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Forrest Fall 2011 

 Krista D. Forrest

Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Professor of Psychology

Copeland Hall, Room
(308) 865-8192
forrestk@unk.edu 

Mailing address:
2507 11th Ave
Psychology Department, UNK
Kearney, NE 68849-5140

 


Courses Regularly Taught 

  • General Psychology
  • Human Development
  • Psychology and Law
 
  • Adolescent Psychology
  • Group Dynamics
 

Research Interests 

  • Police Interrogation Strategies
  • Jury Decision-Making
  • Group Work in Academic Settings
 
  • Polygraph in Employment Screening and Police Settings
  • Factors Influencing the Likelihood of False Confession
 

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
 
  • American Psychology - Law Society
  • Member of Division 41 - Teaching of Psychology
 

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