Next week, Thursday March 16 at 1pm (CET), PhD student Nael Sumampouw will defend his doctoral thesis on child investigative interviewing in the context of child sexual abuse investigations in Indonesia. The defense can be attended in person at UM, or online via youtu.be/Zecr5fYOwb0

Another Forensic Psych UM PhD defense is happening next week! On March 15, @schneid_teresa will defend her dissertation on situational risk factors of voluntary #confessions and their influence on suspect guilt attribution. The dissertation can be accessed here: doi.org/10.26481/dis.2…

Today at 13.00, Nael Sumampouw will defend his thesis on child abuse investigations in Indonesia: The role of child investigative interviewing. Look at this beautiful cover. The defense can be followed live: youtu.be/Zecr5fYOwb0 Forensic Psych UM CELL @corinederuiter

In little more than a month, the fifth edition of our free Zoom Psychology & Law Symposium takes place on the topic is of 'substance use in the legal arena'. Mark April 26 in your agendas & register here: maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/fifth-z… Follow this account for speaker announcements!

We're so proud! Tomorrow, March 24, Vivienne de Vogel will give her inaugural lecture (in Dutch) on the topic of forensic care, from the perspective of patients, personnel, and processes. The lecture can be attended in Maastricht or via livestream: youtube.com/watch?v=-9xMu-…

Our third speaker at #ZPLS is Prof. Vivienne de Vogel from Forensic Psych UM. In her work, she focuses on forensic mental health patients and professionals. Prof. De Vogel is considered an expert on female patients in forensic care and the need for gender-responsive interventions.

In this Dutch newspaper, Prof. Vivienne de Vogel of Forensic Psych UM describes the rare but existing cases of child sexual abuse by female perpetrators. Female perpetrators are usually not driven by sexual gratification; other motives such as anger and revenge are more common.

"The confidence-accuracy relationship for lineup decisions holds for the Dutch identification procedure": An example of a successful collaboration between science and the police in the Netherlands. Work from our lab and supported by Politie & Wetenschap. doi.org/10.1371/journa…

New event by Maastricht Science in Court, an interfaculty research collaboration that aims to improve evidence base of legal decision-making. This edition will focus on the 'legal psychology' pillar of the MSiC initiative. Attendance is free. Register via: maastrichtuniversity.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_da…

Great to see our meta-analysis on the forced confabulation effect being published now! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Thanks to @PaulRiesthuis CELL Forensic Psych UM LINC

Our final #ZPLS spotlight is directed at Prof. Nadja Schreiber Compo of FIU. She will wrap up #ZPLS with a keynote talk on future avenues for research on intoxicated witnesses and suspects. Did you already register for the event?! maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/fifth-z…

#ZPLS has kicked off with Lilian Kloft-Heller on Hazy Memories in the Courtroom. She presents on issues related to #intoxication in legal cases; the prevalence and how it impacts memory as well as suggestibility. She discusses multiple substances. Great overview on the available research!

Prof. de Vogel gives a forensic psychological touch to this #ZPLS edition. She presents her research and observations on substance abuse in forensic mental health care and in particular with respect to female patients within this setting.

How strong is neuroscientific research on repressed memory and dissociative amnesia? In this new paper, we review the neuroscience on repressed memory and dissociative amnesia researchgate.net/publication/37… 1/n

Join us with Maastricht Science in Court online or at the law faculty in Maastricht in three weeks (May 25th) for an afternoon with two legal psychology talks on the use of evidence and experts in court! Followed by a borrel where we can discuss science in court with a drink!🧠⚖️

Our colleague @Tamara_DeBeuf is one of the supervisors of the KU Leuven project 'Benefit of the Doubt (Voordeel van de Twijfel). Yesterday she was invited to talk about the project on VRT NWS Journaal Laat. The Flemish news item can be watched via this link: vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023…

'Vrouwen moorden anders dan mannen' De podcast over criminele vrouwen staat online! Met forensisch psycholoog Vivienne de Vogel en criminoloog Anne-Marie Slotboom van Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (inactief) open.spotify.com/episode/7LP6Al…

New fulltime postdoc position at Forensic Psych UM funded by NWO Funding on the effects of stress on eyewitness memory. Apply until July 13th via academictransfer.com/en/329146/post…