Selected Recent Publications
Eisen, M. L., Ying, R. C., Olmos, K., Edwards, J., Arbonies, M., Jeremiah, J. (2025). Testing a New Procedure to Administer Lineups to Witnesses in the Field to Eliminate Law Enforcement’s Reliance on the Use of Highly Suggestive Showups. Psychology, Public Policy and Law. Accepted for Publication August 3rd, 2025.
Swaby, M. Virgen, T., Dianat, A., Edwards, J., Olmos, K. & Eisen, M. L. (2025). Racial Identity as a Moderator of Same-Race Bias Among Hispanic Mock Jurors. Published online. February 20th, 2025. Psychology, Crime and Law.
Eisen, M. L., Olaguez, A., Ying, R. C., Cedré, G., Cunius, M. K., Dianat, A., & Jones, J. M. (2024). The biasing nature of gang evidence: Inducing memory errors for evidence of past criminal behavior. Psychology, Crime & Law. Advance online publication.
Eisen, M. L., Williams, T., Jones, J., Ying, R. (2022). Variations in the Encoding Conditions Can Affect Eyewitnesses’ Vulnerability to Suggestive Influence. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 36(6).
Eisen, M. L., Ying, R., Swaby, M., & Chui, C. (2022). Comparing Witness Performance in the Field versus the Lab: How Real-World Conditions Affect Eyewitness Decision Making. Law and Human Behavior. 46(3), 175-188.
Eisen, M. L. Jones, J. J., Ying, R., Williams, T & Ristrom, R. (2022) Misidentifying an Innocent Suspect Can Alter Witness Recollections of the Perpetrator’s Face. Psychology, Crime and Law. Published Online, April, 2022.
Goldfarb, D., Goodman, G. S., Wang, Y., Fisher, R., Vidales, D., Gonzalves, L., Hartment, D., Qin, J.J., Eisen , M. L. (in press). Adults, Memory for a Maltreatment-Related Childhood Experience: Interview Protocols. Clinical Psychological Science. Published online, April 2022.
Eisen, M. L., Goodman, G. S., Deip, J, Lacsamana, M, Ristrom,. L., Qin, J. (2021). Disclosures of Sexual and Physical Abuse Across Repeated Interviews. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. 30(8), 932-352.
Wu, Y., Goodman, G. S., Goldfarb, D., Wang, Y., Vidales, D., Brown, L, Qin, JJ., Eisen, M. L. (2021). Memory Accuracy after 20 Years for Interviews about Child Maltreatment. Child Maltreatment. 7(2), 381-396
Eisen, M. L. Smith, A. M. Bohanon, L., Lacsamana, M. Monarrez, V., & Wall, R. W. (2019). Testing a modified procedure for Conducting Showups with Eyewitnesses. Police Chief Magazine.
Eisen, M. L., Frenda, S., Jones, J. M., Williams, T (2020) How Exposure to Social Media Affects Eyewitness Memory. The Champion
Eisen, M. L., Cedre, G., 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
Eisen, M.L., Goodman, G. S., Deip, J, Lacsamana, M, Goldfarb, D., Olami, J, & Quas, J. (2019). Effects of social support on Maltreated and At-Risk Children’s Memory and Suggestibility. The International Journal of Child Maltreatment. 2(2) 55-78.
Goldfarb, D., Goodman, G. S., Larson, R., Eisen, M. L. & Qin, J. (2019). Long-Term Memory in Adults Exposed to Childhood Violence: Remembering Genital Contact Nearly 20 Years Later. Clinical Psychological Science. 7(2) 381-396.
Eisen M. L., Smith, A., Olaguez, A. & Perta-Skeritt, A. (2017). Showups Conducted by Law Enforcement in the Field: Comparing Witness Performance in the Field Versus the Lab. Psychology, Public Policy and the Law. 23(1), 1-22.
Eisen, M. L., Gabbert, F., Ying, R., & Williams, J. (2017). “I Think He Had A Tattoo On His Neck”: How Co-Witness Discussions About A Perpetrator’s Description Can Affect Eyewitness Identification Decisions. Journal of Applied Memory and Cognition. 6(3) 274-282.
Eisen M. L., & Skerrit-Perta, A. Owen, J., Cedre, & Jones, J. (2017). Pre-admonition Suggestion in Live Showups: When witnesses learn the cops believe they caught ‘the’ guy. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 31(5), 520-529.
Goldfarb, D., Goodman, G. S., Larson, R. P., Gonzalez, A., & Eisen, M. L. (2017). Putting children’s memory and suggestibility in their place: An analysis considering person, topic, and context. In H. Otgaar, & M. L. Howe (Eds.), Cambridge: Oxford University Press. Finding the Truth in the Courtroom: Dealing with Deception, Lies, and Memories.
Eisen, M. L. & Dodson, B, & Olaguez., A (2015). How Prejudicial is Gang Evidence? Washington College of Law, Criminal Law Practitioner.
Eisen, M. L. Dodson, B. & Dohi, G. (2014). Probative or Prejudicial: Can Gang Evidence Trump Reasonable Doubt? UCLA Law Review, Discourse
Eisen, M.L., Lorber, B., Perez, C, & Uchishiba, H. (2013). Using an Individual Differences Approach to Examine Two Distinct Types of Suggestibility Effects. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 27(2), 2-11.
Eisen, M. L., Wandrey, L., Drachman, D., Clement, A Groskop, C, and Enoch, R. (2012). Examining the Prejudicial Effects of Gang Evidence on Jurors. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 13(1).
Chae, Y., Goodman, G. S., Eisen, M. L., and Qin, J. J. (2011). Event memory and suggestibility in abused and neglected children: Trauma-related psychopathology and cognitive functioning. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 110, 520- 538.
Eisen, M. L. (2009). A review of Haunted by Combat: Understanding PTSD in war veterans. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 51(4), 409-410.
Eisen, M. L., Oustinovskaya, M. & Kistroian, V., Mickes, L. and Morgan, D. M. (2008). The effect of question format on event memory and suggestibility. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. 56(2), 198-213.
Sayfan, L., Mitchell, E. B., Goodman, G. S., Eisen, M.L. & Qin, J. J. (2008) Children’s expressed emotions when disclosing maltreatment. Child Abuse and Neglect. 32 (11), 1026-1036.
Eisen, M. L., & Goodman, G. S., Qin, J. & Davis S. L. (2007). Maltreated Children’s Memory: Accuracy, Suggestibility and Psychopathology. Developmental Psychology. 43(6) 1279-1294.
Eisen, M. L., Morgan, D. M, & Mickes, L. (2002). Individual differences in eyewitness memory: Examining relations between acquiescence, attention and resistance to misleading information. Personality and Individual Differences.33(4), 553-571.
Ghetti, S., Goodman, G. S. Eisen, M. L. Qin, J. J., & Davis., S. L. (2002). Consistency in children’s reports of sexual and physical abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect. 26(9), 977-995.
Eisen, M. L., & Goodman, G. S., Qin, J. & Davis S. L. (2002). Memory and suggestibility in maltreated children: Age stress arousal, dissociation, & Psychopathology. Journal of Experimental and Child Psychology. 83 (3), 167-212.
Eisen, M. L., Morgan, D. M, & Mickes, L. (2002). Individual differences in eyewitness memory: Examining relations between acquiescence, attention and resistance to misleading information. Personality and Individual Differences.33(4), 553-571.
Eisen, M. L. & Winograd, G. (2001). Individual differences in eyewitness suggestibility. Eisen, M. L., Quas, J & Goodman, G. S. Memory and Suggestibility in the Forensic Interview. (Eds.), Cambridge MA:Earlbaum.
Eisen, M. L. & Lynn, S. J. (2001). Dissociation and memory in adults and children. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 15(7), 49-74.
Eisen, M. L., & Goodman, G. S., Qin, J. & Davis S. L. (1999). Individual Differences in maltreated children’s memory and suggestibility. In L. Williams, (Ed.), Trauma and Memory, (pp. 163-189) London: Sage.
Eisen, M. L., & Goodman, G. S., Qin, J. & Davis S. L. (1998). The impact of dissociation on maltreated children’s memory and suggestibility. Psychological Hypnosis.
Eisen, M. L., & Goodman, G. S., (1998). Trauma, memory, and Suggestibility in children. Development and Psychopathology. 10, 717-738.
Eisen, M. L., & Goodman, G. S., Qin, J. & Davis S. L. (1998). Memory and suggestibility in maltreated children: New Research relevant to evaluating allegations of abuse (163-189). In S. J. Lynn, (Ed.), Truth in Memory, New York: Guilford.
Eisen, M. L., & Carlson, E, B., (1998). Individual differences in suggestibility: Examining the effects of dissociation, absorption and a history of child abuse. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 12, 47-61.
Eisen, M. L. (1996). The relationship between memory, suggestibility and hypnotic responsivity. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 39(2) 126-137.
Eisen, M. L., and Macur-Brousil, R. (1995). Ethical and Practical issues in the assessment of allegations of sexual abuse. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 4(4), 123-128
