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Nick Schweitzer
- njs@asu.edu
- FAB S117 PHOENIX
Associate Professor & Associate Director for Academic Enterprise
Faculty, WEST Campus, Mailcode 3051
Senior Global Futures Scientist
Faculty, WEST Campus, Mailcode 3051
Assoc Professor
Faculty, WEST Campus, Mailcode 3051
Biography:
Nick Schweitzer is the founding director of the Arizona State University Law and Behavioral Science group and an associate professor in ASU's School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. His research focuses on how scientific information (e.g., medical experiments, psychological evaluations, forensic evidence, neuroscience, machine learning) is understood and used by decision makers, particularly in the legal system. In addition to his primary academic appointment, Dr. Schweitzer is a faculty fellow in the Center for Law, Science, and Innovation at ASU's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, a fellow of the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics, and an affiliated faculty member in ASU's School for the Future of Innovation in Society.
Dr. Schweitzer’s research has been published in both law and psychology journals, and his work has been cited by the National Academy of Sciences and various U.S. federal and state courts. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the American Psychology-Law Society.
Education:
- Ph.D. Arizona State University 2008
- M.A. Arizona State University 2004
- B.A. St. Norbert College 2001
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Publications:
- Koehler, J., Schweitzer, N. J., Saks., M., and McQuiston, D. Science, Technology, or the Expert Witness: What Influences Jurors’ Judgments About Forensic Science Testimony? Psychology, Public Policy, and Law (In Press).
- Baker, D., Ware, J., Schweitzer, N. J., & Risko, E. Making sense of research on the neuroimage bias. Public Understanding of Science (2015).
- Baker, D., Schweitzer, N. J., & Risko, E. F. Perceived Access to Self-relevant Information Mediates Judgments of Privacy Violations in Neuromonitoring and Other Monitoring Technologies. Neuroethics (2014).
- Roskies, A., Schweitzer, N. J., & Saks, M. Neuroimages in court: less biasing than feared. Trends in Cognitive Sciences (2014).
- Ware, J., Jones, J., and Schweitzer, N. Neuroimagery and the Jury. The Jury Expert (2014).
- Baker, D., Schweitzer, N. J., Risko, E. F., & Ware, J. Visual Attention and the Neuroimage Bias. PLOS One (2013).
- Schweitzer, N. J., Baker, D., & Risko, E. F. Fooled by the Brain: Re-Examining the Influence of Neuroimages. Cognition (2013).
- Schweitzer, N. & Saks, M. Neuroimage evidence and the insanity defense. Behavioral Sciences & The Law (2011).
- Schweitzer, N., Saks, M., Murphy, E., Roskies, A., Sinott-Armstrong, W., and Gaudet, L. Neuroimages as evidence in a mens rea defense: no impact. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law (2011).
- Schweitzer, N., and Saks, M. The gatekeeper effect: The impact of judges’ admissibility decisions on the persuasiveness of expert testimony. Psychology, Public Policy and Law (2009).
- Schweitzer, N. Psychology and Wikipedia: Coverage of concepts and use by undergraduate students. Teaching of Psychology (2008).
- Sanders, J., Saks, M., and Schweitzer, N. Trial factfinders and expert evidence. Modern Scientific Evidence (2008).
- Schweitzer, N. and Saks, M. The CSI Effect: Popular Fiction About Forensic Science Affects the Public's Evaluations of Real Forensic Science. Jurimetrics (2007).
- Schweitzer, N., Sylvester, D. and Saks, M. Rule violations and the rule of law: A factorial survey of public attitudes. DePaul Law Review (2007).
- Saks, M., Strouse, D., and Schweitzer, N. A Multi-attribute utility analysis of legal policy responses to medical adverse events. DePaul Law Review (2005).
- Cialdini, R., Wissler, R., and Schweitzer, N. The science of influence: Using the six principles of persuasion to mediate and negotiate more effectively. Dispute Resolution Magazine (2002).
| Summer 2022 | |
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| PSY 350 | Social Psychology |
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| PSY 399 | Supervised Research |
| PSY 580 | Practicum |
| PSY 592 | Research |
| PSY 593 | Applied Project |
| PSY 599 | Thesis |
| PSY 792 | Research |
| PSY 799 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2021 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| PSY 399 | Supervised Research |
| PSY 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| PSY 493 | Honors Thesis |
| PSY 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| PSY 514 | Forensic Psych Research |
| PSY 515 | Quantitative Analysis I |
| PSY 580 | Practicum |
| PSY 592 | Research |
| PSY 593 | Applied Project |
| PSY 599 | Thesis |
| PSY 792 | Research |
| PSY 799 | Dissertation |
| Summer 2021 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| PSY 350 | Social Psychology |
| Spring 2021 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| PSY 547 | Correctional Psychology |
| PSY 549 | Capstone in Forensic Psych |
| PSY 580 | Practicum |
| PSY 590 | Reading and Conference |
| PSY 592 | Research |
| PSY 593 | Applied Project |
| PSY 599 | Thesis |
| Fall 2020 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| PSY 399 | Supervised Research |
| PSY 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| PSY 493 | Honors Thesis |
| PSY 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| PSY 515 | Quantitative Analysis I |
| PSY 549 | Capstone in Forensic Psych |
| PSY 580 | Practicum |
| PSY 590 | Reading and Conference |
| PSY 592 | Research |
| PSY 593 | Applied Project |
| PSY 599 | Thesis |
| PSY 792 | Research |
| Summer 2020 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| PSY 350 | Social Psychology |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| PSY 502 | Professional Issues in Psych |
| PSY 592 | Research |
| PSY 599 | Thesis |
| Fall 2019 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| PSY 399 | Supervised Research |
| PSY 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| PSY 493 | Honors Thesis |
| PSY 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| PSY 592 | Research |
| PSY 593 | Applied Project |
| PSY 599 | Thesis |
| PSY 792 | Research |
| Summer 2019 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| PSY 350 | Social Psychology |
| PSY 549 | Capstone in Forensic Psych |
| Spring 2019 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| PSY 502 | Professional Issues in Psych |
| PSY 549 | Capstone in Forensic Psych |
| PSY 590 | Reading and Conference |
| PSY 592 | Research |
| PSY 595 | Continuing Registration |
| PSY 599 | Thesis |
| Fall 2018 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| PSY 399 | Supervised Research |
| PSY 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| PSY 515 | Quantitative Analysis I |
| PSY 549 | Capstone in Forensic Psych |
| PSY 580 | Practicum |
| PSY 590 | Reading and Conference |
| PSY 592 | Research |
| PSY 593 | Applied Project |
| PSY 599 | Thesis |
| Summer 2018 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| PSY 350 | Social Psychology |
| PSY 590 | Reading and Conference |
| Spring 2018 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| PSY 350 | Social Psychology |
| PSY 592 | Research |
| PSY 599 | Thesis |
| Fall 2017 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| PSY 399 | Supervised Research |
| PSY 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| PSY 515 | Quantitative Research I |
| PSY 580 | Practicum |
| PSY 590 | Reading and Conference |
| PSY 592 | Research |
| PSY 593 | Applied Project |
| PSY 599 | Thesis |