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Alexis is a fourth-year Ph.D. student specializing in psychology and law with a certificate in Quantitative Methods. She received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice in 2018 from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. At Northern Arizona University, Alexis served as a research assistant for Dr. Miller and Dr. Busath. With Dr. Miller, she served as lab manager and head research assistant and aided in research investigating the impact of Immersive VR on the grades of first-generation chemistry students. 

At John Jay, Alexis’ research interests are centered around jury decision-making with an emphasis on how jury decision-making can impact trial strategy. Her thesis investigated how partisanship may impact juror decisions. She has presented her work at multiple academic and professional conferences and has had her thesis funded through a grant from the Graduate Center (DSRG). Currently, she is working on projects investigating how coercive eyewitness interviews influence legal decision-makers. Alexis is ultimately interested in translating jury research to applied practice in the courtroom and intends to pursue a career in trial consulting.

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Current Projects / Research Interests

Partisanship and Juries

Hardy, A., & Leippe, M. (Manuscript in preparation) Terror management and partisanship at trial: The effect of mortality salience and partisanship on mock juror judgments.

ASTC Regional Conference presentation:

ASTC-Presentation

Legal Consequences of Coercive Eyewitness Interviews 

Ongoing projects

Jurors’ Sensitivity to In-Court Identifications  

Ongoing project

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Other Publications

Miller M., Castillo G., Medoff N., & Hardy A. (2021). Immersive VR for Organic Chemistry: Impacts on Performance and Grades for First-Generation and Continuing-Generation University Students. The Journal of Innovative Higher Education, 1-25. Doi: 10.1007/S10755-021-09551-Z