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In Press & Recent Papers
Michael, Z., & Brewer, N. (in press, 2024). Detecting criminal intent in social interactions: The influence of autism and Theory of Mind. Law and Human Behavior. Brewer, N., Georgopoulos, M. A., Young, R. L., & Lucas, C. A. (2023). Autistic adults’ perspectives on appropriate empathic responses to others’ emotions. Autism Research, 16(8), 1573-1585. Lim, A.,... Read more »
Others out in 2022
Lim, A., Young, R. L., & Brewer, N. (2022). The effect of autistic behaviors on evaluations of deception and credibility in everyday social situations. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 36, 548-560. Lucas, C. A., & Brewer, N. (2022). Could precise and replicable manipulations of suspect-filler similarity optimize eyewitness identification performance? Psychology, Public Policy and Law, 28, 108-122. ... Read more »
Feb 2020 – how to improve police photoarrays and lineups
The paper was commissioned by Division 41 of the American Psychological Association; the 6 authors were invited; and (as well as the normal journal reviewing processes) the various iterations of the manuscript were reviewed in sessions at major international conferences: Wells, G. L., Kovera, M. B., Douglass, A. B., Brewer, N., Meissner, C., & Wixted,... Read more »
Jan 2020 – major new paper out in American Psychologist on what’s wrong with police lineups and how to fix the problem
Brewer, N., Weber, N., & Guerin, N. (2020). Police line-ups of the future? American Psychologist, 75, 76-91.