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CONGRATULATIONS Lauren Meaux, Stephanie Chambers, and all of the UA PY-Law graduates!!

8/9/2022

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The PLDM lab is SO PROUD of Lauren Meaux Tykol, who graduated on August 6th and is officially Dr. Meaux!!! We are also thrilled for the brilliant and wonderful friend-of-the-lab, Stephanie Chambers, the graduating PY-LAW cohort, and all of the UA Psych Department grads! Cheers!!!
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Dr. Hillary Dorman and Dr. Lauren Meaux with Dr. Cox at the graduation ceremony!
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2022 PY-LAW graduates and faculty
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Join us for the April 14th SBHLI Research Networking Event!

3/27/2022

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Are you conducting impactful research on behavioral health in legal contexts? Are you seeking collaborators to generate meaningful research programs?  
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The Southern Behavioral Health and Law Initiative (SBHLI) is excited to host a research networking event! Come for food and stay to hear UA researchers and SBHLI members present their current projects and future collaboration opportunities. Researchers and practitioners at any career stage who are interested in behavioral health, criminal justice, law enforcement, public policy, or the law will learn about interdisciplinary research programs and connect with other UA community members working in this space.  

Join us on Thursday, April 14th from 4:30 to 6:30 at Hotel Capstone. If you are interested in attending this event, please RSVP at your earliest convenience HERE!  
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AP-LS 2022!!

3/20/2022

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From March 17-19, Dr. Cox and lab members attended the American Psychology-Law Society annual conference in beautiful Denver, Colorado (#APLS2022). Hannah Lind gave a presentation on confirmation bias in prosecutorial decision making, Haylie Stewart gave her first ever(!) APLS presentation on social dominance orientation and gendered legislation, and Liz MacNeil gave TWO presentations on 1) prosecutorial discretion in sex work cases and, 2) psychopathic traits and plea bargaining. Dr. Cox paired with work-wife, Dr. Kois, and researchers from Fulton Co., GA, the University of Virginia, and Denver University, to present a symposium on the national (in)competency crisis. 

So many UA grad students were involved in the conference - check out the conference program at  https://www.dropbox.com/s/agn7zl214efodso/AP-LS%202022%20Full%20Program.pdf?dl=0
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Haylie Stewart, Liz MacNeil, Dr. Cox, and Hannah Lind at the 2022 APLS conference.
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#LabAwesome member gets MARRIED!

3/20/2022

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A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to lab alum, Marissa Stanziani, who married fellow UA alum, Keisha Carden, in New Orleans on March 12, 2022! Other UA and #LabAwesome alumni attended the celebration, including Adam Coffey, Liz Bownes, and Rachel deLacy (who served as an attendant!). In what will absolutely be one of the top 5 moments of her life, Dr. Cox officiated the wedding and was honored to harness the power vested in her by Ruth Bader Ginsberg to announce the beautiful brides wife and wife! Cheers to the beautiful couple!
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CONGRATULATIONS LIZ!

3/20/2022

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HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Liz MacNeil. On March 8, Liz successfully defended her thesis project, "The Effect of Gender Identity and Gender Role Attitudes in Prosecutorial Decision-Making in a Case of Prostitution." Liz found mock prosecutor gender role attitudes impact case processing decisions in a case of prosecution. We are SO PROUD of Liz!
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Congratulations Dr. Meaux!

8/5/2021

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Lauren Meaux successfully defended her dissertation titled, "Forensic Evaluators' Individual Differences and Mental State at the Time of the Offense Opinions!"

To celebrate, we found this amazing picture of her on MYSPACE.  

We are so proud of this rock star!

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JOIN US for the Tuscaloosa Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health Summit!

6/10/2021

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Throughout the U.S., criminal justice and behavioral health stakeholders are allocating increasing attention, time, and resources to behavioral health crisis response and jail diversion. In January 2021, a team of stakeholders from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Police Department, Indian Rivers Behavioral Health, DCH North Harbor, and NorthStar EMS first joined with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to identify the Tuscaloosa community's barriers to much-needed crisis services, particularly for community members with serious behavioral health problems and contact with law enforcement, and to develop creative solutions to address these community-wide issues. Technical Assistance provided by SAMHSA has been invaluable and we are eager to further engage the community in this process. Complimentary parking and continental breakfast. The event will also be live streamed for those wishing to attend virtually. 
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UA's Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health Initiative (CJBHI) brings together researchers across the UA campus in areas related to criminal justice, policing, forensic mental health and health disparities, and public policy. With ALRI's support, the CJBHI is pleased to host this event for the Tuscaloosa community.

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Hannah Lind defends thesis project!!!

4/29/2021

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CONGRATULATIONS to Hannah, who successfully defended her thesis project, "Investigating Prosecutorial Tunnel Vision: An Examination of Confirmation Bias in Prosecutors’ Evaluations of Criminal Case Evidence." Hannah's project explored confirmation bias and decision making within the context of a criminal case. Publication forthcoming!
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Lauren Meaux and Dr. Cox published in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice!

4/20/2021

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Cox, J., *Meaux, L. T., Kois, L., Jensen, C. (2021). Now see this? Forensic evaluator opinions regarding direct observation when evaluating competency to proceed. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice.

Despite ample best practice recommendations for competency to proceed (CTP) evaluations, direct observation of defendant-attorney interactions is an unstudied methodological technique for assessing defendants’ abilities to assist and consult with their attorneys. This study surveyed 57 forensic evaluators regarding their history and opinions of direct observation as a component of CTP evaluations. Overall, results indicated the majority of forensic evaluators had engaged in direct observation on at least one occasion, with some practicing this approach in up to 85% of their evaluations. A minority endorsed or expressed concerns regarding this practice (e.g., third-party effects, violations of attorney-client privilege). Results of this study provide a preliminary indication of how evaluators perceive the potential utility and hazards of direct observation. In response, we offer a framework for approaching direct observation and highlight the need for additional research examining the impact of this methodological technique for CTP evaluations.

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Liz Bownes Matched for internship at the Little Rock VA!!

3/22/2021

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Haylie Stewart Joined #LabAwesome!! HOORAY!!

3/8/2021

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Haylie will be starting The University of Alabama's Clinical Psychology PhD program in August! Love her Alabama shirt as much as we do? Check out her Etsy shop!
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Marissa Stanziani, Adam Coffey, Liz Bownes, Lauren Meaux, and Dr. Cox Published in Sexuality Research and Social Policy!

2/26/2021

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Cox, J.,  *Stanziani, M., *Coffey, C. A., *Bownes, E., Brooks-Holliday, S. F., & *​Meaux, L.T. (2021). “Your rights end where mine begin:” A mixed-methods study of Moral Foundations Theory and support for bathroom bills. Sexuality Research and Social Policy.

As nearly half U.S. states have considered legislation that would restrict public restroom usage based on sex, in recent years this issue has come to the forefront of public discourse. To inform this policy, it is imperative to examine opinions regarding bathroom bills and how these opinions are shaped by individual differences. The current mixed-methods study examined the relationship between Moral Foundations Theory, bathroom bill opinions, and participant perceptions of their own support and opposition to this type of legislation. Undergraduate students at a large U.S. public university completed the Moral Foundations Questionnaire and indicated their opinion of a hypothetical bathroom bill. Subsequently, researchers interviewed 22 participants from this group about their perceptions of this bill and the factors that shaped these opinions. Approximately two-thirds of participants supported instituting a hypothetical bathroom bill. Regardless of political affiliation, the moral pillars Purity/Sanctity and Authority/Respect were associated with support for the bill and Care/Harm predicted opposition to the bill. Qualitative analyses of participant interviews provided further understanding of why participants supported (e.g., safety, fear, sacrifice) or opposed (e.g., equality, bill is unnecessary/impractical to implement) the bill. Participants acknowledged their opinions of the bill were likely shaped by personal relationships (e.g., with family members, friends) and their experiences (e.g., traveling, parochial education). The data suggest Moral Foundations Theory may be one framework to
understand differences in opinions regarding bathroom bill legislation.
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Lauren Meaux and Dr. Cox Published in Psychology, Public Policy, and Law!

2/26/2021

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Kois, L., *Meaux, L.T., Cox, J., & Kelley, S. (2021). Evaluators' experiences with combined competence to proceed and mental state evaluations. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law.

Combined evaluations of competence to proceed (CTP) and mental state at the time of the offense (MSO) are commonplace, yet underexamined in the literature. Given the high stakes faced by defendants and substantial arguments that can be made for and against combined evaluations, it is imperative that we understand how practitioners navigate this process. In this exploratory practitioner study (N = 43), we surveyed professional practices and beliefs concerning combined evaluations as well as how, per practitioners’ self-reports, they were influenced by jurisdictional policy. As is recommended in nascent areas of research, we undertook both quantitative and qualitative methods. Many evaluators reported a disconnect between the spirit of adjudicative competence and the combined CTP/MSO evaluation process. On the whole, evaluators reported that combined evaluations accounted for 29% of their CTP and/or MSO referrals, but only 10 (23.3%) reported that their jurisdiction specifically addressed how to conduct them. They tended to endorse that seemingly incompetent defendants cannot consent to MSO evaluations, and so MSO reports should not be submitted for these defendants. They provided some consensus that seemingly incompetent defendants can provide useful information later integrated into MSO evaluations and that CTP and MSO opinions should be documented separately. We recommend that jurisdictions include statutory language directing evaluators to refrain from submitting MSO opinions when they believe defendants are incompetent, for jurisdictions to explicitly require separate CTP and MSO reports and to distinguish disclosure rules for each report type, and further professional discussion about the nature and process of combined evaluations. 

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Lauren Meaux Published a Book Chapter!

2/26/2021

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Campbell, L., Knauss, L., & *Meaux, L.T. (2021). The American Psychological Association ethics code & legal statutes regarding sexual boundary violations: History and current status. In A. Steinberg, J. L. Alpert, & C. A. Courtois (Eds.), Sexual Boundary Violations in Psychotherapy: Facing Therapist Indiscretions, Transgressions, and Misconduct.
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Lauren Meaux Matched for Internship at Tulane University School of Medicine!! Congratulations!!

2/19/2021

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