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CINA Distinguished Speaker Series with Christian Meissner
April 16, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Mitigating Resistance by Developing Rapport and Trust in Investigative Interviews
Join us on Tuesday, April 16 for the upcoming virtual CINA Distinguished Speaker Series event featuring Christian Meissner, Professor and Director of Graduate Education in the Department of Psychology at Iowa State University as he discusses “Mitigating Resistance by Developing Rapport and Trust in Investigative Interviews.”
This event will take place virtually via MS Teams. The information to attend virtually will be sent to participants upon registering.
Abstract
More than a decade of research on interviews and interrogations has led to a model of science-based practice. Studies supporting the effectiveness of this model will be discussed including: (i) specific approaches for developing rapport and trust, and (ii) a framework for understanding and mitigating the motivations that drive resistance behaviors by interview subjects.
Speaker Biography
Christian Meissner is currently Professor and Director of Graduate Education in the Department of Psychology at Iowa State University. He received a Ph.D. in Cognitive & Behavioral Science from Florida State University (2001) and conducts empirical studies on the psychological processes involved in developing rapport and trust, understanding resistance motivations, facilitating recollection, and assessing credibility in investigative interviews. Dr. Meissner’s research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Departments of Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security, and the U.S. Intelligence Community. His scholarly and practice contributions have been recognized by such organizations such as the American Psychology-Law Society (Div. 41 of the American Psychological Association), the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He is an elected Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, the American Psychological Association, and the Psychonomic Society.