Jennifer Jones's Curriculum Vitae

Dedicated psychology student with 4 years of experience in leadership training and 3 years of laboratory and field experience in Forensic Psychology as a Research Assistant. Work ethic is driven by a strong sense of purpose in assessing procedures and influencing policy change to protect the rights of all individuals and improve mental health care services. Developed written and verbal communication skills and goal-oriented mindset will contribute to the prolonged success of my employer.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Experiments on human subjects and vulnerable populations
• Entering and analyzing large amounts of data (SPSS, Excel)
• Conducting literature review research
• Administering psychological assessments
• Teamwork, leadership, and problem solving
• Empirical, professional, and creative writing (APA, MLA, Chicago; Microsoft Word, 275 CPM)
• Oral presentations (PowerPoint, Prezi, poster)

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Forensic Psychology

August 2018 – May 2020

California State University, Los Angeles, CA

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a Minor in Criminal Justice

September 2014 – May 2018

California State University, Los Angeles, CA

GPA: 3.796, magna cum laude

Eisen, M. L., Cedré, G. C., Olaguez, A. P., Jones, J. M. (2018). False memories of criminal conduct: How depicting the defendant as a dangerous gang-member can precipitate schematic-intrusions for evidence of past criminal behavior. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Eisen, M. L., Cedré, G. C., Williams, T., & Jones, J. M. (2018). Does anyone else look familiar? Influencing identification decisions by asking witnesses to reexamine the lineup. Law and Human Behavior, 42(4), 306-320. doi: 10.1037/lhb0000291

Jones, J. M., Eisen, M. L., & Williams, T. (2018). Abstract: Individual differences in eyewitness memory: Openness and witness performance at showups. WPA Ninety-Eighth Annual Convention. (ID: 1003).

Cedré, G. C., Jones, J. M., Williams, T., Eisen, M. L., Mendez, A., & Lacsamana, M. (2018). Abstract: How inducing a negative bias against a defendant can create false memories for evidence never presented at trial. WPA Ninety-Eighth Annual Conventiosn. (ID: 192).

Eisen, M. L., Skerrit-Perta, A., Jones, J. M., Owen, J., & Cedré, G. C. (2017). Pre-admonition suggestion in live showups: When witnesses learn that the cops caught ‘the’ guy. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 31(5), 520-529.  doi: 10.1002/acp.3349.

Jones, J. M., Cruz, T., Eisen, M. , Cedre, G., Diep, J., & Ruaro, B. (2016). Abstract: How inducing bias against the defendant at trial can create false memories in jurors. WPA Ninety-Seventh Annual Convention. (ID: 869).

Skerritt-Perta, A., Eisen, M. L., Jones, J. M. (2016). Abstract: Do witnesses perform differently when they think it’s real? Using a field-simulation paradigm to study showups in real-world conditions. WPA Ninety-Seventh Annual Convention. (ID: 499).

Owen, J., Eisen, M. L., Jones, J. M. (2016). Abstract: Examining the effect of subtle disconfirming feedback on eyewitness identifications. WPA Ninety-Seventh Annual Convention. (ID: 459).