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Krista D. Forrest
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Professor of Psychology
Copeland Hall, Room 304E
(308) 865-8192
forrestk@unk.edu
Mailing address:
2507 11th Ave
Psychology Department, UNK
Kearney, NE 68849-5140
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Courses Regularly Taught
- General Psychology
- Human Development
- Psychology and Law
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- Adolescent Psychology
- Group Dynamics
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Research Interests
- Police Interrogation Strategies
- Jury Decision-Making
- Group Work in Academic Settings
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- Polygraph in Employment Screening and Police Settings
- Factors Influencing the Likelihood of False Confession
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Selected Publications
Forrest, K. D., Woody, W. D., Brady, S. E., Batterman, K. C., Stastny, B. J., & Bruns, J. A. False-Evidence Ploys and Interrogations: Mock Jurors' Perceptions of Ploy Type, Deception, Coercion, and Justification. Accepted pending revision, Behavioral Sciences and the Law.
Fritson, K. K., Forrest, K. D., & Bohl, M. L. (2011). Using reflective journaling in the college course. In R. L. Miller, E. Amsel, B. Kowalski, B. Beins, K. Keith, & B. Peden (Eds.). Promoting Student Engagement, Volume 1: Programs, Techniques and Opportunities. Syracuse, NY: Society for the Teaching of Psychology. Available from the STP website: http://www.teachpsych.org/teachpsych/pnpp/
Forrest, K. D., & Woody, W. D. (2010). Research and Practice Surrounding Jurors' Perceptions of Police Deception and Confession Evidence: A Reply to Wallace and Kellerman. The Jury Expert, 22 (6).
Forrest, K. D., & Woody, W. D. (2010). Police Deception during Interrogation and Its Surprising Influence on Jurors' Perceptions of Confession Evidence. The Jury Expert, 22 (6), 9-19.
Woody, W. D., Forrest, K. D., & Stewart, J. M. (2010). False confessions: The role of police deception in interrogation and jurors' perceptions of the techniques and their outcomes. A chapter in Crime, Types, Causes, and Victims, Nova Publications.
Woody, W. D., & Forrest, K. D. (2009). Effects of false-evidence ploys and expert testimony on jurors' verdicts, recommended sentences, and perceptions of confession evidence. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 29, 333-360.
Professional Memberships
- Rocky Mountain Psychological Association
- Sigma Xi
- Phi Kappa Phi
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- American Psychology - Law Society
- Member of Division 41 - Teaching of Psychology
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Honors and Awards
- Pratt-Heins Award for Teaching, 2011
- RMPA Early Career Award, 2007
- UNK Creative Teaching Award, 2003, 2005
- Society for the Teaching of Psychology Poster Award, 2002
- Charter Member of Phi Kappa Phi