Advised by Deryn Strange
Kris completed her B.A. in Psychology and Behavioral Healthcare at the University of South Florida. She developed a passion for Psychology & the Law while completing her M.S. in Psychology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Her thesis explored the impacts of post-identification feedback on people’s susceptibility to misinformation under the supervision of Dr. Robert Michael. Kris’s current research with Dr. Deryn Strange focuses on factors influencing eyewitness memory and misinformation, police body-worn cameras, expert testimony, and secondary trauma in criminal justice professionals. In addition to research, Kris is passionate about service and mentorship. She is an adjunct instructor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Student Chair of the Psych & Law Student Council. In her spare time, she enjoys running, reading fiction, listening to podcasts, and going to the movies.
Current Projects/ Research Interests
Factors that influence the interpretation of Body-Worn Camera Evidence
Funded by: AP-LS (American Psychology-Law Society)
Perception and effects of secondary trauma in the Criminal Justice System
Funded by: PSC-CUNY and SARMAC (Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition)
Expert Evidence on Memory Issues
Selected Presentations
Anderson, K., Williams, K. D., Takarangi, M., & Strange, D. (2024, November 23). Untangling myths: Memory, secondary trauma and criminal justice professionals as witnesses. [Poster presentation]. 65th Annual Psychonomic Society Conference, New York, NY, United States.
Anderson, K., Jones, K., & Strange, D. (2024, March 21-23). Consistency between Officer Reports and Body Worn Camera Footage Matters: Public Perceptions of Officer Credibility and Consequences [Paper talk]. 2024 Annual Conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS), Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Anderson, K., Williams, K. D., Takarangi, M., & Strange, D. (2024, March 21-23). Does the accumulation of Secondary Trauma explain the perceived memory advantage of Criminal Justice Professionals? [Poster presentation]. 2024 Annual Conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS), Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Baker, B., Anderson, K., & Strange, D. (2024, March 21-23). To What Extent Does Identifying with Police Predict Judgments After Viewing Body-Worn Camera Footage? An Exploratory Correlational Study [Poster presentation]. 2024 Annual Conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS), Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Anderson, K., & Michael, R. B. (2022, November 17-20). How does feedback about a lineup Identification influence susceptibility to misinformation? In L. F. (Chair), False beliefs: Memory and judgment processes [Paper talk]. 63rd Psychonomic Society Annual Conference, Boston, MA, United States.
Anderson, K., & Michael, R. B. (2021, July). Does Lineup Identification Feedback Influence Susceptibility to Misinformation? [Poster presentation]. Virtual Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition Conference. Poster available at https://osf.io/ezw75/
Anderson, K., & Michael, R. B. (2021, May). Lineup Identification Feedback Does Not Reduce Susceptibility to Misinformation [Poster presentation]. 33rd Association for Psychological Science Annual Conference.
Anderson, K., & Michael, R. B. (2020, May). Warnings associated with a distinctive reminder can protect people from misinformation [Poster presentation]. 32nd Association for Psychological Science Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.
