k.lynch@uky.edu

Ph.D University of Kentucky, 2016, Experimental Psychology
M.S. University of Kentucky, 2013, Experimental Psychology
B.A. Memorial University, St. John's, NL, 2011, Psychology (Hons)

SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Master’s Scholarship (2011)
NSERC URSA Research Award (2010)

Research interests: perceptions, attributions, and legal decision-making in sexual assault and intimate partner violence cases; female offenders' experiences with the justice system.

Nesa E. Wasarhaley

nwasarhaley@uky.edu

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology at Transylvania University 

Ph.D. University of Kentucky, 2013, Experimental Psychology
M.S. University of Kentucky, 2010, Experimental Psychology
M.A. Teachers College Columbia University, New York, NY, 2008, Cognitive Studies in Education
B.A. Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, 2004, Psychology (Summa Cum Laude)

College Teaching and Learning Certificate (2011)

Diversity Research Award, American Psychology-Law Society (2012-2013)
Provost’s Award for Outstanding Teaching for Teaching Assistants, University of Kentucky (2012)
Gunto Award for Graduate Student Research in Social Psychology, University of Kentucky (2011)

Research interests: examining the impact of juror biases on decision-making in cases involving crime victims from marginalized groups (e.g., elderly, obese, and homosexual individuals).