CURRENT PROJECTS
The Inclusion of Culture in Forensic Psychology Journals
This project focuses on how research published in top forensic psychology journals incorporate cultural considerations. The study will replicate and extend the work of Carter & Forsyth (2007) by addressing the degree to which additional recommendations for culturally competent research are met and including other cultural groups (e.g., sexual identity in addition to racial/ethnic identity). The current study includes empirical articles published from 2011 to 2016 in the journals included in Carter & Forsyth (2007) as well as top impact factor journals based on 2016 IF ratings. This project hopes to illuminate the ways in which we have improved as a field in implementing cultural considerations in forensic research and to identify recommendations for further improvement.
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PI: Amanda Fanniff
Collaborators: Hester Howell, Leila Wallach, Reilly Gallin, Taylor York
TriPM IRT: Gender and Culture in the Assessment of Psychopathology
This project uses item-response theory analysis to address potential differential functioning of psychopathy assessment tools based on cultural factors, such as gender and ethnicity. We are currently focusing on the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM).
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PI: Leila Wallach
Collaborators: Isabel Krein, Amanda Fanniff, Kendall Reiner
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Latine Culture, Sexual Minorities, and
Intimate Partner Violence
This study looks at the impact of traditional Latine gender norms (i.e., machismo, marianismo, and caballerismo) on the perpetration of intimate partner and sexual violence in gender and sexually-diverse Latines.
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PI: Kyara Mendez-Serrano
Collaborators: Leila Wallach, Amanda Fanniff
Stand Your Ground: The Application of
Stand Your Ground Laws
This project looks at people’s application of responsibility in cases that invoke Stand Your Ground defenses using a case vignette.
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PI: Reilly Gallin
Collaborators: Amanda Fanniff, Emma Sower
Parenting in the United States: Preparing Children for Interactions with the Police
Description to be added.
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PI: Leila Wallach
Collaborators: Amanda Fanniff, Sofia Drotts, Nubiana Mitchell