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Lee John Curley

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Lecturer in Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University

Lee John Curley graduated with his PhD in juror decision making in June, 2018. He is currently a Lecturer in Applied Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University. His research interests include forensic cognition, legal psychology and decision science. During his academic career, Lee has accrued an impressive publication record, written for the press (e.g., The Conversation), been written about by the press (e.g., The Telegraph and the Times), been interviewed by BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Five Live, presented his research at international conferences, secured external funding (e.g., The Leverhulme Trust and the British Academy) and been invited to discuss his research with respected institutions (e.g., Faculty of Advocates, the British Medical Association, and the Scottish Criminal Bar Association). In 2023, he was even invited to join a discussion on jurors at the House of Lords.

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Lecturer, Glasgow Caledonian
  • 2019–2024
    Lecturer, The Open University
  • 2017–2019
    Teaching Associate , Edinburgh Napier University

Education

  • 2018 
    Edinburgh Napier University , PhD
  • 2014 
    Edinburgh Napier University, BSc Honours Degree in Psychology (2:1)

Publications

  • 2024
    Corporate Colonization, Geopolitical Power Struggles, and Hypernudge – How Social Media Engineers Minds. , In C. Shei & J. Schnell (Eds), Oxford: Routledge Handbook of Language and Mind Engineering. Oxford: Routledge.
  • 2024
    The Effect of Verdict System on Juror Decisions: A Quantitative Meta-Analysis, Journal of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
  • 2024
    Are legal experts better at making decisions than laypersons? A psychological evaluation of the role of juries in the 21st century, Journal of Criminal Psychology
  • 2024
    The strengths and limitations of the experimental study of juror and jury decision making. , In N. Monaghan (Ed), Challenges in the Jury System: UK Juries in Comparative Perspective. Oxford: Routledge.
  • 2023
    An Interdisciplinary Re-Perspectivation of the Study of Heuristics, Biases, and Nudges. , New Trends in Social and Liberal Sciences
  • 2022
    The Emergence of Global Behavioral Public Policy – Developments of and within the Nudge Unit. , World Science Academy Journal
  • 2022
    The Emergence of Global Behavioral Public Policy – Developments of and within the Nudge Unit, World Science Academy Journal
  • 2022
    Cognitive and human factors in legal layperson decision making: Sources of bias in juror decision making, Medicine, Science and the Law
  • 2022
    Proven and not proven: A potential alternative to the current Scottish verdict system, Behavioural Sciences and the Law
  • 2021
    Verdictspotting: Investigating the effects of juror bias, evidence anchors, and verdict system in jurors., Psychiatry, Psychology and law
  • 2021
    Informing reform: The views of legal professionals on the unique aspects of Scottish Law. , Medicine, Science and the Law
  • 2020
    Author Response: No need for throwing stones – wherever you live… , Forensic Science International: Synergy
  • 2020
    Assessing cognitive bias in forensic decisions: A review and outlook, The journal of Forensic Science
  • 2020
    An inconvenient truth: More rigorous and ecologically valid research is needed to properly understand cognitive bias in forensic decisions, Forensic Science International: Synergy
  • 2020
    Authors’ Response: Is the definition of task-irrelevant contextual information black and white? , The journal of Forensic Science
  • 2020
    Bilingualism: The foreign language effect does not extend to rational decision making. , Journal of Articles in Support of the Null Hypothesis
  • 2019
    Threshold point utilisation in juror decision-making, Psychiatry, Psychology and law
  • 2019
    The bastard verdict and its influence on jurors, Medicine, Science and the Law
  • 2018
    Faith in thy threshold, Medicine, Science and the Law
  • 2018
    Decision Science: A new hope, Psychological Reports
  • 2017
    The Relationship between the Big 5 Personality Traits and Eyewitness Recognition, Journal of Articles in Support of the Null Hypothesis
  • 2017
    Are consistent juror decisions related to fast and frugal decision making? Investigating the relationship between juror consistency, decision speed and cue utilisation. , Medicine, Science and the Law
  • 2017
    Decision Making Process of Jurors In Factbook: Psychology and Law, European Association of Psychology and Law Student Society
  • 2016
    Heuristics:The good, the bad, and the biased - what value can bias have for decision-makers?, PSYPAG

Grants and Contracts

  • 2024
    Conspiracy-juror bias: Studying how a conspiracy mindset affects jurors
    Role:
    Co-I
    Funding Source:
    Leverhulme Trust
  • 2023
    Jury Decision-making in English Male Rape Trials: Investigating the Role of Defendant Race and Complainant Sexuality on Juror Judgements and Verdict Outcome
    Role:
    Co-I
    Funding Source:
    British Academy/Leverhulme
  • 2020
    Super-recognisers: Is Bias their Kryptonite?
    Role:
    PI
    Funding Source:
    British Academy/Leverhulme

Professional Memberships

  • Scottish Institute of Policing Research
  • Centre for Policing Research and Learning
  • Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative
  • The International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services.