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Dr. Ron CraigProfessor of PsychologyInterim Associate Dean PW- EdinboroOffice Location: Compton Hall B -103 (in the basement)Office Phone: 732-2532rcraig@pennwest.edu Bio for Dr. Craig

Spring 2025 Teaching Schedule:
- Dr. Craig is serving as the Interim Associate Dean for the College of Health Sciences and Human Services.

Spring 2025 OFFICE HOURS - Compton B103

- - By appointment only

Congratulations to
- - Abigale Regal, Clara Enterline, Anna-Lise Zimoski, and Chantel Wilcox. (Faculty Advisor Dr. Ron Craig). Detection of deception over Zoom using eye-tracking technology. Poster presented at the 51st Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Conference – Mercyhurst University (2024, April).
  - Lacey Sampson. (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ron Craig). Parental proximity and the perception of interrogator coercion. Poster presented at the 51st Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Conference – Mercyhurst University (2024, April).
  - John Wheeler & James Hartley (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ron Craig). publication of their paper. Wheeler, J & Hartley, J, (Craig, R. A. Faculty Advisor). (2023). The Impact of Computer Animation Presented in Civil Versus Criminal Trials. Keystone Journal of Undergraduate Research 9(1), 1-8.
  - Abigale Regal & Clara Enterline (Faculty Advisor – Dr. Ron Craig). The role of body camera evidence in a jury's perception of guilt. Poster presented at the 50th Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Conference – Theil College (2023, April).
  - Anna-Lise Zimoski, John Wheeler, & James Hartley. (Faculty Advisor – Dr. Ron Craig). The influence of expert testimony modality with computer animation displayed in court. Poster presented at the 50th Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Conference – Theil College (2023, April).
  - John Wheeler & James Hartley (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ron Craig). The Impact of Visual Evidence in Criminal vs. Civil Trials. Poster presented at the 49th Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Conference – Allegheny College (2022, April).
  - Emily Herring, Tiajah Jones, & Victoria Manzano (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ron Craig). Juror Decision-Making Regarding Juveniles Being Tried as Adults. Poster presented at the 48th Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Conference – Virtual (2021, April).
  - Julia Mutranowski, Zeila Hobson, & Dr. Ron Craig, Dynamic Perceptions of Voluntary Personal Data Utilization: Which Contexts Disrupt Perceived Privacy? presented a poster at the American Psychology Association Conference, Society for Media Psychology and Technology session, Washington D. C. (2020, August)
  - Taylor Anderson & Emily Muniz (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ron Craig) presented a poster titled "The Perception of Situational Factors on the Use of Harsh Interrogation Tactics" at the Eastern Psychological Association Conference, Virtual (2021, March).
  - Richard Gomez (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ron Craig) presented a poster titled "The Impact of contextual features on perceptions of the interrogations of a juvenile and understanding of the Miranda Rights" at the Eastern Psychological Association Conference, Virtual (2021, March).
  - Jessica Leone & John Wheeler (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ron Craig) presented a poster titled "Effects of Victim Impact Statement on Perceptions of Death Penalty Sentencing" at the Eastern Psychological Association Conference, Virtual (2021, March).
  - Shelby Roshoe & Dr. Ron Craig, presented a poster titled "A Possible Model for Other SRO Programs: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of a Local SRO" at the American Psychology and Law Society Conference, New Orleans, LA (2020, March).
  - Chelsey Miller (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ron Craig) presented a poster titled "The Impact of Visual Notices in a High School Setting." at the 2019 Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Conference – Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA.
  - Zeila Hobson (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ron Craig) presented a poster titled "The Role of Sound in Demonstrative Computer Animation on Mock Jurors' Decision Making." at the 2019 Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Conference – Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA.
  - Katelyn Miles, Zoe Graham, & Kayla Thomas (Faculty Advisor, Dr. Ron Craig), presented a poster titled "Is the Confession Believable? The Perceived Effects of Intense Interrogation and Suspect Age on Confessions" at the 2019 Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Conference – Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA.
  - Julia Mutranowski & Shelby Roshoe (Faculty Advisor, Dr. Ron Craig), presented a paper titled "Veracity Feedback Accuracy in an Interrogation: Mock Juror’s Perceptions and Potential Media Influences." at the 2019 Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Conference – Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA.
  - Ashley Taylor, Kendra Taylor, & Dr. Craig presented a poster titled "Mock Jurors' Perceptions of Bias in Forensic Testing" at the American Psychology-Law Society- Memphis, TN (2018, March).
  - Jakara Carr, Zachary Craddock, Elizabeth Myers, & Kristen Thomson (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a poster titled "Perceptions of False Confessions Based on Suspect’s Age and Gender" at the 2018 Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Conference, Penn State Behrend, Erie, PA.
  - Braden Docherty, Carly Gilbert, & Julia Hughes (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a poster titled "Cybersecurity in modern culture" at the 2018 Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Conference, Penn State Behrend, Erie, PA.
  - Julia Mutranowski & Shelby Roshoe (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a poster titled "Perceptions of polygraph feedback provided during an interrogation" at the 2018 Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Conference, Penn State Behrend, Erie, PA.
  - Joe Ray (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a poster titled "Reexamination of Polygraph Use to Detect Deception in Juveniles" at the 2018 Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Conference, Penn State Behrend, Erie, PA.
  - Ashley Taylor & Kendra Taylor (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a paper titled "Impact of DNA statistics and blind review on mock jurors' perceptions of guilt" at the 2018 Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Conference, Penn State Behrend, Erie, PA.
  - Gina Aki & Dr. Craig's publication of their paper Aki, G. & Craig, R. A. (2017). Exploring the Relationship Between Knowledge of the Insanity Defense and Popular Media. Sociological Viewpoints 31(1), 61-67. DOI: 10.26908/3112017017.
  - Joe Ray, Paige Skinner's publication of their paper Ray, J. & Skinner, P. (Craig, R. A. Faculty Advisor). (2017). Mock Jurors’ Perceptions of Polygraph Tactics Used to Obtain a Confession. Keystone Journal of Undergraduate Research 4(2), 79-85.
  - Jordan Brabon, Samantha Cole, Andrew Dyer, & Noah Scarpelli (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a poster titled "Interviewer’s Influence on Perceptions of Eyewitness Accuracy" at the 2017 Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
  - Emilee DeMay (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a poster titled "The Impact of Judicial Instruction on a Mock Jury Trial" at the 2017 Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
  - Alexander Gardner, Jessica Hyland, Audrey Kline, & Brittany Pope (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a poster titled "Impact of Defendant Diagnosis and Gender on Perceptions of Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity" at the 2017 Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
  - Joseph Ray & Paige Skinner (Dr. Craig & Dr. Morrow Faculty Advisors) presented a paper titled "Perceptions of Safety & Anxiety in Public Places" at the 2017 Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
  - Ashley Taylor & Kendra Taylor (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a poster titled "Mock Jurors' Perceptions of Bias in Forensic Testing" at the 2017 Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
  - Dr. Craig, Angelica Perez & Brett Gatesman's publication of their paper Craig, R., Perez, A. & Gatesman, B. (2016). The Use of Texting as a Medium for Deception Among College-Age Texters. Media Psychology Review. Vol. 10(1)
  - Dr. Craig, Erin Connel & Emilee DeMay presented a poster titled "The impact of animation simulation perspective in closing arguments on jurors’ perceptions " at the 2016 American Psychology and Law conference in Atlanta, GA.
  - Erin Connel, Emilee DeMay, Matthew Atwood, Drake Thornton, & Gabrielle Wiessmann (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a paper titled " Role of consistency in suspect characteristics portrayed in courtroom animations" at the 2016 WPUPC at Gannon University, Erie PA
  - Joseph Ray & Paige Skinner (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a poster titled "Mock Jurors’ Perceptions of Polygraph Tactics Used to Obtain a Confession" at the 2016 WPUPC at Gannon University, Erie PA
  - Gina Aki (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a paper titled "Exploring the relationship between knowledge of the insanity defense and popular media" at the 2015 WPUPC at Mercyhurst University, Erie PA
  - Erin Connel & Emilee DeMay (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a poster titled "The impact of animation stimulation perspective in closing arguments on jurors’ perceptions" at the 2015 WPUPC at Mercyhurst University, Erie PA
  - Chelsea Lyle, Josh Karr, & Dr. Craig's publication of their paper Lyle, C., Karr, J., & Craig R. A. (2014). "Effects of Media Portrayal On Mock Jurors’ Use of Deceptive Polygraph Evidence." Polygraph, 43(1), 30-37.
  - Megan Zurasky & Mary Dodds (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a paper titled "The impact of animation simulation in closing arguments on juror's perceptions" at the 2014 WPUPC at Geneva College.
  - Alyson Reardon & Jordan Lefler (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a poster titled "Perceptions of different interpersonal lie types by electronic medium" at the 2014 WPUPC at Geneva College.
  - Gina Aki & Marlee Demay (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a poster titled "Effects of polygraph evidence indicating innocence and judicial warnings in civil vs. criminal trial" at the 2014 WPUPC at Geneva College.
  - Dr. Craig is a co-author of Charles R. Honts, Saul M. Kassin & Ronald A. Craig (2013). "I'd know a false confession if I saw one’: a constructive replication with juveniles." Psychology, Crime & Law. DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2013.854792
  - Dr. Craig was highlighted in the May 2013 issue of Edinboro University: The School of Graduate Studies and Research Newsletter. 2(4).
  - Joshua Karr & Chelsea Lyle (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a paper titled "Effects of Media Portrayal On Mock Jurors’ Use of Polygraph Evidence" at the 2013 WPUPC at Allegheny College.
  - Mary Dodds, Jordan Lefler, Alyson Reardon, & Megan Zurasky (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a poster titled "Perceptions of deception between friends in varying electronic mediums" at the 2013 WPUPC at Allegheny College.
  - Chelsea Lyle & Joshua Karr (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a poster titled "The Influence of Social Priming on the Perception of Suspicion" at the 2012 WPUPC at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
  - Angelica Walker & Brett Gatesman (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a poster titled "A new way to deceive: A survey of the use of texting for deception" at the 2011 WPUPC at Westminster College.
  - Brett Gatesman, Bethanie McCommons, & Ann Odom (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a poster titled "Using Response Time to Detect Intent to Commit a Mock Crime" at the 2010 WPUPC in Slippery Rock, PA.
  - Nikki Miele & Jordon Heynoski (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a paper titled "The role of emoticons and text-speak on perceptions of deception in IMs." at the 2008 WPUPC at Penn State Behrend in Erie, PA.
  - Zackary Tushak, Linda Lack, & Danielle Gaudioso (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a paper titled "Detection of Deception in an Instant Messaging Conversation." at the 2008 WPUPC at Penn State Behrend in Erie, PA.
  - Nikki Miele & Heidi Sprong (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a poster titled "Coercive Interrogation Tactics: Does a Juvenile’s Age Influence Mock Jurors Perceptions" at the 2007 WPUPC at Grove City College in Grove City, PA.
  - Tina Hammer (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a poster titled "Media Influences on Jurors' Perceptions of Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity" at the 2006 WPUPC at Gannon University in Erie, PA.
  - Lisa Cassidy (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a poster titled "Assessing Questioning Protocols in Detecting Deception using Voice Stress" at the 2005 WPUPC at Chatham College in Pittsburgh, PA.
  - Dr. Craig & Carla Molder's article titled "The Use of Law Enforcement Polygraph Tests with Juveniles" was reprinted in the journal Polygraph
  - Nilanjana Sarker & Dr. Craig presented a poster titled "Detection of Deception Testimony: Impact of familiarity with and technology type on mock jurors' decision making," at the 2004 AP-LS conference in Scottsdale AZ.
  - Dr. Craig & Carla Molder published an article titled "The Use of Law Enforcement Polygraph Tests with Juveniles" in the Journal of Credibility Assessment and Witness Psychology
  - Katie Ober (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a paper titled "Assessing Validity of Computerized Voice Stress Analysis" at the 2003 WPUPC at Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA.
  - Robin Berlin (Dr. Craig, Faculty Advisor) presented a poster titled "Juveniles' Apperceptions of the Importance of Various Question Types Utilized During a Polygraph Examination" at the 2002 WPUPC in Washington, PA
  - Dr. Craig & Carla Molder presented a poster titled "Survey regarding polygraph testing of juveniles by law enforcement" at the 2002 Biennial American Psychology and Law Conference, March 2002.
Handout from various presentations by Dr. Craig on technology and education

- Using IOS app "My Script Cal" in Zoom to facilitate stats/math lectures - Spring 2020
- Creating D2L Quiz Questions from Word File - Spring 2020
- Handout from TurnItIn app and D2L presentation - Fall 2013 EU Tech Buffet
- Video-podcast for using TurnItIn iPad app with D2L - Fall 2013
- Dr. Craig's List of iPad apps for Educators - Fall 2013
- Using GradeMark® to grade papers online - Spring 2010

Additional instructional technology information:

- PowerPoint Template for the 42-inch poster for PW PsyCAT presentations
- PowerPoint Template for the 42-inch poster for PW PsyCAT presentations low ink

Fall Forensic Psychology Research Group meeting:

- TBA

Description of Dr. Craig's Forensic Psychology Research Group
Online Application for joining the EUP Forensic Psychology Research Group

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