CURRICULUM VITAE. Major Area: Social and Personality Psychology; Minor Area: Psychology and Law

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1 CYNTHIA J. NAJDOWSKI 1 EDUCATION CURRICULUM VITAE CYNTHIA J. NAJDOWSKI University at Albany, State University of New York School of Criminal Justice 135 Western Avenue Albany, New York (518) cnajdowski@albany.edu 2012 Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago Major Area: Social and Personality Psychology; Minor Area: Psychology and Law Dissertation thesis title: Stereotype threat in police encounters: Why African Americans are at risk of being targeted as suspects 2009 M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago Major Area: Social and Personality Psychology; Minor Area: Psychology and Law Master s thesis title: Jurors perceptions of juvenile defendants: Effects of intellectual disability and confession evidence 1998 B.A., University of North Carolina at Wilmington Major Area: Psychology EMPLOYMENT January 2016 Present January 2015 May 2015 January 2013 Present Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York Faculty Fellow, Center for Women in Government & Civil Society, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York Assistant Professor, School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, State University of New York RESEARCH FUNDING Principal Investigator with Co-Investigator Jennifer Weintraub, Exploring Effects of Defendant Age and Race on Jurors Perceptions of Coerced Confessions. Psi Chi Mamie Phipps Clark Research Grant, $1,020, Principal Investigator, Effects of Race and Socioeconomic Status on Medical Misdiagnosis of Child Abuse. Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center Funds, $3,623, Co-Investigator with Principal Investigator Cindy Miller-Perrin and Co-Investigators Mary Ann McCabe, Amy Green, Gail Goodman, Jacque Eccles, Jennifer Woolard, Anthony Chambers, Kristi Gordon, Karen Saywitz, John Piacentini, Susan Clayton, Steve Luck, Leah Light, Amanda Clinton, Stanley Sue, Joan Cook, Beth Rom-Rymer, Ryan Rush, and Mark Leary, A Survey of Ethical Beliefs, Attitudes, and Professional Practices of Psychologists Regarding Parental Use of Spanking. American Psychological Association Committee on Division/APA Relations (CODAPAR) Interdivisional Grant, $2,000, Principal Investigator, Effects of Race and Socioeconomic Status on Medical Misdiagnosis of Child Abuse. American Psychological Foundation Visionary Grant, $19,894, Principal Investigator, Superpredators or Wayward Youths? Effects of Race and Gender on Stereotypes for Juvenile Offenders. Division 37 Early Career Psychologist Research Grant, $811,

2 CYNTHIA J. NAJDOWSKI 2 Principal Investigator, Stereotype Threat and Demeanor in Police Encounters: A Social Psychological Approach to Understanding Racial Disparities in Arrest Rates. University at Albany Faculty Research Award Program, $6,647, Principal Investigator, Effects of Citizens' Stereotype Threat on Police Officers' Perceptions and Decision Making. Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center Funds, $1,500, Principal Investigator, Effects of Citizens' Stereotype Threat on Police Officers' Perceptions and Decision Making. The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Grant-in-Aid, $1,847, Principal Investigator, Effects of Citizens' Stereotype Threat on Police Officers' Perceptions and Decision Making. Russell Sage Foundation Project Award (Project # ), $34,999, Principal Investigator, Working toward a Psychological Understanding of Legal System Encounters. Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center Funds, $3,273, Principal Investigator, Stereotype Threat in Police Encounters: Why African Americans are at Risk of Being Targeted as Suspects. University of Illinois Department of Psychology Thesis Enhancement Funds, $500, Co-Principal Investigator, Doctoral Dissertation Research: Exploring the Effects of Stereotype Threat in Police Encounters: Why Innocent African Americans are at Risk of Being Targeted as Suspects. National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (Award # ), $13,900, Principal Investigator, Stereotype Threat in Police Encounters: Are African Americans at Risk of Being Targeted as Suspects? American Psychology-Law Society Diversity in Psychology and Law Research Award, $874, Principal Investigator, Stereotype Threat in Police Encounters: Why Innocent African Americans are at Risk of Being Targeted as Suspects. Psi Chi Graduate Research Grant, $985, Principal Investigator, Exploring the Effects of Stereotype Threat in Police Encounters: Why Innocent African Americans are at Risk of Being Targeted as Suspects. American Psychology-Law Society Grant-in-Aid, $750, Principal Investigator, A Social Psychological Approach to Understanding Racial Profiling: Stereotype Threat in Police Encounters. American Academy of Forensic Psychology Dissertation Grant in Applied Law & Psychology, $1,500, Principal Investigator, A Social Psychological Approach to Understanding Racial Profiling: Stereotype Threat in Police Encounters. Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Grant-in-Aid, $1,000, Principal Investigator, Jurors Perceptions of Juvenile Defendants: Effects of Intellectual Disability and Confession Evidence. University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Psychology Thesis Enhancement Funds, $150, Principal Investigator, Jurors Perceptions of Juvenile Defendants in Adult Criminal Court. American Psychology-Law Society Grant-in-Aid, $750, Principal Investigator, Jurors Perceptions of Intellectually Disabled Juvenile Defendants in Criminal Court. Psi Chi Graduate Research Grant, $1,500, HONORS & AWARDS 2015 New York State/United University Professions Individual Development Award 2014 Nominated as Representative of the Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice at the American Psychological Association Education Leadership Conference 2014 The Judy L. Genshaft Initiatives for Women Award 2014 New York State/United University Professions Individual Development Award 2014 American Psychology-Law Society Pre-Conference Workshop Grant

3 CYNTHIA J. NAJDOWSKI American Psychological Association Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs Jeffrey S. Tanaka Memorial Dissertation Award in Psychology 2013 Competitively selected to attend the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Summer Policy Workshop 2012 Psi Chi/American Psychological Association Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award 2012 University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Psychology Nominee for University of Illinois at Chicago Graduate College Outstanding Thesis Award 2011 University of Illinois at Chicago Liberal Arts & Sciences Endowed Scholarship 2011 University of Illinois at Chicago Grace Holt Memorial Award 2011 University of Illinois at Chicago Leonard D. Eron Award for Outstanding Scholarly Accomplishment 2011 University of Illinois at Chicago Dean s Scholar Award 2011 Hon. Mention for the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Distinguished Master s Thesis Award 2010 Society for Personality & Social Psychology Graduate Student Committee Outstanding Research Award 2010 University of Illinois at Chicago Nominee for the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Distinguished Master s Thesis Award 2010 The Society for General Psychology Anne Anastasi Graduate Student Recognition Award 2010 American Psychology-Law Society Student Section Outstanding Student Poster Award 2010 Consortium for Police Leadership in Equity Emerging Scholar 2009 University of Illinois at Chicago Christopher B. Keys Award for Early Outstanding Research Achievement 2007 University of Illinois at Chicago Liberal Arts & Sciences Alumni Association Merit Award 2006 The Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice Student Poster Award 2006 University of Illinois at Chicago Liberal Arts & Sciences Endowed Scholarship COMPETITIVE TRAVEL AWARDS 2013 American Psychology-Law Society Travel Scholarship ($500) 2012 American Psychology-Law Society Student Travel Award ($500) 2011 American Psychological Foundation Ungerleider/Zimbardo Travel Scholarship ($300) 2011 UIC President s Research in Diversity Travel Award ($500) 2009 American Psychology-Law Society Student Travel Award ($250) 2009 American Psychological Association Student Travel Award ($300) 2008 American Psychological Association Student Travel Award ($300) 2007 American Psychological Association Student Travel Award ($300) 2006 American Psychological Association Student Travel Award ($300) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2017, Jan 19 Division for Research January Thursday Research Coffee Hour: Fostering Research, Scholarly and Professional Pursuits Among University at Albany and Albany Law School Faculty Scholars 2016, Nov Fall 2016 NSF Grants Conference Plenary (General) Sessions 2016, Apr 12 NYCAP Research Alliance Grants Writing Workshop 2016, Jan 26 White House Domestic Policy Council Criminal Justice Research Conference Call 2015, Oct National Science Foundation and National Institute of Justice Workshop: Elephants in the Courtroom: Examining Overlooked Issues in Wrongful Convictions 2014, Sep American Psychological Association Education Leadership Conference 2014, May 2 The University at Albany s Office of Communications and Marketing Media Training Session 2014, Mar 5 American Psychology-Law Society Workshop: Grant Writing 101 for Psychology and Law 2013, Jun 30-Jul 1 Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Summer Policy Workshop Through the University at Albany: Institute for Teaching, Learning & Academic Leadership: 2017, June 5 & 7 Course Design for Deeper and More Lasting Student Learning 2017, February 13 Engaging with Difficult or Controversial Topics

4 2014, February 25 Minimal Marking for Maximum Impact 2014, February 11 Help Our Students Help Themselves 2013, October 1 Fostering Critical Inquiry in the University Classroom 2013, September 20 Publish & Flourish 2012, December 12 Clicker-Mania CYNTHIA J. NAJDOWSKI 4 Career, Leadership and University Excellence: 2017, March 21 Developing an Effective Tenure Packet 2017, March 2 What I Wish I d Known : A Panel Discussion with Recently Tenured Faculty 2016, March 25 Workshop on Tenure Statements 2013, May 14 Tenure Day SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP IN THE DISCIPLINE 2017 present Member, Advisory Board of Consortium for Science-Based Information on Children, Youth and Families 2014 present Chair, The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Courtwatch Committee 2014 present Member, American Psychology-Law Society Conference Advisory Committee 2014 present Faculty Sponsor, American Psychology-Law Society Student Section Committee Campus Representative Program for the University at Albany 2014 Advocacy for Graduate Psychology Education Program on behalf of the American Psychological Association 2014 Member, The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Courtwatch Committee Member, Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice Early Career Psychologist Planning Committee Campus Representative, American Psychology-Law Society Student Section Committee Campus Representative Program Graduate Student Representative, Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice Executive Board EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES 2016 Member, review Panel for the 2017 American Psychological Association Convention Program of the American Psychology-Law Society 2016 Member, review Panel for the 2017 American Psychological Association Convention Program of the Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice 2016 Member, review Panel for the 2017 American Psychology-Law Society Conference Program 2015 Member, Review Panel for the 2016 American Psychological Association Convention Program of the Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice 2014 present Member, Editorial Board, Law and Human Behavior 2013 present Member, Editorial Board, Albany Law Review's annual Miscarriages of Justice special issue 2013 Member, Review Panel for the 2014 American Psychological Association Convention Program of the American Psychology-Law Society 2013 Member, Review Panel for the 2014 American Psychological Association Convention Program of the Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice 2013 Member, Review Panel for the 2014 American Psychology-Law Society annual meeting 2013 Reviewer, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Book Series on Contemporary Social Issues 2011 Reviewer, Society for Personality and Social Psychology Student Poster Award Member, Student Editorial Board, Law and Human Behavior Ad Hoc Reviewer for Funding agencies: National Science Foundation; National Institutes of Health BUILD PODER at California State University, Northridge

5 CYNTHIA J. NAJDOWSKI 5 Journals: Basic and Applied Social Psychology; Behavioral Sciences & the Law; Child Maltreatment; Criminal Justice and Behavior; Journal of Applied Social Psychology; Justice Quarterly; Legal and Criminological Psychology; Psychology of Women Quarterly; Psychology, Public Policy, and Law; Race and Justice; Violence and Victims IN THE UNIVERSITY 2016 Marching faculty member for Graduate Commencement Ceremony 2015 Distinguished Candlelighter at Torch Night 2015 Marching faculty member for Criminal Justice Commencement Ceremony 2014 Faculty greeter at Freshman Orientation Coffee Hour 2014 Marching faculty member for Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony 2014 Celebrity Server at Food for Finals 2013 Distinguished Candlelighter at the Welcome Candlelighting Ceremony 2013 Member, Vice President for Research's Strategic Plan Implementation Working Group on Undergraduate Research IN THE SCHOOL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2015 Member, Selection Committee for Distinguished Dissertation Award 2015 Organizer for School of Criminal Justice Brown Bag Series Member, Promotion & Tenure/Equitable Contribution Ad Hoc Committee 2013 present Member, School of Criminal Justice Undergraduate Committee 2013 present Member, Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center Board of Directors IN THE COMMUNITY 2017 Talk-back discussion member for the Soul Rebel Performance Troupe s The Exonerated 2017 Earth Day volunteer at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve 2014 PULSE Lab team leader for the American Heart Association's Heart Walk ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Psychological Association American Psychology-Law Society (APA Division 41) American Society of Criminology Association for Psychological Science Division of Experimental Criminology (ASC Division) Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice (APA Division 37) Society for Personality and Social Psychology (APA Division 8) Society for Research on Adolescence Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race (APA Division 45) Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (APA Division 9) TEACHING AND MENTORING EXPERIENCE CLASSES TAUGHT Criminology Spring 2013; Fall 2013; Spring 2014 Children, Psychology, & Law Fall 2013; Spring 2014; Fall 2014; Spring 2015; Fall 2015; Spring 2017 The Psychology of Juries Fall 2014; Fall 2015; Fall 2016 GUEST LECTURER 2015, Feb 17 Wrongful Convictions (RCRJ 496Z): Child Victim/Witnesses 2014, Sept 19 Doctoral Orientation Seminar (RCRJ 711): Building a Thematic Program of Research 2014, Apr 11 Social-Personality Psychology Seminar (APSY 783): Stereotype Threat in Police Encounters: Influences on Racial Disparities and Miscarriages of Justice 2013, Oct 25 Doctoral Orientation Seminar (RCRJ 711): The Making of Research

6 CYNTHIA J. NAJDOWSKI 6 GRADUATE STUDENT THESIS ADVISEES AT THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY Doctoral Comprehensive Exam: Lauren Springer (Criminal Justice, Chair) Melissa Noel (Criminal Justice) Paul Taylor (Criminal Justice) Haemi Won (Criminal Justice) UNDERGRADUATE HONORS THESIS ADVISEES AT THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY Justine Brace (Criminal Justice) Lisa Dobrowolsky (Criminal Justice) George Redder (Criminal Justice) Brittany Stinson (Criminal Justice) Samantha Strine (Psychology) RESEARCH INTERESTS Doctoral Dissertation: Ashley Cahill (Social Welfare) Megan Kennedy (Criminal Justice) I conduct empirical research to make theoretical contributions to social science and improve public policy and law on issues affecting disadvantaged populations who interact with the criminal justice system. Specifically, I study social psychological issues related to racial disparities in the criminal justice system, perceptions and deterrence of juvenile offending, and sexual victimization of women and children. PUBLICATIONS BOOKS (2) Najdowski, C. J., & Stevenson, M. C. (Eds.) (Under contract). Criminal juries in the 21st century: Psychological science and the law. New York: Oxford University Press. Bottoms, B. L., Najdowski, C. J., & Goodman, G. S. (Eds.). (2009). Children as victims, witnesses, and offenders: Psychological science and the law. New York: Guilford Press. JOURNAL ARTICLES (28) Najdowski, C. J. (2017) Legal responses to nonconsensual pornography: Current policy in the United States and future directions for research. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 23, Najdowski, C. J., Cleary, H. M. D., & Stevenson, M. C. (2016). Adolescent sex offender registration policy: Perspectives on general deterrence potential from criminology and developmental psychology. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 22, Hildebrand, M. M., & Najdowski, C. J. (2015). The potential impact of rape culture on juror decision making: Implications for wrongful acquittals in sexual assault trials. Albany Law Review, 78, Najdowski, C. J., & Bottoms, B. L. (2015). Effects of jurors gender and attitudes toward intellectual disability on judgments in cases involving disabled juvenile defendants. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 26, Najdowski, C. J., Bottoms, B. L., & Goff, P. A. (2015). Stereotype threat and racial differences in citizens experiences of police encounters. Law and Human Behavior, 39, Najdowski, C. J., Bottoms, B. L., Stevenson, M. C., & Veilleux, J. C. (2015). A historical review and resource guide to the scholarship of teaching and training in psychology and law and forensic psychology. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 9, Salerno, J. M., Najdowski, C. J., Bottoms, B. L., Kemner, G.*, Dave, R., & Harrington, E. (2015). Excusing murder? Conservative jurors acceptance of the gay panic defense. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 21, Stevenson, M. C., Najdowski, C. J., Salerno, J. M., Wiley, T. R. A., Bottoms, B. L., & Sorenson, K. M. (2015). The influence of a juvenile's abuse history on support for sex offender registration. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 21,

7 CYNTHIA J. NAJDOWSKI 7 Stevenson, M. C., Najdowski, C. J., & Wiley, T. R. A. (2013). Knowledge of juvenile sex offender registration laws as a predictor of adolescent sexual behavior. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 22, Thompson, R., Dancy, B. L., Wiley, T. R. A., Najdowski, C. J., Perry, S. P., Wallis, J., Mekawi, Y., & Knafl, K. (2013). African American families' expectations and intentions for mental health services. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 40, Bottoms, B. L., Najdowski, C. J., Epstein, M. A., & Badanek, M. J. (2012). Trauma severity and defensive emotion-regulation reactions as predictors of forgetting childhood trauma. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 13, Najdowski, C. J., & Bottoms, B. L. (2012). Understanding jurors judgments in cases involving juvenile defendants: Effects of confession evidence and intellectual disability. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 18, Ullman, S. E., Najdowski, C. J., & Adams, E. (2012). Women, Alcoholics Anonymous, and related mutual aid groups: Review and recommendations for research. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 30, Najdowski, C. J. (2011). Stereotype threat in criminal interrogations: Why innocent Black suspects are at risk for confessing falsely. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 17, DOI: /a Najdowski, C. J., & Ullman, S. E. (2011). The effects of revictimization on coping and depression in female sexual assault victims. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 24, Thompson, R., Dancy, B. L., Wiley, T. R. A., Perry, S. P., & Najdowski, C. J. (2011). The experience of mental health service use for African American mothers and youth. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 32, Ullman, S. E., & Najdowski, C. J. (2011). Prospective changes in attributions of self-blame and social reactions to women s disclosures of adult sexual assault. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26, Najdowski, C. J. (2010). Jurors and social loafing: Factors that reduce participation during jury deliberations. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 28 (2), Reprinted in American Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 31 (3), Salerno, J. M., Najdowski, C. J., Stevenson, M. C., Wiley, T. R. A., Bottoms, B. L., Vaca, Jr., R. A., & Pimentel, P. S. (2010). Psychological mechanisms underlying support for juvenile sex offender registry laws: Prototypes, moral outrage, and perceived threat. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 28, Ullman, S. E., & Najdowski, C. J. (2010a). Alcohol-related help-seeking in problem drinking women sexual assault survivors. Substance Use and Misuse, 45, Ullman, S. E., & Najdowski, C. J. (2010b). Understanding alcohol-related sexual assaults: Characteristics and consequences. Violence and Victims, 25, Najdowski, C. J., & Winer, E. S. (2009). The neuroscientific study of the self: Methodological and theoretical challenges. New School Psychology Bulletin, 6, Najdowski, C. J., & Ullman, S. E. (2009a). Prospective effects of sexual victimization on PTSD and problem drinking. Addictive Behaviors, 34, Najdowski, C. J., & Ullman, S. E. (2009b). PTSD and self-rated recovery among adult sexual assault survivors: The effects of traumatic life events and psychosocial variables. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 33, Najdowski, C. J., Bottoms, B. L., & Vargas, M. C.* (2009). Jurors perceptions of juvenile defendants: The influence of intellectual disability, abuse history, and confession evidence. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 27, Ullman, S. E., & Najdowski, C. J. (2009). Correlates of suicidal ideation and attempts in female sexual assault survivors. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 39,

8 CYNTHIA J. NAJDOWSKI 8 Ullman, S. E., & Najdowski, C. J. (2009). Revictimization as a moderator of psychosocial risk factors for problem drinking in female sexual assault survivors. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 70, Ullman, S. E., Najdowski, C. J., & Filipas, H. H. (2009). Child sexual abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance use: Predictors of revictimization in adult sexual assault survivors. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 18, BOOK CHAPTERS (11) Stevenson, M. C., & Najdowski, C. J. (under contract). Challenges for the contemporary jury: An introduction through case studies. In C. J. Najdowski & M. C. Stevenson (Eds.), Criminal juries in the 21st century: Psychological science and the law. New York: Oxford University Press. Najdowski, C. J. (2014). Interactions between African Americans and police officers: How cultural stereotypes create a wrongful conviction pipeline for African Americans. Invited chapter in A. D. Redlich, J. R. Acker, R. J. Norris, & C. L. Bonventre (Eds.), Examining wrongful convictions: Stepping back, moving forward (pp ). Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press. Salerno, J. M., Stevenson, M. C., Najdowski, C. J., Wiley, T. R. A., Bottoms, B. L., & Peter-Hagene, C. L. (2014). The application of sex offender registry laws to juvenile offenders: Biases against stigmatized adolescents. In M. K. Miller, J. Chamberlain, & T. Wingrove (Eds.), Psychology, law, and the wellbeing of children (pp ). Oxford, OH: Oxford Press. Stevenson, M. C., Najdowski, C. J., Bottoms, B. L., Sorenson, K. M., & Perry, S. P. (2011). Jurors perceptions of juvenile offenders tried in adult criminal court. In A. E. Hasselm (Ed.), Crime: Causes, types, and victims (pp ). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Reynolds, C. E., Najdowski, C. J., Salerno, J. M., Stevenson, M. C., Wiley, T. R. A., & Bottoms, B. L. (2011). Public perceptions of registry laws for juvenile sex offenders. In N. A. Ramsay & C. R. Morrison (Eds.), Youth violence and juvenile justice: Causes, intervention and treatment programs (pp ). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Ullman, S. E., & Najdowski, C. J. (2011). Vulnerability and protective factors for sexual violence. Invited chapter in J. W. White, M. P. Koss, & A. E. Kazdin (Eds.), Violence against women and children: Mapping the terrain (pp ). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Salerno, J. M., Stevenson, M. C., Wiley, T. R. A., Najdowski, C. J., Bottoms, B. L., & Doran, R. A. (2010). Public attitudes toward applying sex offender registration laws to juvenile offenders. Invited chapter in J. M. Lampinen & K. Sexton-Radek (Eds.), Protecting children from violence: Evidence based interventions (pp ). New York: Psychology Press. Mongetta, J. N., Salerno, J. M., Najdowski, C. J., Bottoms, B. L., & Goodman, G. S. (2009). Children as victims, witnesses, and offenders: An introduction through legal cases. In B. L. Bottoms, C. J. Najdowski, & G. S. Goodman (Eds.), Children as victims, witnesses, and offenders: Psychological science and the law (pp. 1-15). New York: Guilford Press. Stevenson, M. C., Najdowski, C. J., Bottoms, B. L., & Haegerich, T. M. (2009). Understanding adults perceptions of juvenile offenders. In B. L. Bottoms, C. J. Najdowski, & G. S. Goodman (Eds.), Children as victims, witnesses, and offenders: Psychological science and the law (pp ). New York: Guilford Press. Bottoms, B. L., Perona, A. R., Sorenson, E., & Najdowski, C. J. (2007). Interviewing suspected victims of child maltreatment. In N. A. Jackson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of domestic violence (pp ). New York: Routledge. Najdowski, C. J., & Bottoms, B. L. (2007). Juries and children s testimony. In B. L. Cutler (Ed.), Encyclopedia of psychology and law (pp ). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. OTHER PUBLICATIONS (12) Najdowski, C. J., & Wilcox, S. A. (2017, April). Should registered sex offenders be banned from social media? Monitor on Psychology, 48(4), 27. Najdowski, C. J. (2016, February 8). Stereotype threat in police encounters: Implications for miscarriages of justice. The Psych Report. (Op-ed).

9 CYNTHIA J. NAJDOWSKI 9 Najdowski, C. J. (2015, Summer). Scholarship and advocacy at the American Psychological Association Education Leadership Conference. The Advocate, 38(2), 6. Najdowski, C. J., & Woodcock, K. L.* (2015, April). The questionable legality of upskirting. Monitor on Psychology, 46(4), 34. Najdowski, C. J. (2014, November). Mistake-of-law traffic stops: Potential disparate impact on minorities. Monitor on Psychology, 45(10), 22. Najdowski, C. J., & Bonventre, C. L. (2014, May). Deception in the interrogation room. Monitor on Psychology, 45(5), 26. Najdowski, C. J., & Hildebrand, M. M. (2014, January). The criminalization of revenge porn. Monitor on Psychology, 45(1), 26. Najdowski, C. J. (2011, Summer). Explaining racial disparities in false confession rates: Effects of investigators biased attitudes and perceptions and suspects stereotype threat. Actual Innocence column in the American Psychology-Law Society News Newsletter. Beletsky, L., Goff, P. A., Glaser, J., Jones-Brown, D., Sidanius, J., Baldwin, M., Kahn, K. B., & Najdowski, C. J. (2010, October). Diagnosing the problem: How to address unwarranted disparate treatment. In the Consortium for Police Leadership in Equity s report, The Contract for Policing Justice. Najdowski, C. J. (2008, Fall). Voice of the students. Graduate Student Representative s column in the American Psychological Association Division 37 Advocate Newsletter. Najdowski, C. J. (2008, Summer). Voice of the students. Graduate Student Representative s column in the American Psychological Association Division 37 Advocate Newsletter. Najdowski, C. J. (2008, Spring). Voice of the students. Graduate Student Representative s column in the American Psychological Association Division 37 Advocate Newsletter. WORKS IN PROGRESS (2) Najdowski, C. J., Weintraub, J., & Bottoms, B. L. Effects of juror gender and confession evidence on empathy and trial outcomes for juvenile defendants. To be submitted to Legal & Criminological Psychology. Najdowski, C. J., Wilcox, S. A., & Brace, J. K. Racial discrimination in the echo chamber effect: Internal (but not external) motivation to control prejudice predicts social media behavior. To be submitted to Psychological Science. NON-PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Najdowski, C. J. (2014, December 3). Stereotype threat in police encounters: Why African Americans are targeted as criminal suspects. Invited presentation at a meeting of the Albany Criminal Justice Association, Albany, New York. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Springer, L. S., & Najdowski, C. J. (2017, November). The effects of attribution-based persuasive messages on deviant behavior. To be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Weintraub, J., Najdowski, C. J., & Redder, G. E.* (2017, November). The contaminating effect of confession evidence on jurors judgments: Does it depend on defendant age? To be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wilcox, S. A., Stinson, B.,* & Najdowski, C. J. (2017, November) Superpredators or wayward youths?: Effects of race and gender on juvenile offender stereotypes. To be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

10 CYNTHIA J. NAJDOWSKI 10 Najdowski, C. J. (2017, May). A course Facebook group does not improve student engagement and success. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, Massachusetts. Springer, L. S., & Najdowski, C. J. (2017, May). Attribution-based persuasive messages promote deviant behavior. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, Massachusetts. Bernstein, K. M., Najdowski, C. J., & Breault, P. M. * (2016, March). Stereotype threat and social dominance in police-citizen encounters. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Atlanta, Georgia. Weintraub, J., & Najdowski, C. J. (2016, March). How juror gender and confession evidence affect empathy and trial outcomes for juvenile defendants. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Atlanta, Georgia. Hildebrand, M. M., & Najdowski, C. J. (2014, November). Evaluating Facebook as a teaching tool: Does it improve student engagement and success? Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, California. Najdowski, C. J., Dolgos, J. J.*, & Hildebrand, M. M. (2014, November). Race, stereotype threat, and paraverbal cues to deception in police encounters. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, California. Najdowski, C. J., & Stevenson, M. C. (2014, August). An integrative analysis of juvenile offenders and their treatment in the justice system. Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. Stevenson, M. C., & Najdowski, C. J. (2014, August). Perceptions of juvenile sex offenders who were sexually abused themselves. In C. J. Najdowski & M. C. Stevenson (Chairs), An integrative analysis of juvenile offenders and their treatment in the justice system. Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. Hildebrand, M. M., Najdowski, C. J., & Bottoms, B. L. (2014, March). Testing the generalizability of juvenile offender stereotypes: Are White girls perceived as wayward youths or superpredators? Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, New Orleans, Louisiana. Najdowski, C. J., & Bottoms, B. L. (2014, March). Jurors gender and attitudes toward intellectual disability: Effects on judgments in cases involving intellectually disabled juveniles. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, New Orleans, Louisiana. Najdowski, C. J. (2013, November). There's nothing like a man in uniform: Cuing stereotype relevance and triggering stereotype threat in African Americans. Invited presentation in A. Redlich (Chair), Miscarriages of Justice: Race, Alibis, and Admissions. Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia. Najdowski, C. J. (2013, March). Stereotype threat in police encounters: Why African Americans are targeted as criminal suspects. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Portland, Oregon. Najdowski, C. J., & Bottoms, B. L. (2012, November). Using social psychology to explain racial disparities in false confession rates. Invited presentation in S. Berkowitz (Chair), Broadening theory and methodology in innocence research. Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, Illinois. Noblitt, C. R.*, Najdowski, C. J., & Bottoms, B. L. (2012, November). African Americans' experiences of stereotype threat in police encounters: The influence of past criminal contacts. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, Illinois. Najdowski, C. J., Bottoms, B. L., Goff, P. A., & Spanton, J.* (2012, June). Minorities experiences of police encounters: Effects of racial/ethnic identity on stereotype threat and anxiety. Presented at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice Tenth Biennial International Conference, New York, New York.

11 CYNTHIA J. NAJDOWSKI 11 Najdowski, C. J., & Bottoms, B. L. (2012, May). Extending stereotype threat theory: Evidence of effects in police encounters. Presentation at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, Illinois. Najdowski, C. J., & Bottoms, B. L. (2012, March). Stereotype threat in police encounters: Explaining racial disparities in police stop rates. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Najdowski, C. J., Bottoms, B. L., Goff, P. A., & Spanton, J.* (2012, March). Do Hispanics experience stereotype threat in police encounters? Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Najdowski, C. J., Goff, P. A., & Bora, A.* (2011, August). Why experiencing racial profiling leads to anxiety in future police encounters: The mediating effects of trust in the police and stereotype threat. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. Najdowski, C. J., & Ullman, S. E. (2011, August). The effects of revictimization on coping and depression in women sexual assault victims. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. Stevenson, M. C., & Najdowski, C. J. (2011, August). Are sexually abused juvenile sex offenders perceived as particularly dangerous? Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. Ullman, S. E., & Najdowski, C. J. (2011, June). Problem drinking in women sexual assault survivors over 8 years: Effects of drinking to cope and tension-reduction expectancies. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Atlanta, Georgia. Najdowski, C. J., & Goff, P. A. (2011, March). A social psychological approach to understanding racial profiling: Stereotype threat in police encounters. Presentation at the 4th International Congress on Psychology and Law, Miami, Florida. Stevenson, M. C., Najdowski, C. J., & Wiley, T. R. A. (2011, March). Young adults understanding of juvenile sex offender registration laws. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Miami, Florida. Thompson, R., Wiley, T. R. A., Dancy, B., Najdowski, C. J., Wallis, J. R., & Perry, S. P. (2010, August). Intentions to seek mental health services in African American families. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, California. Ullman, S. E., Najdowski, C. J., & Adams, E. (2010, June). Women, Alcoholics Anonymous, and related mutual aid groups: Review and recommendations for research. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Antonio, Texas. Wallis, J., Wiley, T. R. A., Najdowski, C. J., & Thompson, R. (2010, April). What would that be like?: Urban African American youth s expectations of mental health services. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois. Wiley, T. R. A., Thompson, R., Wallis, J. R., Najdowski, C. J., Dancy, B., & Perry, S. P. (April, 2010). Effects of depression history on African American mothers perspectives on mental health service efficacy. Presentation at the Quality of Behavioral Healthcare: A Drive for Change through Research conference, Clearwater Beach, Florida. Najdowski, C. J., Stevenson, M. C., Salerno, J. M., Wiley, T. R. A., Bottoms, B. L., & Sorenson, K. M. (2010, March). Perceptions of abuse history as a cause of juvenile sex offending and support for registry laws. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Vancouver, Canada. (Received American Psychology-Law Society Student Section Outstanding Student Poster Award.) Stevenson, M. C., Najdowski, C. J., & Sorenson, K. M. (2010, March). Perceptions of juvenile sex offenders who were sexually abused themselves. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Vancouver, Canada. Wiley, T. R. A., Thompson, R., Najdowski, C. J., Wallis, J. R., & Dancy, B. (2010, March). Who I turn to: A qualitative study of self-identified sources of support among urban African American youth.

12 CYNTHIA J. NAJDOWSKI 12 Presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Najdowski, C. J., & Ullman, S. E. (2010, February). The effects of revictimization on coping in women adult sexual assault victims. Presentation at the National Summit on Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Across the Lifespan: Forging a Shared Agenda, Dallas, Texas. Ullman, S. E., & Najdowski, C. J. (2009, November). Prospective changes in attributions of self-blame and social reactions to women s disclosures of adult sexual assault. Presentation at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Atlanta, GA. Najdowski, C. J., & Ullman, S. E. (2009, August). Prospective effects of sexual victimization on PTSD and problem drinking. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada. Ullman, S. E., & Najdowski, C. J. (2009, June). Correlates of alcohol-related help-seeking following sexual assaults in community-residing women. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Diego, California. Najdowski, C. J., Bottoms, B. L., Vargas, M. C. *, & Cummens, M. L.* (2009, March). Understanding jurors perceptions of juvenile defendants: Effects of intellectual disability and confession evidence. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, San Antonio, Texas. Salerno, J. M., Stevenson, M. C., Bottoms, B. L., Wiley, T. R. A., Najdowski, C. J., Pimentel, P., & Vaca, Jr., R. A. (2009, March). Public support for juvenile sex offender registry laws: Reaction to threat or moral outrage? Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, San Antonio, Texas. Salerno, J. M., Stevenson, M. C., Bottoms, B. L., Najdowski, C. J., Wiley, T. R. A., Vaca, Jr., R. A., & Schmillen, R. A. (2009, February). Juvenile sex offender registry laws are motivated by perceptions of threat and desire to punish. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, Florida. Najdowski, C. J., Bottoms, B. L., Vargas, M. C.*, Khan, S.*, & Stevenson, M. C. (2008, August). Jurors perceptions of juvenile defendants in adult criminal court. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, Massachusetts. Najdowski, C. J., & Ullman, S. E. (2008, August). Predicting PTSD and self-rated recovery in adult sexual assault survivors. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, Massachusetts. Ullman, S. E., & Najdowski, C. J. (2008, June). Understanding the effects of alcohol-related sexual assaults: Characteristics and consequences. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Washington, D.C. Salerno, J. M., Stevenson, M. C., Najdowski, C. J., Wiley, T. R. A., & Bottoms, B. L. (2008, May). Beliefs about the effectiveness of juvenile sex offender registry laws in preventing child sexual abuse. Invited presentation at Protecting Children from Violence: Emerging Trends and Research, a pre-conference held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, Illinois. Ullman, S. E., & Najdowski, C. J. (2008, April). Correlates of suicidal ideation and attempts in adult female sexual assault survivors. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Boston, Massachusetts. Stevenson, M. C., Bottoms, B. L., Diamond, S. S., Najdowski, C. J., Stec, I., & Pimentel, P. (2008, March). Jurors discussions of a defendants childhood maltreatment during capital sentencing deliberations. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Jacksonville, Florida. Ullman, S. E., & Najdowski, C. J. (2008, February). Effects of multiple trauma types in sexual assault victims by race, class, and sexual orientation. Presentation at the Summit on Abuse and Violence in Relationships: Connecting Agendas and Forging New Directions, Bethesda, Maryland.

13 CYNTHIA J. NAJDOWSKI 13 Ullman, S. E., Najdowski, C. J., & Filipas, H. H. (2007, November). CSA, PTSD, and substance use as predictors of revictimization in rape victims. Presentation at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore, Maryland. Najdowski, C. J., Bottoms, B. L., Vargas, M. C.*, & Khan, S.* (2007, September). Jurors perceptions of intellectually disabled juvenile defendants in adult criminal court. Presentation at the OU/UTEP Conference on Interrogations and Confessions, El Paso, Texas. Najdowski, C. J., Bottoms, B. L., Epstein, M. A., & Badanek, M. J. (2007, August). Individual differences in women s suspicions of unremembered childhood abuse. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California. Ullman, S. E., & Najdowski, C. J. (2007, July). Revictimization as a moderator of psychosocial risk factors for problem drinking in female sexual assault survivors. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Chicago, Illinois. Torres, J. O.*, Najdowski, C. J., Bottoms, B. L., Epstein, M. A., & Badanek, M. J. (2007, May). Ethnic differences in child physical abuse: Incidence and identification as a victim. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois. Najdowski, C. J., Bottoms, B. L., Epstein, M. A., & Badanek, M. J. (2006, August). Understanding women s suspicions of unremembered childhood sexual and physical abuse. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. (Received American Psychological Association Division 37 Student Poster Award.) Bottoms, B. L., Najdowski, C. J., Stevenson, M. C., & Veilleux, J. C. (2006, March). The scholarship of teaching in the field of psychology and law. Presentation in B. M. Schwartz (Chair), Pedagogical approaches in the psychology and law classroom. Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, St. Petersburg, Florida. Hiltz, C. J., Shirley, M. C., McMullin, D., & Fink, G. (1999, November). Psychiatric symptoms, substance use, and pain: A comparison of fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis patients. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada.