Dr. Otto H. MacLin, UNI Distinguished Scholar
Eyewitness Laboratory
Institute for Psychological Science
Department of Psychology
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 50614

Office Hours
(W) 319-273-2373
(Fax) 319-273-6188
Otto.MacLin@uni.edu
 


(Ph.D. University of Nevada-Reno) Post Doctoral research in eyewitness identification completed at the University of Texas at El Paso. Current teaching interests are in Sensation & Perception, Conditioning & Learning, Behavior Modification, Advanced Statistics, and History & Systems. General research interests include cognitive and metacognitive aspects of face recognition as well as applied aspects of face recognition such as eyewitness identification. Specific research projects include comparing simultaneous vs. sequential lineup administration, suggestibility of show-ups, developing computer software to facilitate lineup administration, examination of the cross-race effect, and the examination of the perceptual dimensions underlying face recognition. He is a co-author of  books in the area of Cognitive Psychology and Computer Programming for Behavioral Research. He also serves as a psychological consultant to attorneys on cases involving eyewitness identification.

Fall 2008 Courses:
400:239 Advanced Statistics           T-TH 11:00-12:15
400:153g Cognitive Psychology      T-TH 2:00 - 3:15
400:050 Behavior Modification      T-TH 3:30-4:45

Spring 2009 Courses:
Regular Courses
Behavior Modification
Seminar: Issues in Eyewitness Identification
Honors Courses (co-taught w/ Dr. Kim MacLin):
 - Wrongful Convictions
 - Psychology in Media

   

Some good advice from an old guy....

Links:

http://www.jigsaw.org/overview.htm
http://www.jigsaw.org/steps.htm
http://www.jigsaw.org/chapter1.htm
http://www.utne.com/print-article.aspx?id=10550