Stephan Charman

Stephen Charman is a forensic and legal psychologist who is known for his research in eyewitness memory.[1] Charman is an associate professor of psychology at Florida International University.[1]

Education

Charman received his Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology from Queens University.[2] He attended graduate school at Iowa State University where he obtained a Master in Science and a PhD in Social Psychology.[2] Charman's dissertation was titled Using counterfactuals to assess eyewitnesses' abilities to estimate the effects of external influences on their lineup identifications and discusses the limitations to eyewitness reliability in a legal context.[3] Charman was mentored by Dr. Gary Wells, who he collaborated with on a number of articles and book chapters.[4][5][6]

Career

Charman began his career at Florida international University in 2006 as an assistant professor.[7] He became an associate professor in psychology in 2012[7] and has since continued to teach and produce research as of 2024.[8] Iowa State University hosted The Psychology and Law Colloquia Series where Charman spoke on Improving lineup identification outcomes by screening out witnesses in September of 2019.[9]

Research

Charman's research has explored applied lineup theory[5] and the external bias that can affect eyewitness memory and testimony.[10][11] Charman's research was awarded by the American Psychological Association (2011-2014),[12] National Institute of Justice (2021-2022; 2019-2023),[13][14] and the National Science Foundation (2019-2025).[15] He has been the co-principal investigator on a grant awarded by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.[1][16] As of 2024, Charman has served as a peer reviewer for the following journals: Law and Human Behavior, Journal of Experimental Psychology, Applied Cognitive Psychology, Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, Current Directions in Psychological Science.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Charman, Stephen". discovery.fiu.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  2. ^ a b Communications, Florida International University-Digital. "Stephen Charman". case.fiu.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  3. ^ Charman, S. D. (2006). Using counterfactuals to assess eyewitnesses' abilities to estimate the effects of external influences on their lineup identifications (Order No. 3229058). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (305314942). https://marymountuniv.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/using-counterfactuals-assess-eyewitnesses/docview/305314942/se-2
  4. ^ Charman, S. D., & Wells, G. L. (2007). Eyewitness Lineups: Is the Appearance-Change Instruction a Good Idea? Law and Human Behavior, 31(1), 3–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10979-006-9006-3
  5. ^ a b Charman, S., & Wells, G. (2014). Applied lineup theory. In Handbook Of Eyewitness Psychology 2 Volume Set (pp. 219–254). Routledge.
  6. ^ Charman, S. D., & Wells, G. L. (2008). Can Eyewitnesses Correct for External Influences on Their Lineup Identifications? The Actual/Counterfactual Assessment Paradigm. Journal of Experimental Psychology. Applied, 14(1), 5–20. https://doi.org/10.1037/1076-898X.14.1.5
  7. ^ a b "Steve Charman". ResearchGate. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  8. ^ "Steve Charman". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  9. ^ "Psychology-Law Collquium Series hosts Dr. Stephen Charman". psychology.iastate.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  10. ^ Douglass, A. B., Charman, S. D., Matuku, K. P., Shambaugh, L. J., Lapar, M. P., & Lamere, E. (2024). Case Information Biases Evaluations of Video-Recorded Eyewitness Identification Evidence. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 13(2), 292–305. https://doi.org/10.1037/mac0000126
  11. ^ Charman, Steve D, Carlucci, Marianna, Vallano, Jon et al. (2010). The Selective Cue Integration Framework: A Theory of Postidentification Witness Confidence Assessment . JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-APPLIED, 16(2), 204-218. 10.1037/a0019495
  12. ^ "Eyewitnesses' memory for lineup fillers: Testing the robustness of a novel postdictor of a witness's identification accuracy | Florida ExpertNet". expertnet.org. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  13. ^ "Alibi Generation: Improving innocents suspects accuracy and examining alibi discriminability using a novel GPS paradigm | Florida ExpertNet". expertnet.org. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  14. ^ "Testing a 'not sure' instruction to reduce the harmful impact of estimator variables on lineup identification | Florida ExpertNet". expertnet.org. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  15. ^ "Video-recording Eyewitness Identification Lineups: Testing for Unanticipated Costs and Undiscovered Benefits | Florida ExpertNet". expertnet.org. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  16. ^ "Confirmation bias among interpreters in an interrogative setting | Florida ExpertNet". expertnet.org. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  17. ^ "ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 2024-10-01.