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Jen graduated from California State University, Los Angeles with her B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Criminal Justice (2018) and her M.S. in Psychology (Forensic Option, 2020). During her time in Los Angeles, Jen worked with Dr. Mitch Eisen, investigating eyewitness identification procedures, jury biases, and interrogation methods that produce false confessions. She has collaborated with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department to elucidate the dangers of showups and improve their eyewitness identification procedures, as well as with the Los Angeles Probation Department to evaluate their Juvenile Competency Remediation Program. Jen also has applied experience interning for a trial and jury consulting firm. She is passionate about disseminating research to those in the field, having co-authored papers published in the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ journal, The Champion, and IACP’s Police Chief Magazine, in addition to psychology journals (e.g. Law & Human Behavior; Applied Cognitive Psychology). Under the guidance of Margaret Bull Kovera and Steve Penrod, Jen intends to continue conducting research that will allow for empirically-driven policy and procedural change within police departments, courts, and correctional facilities.

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Recent Publications

Eisen, M. M., Frenda, S. F., Jones, J. M., & Williams, T. Q. (2020). How exposure to social media affects eyewitness memory. The Champion, 46. https://www.nacdl.org/Article/JanFeb2020-HowExposuretoSocialMediaAffectsEyewitne

Eisen, M. L., Cedré, G. C., Williams, T. Q., & Jones, J. M. (2018). Does anyone else look familiar? Influencing identification decisions by asking witnesses to re-examine the lineup. Law and Human Behavior, 42(4), 306–320. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000291

Eisen, M. L., Skerrit-Perta, A., Jones, J. M., Owen, J., & Cedré, G. C. (2017). Pre-admonition suggestion in live showups: When witnesses learn that the cops caught ‘the’ guy. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 31, 520-529. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3349