Lora M. Levett
The goal behind my research thus far is to identify solutions to important legal questions while also contributing to basic knowledge about human behavior. My focus has been to integrate what we know from several areas (e.g., social psychology, cognitive psychology, legal research) to develop projects that answer interesting legal and psychological questions.
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Group Processes
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Law and Public Policy
- Persuasion, Social Influence
- Social Cognition
Journal Articles:
- Cass, S. A., Levett, L. M., & Kovera, M. B. (in press). The effects of harassment severity and organizational behavior on damage awards. Behavioral Sciences and the Law.
- Levett, L. M., & Kovera, M. B. (2009). Evaluating and understanding the opposing expert safeguard against junk science. Psychology, Public Policy, and the Law, 15, 124-148.
- Levett, L. M., & Kovera, M. B. (2008). Can opposing experts educate jurors about unreliable expert evidence on child eyewitness memory? Law and Human Behavior, 32, 363-374.
- Reardon, M., O’Neil, K. M., & Levett, L. M. (2007). Deciding mental retardation and mental illness in capital cases: The effects of procedure, evidence, and attitudes. Psychology, Crime and Law, 13(6), 537-557.
Other Publications:
- Greathouse, S. M., Levett, L. M., & Kovera, M. B. (2009). Sexual harassment. In J. Lieberman & D. Krauss (Eds.), Psychology in the courtroom. Surrey, United Kingdom: Ashgate Publishing.
- Levett, L. M., Danielsen, E., Kovera, M. B., & Cutler, B. (2005). Juror decision making. N. Brewer and K. Williams (Eds.), Psychology and law: An empirical perspective. New York: Guilford.
Courses Taught:
- Actual Innocence and Wrongful Conviction
- Law and Society
- Proseminar in Crime, Law and Justice
- Psychology and Law
Lora M. Levett
Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law
University of Florida
P.O. Box 117330
Gainesville, Florida 32611
United States of America
- Phone: (352) 392-0265 X205
- Fax: (352) 392-5065