Assistant Professor |
Primary Concentration:Clinical Psychology
Contact Information:Office: Gordon Palmer 255A
Phone: 205-348-7908 FAX: 205-348-8648 E-Mail: jennifer.m.cox@ua.edu |
Secondary Concentration:Psychology-Law
Courses:PY105: Honors Introduction to Psychology
PY451: Undergraduate Research PY609: Psychological Assessment I PY609: Psychological Assessment II |
Psychology and Legal Decision Making Research Lab
**Dr. Cox will be taking a student to begin Fall 2017**
Research Interests
My research can be described as an investigation of the interplay between psychological assessment and the legal system. More specifically, my work can be regarded as addressing (1) individual biases and how these impact juror decision making, (2) the conceptualization and assessment of psychopathic personality (psychopathy), (3) how legal decision makers understand and consider psychopathy evidence during the trial process, and (4) how gender and sexuality are considered by legal decision makers.
Select Publications
Cox, J., Edens, J.F., Rulseh, A., & Clark, J.W. (2016). Juror perceptions of psychopathy interpersonal-affective traits predict sentence severity in a white collar criminal case. Psychology, Crime & Law.
Cox, J. & Kopkin, M.R. (2016). Defendant and victim sex, sexism, and decision making in an ambiguous assault case. Women & Criminal Justice.
Edens, J.F., Penson, B., Ruchensky, J., Cox, J., & Smith, S.T. (2016). Inter-rater reliability of Violence Risk Appraisal Guide scores provided in Canadian criminal proceedings. Psychological Assessment.
Edens, J.F., Cox, J., Smith, S.T., DeMatteo, D.S., & Sorman, K. (2015). How reliable are Psychopathy Checklist-Revised scores in Canadian criminal trials? A case law review. Psychological Assessment 27, 447-456.
DeMatteo, D., Edens, J.F., Galloway, M., Cox, J., Smith, S.T., Koller, J.P., Bersoff, B. (2014). Investigating the role of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised in United States case law. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 20, 96-107.
Ruiz, M.A., Cox, J., Magyar, M.S., & Edens, J.F. (2014). Predictive validity of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) for identifying criminal reoffending following completion of an in-jail addiction treatment program. Psychological Assessment, 26, 673-678.
DeMatteo, D., Edens, J. F., Galloway, M., Cox, J., Smith, S. T., & Formon, D. (2013). The role and reliability of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised in U.S. sexually violent predator evaluations: A case law survey. Law and Human Behavior, 38, 248-255.
Cox, J., Clark, J.C., Edens, J.F., Smith, S.T., & Magyar, M. (2013). Jury panel member perceptions of interpersonal-affective traits of psychopathy predict support for execution in a capital murder trial simulation. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 31, 411-428.
Edens, J.F., Clark, J., Smith, S., Cox, J., & Kelley, S. (2013). Bold, smart, dangerous and evil: Perceived correlates of core psychopathic traits among jury panel members. Personality and Mental Health, 7, 143-153.
Cox, J., Edens, J.F., Magyar, M.S., Lilienfeld, S.O., Douglas, K., & Poythress, N. (2013). Using the Psychopathic Personality Inventory to identify subtypes of Antisocial Personality Disorder. Journal of Criminal Justice, 41, 125-134.
Edens, J.F., & Cox, J. (2012). Examining the prevalence and impact of evidence regarding antisocial personality and psychopathy in capital cases. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 30, 239-255.
Cox, J., DeMatteo, D.S., & Foster, E. (2010). The role of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised in capital cases: Mock jurors’ response to the label of psychopathy. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 28, 878- 891.
Cox, J. & Kopkin, M.R. (2016). Defendant and victim sex, sexism, and decision making in an ambiguous assault case. Women & Criminal Justice.
Edens, J.F., Penson, B., Ruchensky, J., Cox, J., & Smith, S.T. (2016). Inter-rater reliability of Violence Risk Appraisal Guide scores provided in Canadian criminal proceedings. Psychological Assessment.
Edens, J.F., Cox, J., Smith, S.T., DeMatteo, D.S., & Sorman, K. (2015). How reliable are Psychopathy Checklist-Revised scores in Canadian criminal trials? A case law review. Psychological Assessment 27, 447-456.
DeMatteo, D., Edens, J.F., Galloway, M., Cox, J., Smith, S.T., Koller, J.P., Bersoff, B. (2014). Investigating the role of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised in United States case law. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 20, 96-107.
Ruiz, M.A., Cox, J., Magyar, M.S., & Edens, J.F. (2014). Predictive validity of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) for identifying criminal reoffending following completion of an in-jail addiction treatment program. Psychological Assessment, 26, 673-678.
DeMatteo, D., Edens, J. F., Galloway, M., Cox, J., Smith, S. T., & Formon, D. (2013). The role and reliability of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised in U.S. sexually violent predator evaluations: A case law survey. Law and Human Behavior, 38, 248-255.
Cox, J., Clark, J.C., Edens, J.F., Smith, S.T., & Magyar, M. (2013). Jury panel member perceptions of interpersonal-affective traits of psychopathy predict support for execution in a capital murder trial simulation. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 31, 411-428.
Edens, J.F., Clark, J., Smith, S., Cox, J., & Kelley, S. (2013). Bold, smart, dangerous and evil: Perceived correlates of core psychopathic traits among jury panel members. Personality and Mental Health, 7, 143-153.
Cox, J., Edens, J.F., Magyar, M.S., Lilienfeld, S.O., Douglas, K., & Poythress, N. (2013). Using the Psychopathic Personality Inventory to identify subtypes of Antisocial Personality Disorder. Journal of Criminal Justice, 41, 125-134.
Edens, J.F., & Cox, J. (2012). Examining the prevalence and impact of evidence regarding antisocial personality and psychopathy in capital cases. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 30, 239-255.
Cox, J., DeMatteo, D.S., & Foster, E. (2010). The role of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised in capital cases: Mock jurors’ response to the label of psychopathy. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 28, 878- 891.
