Child Evidence Lab

“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: psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi…

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: doi.org/10.1177/107755…

“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: doi.org/10.1177/107755…

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. 🤩🎤

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: rdcu.be/e3d4F

“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: dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.70…

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- childevidence.lab@uregina.ca

“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: tandfonline.com/eprint/DVPEFK8…

“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! tandfonline.com/eprint/MITMS6J…

“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: dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.70…

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?” 🤔⚖️

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

"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: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2024-…

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

Check out the interviews at the following links: The Morning Edition: cbc.ca/listen/live-ra… CTV News: ctvnews.ca/regina/video/2…

Shaelyn Carr was recently on CTV News and CBC News- The Morning Edition to discuss her lineup research!

How reliable are child #eyewitnesses? Mistaken identifications lead to wrongful convictions, and kids are at greater risk of mistakes. But #URegina researchers @_shaelyncarr and @BruerKaila are studying new techniques to make child #testimony more reliable. 🔗 @ConversationCA

Last week, we finished data collection with our summer research team! Thank you for another great summer ☀️ 📋

Dr. Bruer and Shaelyn Carr have published an article in Conversation Canada! Read, “Child eyewitnesses can be unreliable, but new techniques can support them” at the following link: theconversation.com/child-eyewitne…

Congratulations to Crystal Giesbrecht, whose dissertation has been published in Criminal Justice and Behaviour! Read Crystal’s dissertation here: doi.org/10.1177/009385…