Psychology

Degrees:

• B.S., Cornell University, 1982
• M.S., Cornell University, 1984
• Ph. D., Cornell University, 1989

Teaching Interests:

• Developmental psychology
• Social development
• Psychology and the law
• Applied cognitive psychology
• Sex roles
• Behavioral and cognitive effects of television
• Personality
• General psychology

Research Interests:

• Social cognition with an emphasis on memory, stereotypes, social judgment, and impression formation. These topics are studied in the context of psychology and the law. 
• Spans theoretical and applied issues in cognitive, social, and developmental psychology.

Recent Publications/Presentations:

Edited Books / Journal Volumes

Ross, D.F., Warren, A., & McGough, L. (Eds.) (In press). Hearsay testimony and the child witness. Special issue of Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. 

Ross, D.F., Read, J.D., & Toglia, M.P. (Eds). (1994). Adult eyewitness memory: Current trends and developments. Cambridge University Press.

Ceci, S.J., Ross, D.F., & Toglia, M.P. (Eds). (1989). Perspectives on children’s testimony. Springer-Verlag.

Ceci S,J., Toglia, M.P. & Ross, D.F. (Eds). (1987). Children’s eyewitness memory. Springer-Verlag.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (Published)

Ross, D. F., Lindsay, R.C.L., & Marsil, D. (In press). Impact of hearsay testimony on conviction rates in trials of child sexual abuse. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law.

Lindsay, R.C.L., Ross, D.F., Smith, S.M., & Flannagan, S. (In press). Does race influence measures of lineup fairness? Applied Cognitive Psychology.

Golding, J., Warren, A., & Ross, D.F. (1998). What is legal validity?: A response to Wasby & Brady. Law and Human Behavior, 21, 693-695.

Key, H., Warren, A., & Ross, D.F. (1996). Reactions to repressed memories: A reappraisal. Law and Human Behavior , 20, 555-563. 

Linday, R.C.L., & Ross, D.F. (1995). What’s fair when a child testifies? Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 10, 870-888.

Ross, D.F, Ceci, S.J., Dunning, D., & Toglia, M.P. (1994). Unconscious transference and mistaken identity: When a witness misidentifies a familiar but innocent person. Journal of Applied Psychology, 79, 918-930.

Ross, D.F., Hopkins, S., Hanson, E., Lindsay, R., Eslinger, T., & Hazen, K. (1994). The impact of protective shields and videotape testimony on conviction rates in trials of child sexual abuse. Law and Human Behavior, 18, 553-566.

Toglia, M.P., Ceci, S. Helmbrooke, E., & Ross, D.F. (1994). The impact of cognitive and social factors on the suggestibility of the child witness. Cognitive Psychology, 13, 21-26.

Toglia, M.P., Ross, D.F., Ceci, S.J., & Dunning, D. (1994). The child in the eyes of the jury: A response to Sonner. Prosecutor’s Perspective, Spring, 11-12.

Ross, D.F., Dunning, D., Toglia, M.P. & Ceci, S.J. (1990). The child in the eyes of the jury: Assessing mock jurors’ perceptions of the child witness. Law and Human Behavior, 14, 5-23.

Ceci, S.J., Toglia, M.P., & Ross, D.F. (1988). On remembering.....More or Less: A trace strength interpretation of developmental differences in suggestibility. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 117, 201-203.

Ceci, S.J., Ross, D.F., & Toglia, M.P. (1987). Suggestibility of children’s memory: Psycholegal implications. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 27, 38-51.

Condry, J.C., & Ross, D.F. (1985). The influence of gender label on adults’ perceptions of aggression in children. Child Development, 56, 225-233.

Book Chapters 

Ross, D.F., Ceci, S.J., Dunning. D., & Toglia, M.P. (1994). Unconscious transference and mistaken identity: Toward a memory blending approach. In Ross, D.F., Read, J.D., & Toglia, M.P. (Eds.) (1994). Adult eyewitness memory: Current trends and developments. Cambridge University Press.

Toglia, M.P., Ross, D.F., & Ceci, S.J. (1992). The suggestibility of children’s memory: A cognitive and social psychological explanation. In Howe, M.L., Brainerd, C.J., & Reyna, V.F. (Eds.). Development of long-term retention. New-York: Springer-Verlag.

Ross, D.F., Dunning, D., Toglia, M.P., & Ceci, S.J. (1989). Age stereotypes, communication modality, and mock jurors’ perceptions of the child witness. In Ceci, S.J., Ross, D.F., & Toglia, M.P. (Eds). Perspectives on children’s testimony, Springer-Verlag.

Ceci, S.J., Toglia, M.P., & Ross, D.F. (1987). The suggestibility of preschoolers’ recollections: Historical perspectives on current problems. In Fivush & Hudson (Eds). Third Emory Cognition Symposium, N.Y.: Cambridge University Press.

Ceci, S.J., Ross, D.F., & Toglia, M.P. (1987). Age differences in suggestibility: Narrowing the uncertainties. In Ceci S.J., Toglia, M.P. & Ross, D.F. (Eds). (1987). Children’s eyewitness memory. Springer-Verlag. 

Ross, D.F., Miller, B.S., & Moran, P. (1987). The child in the eyes of the jury: Assessing mock jurors’ perceptions of the child witness. In Ceci, S.J., Toglia, M.P., & Ross, D.F. (Eds). Children’s eyewitness memory. Springer-Verlag.

Invited Presentations

Ross, D.F. (1998). When a witness misidentifies a familiar but innocent person from a lineup: Unconscious transference and mistaken identity. Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Ross, D.F. (1997). When a child testifies: Legal, psychological, and ethical issues. Chattanooga Bar Association, Centennial Celebration Master Lecture Series, Chattanooga, TN.

Ross, D.F., Hanson, E., Lindsay, R.C.L., & Hopkins, S. (1992). The impact of protective shields and videotape testimony on conviction rates in trials of child sexual abuse: Preliminary findings. NATO Advanced Study Institute on Child Witnesses, Tuscany, Italy.

Ceci, S.J., Toglia, M.P., & Ross, D.F. (1987). The suggestibility of the child witness. American Judicature Society, Chicago, Illinois.

Ceci, S.J., Toglia, M.P., & Ross, D.F. (1987). The suggestibility of preschoolers’ recollections: Historical perspectives on current problems. Third Emory Cognition Symposium, Georgia.

Ceci, S.J., Toglia, M.P., & Ross, D.F. (1986). Child versus adult memory: Susceptibility to suggestion. American Psychiatric Association, Washington, D.C.

Toglia, M.P., Ceci, S.J., & Ross, D.F. (1986). Suggestibility of young children’s memory. 5th annual Adelphi University Applied Experimental Psychology Conference, Adelphi, N.Y.

Ross, D.F., Miller, B.S., & Moran, P. (1986). The child in the eyes of the jury: Assessing mock jurors’ perceptions of the child witness. 5th annual Adelphi University Applied Experimental Psychology Conference, Adelphi, N.Y.

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Conference Presentations

Keeney, J.M., Flannigan, S., Ross, D.F., Dunning, D., & Lindsay, R.C.L. (1999). Distinguishing accurate from inaccurate eyewitness identifications: Are misidentifications of familiar but innocent persons caused by automatic recognition? Paper accepted for presentation at the meeting of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, Boulder, Co.

Ross, D.F., Lindsay, R.C.L., Warren, A., Hoffman, B., Burlingham, A. (1998). Impact of hearsay testimony on conviction rates in trials of child sexual abuse: Toward balancing the rights of children and defendants. Paper at the meeting of the American Psychology and Law Society, San Diego, Cal.

Ross, D.F., Hoffman, B., Warren, A., Burlingham, A., Marcil, D., & Lindsay, R.C.L. (1998). Unconscious transference and mistaken identity in children: Are children more or less susceptible than adults to misidentifying a familiar but innocent person from a lineup? Paper at the meeting of the American Psychology and Law Society, San Diego, Cal.

Ross, D.F., Warren, A., Horton, C., & Hood, K. (1996). Impact of hearsay testimony on conviction rates in trials of child sexual abuse. Society for Research on Child Development. Washington, D.C.

Ross, D.F. & Jurden, F. (1996). Jurors’ perceptions of the child witness in a simulated trial of child sexual abuse: Support for two factor model of credibility. American Psychology and Law Society, Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Key, H.G., Warren, A., Porter, C.E., Yarborough, L., & Hatmaker, E., & Ross, D.F. (1996). Mock jurors views of repressed and nonrepressed memories and child abuse: As time goes by. American Psychology and Law Society, Hilton Head, South Carolina. 

Ross, D.F., Hopkins, S., Hanson, E., Lindsay, R.C.L., Eslinger, T., & Hazen, K. (1993). The impact of protective shields and videotape testimony on conviction rates in trials of child sexual abuse. In a symposium by Perry, N. (Chair) The child witness: Legal issues and public policy. Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans, LA.

Ross, D.F., Hanson, E., Lindsay, R.C.L., & Hopkins, S. (1992). The impact of protective shields and videotape testimony on conviction rates in trials of child sexual abuse: Preliminary findings. NATO Advanced Study Institute on Child Witnesses, Italy.

Toglia, M.P., Helmbrooke, H., Ceci, S.J., & Ross, D.F. (1992). Children’s resistance to misleading post event information: When does it occur? American Psychological Society, San Diego, California. 

Toglia, M.P., Ceci, S.J., & Ross, D.F. (1992). Children’s suggestibility: Recent findings and theoretical developments. International Congress of Psychology, Brussels.

Ross, D.F., Ceci, S.J., Dunning, D., & Toglia, M.P. (1991). Errors in eyewitness memory: Unconscious transference and mistaken identity. American Psychological Association, San Francisco, Cal.

Ross, D.F., Ceci, S.J., Dunning, D., & Toglia, M.P. (1991). Unconscious transference and mistaken identity: When a witness misidentifies a familiar but innocent person from a police lineup. American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Ross, D.F., & Toglia, M.P. (Chairs). Current trends in research on adult eyewitness memory and identification accuracy. Symposium presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C.

Helmbrooke, E., Toglia, M.P., & Ross, D.F. (1991). Children’s suggestibility: The role of biaser credibility. Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington.

Toglia, M.P., Ceci, S.J., & Ross, D.F. (1989). Prestige versus source monitoring in children’s suggestibility. Society for Research in Child Development, Kansas City, Mo.

Toglia, M.P., Ceci, S.J., & Ross, D.F. (1989). The prestige effect in children’s susceptibility to suggestion. Psychonomic Society, Chicago, Illinois.

Toglia, M.P., Ross, D.F., & Ceci, S.J. (1987). Bridging the gap between research and policy: How suggestible is children’s memory? Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, Maryland.

Ross, D.F., Miller, B.S., Ceci, S.J., & Moran, P. (1987). Jurors’ perceptions of the child witness. Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Toglia, M.P., Ceci, S.J., & Ross, D.F. (1986). Suggestibility of children’s memory: Toward a trace strength model. Society for Research on Child Development, N.Y.

Condry, J.C., Ross, D.F., Scheibe, C., & Miller, B. (1986). Effects of television commercials and public service announcements on viewer’s emotional responses to television. Eastern Psychological Association, N.Y.

Ross, D.F., Miller, B.S., Moran, P., & Ceci, S.J. (1986). The impact of age of eyewitness on jurors’ perceptions of witness credibility. American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Ceci, S.J., & Ross, D.F. (Chairs) (1986). Children as witnesses: Jurors’ perceptions of credibility and guilt. Symposium at American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Toglia, M.P., Ceci, S.J., & Ross, D.F. (1986). Suggestibility of children’s memory. Paper presented at the mid-year meeting of Division 41 of the American Psychological Association: Psychology and Law.

Ross, D.F., Nightingale, N., Peters, D., & Ceci, S.J. (1985). An investigation of factors associated with the "vague familiarity effect." Eastern Psychological Association, Mass.

Ceci, S.J., Ross, D.F., & Toglia, M.P. (1985). Distortions in children’s memory: Suggestibility versus social desirability. American Psychological Association, California.

Ross, D.F., & Condry, J.C. (1985). The effect of perceived reality on emotional responses to televised events. American Psychological Association, California.

Ceci, S.J., Ross, D.F., Butt, A., Ledger, M., Sanford, M., & Ferris, J. (1985). A developmental study of the impact of misinformation on children’s recollection of stories. Society for Research in Child Development, Canada.

Ross, D.F., & Ceci, S.J. (1984). Effects of "vague familiarity" on recognition accuracy: More on factors implicated in eyewitness reports. Eastern Psychological Association, Maryland.

Condry, J.C., Ross, D.F., & Divecha-Johnson, D. (1983). Emotional responses to films labeled as real versus fictional. American Psychological Association, California.

Ross, D.F., Condry, J.C., & Trochim, M.K. (1983). Influence of gender label on adults’ perceptions of children’s behavior. American Psychological Association, California.