Melanie Fessinger

Social psychologist who researches why people waive their constitutional rights currently an Assistant Professor at @ASU

[Melanie Fessinger @mbfessinger]

Most youth plead guilty to their first offense, but report not receiving advice from anyone when doing so. Learn more in our new paper just published in @pppl_journal available at https://t.co/pRwWY8roMj

[Melanie Fessinger @mbfessinger]

How do attorneys make decisions about offering or recommending pleas in child sexual abuse cases? We surveyed 468 to find out! Read more in our new paper just published in @lhb_apls! Available from https://t.co/yV6nUUSe5T

[Melanie Fessinger @mbfessinger]

How do large plea offers affect defendants' perceptions of the voluntariness of their guilty pleas? Find out in a new paper that I just published with @MargaretKovera in Law and Human Behavior based on my dissertation work! More information is available at https://t.co/6yUBWJ2LbX

[The Graduate Center @GC_CUNY]

In just 3 minutes, Melanie Fessinger (@mbfessinger) presents her @GradCenterPsych dissertation, “An offer you cannot refuse: Understanding the elusive construct of ‘voluntary’ plea decisions” https://t.co/AR5WSecLgz #DissertationShowcase

[Melanie Fessinger @mbfessinger]

The end of one chapter is the beginning of another. @GC_CUNY -> @UCIrvine

[Jeff Kukucka @JeffKukucka]

Hot off the presses: The @OxUniPress Handbook of Psychology and Law! 🔥🧠⚖️

⭐️ Featuring 44 chapters and too many distinguished authors to include in one tweet (but I'm still gonna try).

👀 See here for the full table of contents: https://t.co/YWTjSVdkqw

[Melanie Fessinger @mbfessinger]

Come and support me as I present my dissertation research in just 3 minutes at the Dissertation Showcase at @gc_cuny on 5/17! This will be a fun event with a reception after. Register here: https://t.co/BfKfNlk0Ay

[The Graduate Center @GC_CUNY]

Announcing presenters in 2023 Dissertation Showcase! @kaseyzap, @samtramrox, Stanley Chen, @adashimaOYO, @angelasilletti, Asher Wycoff, @navenachaitoo, @aguscheca, Marc Kagan, @stell_oge, @mbfessinger, Hyun Kyung Lee & Jane Quinn. RESERVE for 5/17 event: https://t.co/ce3Ao5BMpY

[Melanie Fessinger @mbfessinger]

@DerynStrange Thank you! :)

[Melanie Fessinger @mbfessinger]

@EvidenceProf @MargaretKovera I'll send a DM when it's available!

[Melanie Fessinger @mbfessinger]

I’m excited to share that today I successfully defended my dissertation entitled “An Offer You Cannot Refuse: Understanding the Elusive Construct of ‘Voluntary’ Plea Decisions.” Next stop, postdoc! Thanks to my advisor, @MargaretKovera, and my super helpful committee!

[Jeff Kukucka @JeffKukucka]

.@mbfessinger (@JJ_PsychLawPhD):
For pleas and waivers,
what does "voluntary" mean?
Courts aren't consistent.
#APLS2023

[Law and Human Behavior @lhb_apls]

Our first article highlight from the October 2022 issue is @mbfessinger & @MBKovera study examining the complexity of voluntary plea decision-making. Take a look at a quick summary and access the full abstract here- https://t.co/Gj1MN03x0z. @APLS41 @APLSsc

[Jackie Katzman @katzmanjackie]

Excited about this new paper with @mbfessinger , @KMcWilliamsPhD , and Brian Bornstein🎉
Do jurors perceive juvenile defendants similarly to adults? Or do they take their developmental vulnerabilities into account? Find out more below!
https://t.co/GJijSqKGCE

[Melanie Fessinger @mbfessinger]

How do actors and observers perceive voluntary guilty pleas? Find out in the new article @MargaretKovera and I published in Law and Human Behavior! https://t.co/MDMve2n3aT

[Melanie Fessinger @mbfessinger]

Did you participate in our survey on open science? Come hear about our findings at 4:10 in the Denver Room! #APLS2022 #OpenScience

[Margaret Bull Kovera @MargaretKovera]

Today was the first day there was in-person data collection in my lab for 21 months (since Feb 2020). I cannot tell you how fantastic it is to be back and how grateful I am to the incredible @mbfessinger and @katzmanjackie for getting the lab back in action. 1/x

[AP-LS Students @APLSsc]

Check out this webinar with @lhb_apls next Friday, May, 14th! Register today @ https://t.co/hMJ1D6hUdC...
We hope to see you there!

[Developmental Child Welfare @DevelopmentalW]

Do you take notes during child forensic interviews? Baker et al discuss the risks/benefits, propose a hybrid model, and suggest practical guidelines for note-taking in child forensic interviews.
@matt_baker29 @mbfessinger @KMcWilliamsPhD @SAGEpsychology
https://t.co/LWFYXPCqhR

[Melanie Fessinger @mbfessinger]

@sonjabrubacher The link above is not an open one so it will eventually give an error -- here is a link for any psych-law researchers who have not already participated to complete the survey: https://t.co/azt82qV4CD. Thanks for spreading the word!

[Melanie Fessinger @mbfessinger]

We want to hear how psych-law researchers think about and use #openscience! Tell us at the link here: https://t.co/azt82qV4CD