Child Evidence Lab

The Child Evidence Lab is a team of student & faculty researchers. Our lab aims to learn about the ways we can improve the reliability of children’s evidence!

[Child Evidence Lab @ChildEvidence]

“How Consistency and Alleged Perpetrator Relationship Affect Adults’ Credibility and Coaching Judgements in Child Sexual Abuse Cases” has been published in the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse- read the article here: https://t.co/ycR5auKRyK The first 50 copies are free.

[Child Evidence Lab @ChildEvidence]

“Typologies of men who perpetrate intimate partner violence: A 50 year systematic review” has been published in Aggression and Violent Behaviour. You can read the article for free here: https://t.co/2aceNLambp

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Congratulations to our Honours students, Amber and Eli, for their presentations at the Honours Symposium today!

[Child Evidence Lab @ChildEvidence]

“The Repeated-Suspect Effect and Child Eyewitnesses: Using the Multiple Independent Lineups Technique as a Source of Reflector Variables” has been published in Psychology, Public Policy, and Law! You can read the article here: https://t.co/2HtL7ziprs

[Child Evidence Lab @ChildEvidence]

Huge congrats to Kayla Shick and Dr. Bruer, whose recent paper, “Predictors of Abuse Duration in In-Person Child Sexual Grooming Cases” has been highlighted by the National Children’s Alliance! You can read the full paper for free here: https://t.co/uaSK3Pt3hr

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“Predictors of Abuse Duration in In-Person Child Sexual Grooming Cases” has been published in Child Maltreatment- you can read the article (open access) here: https://t.co/uaSK3PtB6Z

[Shaelyn Carr @_shaelyncarr]

Undergrad me would have laughed if someone told her she’d be giving a TED talk as a PhD student. And now… wow. Dreams do sneak up on you! 💛

Beyond grateful, beyond honoured, and beyond excited to be a @TEDxRegina_ 2026 speaker. 🤩🎤

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Huge congratulations to Katie, on her first publication! Read “Adults’ Perceptions of Child Eyewitness Credibility: Multiple Independent Lineups Technique” for free (read-only link) here: https://t.co/VxTGpAOyAu

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“The Connection Between Alcohol Use and Social and Cognitive Skills for Men Who Have Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence” has been published in Applied Cognitive Psychology! You can read the article (open access) here: https://t.co/YPrfqjnkVB

[Child Evidence Lab @ChildEvidence]

We are looking for adults to participate in a study examining memory after experiencing a live event! To participate, you must attend with a partner you consider to be close. If you’re interested in participating please send us an email- [email protected]

[Child Evidence Lab @ChildEvidence]

“Using eyetracking technology to identify looking behaviours in child eyewitnesses” has been published in Psychology, Crime & Law. You can read the study at the following link- the first 50 copies are free: https://t.co/DuzeVyM9ld

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“Mechanisms of unfamiliar face recognition in children: when and how executive functioning matters” has been published in Memory!

Read the article here- the first 50 copies are free!
https://t.co/z0keMGWUW9

[Child Evidence Lab @ChildEvidence]

“Seeing Faces Differently: Assessing the Influence of Children's Perceived Similarity on Eyewitness Identification Accuracy” has been published in Applied Cognitive Psychology! Read the article for free here: https://t.co/nYqO1hl5K6

[Shaelyn Carr @_shaelyncarr]

What an absolute pleasure it was to be invited by the University of Regina to present at the Taste of Research last night! 🎤✨

I had the opportunity to share my research presentation, “Innocent Until Proven Guilty? Or Guilty Until Believed?” 🤔⚖️

[Child Evidence Lab @ChildEvidence]

Huge congrats to Shaelyn Carr, who presented at A Taste of Research last night! 🎉

[Child Evidence Lab @ChildEvidence]

"Lawyer Questioning Practices in Canadian Courtrooms has been selected as the Editor's Choice for the October issue of the Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science! Read it for free here: https://t.co/w0hdrl4Ln2

[Child Evidence Lab @ChildEvidence]

Congratulations to one of our summer students, Gabriel Stinson, on his great presentation discussing his summer research at the FGSR Student Research Showcase yesterday!