Social psychologist who researches why people waive their constitutional rights currently an Assistant Professor at @ASU
Joined May 2014
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11 Oct 2024
Most youth plead guilty to their first offense, but report not receiving advice from anyone when doing so. Learn more in our new paper just published in @pppl_journal available at bit.ly/0000439
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5 Apr 2024
How do attorneys make decisions about offering or recommending pleas in child sexual abuse cases? We surveyed 468 to find out! Read more in our new paper just published in @lhb_apls! Available from bit.ly/5t2ya
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3 Jan 2024
How do large plea offers affect defendants' perceptions of the voluntariness of their guilty pleas? Find out in a new paper that I just published with @MargaretKovera in Law and Human Behavior based on my dissertation work! More information is available at bit.ly/7zu2g
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9 Jun 2023
In just 3 minutes, Melanie Fessinger (@mbfessinger) presents her @GradCenterPsych dissertation, “An offer you cannot refuse: Understanding the elusive construct of ‘voluntary’ plea decisions” youtu.be/BexIcZEFAHk #DissertationShowcase
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4 May 2023
Hot off the presses: The @OxUniPress Handbook of Psychology and Law! 🔥🧠⚖️
⭐️ Featuring 44 chapters and too many distinguished authors to include in one tweet (but I'm still gonna try).
👀 See here for the full table of contents: global.oup.com/academic/prod…
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4 May 2023
Come and support me as I present my dissertation research in just 3 minutes at the Dissertation Showcase at @gc_cuny on 5/17! This will be a fun event with a reception after. Register here: gc.cuny.edu/events/inside-cu…
4 May 2023
Announcing presenters in 2023 Dissertation Showcase! @kaseyzap, @samtramrox, Stanley Chen, @adashimaOYO, @angelasilletti, Asher Wycoff, @navenachaitoo, @aguscheca, Marc Kagan, @stell_oge, @mbfessinger, Hyun Kyung Lee & Jane Quinn. RESERVE for 5/17 event: gc.cuny.edu/events/inside-cu…
ALT 13 headshots of participants in the 2023 dissertation showcase in a grid with the CUNY Graduate Center logo.
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21 Apr 2023
I’m excited to share that today I successfully defended my dissertation entitled “An Offer You Cannot Refuse: Understanding the Elusive Construct of ‘Voluntary’ Plea Decisions.” Next stop, postdoc! Thanks to my advisor, @MargaretKovera, and my super helpful committee!
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Melanie Fessinger retweeted
18 Mar 2023
.@mbfessinger (@JJ_PsychLawPhD):
For pleas and waivers,
what does "voluntary" mean?
Courts aren't consistent.
#APLS2023
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Melanie Fessinger retweeted
19 Oct 2022
Our first article highlight from the October 2022 issue is @mbfessinger & @MBKovera study examining the complexity of voluntary plea decision-making. Take a look at a quick summary and access the full abstract here- buff.ly/3yTdGEc. @APLS41 @APLSsc
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18 Oct 2022
Excited about this new paper with @mbfessinger , @KMcWilliamsPhD , and Brian Bornstein🎉
Do jurors perceive juvenile defendants similarly to adults? Or do they take their developmental vulnerabilities into account? Find out more below!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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14 Oct 2022
How do actors and observers perceive voluntary guilty pleas? Find out in the new article @MargaretKovera and I published in Law and Human Behavior! doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000501
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19 Mar 2022
Did you participate in our survey on open science? Come hear about our findings at 4:10 in the Denver Room! #APLS2022 #OpenScience
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1 Dec 2021
Today was the first day there was in-person data collection in my lab for 21 months (since Feb 2020). I cannot tell you how fantastic it is to be back and how grateful I am to the incredible @mbfessinger and @katzmanjackie for getting the lab back in action. 1/x
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Melanie Fessinger retweeted
9 May 2021
Check out this webinar with @lhb_apls next Friday, May, 14th! Register today @ anymeeting.com/AccountManage…...
We hope to see you there!
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8 Apr 2021
Do you take notes during child forensic interviews? Baker et al discuss the risks/benefits, propose a hybrid model, and suggest practical guidelines for note-taking in child forensic interviews.
@matt_baker29 @mbfessinger @KMcWilliamsPhD @SAGEpsychology
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf…
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8 Dec 2020
We want to hear how psych-law researchers think about and use #openscience! Tell us at the link here: csunsbs.qualtrics.com/jfe/fo…
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5 Nov 2020
ATTENTION AP-LS PROFESSIONALS:
Let's bring some joy to 2020! If you would like your pet to be featured in our new blog series: "The Pets of AP-LS: Let's all look at the pets of AP-LS!" please fill out our webforum: airtable.com/shr02jBu5Q2Pvef…
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26 Aug 2020
The first day of 21st grade looks different than all the rest.
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Melanie Fessinger retweeted
26 Jul 2020
I never imagined that @mbfessinger and I would teach an eight week research methods course for the first time fully online, in the midst of a global pandemic, and often from opposite coasts, but we did it! Now to rest until the madness starts again.
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