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Kara Moore, Ph.D.
@moorepsych.bsky.social
Prof @UUtah • applied cognitive psychology researcher passionate about improving the legal system • inclusive sci • 1st gen • I love travelling!
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:

PPPL 2026 Editorial Board
Deadline: October 1, 2025

Find editorial board position descriptions, required qualifications, & how to apply here: osf.io/fcmvj

We're also seeking 2 early career editorial fellows, find more info here: osf.io/9ebrm

#psychlaw #lawpsych
August 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Very glad to see this out:

Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition

Special Issue
Misinformation: Current Directions and New Insights

psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES...
APA PsycNet
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May 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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Meet the Editorial Board: Next up is Dr. Kara Moore, Ph.D., one of our associate editors!

@moorepsych.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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Friendly reminder as our 12/1 deadline approaches!
I will reviewPhD apps for Fall 2025 admission to join my lab in Psychology at the U of Utah!

Great fit students will be interested in children's &/or adults' attention and memory applied to the legal system. App due 12/1.

psych.utah.edu/graduate/ind...

#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky
November 12, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Hi everyone! 👋🏼
I'm excited to see this platform is taking off for academics because I know (from the last platform) that connecting produces powerful opportunities! Hopefully we can create an even better version here!
November 15, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Friendly reminder as our 12/1 deadline approaches!
I will reviewPhD apps for Fall 2025 admission to join my lab in Psychology at the U of Utah!

Great fit students will be interested in children's &/or adults' attention and memory applied to the legal system. App due 12/1.

psych.utah.edu/graduate/ind...

#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky
November 12, 2024 at 11:44 PM
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I will reviewPhD apps for Fall 2025 admission to join my lab in Psychology at the U of Utah!

Great fit students will be interested in children's &/or adults' attention and memory applied to the legal system. App due 12/1.

psych.utah.edu/graduate/ind...

#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky
September 12, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Friendly reminder: review of applications starts 10/1!
We are hiring in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Utah! 1 Asst Prof & 1 open-rank. Specialization is open but we are particularly interested in folks in visual cognition.

Asst: utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/167...
Open rank: utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/168...
Assistant Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology
utah.peopleadmin.com
September 26, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Being an AE for PPPL has been awesome! Consider applying to join the PPPL editorial board for 2025!
NEW: Open Call for 2025 Editorial Board Members at APA-published journal

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law (PPPL) seeks applications for the board (Associate Editor(s), Consulting Board Members, Principal Reviewers, Ad Hoc Reviewers).

Application Deadline: December 1, 2024

See osf.io/pfyru
September 21, 2024 at 5:32 PM
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NEW: Open Call for 2025 Editorial Board Members at APA-published journal

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law (PPPL) seeks applications for the board (Associate Editor(s), Consulting Board Members, Principal Reviewers, Ad Hoc Reviewers).

Application Deadline: December 1, 2024

See osf.io/pfyru
September 21, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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We are hiring in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Utah! 1 Asst Prof & 1 open-rank. Specialization is open but we are particularly interested in folks in visual cognition.

Asst: utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/167...
Open rank: utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/168...
Assistant Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology
utah.peopleadmin.com
September 12, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Check out my lab's new paper on the role of expectations and within-person variability on locating missing and wanted persons in Cognitive Research Priniciples and Implications!
rdcu.be/dUgSF
Search efforts and face recognition: the role of expectations of encounter and within-person variability in prospective person memory
rdcu.be
September 20, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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Check out our ( @darazwemer.bsky.social, Pia Pennekamp, and Chenxin Yu) recent policy-motivated publication addressing the question: Does an eyewitness’s confidence indicate whether they have identified the culprit of the crime?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Eyewitness Confidence Does Not Necessarily Indicate Identification Accuracy - Kara N. Moore, Pia Pennekamp, Chenxin Yu, Dara U. Zwemer, 2024
Eyewitness identifications are prone to error. Scholars and legal stakeholders are exploring whether and when eyewitness confidence predicts identification accu...
journals.sagepub.com
September 16, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Check out our ( @darazwemer.bsky.social, Pia Pennekamp, and Chenxin Yu) recent policy-motivated publication addressing the question: Does an eyewitness’s confidence indicate whether they have identified the culprit of the crime?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Eyewitness Confidence Does Not Necessarily Indicate Identification Accuracy - Kara N. Moore, Pia Pennekamp, Chenxin Yu, Dara U. Zwemer, 2024
Eyewitness identifications are prone to error. Scholars and legal stakeholders are exploring whether and when eyewitness confidence predicts identification accu...
journals.sagepub.com
September 16, 2024 at 6:57 PM
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Pitt is hiring a tenure-track professor in Cognitive Psychology 🧠🔬🧬

I’m on the search committee, so feel free to reach out with any questions!

cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...
a man in a blue shirt and tie says won 't you be my neighbor ?
Alt: Mr. Rogers saying, “won’t you be my neighbor?”
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September 15, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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If you're interested in getting a PhD in Cognitive Psychology, consider applying to Dr. Andrew Smith's Psych & Law Lab at Iowa State University! We study judgment & decision making in applied contexts (particularly eyewitness identification).

See below for links ⬇️
September 14, 2024 at 7:10 PM
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I made a Starter Pack for people working at the intersection of psychology and law.

Let me know if you want to be included!

#PsychLaw #Psychology #Law #SocialPsych #CogPsych #ForensicPsych #ClinicalPsych #LegalPsych #AcademicSky #StarterPack #AcademicChatter #CLJLab

go.bsky.app/KS4zG4s
September 14, 2024 at 2:45 PM
We are hiring in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Utah! 1 Asst Prof & 1 open-rank. Specialization is open but we are particularly interested in folks in visual cognition.

Asst: utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/167...
Open rank: utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/168...
Assistant Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology
utah.peopleadmin.com
September 12, 2024 at 6:31 PM
I will reviewPhD apps for Fall 2025 admission to join my lab in Psychology at the U of Utah!

Great fit students will be interested in children's &/or adults' attention and memory applied to the legal system. App due 12/1.

psych.utah.edu/graduate/ind...

#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky
September 12, 2024 at 6:30 PM
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Psychology, Public Policy, & Law seeks 2 editorial fellows for 12-month term beginning 1/1/25. Position includes $1,000 USD stipend per fellow. Positions for early-career psychologists from historically underrepresented groups. Apply by 11/1/2024. #Psychology More info: www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
August 16, 2024 at 5:04 AM
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SARMAC students! I’m a committee member for the student caucus. We want to highlight your work! Please DM me for a form to submit so that we can share your bio on the student SARMAC X account! Faculty and students, you can nominate other student researchers as well!
February 12, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Final reminder of the opportunity to apply to join us as a PhD student in conducting research on eyewitness memory, false confessions, and missing/wanted persons in beautiful Salt Lake City, UT!

Apps due 12/1!
Interested in attention, memory, and law?

I'm reviewing PhD applications this Fall at the beautiful U of Utah!*

Main topic areas include eyewitness memory & how people search for missing & wanted persons.

Join us!

*View of campus & Wasatch mtns from our offices!

#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky
November 21, 2023 at 1:10 AM
A man in brooklyn was exonerated after 35 years in prison because of the research and request of the daughter of the man he was convicted of murdering.

www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/n...
November 3, 2023 at 11:24 PM
Interested in attention, memory, and law?

I'm reviewing PhD applications this Fall at the beautiful U of Utah!*

Main topic areas include eyewitness memory & how people search for missing & wanted persons.

Join us!

*View of campus & Wasatch mtns from our offices!

#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky
October 31, 2023 at 3:49 PM
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If you're getting ready to teach Sensation & Perception, check out my teaching website for Hands-On Vision Science - you'll find instructions for lots of in-class experiments & demos, links to useful online widgets, and a free textbook! #PsychSciSky #VisionScience. sites.google.com/view/hands-o...
Hands-on Vision Science
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October 30, 2023 at 2:50 PM