Nick Schweitzer | CV | Arizona State University

Nicholas J. Schweitzer
Curriculum Vitae

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Department of Psychology
Arizona State University
PO BOX 871104
Tempe, AZ 85287-1104
480.965.5766 (o)
480.965.8544 (f)
njs@asu.edu (e)

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Social Psychology, Expected July 2008
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Advisor: Michael J. Saks

Master of Arts, Social Psychology, 2004
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, 2001
St Norbert College, De Pere, WI

Employment

Assistant Professor (beginning August 2008)
Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Arizona State University, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences

Graduate Teaching Associate & Graduate Research Associate, 2001-2008
Department of Psychology & College of Law
Arizona State University

Grants

National Science Foundation #0616439: Doctoral Dissertation Research: Improving Juror Assessments of Causality | 2006 - 08
American Psychology-Law Society Grant-in-aid: Rule Violations and the Rule of Law | 2007
Student-Faculty Endowment Research Grant | 1998

Awards & Fellowships

Arizona State University Dissertation Completion Fellowship | 2008
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Travel Award | 2008
Arizona State University Award for Continuing Excellence in Graduate Teaching | 2006
Arizona State University Award for Graduate Teaching Excellence | 2003
Samuel Leifheit Memorial Citizenship (Departmental Service) Award | 2003
Graduate Academic Scholarship | 2002
Regents' Academic Scholarship | 2002

Scholarly Works

Publications

Schweitzer, N. J. (2008). Wikipedia and psychology: Coverage of concepts and its use by undergraduate students. Teaching of Psychology, 35, 81-85. [View Abstract]

Sanders, J., Saks, M., and Schweitzer, N. J. (2008). Trial factfinders and expert evidence, in Faigman, D., Kaye, D., Saks, M., Sanders, J., and Cheng, E. (Eds.), Modern Scientific Evidence (2007-2008 Ed.), St. Paul, MN: Thompson/West.

Schweitzer, N. J. and Saks, M. J. (2007). The CSI effect: Popular fiction about forensic science affects the public’s expectations about real forensic science. Jurimetrics, 47, 357-364. [Download from SSRN]

Schweitzer, N. J., Sylvester, D. and Saks, M. J.(2007). Rule violations and the rule of law: A factorial survey of public attitudes. DePaul Law Review, 56, 615-638. [Download from SSRN]

Saks, M. J., Strouse, D., and Schweitzer, N. J. (2005). A Multi-attribute utility analysis of legal system responses to medical injuries. DePaul Law Review, 54, 277-302.

Cialdini, R., Wissler, R., and Schweitzer, N. J. (2002). The science of influence: Using the six principles of persuasion to mediate and negotiate more effectively. Dispute Resolution Magazine, 9(1), 20-22.

Reprinted in "The Best Articles Published by the ABA," (2003). GPSolo, 20(6), 36-37.

Under Review / Revision

Schweitzer, N., and Saks, M. (under revision). The gatekeeper effect: Judges' influence on the persuasiveness of expert testimony.

In Preparation / In Progress

Schweitzer, N. J. and Saks, M. (in prep). Context effects in individuals’ judgments of rule violators.

Schweitzer, N. J. and Saks, M. (in prep). A Framework for the Empirical Study of the Rule of Law.

Schweitzer, N. J. and Saks, M. (in prep). The effect of legal training on judgments of rule of law violations.

Schweitzer, N. J. and Tingen, I. (in progress). Mate status as a moderator of the attractiveness bias in jury verdicts.

Schweitzer, N. J. (in progress). Moderated and mediated persuasion: The effects of third-party intervention on the persuasiveness of arguments.

Schweitzer N. J., and Saks, M. (in progress). The effectiveness of an educational intervention to improve jurors’ comprehension of scientific evidence and causal relations.

Conference and Colloquia Presentations

Fay, D., Schweitzer, N. and Cole, B. (2008, April). Jurors' Understanding of the Screening of Scientific Evidence. Poster to be presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association Conference, Irvine, CA.

Gildar, N., Schweitzer, N., and Tingen, I. (2008, April). Political Orientation, Religiosity, and the Justifiability of Law Violations. Poster to be presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association Conference, Irvine, CA

Schweitzer, N., Saks, M., Tingen, I., Lovis-McMahon, D., Cole, B., Gildar, N., and Fay, D. (2008, March). The Effect of Legal Training on Judgments of Rule Violations. Poster to be presented at the 2008 American Psychology-Law Society Conference, Jacksonville, FL.

Schweitzer, N., Saks, M., Tingen, I. and Lovis-McMahon, D. (2008, February). The role of context in individuals’ preferences for procedural justice. Poster to be presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM.

Schweitzer, N., Sylvester, D., and Saks, M. (2006, April). Rule violations and the rule of law: A factorial survey of public attitudes. Paper presented at the 13th Annual Clifford Symposium: Is the Rule of Law Waning in America? DePaul University Law School, Chicago, IL.

Schweitzer, N., Connolly, B., Erickson, G., Horgan, A., Shaaban, N., McQuiston-Surrett, D., and Saks, M. (2005, November). The cognitive science of forensic expert testimony. Poster presented at the Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC.

Schweitzer, N. and Saks, M. (2005, January). The gatekeeper effect: Persuasion in the courtroom. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA

Saks, M., Strouse, D., and Schweitzer, N. (2004, April). A multi-attribute utility analysis of legal policy responses to medical adverse events. Paper presented at the 11 th Annual Clifford Symposium: “Starting Over: New Approaches to Medical Malpractice,” DePaul University Law School, Chicago, IL.

Schweitzer, N. and Zantow, J. (2004, March). Taking exception to hearsay. Poster presented at the American Psychology-Law Society Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.

Teaching Experience

Course Instructor

Social Psychology
Introduction to Statistics
Research Methodology
Experimental Psychology / Advanced Research Methods

Laboratory Instructor

Research Methodology
Experimental Psychology / Advanced Research Methods

Teaching Assistant

Multivariate Data Analysis (Graduate Course)
Multiple Regression Analysis (Graduate Course)
Introduction to Statistics

Service

Professional Service
Ad Hoc Reviewer | Law and Human Behavior; Justice Quarterly
Student Editorial Board | Law and Human Behavior, v. 26

Professional Affiliations

American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Psychology-Law Society
Association for Psychological Science
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Society for the Teaching of Psychology