Contact
| Dept: | Psychology |
| Email: | glwells@iastate.edu |
| Office: | 476 Science 2237 Osborn Dr. Ames IA 50011-1027 |
| Phone: | 515-294-6033 |
| Website: | https://wells.socialpsychology.org/ |
Laboratory: Psychology and Law Lab
Bio
Publications and External Links:
Education:
Ph.D., Experimental Social Psychology
Ohio State University, 1977
B.S., Psychology
Kansas State University, 1973
Research Interests:
Most of my work has been focused on the reliability of eyewitness identification. My recent work in this area includes investigations into ways in which the structure of lineups affect the reliability of eyewitness identifications and also factors that lead eyewitnesses to develop false confidence in their memories. In addition, we have launched a new line of research looking at how extraneous information can bias the conclusions that forensic examiners (e.g., fingerprint examiners) reach. Specifically, we are testing the effectiveness of a method that can neutralize this type of bias.