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1 TEXAS STATE VITA I. Academic/Professional Background A. Name: Dr. Angela M. Jones (formerly Yarbrough) Title: Assistant Professor B. Educational Background Degree Year University Major Thesis/Dissertation PHD 2015 City University of New York Psychology Sensitizing Jurors to Factors Influencing the Accuracy of Eyewitness Identification: Assessing the Effectiveness of the Henderson MPHIL 2014 City University of New York MA 2007 University of South Florida BS 2005 University of Central Florida C. University Experience Page 1 of 9 Psychology Criminology Criminal Justice Position University Dates Assistant Professor, School Texas State University Present of Criminal Justice Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Psychology Department Barnard College, Columbia University Research Assistant, Psychology Department Research Assistant, Psychology Department Graduate Assistant, Criminology Department D. Relevant Professional Experience John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York University of South Florida University of South Florida Instructions Do Demonstratives Increase the Effectiveness of the Opposing Expert Safeguard against Unreliable Scientific Evidence?

2 Position Entity Dates Trial Consulting Trial Consultant Trial Practices, Inc Juvenile Diversion Program Coordinator Boy Scouts of America II. TEACHING B. Courses Taught: Texas State University: CJ RESRCH IN CRIM JST CJ CRIME THEORY & VIC John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York: Introductory Psychology Research Methods Recitation Social Psychology University of South Florida: Forensic Psychology III. SCHOLARLY/CREATIVE A. Works in Print (including works accepted, forthcoming, in press): 2. Articles: a. Refereed Journal Articles: Jones, A. M., Brimbal, L. (2017). Ethics in Interviews and Interrogations: Identifying Individual Differences in Public Perceptions. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling. doi: /jiop.1476 Jones, A. M., Bergold, A.S., Dillon, M., Penrod, S. (2017). Sensitizing jurors to factors influencing the accuracy of eyewitness identification: Assessing the effectiveness of the Henderson instructions. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 13, doi: /s Page 2 of 9

3 Dillon, M., Jones, A. M., Bergold, A.S., Hui, C., Penrod, S. (2017). Henderson instructions: Do they enhance evidence evaluation? Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 17, doi: / Jones, A. M., Penrod, S. D. (2016). Can expert testimony sensitize jurors to coercive interrogation tactics? Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 16(5), doi: / Cochran, J.K., Jones, S., Jones, A. M., Sellers, C.S. (2016). Does criminal propensity moderate the effects of social learning theory variables on intimate partner violence? Deviant Behavior, 37(9), doi: / Jones, A. M., Kovera, M. (2015). A demonstrative helps opposing expert testimony sensitize jurors to the validity of scientific evidence. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 15, doi: / Jones, A. M., Jones, S., Penrod, S. (2015). Examining legal authoritarianism in the impact of punishment severity on juror decisions. Psychology, Crime, & Law, 21, doi: / X Jones, A. M., Jones, S., Sullivan, C., Sellers, C., Cochran, J. (2012). Social learning and self-control: Assessing the moderating potential of criminal propensity. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 56, doi: / x Ruva, C., Guenther, C., Yarbrough, A. M. (2011). Positive and negative pretrial publicity: The roles of impression formation, emotion, and predecisional distortion. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 38, doi: / Reports: Jones, A. M., Heuer, L., Penrod, S. (2016). The responsibility of judges to assure due process: Tension among neutrality, rights protection, and role. National Science Foundation Annual Report. Bergold, A.S., Jones, A. M., Dillion, M., Penrod, S. (2015). Issue-specific jury instructions in eyewitness cases: Are they more effective than traditional safeguards? National Science Foundation Final Report. 10. Other Works in Print: Encyclopedia Entries: Jones, A. M. (2016). Female jury membership. The Encyclopedia of Women and Crime. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. Page 3 of 9

4 Guest posts: Newsletters: B. Works Not in Print: Jones, A. M. (2015). Eyewitness testimony. In The Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment (pp. 1-5). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: / wbecpx263 Yarbrough, A. (2014). Eyewitness misidentification. In African Americans and Criminal Justice: An Encyclopedia (pp ). New York: Greenwood Publishers. Nicholson, A. S., Yarbrough, A., Penrod, S. D. (2014). Jury decision making and eyewitness testimony. In Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice (pp ). New York: Springer. doi: / _670 Toomey, J., Yarbrough, A. (2011). Studying forensic psychology in the U.S.. European Association of Psychology and Law (EAPL). Yarbrough, A., Nicholson, A. S. (2012). Significant eyewitness cases and the shifting focus of the courts. American Psychology and Law Society Newsletter Legal Update Column. 1. Papers Presented at Professional Meetings: Jones, A. M., Heuer, L., Penrod, S., American Psychology-Law Society, "Does Good (Bad) Behavior Deserve Good (Bad) Treatment? A Test of the Justice Matching Hypothesis.," American Psychology-Law Society, Seattle, WA, United States. (March 2017). Jones, A. M., Heuer, L., Penrod, S., Annual meeting of the European Association of Psychology and Law, "The responsibility of judges to assure due process: Assessing antecedents of procedural and distributive justice in New York City Housing Court.," Toulouse, France. (July 2016). Jones, A. M., Bergold, A.S., Berman, M., Penrod, S., Annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, "Sensitizing jurors to factors influencing the accuracy of eyewitness identification: Assessing the effectiveness of the Henderson instructions," San Diego, CA. (March 2015). Yarbrough, A., Penrod, S., Annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, "Can expert testimony sensitize jurors to the coerciveness of interrogation tactics?," New Orleans, LA. (March 2014). Page 4 of 9

5 Page 5 of 9 Berman, M., Yarbrough, A., Nicholson, A.S., Hui, C., Penrod, S., Annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, "Do issue-specific judicial instructions sensitize jurors to eyewitness identification accuracy?," New Orleans, LA. (March 2014). Nicholson, A.S., Yarbrough, A., Berman, M., Hui, C., Penrod, S., Annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, "Helping jurors understand eyewitness identifications: Deliberations and judicial instructions," New Orleans, LA. (March 2014). Yarbrough, A., Kovera, M., Annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, "Do demonstratives improve the procedural safeguard of opposing expert testimony?," Portland, OR. (March 2013). Yarbrough, A., Nicholson, A., Penrod, S., Tenth Biennial International Conference, "Significant eyewitness cases and the shifting focus of the courts," New York, NY. (June 2012). Ruva, C., Guenther, C., Yarbrough, A., Annual meeting of the American Psychology- Law Society, "Deciphering the effects of positive and negative PTP: Examining the roles of impression formation, emotion and predecisional distortion," Vancouver, Canada. (March 2010). Yarbrough, A., Jones, S., Sellers, C., Cochran, J., Sullivan, C., Annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, "The conditional influence of criminological constructs on juvenile delinquency: An examination of the moderating effects of selfcontrol," Atlanta, GA. (November 2007). 5. Other Works not in Print: a. Works "submitted" or "under review": Journal Articles: Jones, A. M., Penrod, S. Improving the Effectiveness of the Henderson Instruction Safeguard against Unreliable Eyewitness Identification. Jones, A. M., Heuer, L., Penrod, S. The responsibility of judges to assure due process: Assessing antecedents of procedural and distributive justice in New York City Housing Court. Jones, A. M., Penrod, S. Research-Based Instructions Induce Sensitivity to Confession Evidence. Brimbal, L., Jones, A. M. Perceptions of Suspect Statements: A Comparison of Exposed Lies and Confessions. b. Works "in progress": Journal Articles:

6 Perillo, J., Jones, A. M., Kovera, M. Can concurrent expert testimony increase the use of systematic processing and sensitivity to trial evidence strength among jurors? Bergold, A.S., Dillon, M., Jones, A. M., Penrod, S. Can the Henderson eyewitness instructions improve jury deliberations? Jones, A. M., Heuer, L., Penrod, S. Does Good (Bad) Behavior Deserve Good (Bad) Treatment? A Test of the Justice Matching Hypothesis. Jones, A. M., Duron, A., Jones, S. E. Is procedural justice dependent on perspective? An examination of role and satisfaction in civil trials. c. Other Works Not in Print: Posters: Jones, A. M., Annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, "Who Do You Believe? Assessing Jurors Differential Perceptions of Victim and Bystander Witnesses.," New Orleans, LA, United States. (November 2016). Brimbal, L., Jones, A. M., Annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, "Ethics in interviews and interrogations: Identifying individual differences in public perceptions," New York, NY. (March 2016). Jones, A. M., Penrod, S., Annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, "Jurors compliance and Henderson style judicial instructions influence evaluations of confession evidence," New York, NY. (May 2015). Brimbal, L., Berman, M., Jones, A. M., Annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, "Jurors perceptions of incriminating statements: How useful can an investigative interview be in court?," San Diego, CA. (March 2015). Hui, C., Yarbrough, A., Berman, M., Nicholson, A. S., Penrod, S., Annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, "Intuitive or informed decision makers? The impact of probative value of evidence on coherencebased reasoning in juror decision making," New Orleans, LA. (March 2014). Berman, M., Nicholson, A., Yarbrough, A., Hui, C., Penrod, S., Bi-annual meeting of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, "Issue-specific judicial instructions and expert testimony in eyewitness cases," Rotterdam, Netherlands. (June 2013). Page 6 of 9

7 Yarbrough, A., Jones, S., Annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, "Is procedural justice dependent on perspective? An examination of role and satisfaction in civil trials," Miami, FL. (March 2011). Yarbrough, A., Sullivan, C., Annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, "Family violence and adolescent delinquency: examining the relationship between witnessing family violence in childhood and antisocial behavior," Los Angeles, CA. (November 2006). C. Scholarly / Creative Grants and Contracts: 1. Funded External Grants and Contracts: Jones, Angela Marie. Extralegal factors in juror decision making, Qualtrics Behavioral Research Grant, $3, (Funded: ). Grant. 2. Submitted, but not Funded, External Grants and Contracts: Jones, Angela Marie. Disentangling lineup fairness and filler similarity: Implications for lineup constructor strategies., American Psychology-Law Society, Other, $5, (Submitted: October 10, 2016). Grant. 3. Funded Internal Grants and Contracts: Jones, Angela Marie. Improving the Effectiveness of the Henderson Instruction Safeguard against Unreliable Eyewitness Identification, Graduate Center, City University of New York, $1, (Funded: ). Grant. Jones, Angela Marie, Brimbal, Laure (Co-Principal). Jurors' Perceptions of Incriminating Statements: How Useful Can an Investigative Interview Be in Court?, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, $2, (Funded: ). Grant. 4. Submitted, but not Funded, Internal Grants and Contracts: Jones, Angela Marie, Perkins, David. An Exploratory Study of Plea Bargaining Practices in Texas, Texas State University, Texas State University, $16, (Submitted: October 9, 2016). Grant. D. Scholarly / Creative Fellowships, Awards, Honors: Award / Honor Recipient: American Psychology-Law Society Outstanding Student Paper Award, American Psychology-Law Society Award / Honor Recipient: American Society of Criminology Division of Experimental Criminology Student Paper Award, American Society of Criminology Division of Experimental Criminology Page 7 of 9

8 Fellowship Recipient: Dissertation Fellowship, Graduate Center, City University of New York E. Scholarly / Creative Professional Development Activities Attended: "Mediation and Moderation Seminar," Statistical Horizons, Philadelphia, PA. (September 2014). IV. SERVICE A. Institutional 3. Department/School: B. Professional: Member, Non voting member of personnel committee. (August Present). Organizer, SONA coordinator. (August Present). Secretary, Record minutes for all faculty meetings. (August Present). Reviewer / Referee, Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. ( Present). Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Experimental Criminology. ( Present). Reviewer / Referee, Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management. ( Present). Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice. ( Present). Reviewer / Referee, Law & Society Review. ( Present). Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation. ( Present). Ad hoc reviewer, APLS annual conference, Seattle, WA. (2017). Ad hoc reviewer, APLS annual conference, San Diego, CA. (2015). Member, Law and Human Behavior student editorial board. ( ). Ad hoc reviewer, APLS annual conference, Portland, OR. (2013). D. Organization Memberships: Association for Psychological Science. ( ). The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. ( ). Page 8 of 9

9 American Psychology-Law Society. ( Present). American Society of Criminology. ( Present). Page 9 of 9

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE School of Criminal Justice Texas State University San Marcos, TX 78666 angela.jones@txstate.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. Graduate Center, CUNY (2015) Major Program: Psychology Dissertation: Sensitizing Jurors to