An opportunity to join the SARMAC Publications Committee // mailchi.mp/aaca873cda5e...
Call for Nominations: SARMAC Publications Committee
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Annelies Vredeveldt
@anneliesvrede.bsky.social
Professor in legal psychology at VU Amsterdam. Expert witness and witness expert. ALLP Director @amslablegpsy.bsky.social. SARMAC Board President @officialsarmac.bsky.social. Mum of three. 🏳️🌈 https://annelies.vredeveldt.com/
We are thrilled to announce that the SARMAC XVI conference will take place in Vancouver, Canada on June 9-12 2027! // sarmac.org/sarmac2027
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SARMAC XVI 2027
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And remember, the J. Don Read Early Career Award is still accepting nominations and self-nominations until 31st May // www.sarmac.org/early-career...
J. Don Read Early Career Award — SARMAC
J. Don Read Early career award The J. Don Read Early Career Award was establishing in 2015 to recognize the outstanding contributions of emerging scholars, less than 10 years post-PhD, in the ...
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The SARMAC Regional Meeting Grant 2026 has now opened calls for proposals! This is a great opportunity to run that event you have always wanted! Applications due June 30th // www.sarmac.org/regional-mee...
Yesterday, a consensus meeting for Dutch and Flemish legal psychologists was organized by Jan de Keijser, @anneliesvrede.bsky.social and @henryotgaar.bsky.social to discuss how expert witnesses can best serve in court. It was a fruitful meeting, hopefully the first of many! allp.nl/consensus-me...
Consensus Meeting Legal Psychology - Amsterdam Laboratory for Legal Psychology
Yesterday, at the Faculty Club in Leiden, approximately 35 legal psychologists from the Netherlands and Flanders came together at the Consensus Meeting Legal Psychology, organized by Jan de Keijser, A...
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Can appearance influence #justice? New research suggests yes—a defendant’s facial structure can influence perceptions of criminality and remorse, shaping parole and recidivism beliefs. Learn more about how bias can undermine impartiality: https://bit.ly/4c25hBk @officialsarmac.bsky.social
Check out our new preprint! We conducted four meta-analyses and our findings challenge the common belief that inconsistency is a sign of deception while consistency equals credibility @vucriminologie.bsky.social allp.nl/what-does-co...
What does consistency reveal about credibility? - Amsterdam Laboratory for Legal Psychology
During the Ghislaine Maxwell trial, defense attorneys focused heavily on inconsistencies in a key witness’s statements, treating them as signs of unreliability. The courtroom exchange reflects a widespread belief in law and everyday life: inconsistent stories signal lying, while consistency equals credibility. A new preprint by Annelies Vredeveldt, Eva van Rosmalen, Sera Wiechert and Bruno […]
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Come join SARMAC's Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. Applications due December 17th // mailchi.mp/36e5402c6275...
Become a Member of SARMAC's Committee on Diversity and Inclusion
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The SARMAC 2026-2029 Governing Board election has just gone live to regular members in good standing - check your inboxes! Voting ends December 15th. Reach out to the Exec Director if you have not received the link but expect to have done: www.sarmac.org/contact-2
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Don't forget: the deadline to stand for election to the SARMAC board is October 31st
Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC)@officialsarmac.bsky.social · 11mo agoNominate yourself or someone else to join the board of our friendly little society. See the link for details on how to nominate: it's really easy! #society #election // mailchi.mp/54fc1e93db0c...
Start a new international collaboration with the help of SARMAC #funding. The 2025 call for applications to the Collaborative #Grant is now open! // www.sarmac.org/collaborativ...
Come work with me! I need a part-time research assistant to help me with research articles, presentations, expert witness reports and social media. I need someone with a background in legal psychology, fluent English and Dutch and a healthy dose of enthusiasm :)
Amsterdam Laboratory for Legal Psychology (ALLP)@amslablegpsy.bsky.social · 11mo ago🚨 Vacature alert! Ben jij op zoek naar een leerzame bijbaan binnen de rechtspsychologie? Solliciteer dan nu op de #vacature Onderzoeksassistent Rechtspsychologie voor 6 oktober! @anneliesvrede.bsky.social @vucriminologie.bsky.social @vuamsterdam.bsky.social werkenbij.vu.nl/vacatures/on...
Announcing our new Student Caucus! A huge congratulations and thank-you to our outgoing caucus committee, and welcome to our new committee for 2025-27 // mailchi.mp/62a3640972e2...
Our New SARMAC Student Caucus
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Nominate yourself or someone else to join the board of our friendly little society. See the link for details on how to nominate: it's really easy! #society #election // mailchi.mp/54fc1e93db0c...
In her #EAPL2025 keynote, Dorris de Vocht @tilburguniversity.bsky.social shares her thoughtful reflections from a lawyer's perspective on the impact of technology in the courtroom
This was a great symposium on "Novel perspectives on interviewing and decision making in the asylum context". Thanks for organizing Jenny Skrifvars and Laura Stevens @psychaid.bsky.social!
Amsterdam Laboratory for Legal Psychology (ALLP)@amslablegpsy.bsky.social · 12mo agoOn the first day of the #EAPL2025 conference in Vilnius, @anneliesvrede.bsky.social presents the recently developed ALLP training on cross-cultural communication for interviewers @vucriminologie.bsky.social
And we're off! Starting #EAPL2025 in beautiful Vilnius with a keynote by Pekka Santtila on the use of innovative technology in investigative interviewing @eapl.bsky.social
Excited to share that I've been awarded an NWO Open Competition M grant for research on expert witness reports in legal psychology, allowing the fantastic @evanrosmalen.bsky.social to start her PhD @vucriminologie.bsky.social @vuamsterdam.bsky.social! allp.nl/nwo-grant-fo...
NWO grant for research on legal psychological expert witness reports - Amsterdam Laboratory for Legal Psychology
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded one of their competitive Open Competition M grants to ALLP director Annelies Vredeveldt, for a project on legal psychological expert witnesses reports. The...
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🚨 Just published! Our case study on the ICTR reveals how cultural background shapes courtroom communication. Witnesses from non-WEIRD contexts often gave indirect responses, easily misinterpreted as unclear or evasive by legal professionals @anneliesvrede.bsky.social doi.org/10.1108/JCP-...
Cross-cultural communication in the courtroom: a case study of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda | Emerald Insight
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Check out this great work by my former postdoc Laura Weiss, who analyzed 100+ real witness interviews conducted by the South African Police Services, presented last week at #SARMAC2025 @sarmac2025.bsky.social
Amsterdam Laboratory for Legal Psychology (ALLP)@amslablegpsy.bsky.social · last yr.New article alert! 🚨 Our field study on South African eyewitness reports shows six main cultural differences, regarding detailedness, confidence, assertiveness and more. Published open-access! @anneliesvrede.bsky.social dx.doi.org/10.1108/JCP-...
What an amazing 4 days! Thanks so much to everyone for attending and bringing such warm and friendly energy to #sarmac2025! We can’t wait for SARMAC 2027! ❤️☘️
Oh no, #SARMAC2025 is really over now! Survived my first conference as President and had a fantastic time with old friends and new. See you at #SARMAC2027! @fionagabbert.bsky.social @lorrainehope.bsky.social @charlesbstone.bsky.social @gabidb.bsky.social @sarmac2025.bsky.social
SARMAC 2025 🇮🇪 ticked all the boxes -excellent talks, inspiring discussions, numerous student-ECR focused workshops and talent, stunning venue, fun socials & such warm hospitality, Thanks a million @gillian-murphy.bsky.social AND @ciaragreene.bsky.social #SARMAC2025 @officialsarmac.bsky.social
Keynote speaker Heather Flowe explains why it's important to study sexual violence using a gender lens #SARMAC2025 @sarmac2025.bsky.social
Highly recommend this experience! We tried it yesterday and it was so much fun! #sarmac2025 @sarmac2025.bsky.social
Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC)@officialsarmac.bsky.social · last yr.Here we are on the final day of the #sarmac2025 schedule! If the weather is fine there will be another chance to try out Hurling at 1.10pm. What is Hurling, you ask..? 🧵
For anyone interested in conducting lineup identification research, check out this valuable database of research materials generously shared by #SARMAC2025 presenter Ryan Fitzgerald, Stefana Juncu, @evaribbers.bsky.social and @evarubinova.bsky.social osf.io/vrj3u @sarmac2025.bsky.social
Eyewitness Lineup Identity (ELI) database
Hosted on the Open Science Framework
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So impressed with this #SARMAC2025 symposium on confidence-accuracy in eyewitness identifications, featuring generous sharing of research materials, multilab studies with 1000s of participants and super realistic research designs @sarmac2025.bsky.social @officialsarmac.bsky.social
We are well on our way into Day 3 of #sarmac2025 - keep up the energy and warm spirit, we're really enjoying bumping into everyone! A few more quick photos that have come our way: First up, @anneliesvrede.bsky.social's inaugural opening ceremony @sarmac2025.bsky.social 🧵
