Research

I study the interface of psychology and law. Much of my recent work has been on alibi believability and I have worked on many projects with undergraduate students. I am on the editorial board of the journal Behavioral Sciences and the Law. I regularly review for various journals like Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, Applied Cognitive Psychology, and Psychology, Crime and Law. I also review for the American Psychology-Law Society's annual conference. Papers below with a * indicate an Elon student.

Alibi Believability

Judicial Instructions and Alibis

Allison, M., *Caluri, G., *Jordoson, J., & *Solan, S. (2024). Judicial instructions on alibis: Impact on mock jury decision-making. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 32(4), 594-615. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2024.2362145

Allison, M., & Brimacombe, C. A. E. (2010). Alibi believability: The effect of prior convictions and judicial instructions. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 40(5), 1054-1084. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00610.x

Timing of Disclosure

Allison, M., Jung, S., & Culhane, S.E. (2023). The effect of alibi consistency, presence of physical evidence, and timing of disclosure on mock juror perceptions. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 31(4), 659-670. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2023.2206869

Allison, M. & Hawes, A.* (2023). Assessing alibi believability: The alibi story, presence of physical evidence, and timing of disclosure. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law,30(2), 211-223. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2021.2006096

Corroborative Evidence

Allison, M. & *Kollar, C. (2023). Alibi believability: Corroborator certainty, cooperativeness, and relationship with the defendant. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, 20(3) 228-242. http://doi.org/10.1002/jip.1618

Allison, M., Jung, S., & *Benjamin, A. C. (2020). Alibi believability: Corroborative evidence and contextual factors. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 38(4), 337-354. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2473

Allison, M., Jung, S., *Sweeney, L., & Culhane, S. E. (2014). The impact of illegal alibi activities, corroborator involvement, and corroborator certainty on mock juror perceptions. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 21(2), 191-204. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2013.803275

Other Alibi Papers

Allison, M. (2022). Alibi believability. In M. Kienzle and J. Behl. (Eds.). Alibis and Corroborators: Psychological, Criminological, and Legal Perspectives. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95663-9

Jung, S., Allison, M., Bohn, L. (2013). Legal decision-making on crimes involving an alibi. Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice, 9(1), 45-58.

Allison, M., *Mathews, K.R., & *Michael, S.W. (2012). Alibi believability: The impact of salacious alibi activities. Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal, 40(4), 605-612. https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2012.40.4.605

Allison, M., *Michael, S.W., *Mathews, K.R., & Overman, A.A. (2011). Brief report: The narrative qualities and perceptions of generated alibis. North American Journal of Psychology 13(3), 359-366.

Eyewitnesses

English Language Learners

Allison, M., Gerwing, J., & *Gadaire, C. (2022). When the eyewitness to a crime is an English language learner: Identifying and resolving troubles in understanding in interviews. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, 19(3), 185-203. https://doi.org/10.1002/jip.1588

Allison, M., *Basquin, C., & Gerwing, J. (2017). Assessing the accuracy of English-as-a-Second-Language eyewitness testimonies and contemporaneous officer notes using two methods. Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice, 13(1), 1-17.

Older Adult Witnesses

Allison, M. & Brimacombe, C. A. E. (2014). A credible crime report? Communication and perceived credibility of elderly eyewitnesses. In M. P. Toglia, D. F. Ross, J. Pozzulo, & E. Pica (Eds.). The Elderly Eyewitness in Court. New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis (pp. 289-307).

Overman, A. A., *Wiseman, K. D., Allison, M., & Stephens, J.D.W. (2013). Age differences and schema effects in memory for crime information. Experimental Aging Research, 39(2), 215-234. https://doi.org/10.1080/0361073X.2013.761914

Allison, M., Brimacombe, C. A. E., Hunter, M. A., & Kadlec, H. (2006). Young and older adult eyewitnesses’ use of narrative features in testimony. Discourse Processes, 41(3), 289-314. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15326950dp4103_3

Brimacombe, C. A. E., Jung, S., Garrioch, L., & Allison, M. (2003). Perceptions of older adult eyewitnesses: Will you believe me when I’m 64? Law and Human Behavior, 27(5), 507-522. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025486006769

Other Eyewitness Papers

Allison, M., Overman, A. A., *Braun, M., *Campbell, M., & Price, J. R. (2014). Recognition and recall of vehicles and manufacturer symbols: Implications for eyewitness vehicle identifications. Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice, 10(2), 83-97.

MacLean, C., Brimacombe, C. A. E., Allison, M., Dahl, L., & Kadlec, H. (2011). Post-identification feedback effects: Investigators and evaluators. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 25(5), 739-752. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.1745

Allison, M., & Lindsay, R. C. L. (2006). Age-related expectations of child witness credibility. Modern Psychological Studies, 11(2), 37-48.

Perceptions of Sex Offenders

Jung, S., Allison, M., Toop, C., & *Martin, E. (2020). Sex offender registries: Exploring the attitudes and knowledge of political decision-makers. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 27(3), 478-492. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2020.1733698

Jung, S., Allison, M., & *Martin, E. (2018). Perspectives of Americans and Canadians on the use and function of sex offender registries. International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, 52, 106-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlcj.2017.10.003

Crime and Punishment

Jung, S., Ahn-Redding, H., Allison, M. (2014). Crimes and punishment: Understanding of the Criminal Code. Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 54(3), 341-366. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjccj.2013.E17

Allison, M., *Sweeney, L., & Jung, S. (2013). A comparison of Canadian and American offender stereotypes. North American Journal of Psychology, 15(3), 589-608.

Ahn-Redding, H., Allison, M.,*Semon, M., & Jung, S. (2013). What do students really know about criminal justice? International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, 41(4), 405-420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlcj.2013.08.003

Interpersonal Communication

Svennevig, J., Gerwing, J., Jensen, B. U., & Allison, M. (2019). Pre-empting understanding problems in L1/L2 conversations: Evidence of effectiveness from simulated emergency calls. Applied Linguistics, 40(2), 205-227. https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/amx021

Gerwing, J. & Allison, M. (2011). The flexible semantic integration of gestures and words: Comparing face-to-face and telephone dialogues. Gesture, 11(3), 308-329. https://doi.org/10.1075/gest.11.3.03ger

Bavelas, J. B., Gerwing, J., Allison, M., & Sutton, C. (2011). Dyadic evidence for grounding with abstract deictic gestures. In Integrating Gestures: The Interdisciplinary nature of Gesture. G. Stam & M. Ishino (eds.). Philadelphia: Benjamins (pp. 49-60).

Gerwing, J.,& Allison, M. (2009). The relationship between verbal and gestural contributions in conversation: A comparison of three methods. Gesture, 9(3), 312-336. https://doi.org/10.1075/gest.9.3.03ger

Undergraduate Research

Allison, M., & Miller, P. (2018). Resource review: Insights for academic developers from three international Undergraduate Research Program resources. International Journal for Academic Development, 23(1), 65-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2018.1415027

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