Summary
My research interests lie within the realm of memory for witnessed and experienced traumatic events, such as sexual assaults. I am also interested in how suggestive criminal justice procedures, such as forensic confirmation bias and police interviewing techniques, can lead to false memories and wrongful convictions. I wrote my master's thesis on the persistent impact of lying on autobiographical memory and presented my findings at the Association for Psychological Science 2022 conference. I also collaborated with my master's lab and with researchers in India and England to examine political false memories in a novel Indian population. Currently, my research interests are moving in a direction that combines human memory with sexual assault literature.
Manuscripts in preparation
- Hart, D. J. (2023). The Impact of Lying on Autobiographical Memories. Master’s Thesis.
- Frenda, S. J., Yu, C., Hart, D. J., Hogan, A. A., & Loftus, E. F. (2022). Lying creates persistent false memories. Manuscript in preparation.
- Frenda, S. J., Hogan, A. A., Hart, D. J., Hopwood, A. (2022). False memories of fabricated news events in India. Manuscript in preparation.
Poster presentations
Frenda, S. J., Yu, C., Hart, D. J., Hogan, A. A., & Loftus, E. F. (2022). Lying creates persistent false memories. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science 2022 Annual Convention, in Chicago, IL.
Student funding
- Graduate Assistant at the Grant Sawyer Center for Criminal Justice
- Dean's Merit Scholarship recipient
Education
- M.S. Forensic Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles, 2023
- B.A. Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice, California State University, Chico, 2021