigated juror's views of a defendant who invoked his 5th Amendment right to silence in a court of law. My other research interests include the effects of language of testimony in the courtroom, child suggestibility, and incorporating theory to help explain jury decision making strategies. Outside of school I love to travel (I've been to Africa, all over Europe, and will soon be going to Guatemala), exercise and play with my Chihuahua Bu. [Brooke Smith's CV]