Elizabeth Brimacombe

Associate Professor, Chair
Ph.D. 1991 (Iowa State)
joined Department in 1991

I am a social psychologist who studies the testimony, confidence, and perceived credibility of young and old adult eyewitnesses and social psychological aspects of eyewitness identification/interrogation. Current work focuses on the origins of eyewitness confidence, lineup administration procedures, and communication of young versus old adult witnesses.

Interests

Eyewitness testimony
Social cognition

Program affiliations

Publications

Turtle, J. W., Read, J., D., Lindsay, D. S., & Brimacombe, C. A. E. (2008). Toward a more informative psychological science of eyewitness evidence. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 22, 769-778.

Boyce, M., Lindsay, D. S., & Brimacombe, C. A. E. (2008). Investigating investigators: Examining the impact of eyewitness identification evidence on student-investigators, Law and Human Behavior, 32. 439-453.

Dahl, L., Lindsay, D. S., Brimacombe, C. A. E. (2006) Investigating investigators: Examining witnesses' influence on investigators, Law and Human Behavior, 30, 707-732.

Allison, M., Brimacombe, C. A. E., Hunter, M. A., & Kadlec, H. (2006). Young and older adult eyewitnesses' use of narrative features in testimony. Discourse Processes, 41(3), 289-314.