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  1. Interviewing suspected victims of child maltreatment

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2025, Elsevier

    Cynthia Najdowski

  2. How do cultural stereotypes create a wrongful conviction pipeline for African Americans?

    Article • January 2025, Elsevier

    Cynthia Najdowski

  3. Juries and children’s testimony

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2025, Elsevier

    Cynthia Najdowski

  4. Racial criminalization and the risk of coerced and false confessions in youth

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2025, Elsevier

    Cynthia Najdowski

  5. Testing whether implicit bias training changes police behavior

    Article • Law and Human Behavior, August 2024, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Robert Worden, Cynthia Najdowski

  6. An exploratory study of anti-Black racism in social media behavior intentions: Effects of political orientation and motivation to control prejudice.

    Article • Translational Issues in Psychological Science, April 2024, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Cynthia Najdowski

  7. How Dehumanizing or Disgust-Eliciting Language in Tweets Shapes Views on Immigration

    Article • Psychiatry Psychology and Law, March 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Cynthia Najdowski

  8. Psychological Consequences of Racial Biases in Policing

    Article • December 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Cynthia Najdowski

  9. How does the “Black criminal” stereotype shape Black people’s experiences of policing?

    Article • American Psychologist, April 2023, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Cynthia Najdowski

  10. Predictors of Adolescents' Sex Offender Registration Risk

    Article • Behavioral Sciences & the Law, April 2023, Wiley

    Cynthia Najdowski, Hayley Cleary

  11. Psychology’s role in revealing, understanding, and eliminating racism in criminal legal systems

    Article • Law and Human Behavior, December 2022, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Cynthia Najdowski

  12. Using the abolition democracy framework to improve research on race and public safety

    Article • Social Issues and Policy Review, December 2021, Wiley

    Cynthia Najdowski

  13. First Amendment knowledge and competence in U.S. residents

    Article • Behavioral Sciences & the Law, May 2021, Wiley

    Cynthia Najdowski

  14. Do racial stereotypes contribute to medical misdiagnosis of child abuse?

    Article • The Wrongful Conviction Law Review, September 2020, University of Alberta Libraries

    Cynthia Najdowski

  15. How Parental Incarceration Influences Teen Arrests

    Article • Youth & Society, August 2020, SAGE Publications

    Cynthia Najdowski

  16. Effects of juror gender and confession evidence on trial outcomes for juvenile defendants

    Article • Journal of Experimental Criminology, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cynthia Najdowski

  17. Adolescents’ Awareness of Sex Offender Registration Policies and Self-Reported Sexual Offending

    Article • Sexuality Research and Social Policy, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cynthia Najdowski, Hayley Cleary

  18. Race, social class, and child abuse: Medical professionals’ stereotypes

    Article • Child Abuse & Neglect, December 2018, Elsevier

    Cynthia Najdowski

  19. Criminal juries in the 21st century

    Article • September 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Cynthia Najdowski

  20. Criminal Juries in the 21st Century

    Article • September 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Cynthia Najdowski

  21. Social loafing: Factors that reduce participation in jurors

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2018, Elsevier

    Cynthia Najdowski

  22. Legal policy and responses to nonconsensual pornography in the U.S.

    Article • Psychology Public Policy and Law, January 2017, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Cynthia Najdowski

  23. Do Sex Offender Laws Prevent Teens from Engaging in Risky Sexual Behavior?

    Article • Psychology Public Policy and Law, February 2016, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Hayley Cleary, Cynthia Najdowski

  24. Racial differences in citizens’ experiences of police encounters

    Article • Law and Human Behavior, October 2015, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Cynthia Najdowski

  25. Resource guide to teaching and training in psychology and law and forensic psychology

    Article • Training and Education in Professional Psychology, August 2015, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Cynthia Najdowski

  26. Effects of jurors’ gender and attitudes toward intellectual disability in juvenile cases

    Article • Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, March 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Cynthia Najdowski

  27. Jurors’ Reactions to the Gay-Panic Defense

    Article • Psychology Public Policy and Law, February 2015, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Cynthia Najdowski

  28. How Childhood Sexual Abuse History Influences Views on Juvenile Sex Offenders

    Article • Psychology Public Policy and Law, February 2015, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Cynthia Najdowski

  29. Public Opinion on Sex Offender Registration for Teens

    Article • January 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Cynthia Najdowski

  30. Awareness of Juvenile Sex Offender Registration Risk and Effects on Behavior

    Article • Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, January 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Cynthia Najdowski

  31. Women’s Experiences in AA and Mutual‑Aid Groups

    Article • Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, October 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Cynthia Najdowski

  32. Trust and Concerns About Mental Health Care in African American Families

    Article • Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cynthia Najdowski

  33. Trauma severity and emotion-regulation reactions as predictors of forgetting childhood trauma

    Article • Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, May 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Cynthia Najdowski

  34. Effects of confession evidence and juveniles’ intellectual disability on jurors’ judgments

    Article • Psychology Public Policy and Law, May 2012, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Cynthia Najdowski

  35. Why are innocent Black suspects at risk for confessing falsely to crimes they did not commit?

    Article • Psychology Public Policy and Law, November 2011, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Cynthia Najdowski

  36. African American Mothers and Adolescents: Experiences with Mental Health Services

    Article • Issues in Mental Health Nursing, October 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Cynthia Najdowski

  37. Children as victims, witnesses, and offenders

    Article • Law & Society Review, March 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Cynthia Najdowski

  38. Effects of revictimization on coping and depression in female sexual assault victims

    Article • Journal of Traumatic Stress, February 2011, Wiley

    Cynthia Najdowski

  39. Vulnerability and protective factors for sexual violence

    Article • January 2011, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Cynthia Najdowski

  40. Public Views on Teen Sex Offender Registration

    Article • September 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Cynthia Najdowski

  41. Self‑Blame and Social Reactions After Experiencing Sexual Assault

    Article • Journal of Interpersonal Violence, August 2010, SAGE Publications

    Cynthia Najdowski

  42. How Alcohol Affects Sexual Assaults and Survivors’ Experiences

    Article • Violence and Victims, February 2010, Springer Publishing Company

    Cynthia Najdowski

  43. Why Some Women Seek Help for Drinking After Sexual Assault

    Article • Substance Use & Misuse, February 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Cynthia Najdowski

  44. Psychological Mechanisms Underlying Support for Juvenile Sex Offender Registry Laws

    Article • Behavioral Sciences & the Law, January 2010, Wiley

    Cynthia Najdowski

  45. How does sexual victimization affect PTSD and problem drinking?

    Article • Addictive Behaviors, November 2009, Elsevier

    Cynthia Najdowski

  46. How Trauma and Substance Use Affect Sexual Revictimization

    Article • Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, July 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Cynthia Najdowski

  47. Influences of intellectual disability, abuse, and confessions on perceptions of juvenile defendants

    Article • Behavioral Sciences & the Law, April 2009, Wiley

    Cynthia Najdowski

  48. PTSD and self-rated recovery among sexual assault survivors

    Article • Psychology of Women Quarterly, March 2009, SAGE Publications

    Cynthia Najdowski

  49. Suicidal Thoughts and Risk in Women Who Survived Sexual Assault

    Article • Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, February 2009, Wiley

    Cynthia Najdowski

  50. The neuroscientific study of the self: Methodological and theoretical challenges

    Article • January 2009, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Cynthia Najdowski

  51. Revictimization, and Problem Drinking in Women Survivors of Sexual Assault

    Article • Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, January 2009, Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.

    Cynthia Najdowski