APA Handbook of Forensic Psychology

Brian L. Cutler, PhD, earned a doctorate degree in social psychology from the University of Wisconsin amp ndash Madison in 987. He served on the faculties of Florida International University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He currently serves as professor and associate dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. Dr. Cutler's primary area of research is forensic psychology. He is the editor of Reform of Eyewitness Identification Procedures, Conviction of the Innocent: Lessons From Psychological Research, Expert Testimony on the Psychology of Eyewitness Identification, and the Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law. He is also the author or coauthor of four books 25 chapters in edited volumes and 7 articles in peer-reviewed psychology, social psychology, psychology-law, and law journals. Dr. Cutler has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in introductory psychology, social psychology, psychology-law, research methods, professional writing, and professional development. He has trained undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students in psychology-law research. He has also served as a mentor to junior faculty members, providing professional development guidance and advice. Dr. Cutler served as editor-in-chief of Law and Human Behavior, the journal of the American Psychology-Law Society, from 2 5 to 2 . He also served as president-elect, president, and immediate past president of the American Psychology-Law Society from 2 to 2 3. He has taught continuing legal education courses on psychology-law topics to attorneys in the United States and has served as a consultant and expert witness in cases involving eyewitness identification and false confessions in the United States and Canada.
 
Patricia A. Zapf, PhD, earned a doctorate degree in clinical forensic psychology from Simon Fraser University in Canada and is currently a professor in the Department of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York. She was recently elected president of the American Psychology-Law Society, and she is the editor of the American Psychology-Law Society book series and the associate editor of Law and Human Behavior. Dr. Zapf is the author of eight books and manuals and more than 85 articles and chapters, mainly on the assessment and conceptualization of criminal competencies. She was appointed Fellow of APA and Distinguished Member of the American Psychology-Law Society in 2 for outstanding contributions to the field of law and psychology for her work in competency evaluation. In addition to her academic endeavors, Dr. Zapf serves as a consultant to various criminal justice and policy organizations and has a private practice in forensic assessment. She has conducted more than 2,5 forensic evaluations in the United States and Canada and has served as an expert witness in a number of cases, including the competency hearing of Jose Padilla. Dr. Zapf is the author of Best Practices in Forensic Mental Health Assessment: Evaluation of Competence to Stand Trial editor of Forensic Assessments in Criminal and Civil Law: A Handbook for Lawyers and associate editor of the Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law. She served on the National Judicial College's Mental Competency: Best Practices Model panel of experts and travels throughout the United States and internationally to train legal and mental health professionals on best practices in forensic evaluation.