Associate Professor of Psychology California State University, Fullerton Psychology Department Office (657) 278-3496 E-Mail: iblandon-gitlin@fullerton.edu Education Ph.D. August 2005, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA. Thesis: Detecting Deception: Content Analysis of Accounts of True and Suggested Events M.A B.A. May 2001, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA. Thesis: Detecting Deception in Children: The Effects of Event Familiarity on Criteria-Based Content Analysis June 1997, California State University, Northridge, CA. Research Project: The Effects of Taboo Words on Bilinguals' Stroop Test Performance Research: Current Focus Eyewitness Identification and False Memory: This research investigates forensically relevant factors affecting the accuracy of memory for people and events. Researchers have identified a number of factors that affect the accuracy of people s memories and their reports. My lab focuses on investigating the interaction of these factors, such as the relationship between cross-race identification and suggestive procedures. We also assess potential differences in the memorial characteristics of true and imagined memories to inform on better methods to discriminate between these representations. Deception: As humans ability to detect lies is generally very poor there is a need for empirically based methods to improve lie detection in applied settings. My current research focuses on investigating mental processes involved in lying that may be different from truth telling. The goal is to better understand deceptive behavior and develop approaches that undermine that behavior. My research also assesses the validity of verbal methods to detect deception. Confessions: Researchers have identified a number of factors that may place innocent individuals at risk for false confessions. Based on our recent findings on jurors misconceptions about interrogation tactics and confession evidence, current research in my lab investigates whether safeguards at the trial level (e.g., expert testimony) protect against wrongful convictions. We are also investigating dispositional risk factors (e.g., cultural background) that may contribute to the likelihood of false confessions. Research: Publications Hauch, V., Blandón-Gitlin, I., Masip, J. y Sporer, S. L. (2012). Linguistic cues to deception assessed by computer programs: A meta-analysis. En E. Fitzpatrick, J. Bachenko y T. Fornaciari (Eds.), Proceedings of the workshop on computational approaches to deception detection (pp. 1-4). Stroudsburg, PA: Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL). Blandón-Gitlin, I. & Gerkens, D. R. (2010). The effects of photographs and event plausibility in creating false beliefs. Acta Psychologica, 135, 330-334.
Page 2 Pezdek, K. & Blandón-Gitlin, I. (2010). Imagining implausible events does not lead to false autobiographical memories. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 25, 341-343. Blandón-Gitlin, I., Sperry, K., Leo, R.A. (2010). Jurors believe interrogation tactics are not likely to elicit false confessions: Would expert testimony inform them otherwise? Psychology, Crime and Law, 17, 239-260. Segal, N.L., & Blandón-Gitlin, I. (2010) Twins switched at birth: A case from the Canary Islands. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 13, 155-119. Blandón-Gitlin, I. & Pezdek, K. (2009). Children s memory: Suggestibility, false memory, and individual differences. In Bottoms, B. L., Najdowski, C. J., & Goodman, G. S. (Eds.), Children as victims, witnesses, and offenders: Psychological science and the law, 57-80. New York: Guilford Press. Blandón-Gitlin, I., Pezdek, K., Lindsay, S.D., & Hagan, L. (2009). Criteria-Based Content Analysis of true and suggested accounts of events. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 23, 901-917. Pezdek, K & Blandón-Gitlin, I. (2009). Planting false memories for childhood sexual abuse only happens to emotionally disturbed people not me and my friends. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 23, 162-169. Pezdek, K., Blandón-Gitlin, I. & Gabbay, P. (2006). Imagination and memory: Does imagining implausible events lead to false autobiographical memories? Psychonomic, Bulletin & Review, 13, 764-769. Pezdek, K, Blandón-Gitlin, I., Lam, S., Ellis-Hart, R., & Schooler, J. (2006). Is knowing believing? The role of event plausibility and background knowledge. Memory and Cognition, 34, 1628-1635. Blandón-Gitlin, I. & Pezdek, K., Rogers, M. & Brodie, L (2005). Detecting deception in children: An experimental study of the effect of event familiarity on CBCA ratings. Law and Human Behavior, 29, 187-197. Pezdek, K, & Blandón-Gitlin, I. (2005). When is an intervening lineup most likely to affect eyewitness identification accuracy? Legal and Criminological Psychology, 10, 247-263. Pezdek, K., Morrow, A. & Blandón-Gitlin, I., Goodman, G. S., Quas, J. A., et al. (2004). Detecting deception in children: the effects of event familiarity on Criterion-Based Content Analysis ratings. Journal of Applied Psychology, 89, 119-126
Page 3 Pezdek, K., Blandón-Gitlin, I. & Moore, C. (2003). Children s face recognition memory: More evidence for the Cross-Race Effect. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88, 760-763. Research: Manuscripts Under Review and in Preparation Blandón-Gitlin, I., Pezdek, K., Saldivar, S., & Steelman, E. (submitted). Oxytocin eliminates the Own-Race Bias in face recognition memory. Blandón-Gitlin, I., Arrieta, B., Gombos, V., & Mayberry, E. (submitted). A repeated questioning interview strategy induces cognitive load and improves lie detection. Blandón-Gitlin, I. & Pezdek, K. (under revision). Reference group and event plausibility affects autobiographical Beliefs. Hauch, V., Blandón-Gitlin, I., Masip, J. & Sporer, S. L. (in preparation). Linguistic Cues to Deception Assessed by Computer Programs: A Meta-Analysis. Presentations: Invited Blandón-Gitlin, I. (2012, February). Interrogations & False Confessions: Conclusions from Psychological Science. Invited talk given at the Criminal Law Seminar of the Private Defenders of California, Inc, Woodland Hills, Ca. Blandón-Gitlin, I. (2011, August). The cognition of lying: Implications for detecting deception. Invited talk given at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, Georgia. Blandón-Gitlin, I. (2011, June). Familiarity and Suggestibility: Factors Affecting Criteria-Based Content Analysis. Invited talk given at the University of Giessen, Germany. Blandón-Gitlin, I. (2009, November). Jurors believe interrogation tactics are not likely to elicit false confessions: will expert witness testimony inform them otherwise? Invited Paper presented at the Claremont Conference on Empirical Legal Studies, Claremont, California. Presentations: (Representative) Professional Conferences Hauch, V., Blandón-Gitlin, I., Masip, J. & Sporer, S. L. (2012). Linguistic Cues to Deception Assessed by Computer Programs: A Meta-Analysis. Paper presented at the meetings of the (a) American Psychological-Law Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico (March), (b) European Association of Computer Linguistics, Avignon, France (April). Blandón-Gitlin, I. (2011). A repeated questioning interview strategy increases cognitive load and improves lie detection. Paper presented at the meetings of the (a) Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, New, York, NY (June), (b) Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, California (April), (c) American Psychological-Law Society, Miami, Florida (March).
Page 4 Blandón-Gitlin, I. & Pezdek, K. (2009, July). Event plausibility affect autobiographical beliefs but plausible to who? Paper presented at the biennial conference of the Society of Applied Research on Memory and Cognition, Kyoto, Japan. Blandón-Gitlin, I. & Pezdek, K. (2009, March). Social identity affects perceived plausibility and autobiographical beliefs. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Law Society, San Antonio, TX. Blandón-Gitlin, I. (2007, July). The role of photographs and event plausibility in false beliefs. Paper presented at the biennial conference of the Society of Applied Research on Memory and Cognition, Lewiston, ME. Blandón-Gitlin, I. (2007, March). The effects of photographs on memories for recent and distant false events. Paper presented at the "On the Witness Stand" conference held at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY. Blandón-Gitlin, I. & Sperry, K. (2006, March). What jurors know about confession evidence and the effect of Expert Witness testimony. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Law Society, St Petersburg, FL. Blandón-Gitlin, I. & Pezdek, K. (2005, March). Detecting deception: Criterion-Based Content Analysis scores for real and suggested memories of events. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Law Society, La Jolla, California. Blandón-Gitlin, I. & Pezdek, K. (2004, March). Detecting deception in children: the effects of event familiarity on Criterion Based Content Analysis ratings. Paper presented at the meeting of American Psychology-Law Society, Scottsdale, Arizona. Blandón-Gitlin, I. & Pezdek, K. (2002, April). The suggestive influence of an intervening lineup on cross-race eyewitness memory. Paper presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, Irvine, California. Courses Taught Legal Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Laboratory in Cognitive Psychology, Introduction to Psychology, Contemporary Memory Research, Sensation and Perception.
Page 5 Awards/Grants/Honors California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton Faculty Research Mini-Grant ($5,400). Humanities and Social Sciences Outstanding Untenured Faculty Award ($2,000). 2011 University Missions and Goals Grant ($8,400) 2011 California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton Untenured Faculty Mini-Grant ($5,000). California State University, Fullerton, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Summer Stipend ($3,000). California State University, Fullerton: Untenured Faculty Mini-Grant ($4,200); College of Humanities and Social Sciences Summer Stipend ($3,000). California State University, Fullerton: Untenured Faculty Mini-Grant ($5,000); Department of Psychology- Institutional Research Grant One Course Release; College of Humanities and Social Sciences- One Course Release; College of Humanities and Social Sciences Summer Stipend ($3,000). California State University, Fullerton: Untenured Faculty Mini-Grant ($4,800); Department of Psychology- Institutional Research Grant One Course Release. Haynes Foundation Dissertation Grant ($11,000). 2004-2005 American Psychological Association, Minority Mental Health Research Training Grant ($50,000). 2012 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2000-2003 Member, Sigma Xi Honor Society in Science, the Claremont Colleges. 2001 Psychology Department Fellowship Award, Claremont Graduate University 1999-2002 Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholarship, California State University. 1997-1998 Affiliations/Memberships Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) American Psychological-Law Society (AP-LS), Division 41 of the American Psychological Association Western Psychological Association (WPA) American Psychological Science (APS) American Psychological Association (APA) Society of Judgment and Decision Making (SJDM) References available upon request.