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Gaining a better understanding of the factors that influence assessments of competency and credibility of the child witness (body-language, age, gender, perceived general competence of the child, personal characteristics, etc) and the impact of cross-examination.
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Gaining a better understanding of the factors that influence assessments of competency and credibility of the child witness (body-language, age, gender, perceived general competence of the child, personal characteristics, etc) and the impact of cross-examination.
Course outline
- Dr. Talwar and her McGill University team have been researching psychology, education and law to examine children's behaviour pertinent to child competency enquiries and witness testimony.
- Dr. Talwar's research has led her to examine deception detection strategies in children and adults. In one study adults saw video clips of children testifying in a mock court about a true or fabricated event in their lives. Adults were then asked to make an assessment of the truthfulness of the testimony, before and after cross-examination.
- The implications of the results of this study and other studies, in relation to the judicial system will be discussed. Video clips will be shown and participants will be asked to make their own assessments of credibility and lie-detection.
Profile of the Instructors
Dr. Victoria Talwar
Dr. Victoria Talwar is an Associate Professor at the Department of Education and Counseling at McGill University.
Her research has focused on children's abilities to give accurate and truthful reports, child witness credibility, and methods of improving the reliability and veracity of their reports.
She received her PhD in Developmental Psychology from Queen's University in 2003 before completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Southern California Law School. During this time she worked a the LA county Juvenile Central District, Edmund E. Edelman's Children Court (Dependency) with children who had been removed from the home by Department of Children and Family Services.
She has published over 20 articles in peer-reviewed psychology and law journals, presented numerous peer-review papers at professional conferences and received numerous research grants. Most recently, she was awarded the 2009 Society for Research in Child Development Early Career Research Contributions to Child Development Award.
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Dr. Victoria Talwar is an Associate Professor at the Department of Education and Counseling at McGill University.
Her research has focused on children's abilities to give accurate and truthful reports, child witness credibility, and methods of improving the reliability and veracity of their reports.
She received her PhD in Developmental Psychology from Queen's University in 2003 before completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Southern California Law School. During this time she worked a the LA county Juvenile Central District, Edmund E. Edelman's Children Court (Dependency) with children who had been removed from the home by Department of Children and Family Services.
She has published over 20 articles in peer-reviewed psychology and law journals, presented numerous peer-review papers at professional conferences and received numerous research grants. Most recently, she was awarded the 2009 Society for Research in Child Development Early Career Research Contributions to Child Development Award.
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Christine Saykaly
Christine Saykaly holds a Master's degree in Educational Psychology, a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Psychology and is currently completing her doctorate in School and Applied Child Psychology at McGill University.
Ms Saykaly has been the recipient of numerous Awards and Bursaries. She has frequently lectured on the topic of psychology in pre-school aged children and school-aged children and has participated in several research projects in this field.
More recently, Ms Saykaly has acted as Recruiter and coordinator for a longitudinal research project on children's lying behaviours as part of the Talwar Research group at McGill University. She has also served as a Teaching Assistant at Acadia Univerity in Nova Scotia and at McGill University in Psychology and Advanced Research Methods.
Ms Saykaly has published numerous articles in the field of child behavioural psychology as sole author or in conjunction with other specialists in her field, and in particular on the topic of child-witnesses.
Christine Saykaly holds a Master's degree in Educational Psychology, a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Psychology and is currently completing her doctorate in School and Applied Child Psychology at McGill University.
Ms Saykaly has been the recipient of numerous Awards and Bursaries. She has frequently lectured on the topic of psychology in pre-school aged children and school-aged children and has participated in several research projects in this field.
More recently, Ms Saykaly has acted as Recruiter and coordinator for a longitudinal research project on children's lying behaviours as part of the Talwar Research group at McGill University. She has also served as a Teaching Assistant at Acadia Univerity in Nova Scotia and at McGill University in Psychology and Advanced Research Methods.
Ms Saykaly has published numerous articles in the field of child behavioural psychology as sole author or in conjunction with other specialists in her field, and in particular on the topic of child-witnesses.
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