Regina Schuller

Faculty & School/Dept.

Faculty of Health - Department of Psychology

Degrees

PhD - 1990
University of Western Ontario
London

BSc - 1984
University of Toronto
Toronto

MA - 1985
University of Western Ontario
London

Selected Publications

BOOKS

• Costanzo, M., Krauss, D, Schuller, R. A. & McLachan (2014). Forensic and Legal Psychology, First Canadian Edition. New York: Worth Publishing.


• Schuller, R. A. & Ogloff, J. R. P. (2001) (Eds.). An Introduction to Law and Psychology: Canadian Perspectives. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

• Schuller, R. A. & Erentzen, C. (2016). The battered woman syndrome and other psychological effects of domestic violence against women.  In D. Faigman, D. Kaye, M. Saks, & J. Sanders (eds.), Modern Scientific Evidence: The Law and Science of Expert Testimony. (Volume 1, 2016, pp. 412-468). St. Paul, MN: West.


• Erentzen, C. & Schuller, R. A. (2016). Battered child syndrome and other psychological effects of sexual and physical abuse on children. In D. Faigman, D. Kaye, M. Saks, & J. Sanders (eds.), Modern Scientific Evidence: The Law and Science of Expert Testimony (Volume 1, 2016, pp. 486-419), St. Paul, MN: West


• Schuller, R. A. & Jenkins, G., (2007). Expert evidence pertaining to battered women: Limitations and reconceptualizations. In M. Costanzo, D. Krauss, & K. Pezdek (eds.), Expert Psychological Testimony for the Courts. (pp.203-225). Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.


• Schuller, R. A. & Rzepa, S. (2002). Battered woman syndrome and other psychological effects of domestic violence against women. In D. Faigman, D. Kaye, M. Saks, & J. Sanders (eds.), Modern Scientific Evidence: The Law and Science of Expert Testimony, (2nd edition, Volume 2, pp. 37-72). St. Paul, MN: West.


• Schuller, R. A. (1998). Battered woman's syndrome evidence: Its impact on jurors' decisions. In G. Rigakos & K. Bonnycastle (eds.), Unsettling Truths, Battered women, Policy, Politics, and Contemporary Research in Canada, (pp. 112-118). Vancouver: Collective Press.


• Schuller, R. A. (1994). Applications of battered woman syndrome evidence in the courtroom: Social-psychological considerations. In M. Costanzo & S. Oskamp (eds.), Violence and the Law, (pp. 113-134). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

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Supervision

Currently available to supervise graduate students: No

Currently taking on work-study students, Graduate Assistants or Volunteers: No

Available to supervise undergraduate thesis projects: No

Current Research

Most of my research involves an examination of the behavioural assumptions inherent in the law, specifically the factors influencing the of various decision makers within the criminal justice system (e.g. juries, police). One line of research in particular has emphasized decision making processes in cases involving violence against women (e.g., battered women, sexual assault), such as the impact of expert testimony about battered women's syndrome on juries). Another line of research examines racial bias in juror decision making and the efficacy of legal procedures in place to curb its influence.

Curriculum Vitae (C.V. file):

CV of Regina Schuller