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Brooke Butler, Ph.D., P.A. 1

BROOKE BUTLER, PH.D., P.A. 3775 Parkridge Circle Sarasota, FL 34243

Phone: (941) 321-3190 - Fax: (941) 306-4829 E-mail: [email protected]

Web: http://www.brookebutlerphd.com

EDUCATION 2000 Ph.D. Florida International University Miami, FL Major Program: Legal Psychology Minor Program: Social Psychology

Dissertation: “The Role of Death Qualification in Venirepersons’ Evaluations of Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances in Capital Trials” Major Professor: Gary Moran, Ph.D.

1997 M.A. University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL Major Program: Psychology Thesis: “The Impact of Rape Victim Demeanor and Occupational Dress on Juror and Jury Decisions” Major Professor: Linda A. Foley, Ph.D.

1994 B.A. University of North Florida, summa cum laude Jacksonville, FL Major Program: Psychology Minor Program: Criminal Justice PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS1 2011 – Present Legal Psychologist, Mitigation Specialist, and Litigation

Consultant Private Practice Sarasota, FL

2009 – 2011 Mitigation Specialist and Forensic Coordinator

Office of the Public Defender

1 Case list available upon request.

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Twelfth Judicial Circuit Capital Division Sarasota, FL

2009 Consultant

The Innocence Project of Florida Tallahassee, FL

2002 – 2011 Legal Psychologist, Mitigation Specialist, and Litigation

Consultant Independent Contractor Sarasota, FL

2000 – 2002 Legal Psychologist, Mitigation Specialist, and Litigation

Consultant Independent Contractor Miami, FL

BOARD POSITIONS 2012 – Present Ad-Hoc Reviewer Institutional Review Board

New College of Florida Sarasota, FL

2010 – Present Regional Director Regional Board of Directors

Florida Capital Resource Center Miami, FL

ACADEMIC POSITIONS 2009 – Present Student-Appointed to Adjunct Assistant Professor New College of Florida

Division of Social Sciences Sarasota, FL

2002 – 2010 Instructor to Assistant Professor University of South Florida-Sarasota Department of Psychology

Sarasota, FL 1997 – 2002 Lecturer Florida International University

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Department of Psychology Miami, FL 1995 – 1997 Graduate Assistant University of North Florida Department of Psychology

Jacksonville, FL LICENSES 2012 – Present Agency License State of Florida Class A #A1100175 2011 – Present Private Investigator License State of Florida Class C #1100350 2011 – Present Notary License State of Florida

#EE 66620 PUBLICATIONS Butler, B. (2012). Lending great weight: Capital trial judges’ evaluations of aggravating

and mitigating circumstances. Florida Defender, 24(2), 38-41. Butler, B. (2012). How to think like a social scientist: Front-loading mitigation into voir

dire. Florida Defender, 24(1), 25-27. Butler, B. (2012). Capital pretrial publicity as a symbolic public execution: A case report.

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 12(3), 259-269. Butler, B. (2011). Gender and the law in a historical context. [Review of the book

Women Who Kill Men: California Courts, Gender, and the Press]. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 35(1), 170.

Butler, B. (2010). How to think like a shrink: Using psychological concepts to enhance

voir dire. Florida Defender, 22(4), 12-14.

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Butler, B. (2010). Moving beyond Ford, Atkins, and Roper: Jurors’ attitudes toward the execution of the elderly and the physically disabled. Psychology, Crime, and Law, 16(8), 631-647.

Butler, B. (2010). My client is guilty of “this,” but not guilty of “that:” The impact of

defense-attorney concessions on juror decisions. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 28(1), 5-19.

Butler, B. (2010). “He’s something less than human:” The impact of pretrial publicity on

capital defendants’ right to due process. Florida Defender, 21(4), 19-24. Butler, B., & Moran, G. (2009). Is “more” mitigation “better?” A comparison of the

additive and averaging models in capital cases. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 27(1), 57-70.

Butler, B. (2008). Caveats of the death-qualified jury: Ways capital defense attorneys

can use psycholegal research to their advantage. The Jury Expert, 20(1), 10-22. Butler, B. (2008). The role of death qualification in venirepersons’ susceptibility to

victim impact statements. Psychology, Crime, and Law, 14(2), 133-141. Butler, B. (2008). Victim impact statements. In B. L. Cutler’s (Ed.), Encyclopedia of

Psychology and Law (Vol. 2, pp. 832-833). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Butler, B. (2008). Racial bias and the death penalty. In B. L. Cutler’s (Ed.),

Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law (Vol. 2, pp. 670-671). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Butler, B. (2007). Death qualification and prejudice: The effect of implicit racism,

sexism, and homophobia on capital defendants’ right to due process. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 25(6), 857-867.

Butler, B., & Moran, G. (2007). The role of death qualification and need for cognition in

venirepersons’ evaluations of expert scientific testimony in capital trials. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 25(4), 561-571.

Butler, B., & Moran, G. (2007). The impact of death qualification, belief in a just world,

legal authoritarianism, and locus of control on venirepersons’ evaluations of aggravating and mitigating circumstances in capital trials. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 25(1), 57-68.

Butler, B. (2007). The role of death qualification in capital trials involving juvenile

defendants. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 37(3), 549-560. Butler, B. (2007). The role of death qualification in jurors’ susceptibility to pretrial

publicity. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 37(1), 115-123.

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Butler, B. (2006). Jurors’ attitudes toward post-sentence civil commitment. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 24(2), 21-30.

Butler, B. (2006). NGRI revisited: Venirepersons’ attitudes toward the insanity defense.

Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36(8), 1833-1847. Butler, B. (2006). Social science and the death penalty. [Review of the book Death by

design: Capital punishment as a social psychological system]. American Psychology-Law Society News, 26(3), 12-13.

Butler, B., & Wasserman, A. W. (2006). The role of death qualification in venirepersons’

attitudes toward the insanity defense. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36(7), 1744-1757.

Butler, B., & Moran, G. (2002). The role of death qualification in venirepersons’

evaluations of aggravating and mitigating circumstances in capital trials. Law and Human Behavior, 26(2), 175-184.

MANUSCRIPTS Butler, B. (2013). The empathic divide: Individual differences in capital jurors’

susceptibility to pretrial publicity. Manuscript under revision. Butler, B. (2013). “An eye for an eye” v. “turn the other cheek:” How individual

differences impact capital jurors’ receptiveness to religious appeals in the courtroom. Manuscript under revision.

Butler, B. (2013). What’s beautiful is bad? The effect of capital defendant gender and

attractiveness on juror decision-making processes. Manuscript under revision. Butler, B., & Moran, G. (2013). The role of death-qualification status on susceptibility to

eyewitness identification: Can eyewitness expert testimony moderate this effect? Manuscript submitted for publication.

Butler, B. (2013). Don’t execute my guilty client! The impact of plea bargaining on

juror sentencing in capital trials. Manuscript submitted for publication. PRESENTATIONS2 Butler, B. (2013). Mitigation and the media: Capital pretrial publicity as a symbolic

public execution. Manuscript submitted for presentation. 2 “*” Denotes a student author.

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Butler, B. (2013). Moving beyond Batson and McCleskey: Death qualification, prejudice, and implications for due process. Manuscript submitted for presentation.

Butler, B. (2013). “Leaving no stone unturned:” Conducting a comprehensive

mitigation investigation. Manuscript submitted for presentation. Butler, B. (2013, TBD). Using psychological concepts to pick your best jury. Invited

speaker at a seminar conducted by the Manatee County Bar Association, Bradenton, FL.

Butler, B. (2012, November). The role of the mitigation expert. Invited speaker at a

seminar conducted by the Office of Regional Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel (5th District), Altamonte Springs, FL.

Butler, B. (2012, October). What were they thinking: Inside the mind of the judge in

your capital case. Invited speaker at the annual Life in the Balance conference of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association, St. Louis, MO.

Butler, B. (2012, October). Using psychological concepts to enhance voir dire. Invited

speaker at the annual Life in the Balance conference of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association, St. Louis, MO.

Butler, B. (2012, October). Twenty-five years post-Lockhart: What do we know about

death-qualified jurors? Invited speaker at a colloquium conducted by the Gulf Coast Humanist Association, Venice, FL.

Butler, B. (2012, October). Advanced jury selection techniques: Front-loading case

themes, juror-centered voir dire, and maximizing your time. Invited speaker at a seminar conducted by the Hillsborough County Bar Association, Tampa, FL.

Butler, B. (2012, July). How to think like a shrink: Conducting a juror-centered voir

dire. Invited speaker at a seminar conducted by the Hillsborough County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Tampa, FL.

Butler, B. (2011, November). “Exacting mindless vengeance:” How death

qualification impacts capital defendants’ due process rights. Invited speaker at a colloquium conducted by the Humanists of Sarasota Bay, Sarasota, FL.

Butler, B. (2011, March). Capital pretrial publicity as a symbolic public execution:

Implications, applications, and using the media to your advantage. Invited speaker at the annual Life in the Balance conference of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association, Orlando, FL.

Butler, B. (2011, March). How to think like a shrink: Using psychological concepts to

enhance voir dire. Invited speaker at the annual Life in the Balance conference of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association, Orlando, FL.

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Butler, B. (2011, March). The ultimate opinion: A comparison of capital trial judges’

and venirepersons’ evaluations of aggravating and mitigating circumstances. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Miami, FL.

Butler, B. (2011, March). Twenty-five years post-Lockhart: The past, present, and

future of death qualification research. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Miami, FL.

Butler, B. (2010, March). Lending great weight: Capital trial judges’ evaluations of

aggravating and mitigating circumstances. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Butler, B. (2010, March). What’s beautiful is bad? The effect of capital defendant

gender and attractiveness on juror decision-making processes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Butler, B., & Evans, R.* (2010, March). “An eye for an eye” v. “turn the other cheek:”

How individual differences impact capital jurors’ receptiveness to religious appeals in the courtroom. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Butler, B. (2010, March). “He’s something less than human:” The impact of pretrial

publicity on capital defendants’ right to due process. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Butler, B. (2010, January). Death qualification and the Supreme Court. Invited

speaker at a colloquium conducted by Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, FL.

Butler, B. (2009, September). The dance of death: Challenges defense attorneys face

when qualifying a capital jury panel. Invited speaker at the annual Life Over Death conference of the Florida Public Defender Association, Orlando, FL.

Butler, B. (Chair) (2009, August). My client is guilty of “this,” but not guilty of “that:”

The impact of defense-attorney concessions on juror decisions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Butler, B. (2009, August). Don’t execute my guilty client! The impact of plea

bargaining on juror sentencing in capital trials. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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Butler, B. (2009, July). Moving beyond McCleskey: Death qualification, prejudice, and implications for due process. Invited speaker at a seminar conducted by the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Marksville, LA.

Butler, B. (2009, March). Life, death, and the capital jury. Invited speaker at a

colloquium conducted by the Department of Criminal Justice at the State University of New York-Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY.

Butler, B. (2009, March). The empathic divide: Individual differences in capital jurors’

susceptibility to pretrial publicity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, San Antonio, TX.

Butler, B., & Moran, G. (2009, March). The role of death-qualification status on

susceptibility to eyewitness identification: Can eyewitness expert testimony moderate this effect? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, San Antonio, TX.

Butler, B., (Chair) (2009, March). Moving beyond Ford, Atkins, and Roper: Jurors’

attitudes toward the execution of the elderly and the physically disabled. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, San Antonio, TX.

Butler, B. (2009, February). Psychology and the law. Invited speaker at a seminar

conducted by Girls, Inc., Sarasota, FL. Butler, B. (2008, November). Capital jury selection and the Supreme Court: Death-

qualification research post-Lockhart and Uttecht. Invited speaker at a colloquium conducted by the Department of Psychology at Florida International University, Miami, FL.

Butler, B. (2008, August). “Unmistakably clear:” Implications for death qualification

after Uttecht. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Butler, B. (2008, August). Death qualification and prejudice: The effect of implicit

racism, sexism, and homophobia on capital defendants’ right to due process. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Butler, B., (Chair) & Moran, G. (2008, March). Is “more” mitigation “better?” A

comparison of the additive and averaging models in capital cases. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Jacksonville, FL.

Butler, B. (2008, January). Death qualification, dissonance, due process, and the

death penalty. Invited speaker at a colloquium conducted by the Department of Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE.

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Butler, B. (2007, December). Social justice: Psychology as a catalyst for legal change.

Invited speaker at a colloquium conducted by the Department of Psychology at Scripps College, Claremont, CA.

Butler, B. (2007, November). Vulnerable populations and the death penalty. Invited

speaker at a seminar conducted by the Department of Special Education at the University of South Florida-Sarasota, Sarasota, FL.

Butler, B. (2007, August). The role of death qualification in venirepersons’

susceptibility to victim impact statements. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Butler, B. (2007, May). Death qualification in capital trials: Judicial issues and

remedies. Invited speaker at the “Handling Capital Cases” seminar conducted by the Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies, Fort Myers, FL.

Butler, B. (2006, November). “Evolving standards of decency:” Refusing to execute

the mentally retarded. Invited speaker at a seminar conducted by the Department of Special Education at the University of South Florida-Sarasota, Sarasota, FL.

Butler, B. (2006, October). “Commonsense justice” and the death penalty: The impact

of death-qualification status on susceptibility to victim impact statements in capital trials. Invited speaker at a colloquium conducted by the Department of Psychology at the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Butler, B. (2006, October). The role of forensic psychologists in the legal system.

Invited speaker at a seminar conducted by the Department of Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling at the University of South Florida-Sarasota, Sarasota, FL.

Butler, B. (2006, October). The next generation of death penalty research: Priorities,

strategies, and an agenda. Invited speaker at a seminar conducted by the Capital Punishment Research Initiative of the School of Criminal Justice at the State University of New York-Albany, Albany, NY.

Butler, B. (2006, August). Avoid men with moustaches and women who wear

lipstick? More effective ways to improve the voir dire process. Invited speaker a seminar conducted by the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Bradenton, FL.

Butler, B. (2006, June). “Tinkering with the machinery of death:” The current state of

death-qualification research. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Long Beach, CA.

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Butler, B. (2006, May). Death is different: How death qualification affects capital defendants’ right to due process. Invited speaker at the “Handling Capital Cases” seminar conducted by the Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies, Fort Myers, FL.

Butler, B. (2006, March). Scientific jury selection. Invited speaker at a seminar

conducted by the American Inns of Court, Sarasota, FL. Butler, B., Moran, G., & Krell, R.* (2006, March). The role of death qualification and

need for cognition in venirepersons’ evaluations of expert scientific testimony in capital trials. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, St. Petersburg, FL.

Butler, B., (Chair) & Moran, G. (2006, March). The impact of death qualification, belief

in a just world, legal authoritarianism, and locus of control on venirepersons’ evaluations of aggravating and mitigating circumstances in capital trials. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, St. Petersburg, FL.

Butler, B. (2006, February). FL v. Smith: Death qualification + pretrial publicity =

change of venue? Invited speaker at a colloquium conducted by the University of South Florida-Sarasota, Sarasota, FL.

Butler, B. (2006, January). Death by design: How death qualification affects capital

trials. Invited speaker at a colloquium conducted by the Department of Psychology at the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Butler, B. (2005, December). Scientific jury selection for the 21st century. Invited

speaker at a seminar conducted by the Office of the Public Defender-Ninth Judicial Circuit, Orlando, FL.

Butler, B. (2005, December). Only liberals go to Starbucks? How to avoid

stereotypical pitfalls and pick juries like a social scientist. Invited speaker at the annual Trial with Style conference of the Florida Public Defender Association, Destin, FL.

Butler, B. (2005, September). The role of scientific jury selection in criminal and civil

trials. Invited speaker at a seminar conducted by the Sarasota County Bar Association, Sarasota, FL.

Butler, B., & Tebrugge, A. (2005, September). Tipping the scales toward death: New

research on the biasing effects of death qualification. Invited speaker at the annual Life Over Death conference of the Florida Public Defender Association, Orlando, FL.

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Butler, B. (Chair) (2005, August). “Insanity qualification:” Jury selection in NGRI cases. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Butler, B., & Wolf, J.* (2005, March). The role of death qualification in jurors’

susceptibility to pretrial publicity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, La Jolla, CA.

Butler, B. (Chair) (2005, March). The role of death qualification in capital trials

involving juvenile defendants. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, La Jolla, CA.

Butler, B. (Chair) (2004, July). Jurors’ attitudes toward post-sentence civil

commitment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.

Butler, B. (2004, April). Legal psychology. Invited speaker at the New College of

Florida, Sarasota, FL. Butler, B. (Chair) (2004, March). NGRI revisited: Venirepersons’ attitudes toward the

insanity defense. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Scottsdale, AZ.

Butler, B., & Wasserman, A. W. (2003, July). The role of death qualification in

venirepersons’ attitudes toward the insanity defense. Paper presented at the joint meeting of the European Association of Psychology and Law and the American Psychology-Law Society, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Butler, B., & Moran, G. (2003, June). The biasing effects of jury selection in capital

trials. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Trial Consultants, Reno, NV.

Butler, B. (2002, September). The role of death qualification in venirepersons’

evaluations of special circumstances. Invited speaker at the University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL.

Butler, B., & Moran, G. (2002, March). The role of death qualification in venirepersons’

evaluations of aggravating and mitigating circumstances in capital trials. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Austin, TX.

Butler, B. (2000, September). The death penalty. Invited speaker at the Florida Coastal

School of Law, Jacksonville, FL. Butler, B. (2000, March). Information integration in attorney decision-making

processes. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, New Orleans, LA.

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Butler, B., & Foley, L. A. (1998, March). The impact of rape victim demeanor and

occupational dress on juror and jury decisions. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Redondo Beach, CA.

Butler, B., & Foley, L. A. (1997, April). Perceptions of sexual harassment: Influence of

victim gender and attractiveness. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.

EXPERT TESTIMONY Death Qualification 2012 State of Florida v. Robert Dunn, Twentieth Judicial Circuit

of Florida (March 1st) 2010 State of Florida v. David Myers, Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida (May 25th) 2009 State of Florida v. Clifford Davis, Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida (December 3rd) 2009 State of Florida v. Kemar Johnston, Twentieth Judicial

Circuit of Florida (August 10th) 2009 State of Florida v. Michael King, Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida (February 17th) 2008 State of Florida v. Elton Murphy, Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida (June 12th) 2008 State of New Hampshire v. John Brooks, Rockingham Superior Court (June 2nd) 2007 State of Florida v. Richard Henderson, Jr., Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida (June 22nd) 2007 State of Florida v. Blaine Ross, Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida (March 16th) 2006 State of Florida v. Ricardo Lugo, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida (October 25th) 2005 State of Florida v. Joseph Smith, Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida (June 27th) Jury Selection 2012 United States of America v. Jose Jesus Tapia Montes and

Elmer Pina Ramirez, United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia (December 17th)

2009 State of Florida v. Michael King, Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida (February 17th) 2007 State of Florida v. Blaine Ross, Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida (March 16th)

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2005 State of Florida v. Joseph Smith, Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida (June 27th) Mitigation 2013 State of Florida v. Robin Crane, Manatee County (January

18th) 2012 State of Florida v. Jireh Kleppinger, Sarasota County

(December 31st) 2012 Richard Odom v. State of Tennessee, Shelby County (March

28th) 2010 State of Florida v. Jason Davis, Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida (August 23rd) RESEARCH CITATIONS 2009 State of Tennessee v. Preston Carter, District Appeal from

the Criminal Court of Shelby County (August 31st) RESEARCH GRANTS 2010 Gulf Coast Community Foundation New College of Florida

Title: “Peer Mediation-Conflict Management” Role: Statistical Consultant

Amount: $20,000 2009 Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Grants-in-Aid Program

Title: “Lending Great Weight: Capital Trial Judges’ Evaluations of Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances” Role: Principal Investigator

Amount: $1,000 2008 University of South Florida College of Arts and Sciences Office of Research and Scholarship

National Science Foundation Summer Grant-Writing Program Title: “Lending Great Weight: Capital Trial Judges’ Evaluations of Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances” Role: Principal Investigator

Amount: $1,000

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2007 University of South Florida College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Research and Development Grant Program

Title: “Is ‘More’ Mitigation ‘Better?’ A Comparison of the Additive and Averaging Models in Capital Cases” Role: Principal Investigator Amount: $1,000

2007 University of South Florida College of Arts and Sciences

Summer Research Grant Title: “What’s Beautiful is Bad? The Effect of Capital Defendant Gender and Attractiveness on Juror Decision-Making Processes” Role: Principal Investigator

Amount: $1,000

2006 University of South Florida College of Arts and Sciences Office of Research and Scholarship

National Science Foundation Summer Grant-Writing Program Title: “Haney Revisited: Further Analysis of the Process Effects of Death Qualification Under Witt” Role: Principal Investigator

Amount: $1,000 2006 University of South Florida Division of Sponsored Research New Researcher Grant Program

Title: “The Role of Death Qualification in Venirepersons’ Susceptibility to Victim Impact Statements” Role: Principal Investigator Amount: $3,000

1996 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

National Institutes of Health National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Grant Program Title: “Randomized Trial of a Stage-Based Primary Care Program”

Role: Statistical Consultant Amount: $1,900,000 INTERNSHIPS

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1999 – 2000 Intern, Trial Technologies, Inc. 1998 – 1999 Intern, Magnus Research Consultants, Inc. 1997 – 1998 Intern, Office of the Public Defender-Eleventh Judicial

Circuit 1994 Intern, Duval County Medical Examiner’s Office HONORS AND AWARDS 2009 Recipient, Student-Appointed Professor at New College of

Florida 2009 Recipient, Girls, Inc.’s Inspiring Women Award 2009 Nominee, American Psychology-Law Society Member-at-

Large 2009 Nominee, Social Psychology Network Action Teaching

Award 2007 – 2008 Recipient, University of South Florida-Sarasota

Outstanding Faculty Research Award 2007 Nominee, American Psychology-Law Society Member-at-

Large 2007 Nominee, Social Psychology Network Action Teaching

Award 2006 Nominee, American Psychological Association Committee

on Women in Psychology 2004 Nominee, University of South Florida-Sarasota

Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Award 1997 – 2000 Recipient, Florida International University Departmental

Fellowship 1997 Recipient, University of North Florida Outstanding

Graduate Student Award 1995 – 1997 Recipient, University of North Florida Departmental

Fellowship 1994 Graduate with highest honors, University of North Florida 1991 Recipient, National Merit Scholarship AD HOC JOURNAL REVIEWS 2010 – Present Basic and Applied Social Psychology 2009 – Present Journal of Criminal Justice 2009 – Present Criminal Justice and Behavior 2008 – Present Criminal Justice Review 2008 – Present Justice System Journal 2008 – Present Psychology, Crime, and Law 2007 – Present Social Psychology

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2007 – Present Psychology, Public Policy, and Law 2007 – Present The Journal of Social Psychology 2005 – Present Journal of Applied Social Psychology 2005 – Present Law and Human Behavior GRANT REVIEWS 2006 – Present National Science Foundation, Law and Social Sciences

Program 2005 – 2010 University of South Florida, Internal Awards Program BOOK REVIEWS 2009 McGraw-Hill, Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (1st

Edition) 2008 Pearson Education, Statistics Demystified 2008 Oxford University Press, Forensic Mental Health

Professionals and the Death Penalty 2007 Pearson Allyn & Bacon, Abnormal Psychology (13th Edition) 2006 American Psychology-Law Society, Death by Design 2004 Wiley & Sons, Abnormal Psychology (10th Edition) CONFERENCE REVIEWS 2006 – Present Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues,

American Psychological Association-Division 9 2004 – Present American Psychological Association 1998 – Present American Psychology-Law Society, American Psychological

Association-Division 41 TENURE AND PROMOTION REVIEWS 2008 Department of Psychology, San Francisco State University NATIONAL COMMITTEES 2009 – 2011 Member, Undergraduate Paper Award Committee of the

American Psychology-Law Society

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2005 – 2007 Co-Chair, Women in Psychology and Law Committee of the American Psychology-Law Society

2004 – 2005 Member, Women in Psychology and Law Committee of the American Psychology-Law Society

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CITATIONS 2009 “Counsel Ineffectiveness: Ineptitude or Strategy?” APA

Monitor on Psychology (September 22nd) 2008 “Death Qualification and Prejudice,” Death Penalty

Information Center (December 16th) 2007 “High Court Ruling Could Mean More Death Sentences,”

Inter Press Service News Agency (July 3rd) 2007 “A Mixed Picture: Is the World Turning from the Death

Penalty?,” The Economist (April 30th) NATIONAL MEDIA CITATIONS 2011 “The Law and, Notably, Juror Attitudes Will Make Insanity

Defense Difference for Loughner,” The National Law Journal (April 4th)

2009 “America’s Real Death Panels,” In These Times (October 28th)

2007 “Mixed Views on the Death Penalty,” U.S. News & World Report (June 12th)

2007 “Ruling Likely to Spur Convictions in Capital Cases,” The New York Times (June 9th)

2005 “Andrea Yates’ Attorney Says She Wants to Avoid Retrial,” Court TV (November 14th)

2005 “Nancy Grace,” CNN Headline News (July 2nd) STATE MEDIA CITATIONS 2011 “Day 3: Casey Falls Ill, Perry Fines, The ‘Perfect’ Juror -

Jury Selection Continues for Casey Anthony Murder Trial,” WESH Orlando (May 11th)

2010 “Casey Anthony: Fate Could Hinge on Perry’s Rulings on Death Penalty,” Orlando Sentinel (August 15th)

2009 “Cash Feenz Defendant Johnston’s Attorney Challenges Death Penalty,” The News-Press (August 20th)

2009 “Husband Discusses Trial,” NBC News Channel 8 (August 17th)

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2007 “Attorneys Uncertain of Precedent,” Charlotte Sun (October 18th)

2007 “Supreme Court Decision Likely to Make Juries More White, More Conservative in Death Penalty Cases,” The Louisiana Weekly (June 18th)

2006 “Insane Woman’s Sad Saga Reflects Failures of System,” Orlando Sentinel (August 11th)

2006 “State of Florida v. John Evander Couey,” ABC Action News (July 18th)

2006 “Are Convictions Assured? Attorneys, Prosecutors Say Odds Stacked in Capital Murder Cases,” St. Augustine Record (July 2nd)

2005 “Joseph Smith,” NBC News Channel 8 (October 3rd) 2005 “Pretrial Hearing in Joseph Smith Case,” ABC Action News

(October 3rd) 2005 “Smith Defense Wants Death Penalty Thrown Out,” North

Port Sun Herald (July 1st) 2004 “Class Project Done About Carlie Brucia Case Could Impact

Trial,” ABC Action News (August 1st) LOCAL MEDIA CITATIONS 2011 “Modern Morality: An Opposition to the Death Penalty,”

Catalyst (October 5th) 2010 “Jury Selection Begins in Manatee Shooting Death,”

Bradenton Herald (February 8th) 2009 “Experts See a Jury for King in Sarasota County,” Sarasota

Herald-Tribune (August 17th) 2009 “Girls, Inc.’s Inspiring Women,” ABC 7 (March 13th) 2008 “USF Magazine,” METV (October 22nd) 2008 “Talk of the Sun Coast,” WSRQ 1220 (April 21st) 2008 “Talk of the Sun Coast,” WSRQ 1220 (March 10th) 2007 “Law and Sarasota,” The Education Channel (October 1st) 2007 “Five Profs to Take,” Creative Loafing (August 29th) 2007 “Attorneys Want Confession in Manatee Quadruple

Murder Tossed,” Sarasota Herald-Tribune (June 23rd) 2007 “Attorneys for Richard Henderson Want Trial Moved,”

WWSB ABC 7 (June 22nd) 2007 “Henderson Attorneys Seek Two Juries,” Bradenton

Herald (June 22nd) 2007 “Talk of the Sun Coast,” WSLR 96.5 (June 7th) 2007 “Judge: OK to Ask Ross Jury Pool About Death Penalty,”

Bradenton Herald (March 20th) 2007 “Trial Date is Set for Ross Killings Case,” Bradenton

Herald (March 17th)

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2006 “Internet, Lifestyle to Blame for Loss of Community Feel,” East County Observer (July 27th)

2006 “Exploring Mind-Sets,” Sarasota Herald-Tribune (July 9th) 2006 “New Researcher Grant,” Six News Now (June 13th) 2006 “New Researcher Grant,” S2 Report (June 13th) 2006 “Professor Receives Grant to Study the Death Penalty,”

Sarasota Herald-Tribune (June 13th) 2006 “Professor Wins Researcher Grant,” Bradenton Herald

(June 13th) 2006 “USF Recognizes Achievement by Faculty and Students,”

Bradenton Herald (April 8th) 2006 “Sexual Harassment on Campus,” WSRQ 1450 (April 1st) 2005 “Most Jurors Scarred by Trials,” Sarasota Herald-Tribune

(December 4th) 2005 “Girls Throw Weight Around,” Sarasota Herald-Tribune

(November 17th) 2005 “Smith’s Attorney Wants Two Separate Juries,” Sarasota

Herald-Tribune (October 4th) 2005 “State of Florida v. Joseph Peter Smith,” Six News Now

(October 4th) 2004 “Ruling Likely Today in Carlie Brucia Case,” Sarasota

Herald-Tribune (July 20th) 2003 “USF Students Help Public Defender,” Sarasota Herald-

Tribune (September 2nd) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 2013 – Present Affiliate Member, Florida Association of Criminal Defense

Lawyers 2011 – 2012 Member, Association for Psychological Science 2011 – 2012 Member, National Alliance of Sentencing Advocates and

Mitigation Specialists 2011 – 2012 Member, National Legal Aid and Defender Association 2008 – 2012 Member, Social Psychology Network 2006 – 2012 Member, Society for the Psychological Study of Social

Issues (American Psychological Association-Division 9) 2006 – 2007 Member, American Bar Association 2000 – 2012 Member, American Psychological Association 2000 – Present Member, American Psychology-Law Society (American

Psychological Association-Division 41) 2000 – 2004 Member, American Society of Trial Consultants PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

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2010 – 2011 Coordinator, New College of Florida Social Justice Internship Program at the Office of the Public Defender-Twelfth Judicial Circuit

2010 – 2011 Coordinator, Florida International University Internship Program at the Office of the Public Defender-Eleventh Judicial Circuit

2010 – 2011 Mentor, American Psychology-Law Society 2009 Guest Speaker, Palmetto High School 2008 – 2009 Coordinator, University of South Florida - Sarasota Student

Internships at Girls, Inc. 2004 – 2009 Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Institutional Review Board of the New

College of Florida 2004 – 2009 Coordinator, University of South Florida-Sarasota Student

Internships at the Office of the Public Defender-Twelfth Judicial Circuit

2004 – 2009 Host, American Inns of Court 2007 Member, University of South Florida-Sarasota

Criminology Department Search Committee 2007 Member, University of South Florida-Sarasota

Professional Development Funds Committee 2005 – 2007 Faculty, Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies 2004 – 2005 Host, Family Law Affiliates Program 2004 Member, University of South Florida-Sarasota

Psychology Department Search Committee 2004 Coordinator, University of South Florida-Sarasota Student

Internships at the State Attorney’s Office of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit

COURSES TAUGHT New College of Florida Introduction to Psychology Psychology and Law Psychology of Mitigation (Independent Study Project) Social Justice: A Psycholegal Perspective Social Justice (Internship) Social Psychology University of South Florida-Sarasota The Death Penalty Experimental Social Psychology Legal Psychology Psychology of Juries Psychology of Women Research Methods in Psychology

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Social Psychology Florida International University Experimental Social Psychology Legal Psychology Psychology of Women Research Methods in Psychology Social Psychology University of North Florida Experimental Social Psychology (Teaching Assistant, Laboratory Section) TRAINING CONFERENCES 2012 Building Capacity to Implement Miller v. Alabama, Equal

Justice Initiative 2012 Making the Case for Life XIV: Mitigation and Jury Selection

in Capital Cases, Southern Center for Human Rights 2012 Life in the Balance, National Legal Aid and Defender

Association 2012 Death is Different, Florida Association for Criminal Defense

Lawyers 2011 – Present Various Training Seminars, Florida Capital Resource Center 2005 – Present Life Over Death, Florida Public Defender Association PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES Available upon request.

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