I study the many ways in which research informs the legal system, and particularly how that relationship can be improved. This includes making sure law relies on the most transparent and reliable psychology, forensic science, criminology, and empirical legal research. In law, this often applies to expert evidence and law reform.

I’m also interested in broader questions, like what metaresearch tells us about how to build knowledge in a credible and efficient way.

Along with my work at ANU, I am the the former (2020-21) President of the Association for Interdisciplinary Meta-research and Open Science (AIMOS), and the inaugural registered reports editor for Forensic Science International: Synergy.

I have a PhD in Social Psychology from the University of British Columbia where I was a Killam Scholar and a JD from the University of Toronto. I also graduated cum laude from the University of Virginia with a BA in Psychology and Economics.

Prior to returning to academia, I practiced litigation at a large international law firm and was called to the bar in both New York and Ontario. Whenever feasible, I try to offer pragmatic solutions and guidance to the challenges faced by practicing lawyers. My research has been featured in the New York Times and Sydney Morning Herald.

When I conduct empirical research, I attempt to do so with open and reproducible scientific methods.