Bryan Myers, PhD

Specialties and Interests

• Jury decision-making and juror bias
• Lie detection
• Forensic hypnosis
• Repressed memory research
• Victim impact statements and capital sentencing

Programs and Research Projects

• The effects of victim impact statements on sentencing
• Evaluation of juvenile bootcamps
• Development and validation of the Pretrial Juror Bias Questionnaire

Courses Taught

• Research Design and Data Analysis I and II
• Advanced Forensic Policy Analysis
• Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• Introduction to Forensic Psychology
• Advanced Social Psychology
• Trial Consultation

Selected Publications

• Arbuthnot, J., Myers, B., & Leach, J. (in press). Linking pretrial knowledge and juror prejudgment: Some methodological considerations. American Journal of Forensic Psychology.
• Myers, B., Rosol, A., & Boelter, E. (in press). Polygraph evidence: The impact of corroborating evidence on guilt judgments. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
• Myers, B., Lynn, S.J., & Arbuthnot, J. (in press). Victim impact testimony and juror judgments: The effects of harm information and witness demeanor. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
• Lecci, L., & Myers, B. (in press). Examining the construct and predictive validity of the original and revised JBS: A cross-validation of method and sample. Law and Human Behavior.
• Myers, B., & Arena, M. (2001). Trial consultation: A new direction in applied psychology. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 32 (4), 386- 391.
• Myers, B., & Arbuthnot, J. (1999). The effects of victim impact evidence on the verdicts and sentencing judgments of mock jurors. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 29 (3/4), 95-112.
• Myers, B., & Lecci, L. (1998). Revising the factor structure of the juror bias scale: A method for the empirical validation of theoretical constructs. Law and Human Behavior, 22, 239-256.
• Myers, B., & Arbuthnot, J. (1997). Polygraph testimony and juror judgments: A comparison of the Guilty Knowledge Test and the Control Question Test. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 27, 1421-1437.
• Lynn, S.J., Lock, T., Myers, B., & Payne, D. (1997). Recalling the unrecallable: Should hypnosis be used to recover memories in psychotherapy? Current Directions in Psychological Science, 6(3), 79-83.
• Lynn, S.J., Myers, B., & Malinoski, P. (1997). Hypnosis, pseudomemories, and clinical guidelines: A sociocognitive perspective. In D. Read & S. Lindsay (Eds.), Recollections of trauma: Scientific research and clinical practice. New York: Plenum Press.

Recent Dissertations Chaired

• Johnson Chang, Sociomoral Reasoning and Empathy as Predictors of Psychopathy

Professional Activities

• Associate Editor, Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice
• Consultant, Elkhorn Juvenile Correctional Facility (program evaluation)
• Presenter at Conferences: American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, California Psychological Association and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Licenses, Certifications, and Honors

• Master's degree in Experimental Psychology at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada
• Doctorate in Experimental Psychology from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio

Interests and Hobbies

• Golf
• The Pittsburgh Steelers