Legal Psychology Ph.D. Program
 University of Texas at El Paso

 




The UTEP Legal Psychology Ph.D. Program includes clinical, cognitive, developmental, and social psychologists who conduct basic research with an emphasis towards application to the legal system.  Students in our program are trained in both basic and applied experimental methodologies, and those completing the program have been successfully employed in academic, research, government, and private sector positions.   Faculty in the program maintain a variety of basic and applied research interests, including: 

  • mental health and the criminal justice system

  • human and physiological approaches to credibility assessment

  • forensic interviewing of children and adults

  • juror decision-making

  • eyewitness memory and face identification

  • interrogation of criminal suspects

  • psychology of terrorism and prejudice/racial bias

Both faculty and graduate students in the program have a consistent record of publication and grant-funding that stem from this research, including support from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and various state and national foundations.    
 


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* Learn more about the People in our program, including faculty, current graduate students, and alumni.

* See our Laboratories & Research Infrastructure and learn about the research conducted in our program.

* Learn more about the Legal Psychology Curriculum. 

* Prospective graduate students should read our Application Information.  Those interested in our program are encouraged to contact faculty regarding research interests and/or any questions related to the application process.

* View the UTEP Department of Psychology homepage to learn more  about our faculty and other graduate programs.