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Home Address: Phone: (502) 597-5053 (Work)
E-mail: mara.merlino@kysu.edu or
Degrees: Ph.D. (May 2005); Social Psychology, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Social Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno M.A. (August 2002); Social Psychology, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Social Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno
Dissertation: “The Social Construction of the Admissibility of Expert Testimony after Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.” Research specialization: Social Psychology and Law including cognitive human factors in forensic science decision making; the production and use of expert testimony in the courts; judicial decision-making; jury decision making; judge and attorney education; gender, race, and the law; the influence of extra-legal factors in the presentation of evidence; litigation counseling.
Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies, University of Nevada, Reno (May 2005-June 2007) Co-PI and Project Director, “Science in the Law School Curriculum: The Diffusion of Practice Innovations after Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.” National survey of law school professors sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
Supervisory Experience
Co-Project Director, Bluegrass State Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence, Kentucky State University (January 2017-present) Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences Developed all courses for a Minor in Interdisciplinary Intelligence Studies. Duties: Liaise with the Project Directors at Eastern Kentucky University, and Morehead State University to develop and