
Kayla Burd
@kaylaaburd
Asst Prof @UWArtsSciences. Director of the Social Cognition & Law Lab. Studying biases in memory, reasoning, & decision-making in legal contexts. Views my own.
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https://www.uwyo.edu/psychology/research/soccoglaw.html 25-04-2018 16:28:45
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New paper out! Justin Landy and I examined the cognitive processes that underlie how people form evaluations of moral character. Check it out below! doi.org/10.1111/cogs.1…

My lab “twins” officially have their masters ❤️ So proud of you, Jaylan Aliev (she/her) and Olivia N. Grella!






Essentialism involves classifying social groups based on perceived “natural”, unchangeable differences and can lead to bias in the criminal legal system. So, what can we do about it? See new research from our team led by Maddy Millar. FREE open link: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2025-…



The Social Psychology in Legal Contexts Preconference returns to #SPSP2025! Talks from Saul Kassin, Kurt Gray Kyle Scherr, @JackieMChen and more! Please RT! Poster & data blitz submissions due 10/17 ! ow.ly/ZJ3L50TwsVG Society for Personality and Social Psychology SPSP Student Committee AP-LS Students APLS41 Maggie Meyer








New article out (led by Hannah Phalen Emily Line Kristen Gittings and others) on regional gender bias and underrepresentation of women in the legal profession in Law and Human Behavior We analyzed hundreds of civil trials across the country. Here is what we found (1/4):

Introducing Dr. Amanda Anzovino! She is the first doctoral graduate of the Social Cognition & Law Lab, a fellow New Jerseyan, and I couldn’t be more proud! Congratulations!



Thanks to @Preprints for highlighting our work and to Kayla Burd for inviting us to the special issue! Interested in competency for execution or how severe mental illness shapes outcomes in capital cases? Check out the free, open-access full article! mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/3…