Lindsay Malloy

Dr. Lindsay Malloy received her PhD in Psychology and Social Behavior from the University of California, Irvine in 2008. She completed postdoctoral training in Applied Developmental Psychology at the University of Cambridge, U.K. Prior to joining Ontario Tech University as an Associate Professor in 2017, she was a faculty member at Florida International University in Miami, Florida (2011 to 2017).

Her research addresses questions concerning children’s and adolescents’ disclosure of negative or traumatic experiences, cognitive and socio-contextual influences on children’s memory and narratives, investigative interviewing and interrogation techniques, and implications of research findings for the legal system. She has published her work in scholarly articles (e.g. in journals such as Developmental Psychology, Law and Human Behavior, and Child Development) and in reports and chapters for non-academic professional audiences. She is also co-editor of a 2011 volume concerning children’s testimony (Wiley). Her research has been supported by grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation, U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She received the Saleem Shah Award for Early Career Excellence in Psychology and Law from the American Psychology-Law Society (Division 41 of the APA) and American Academy of Forensic Psychology and the Diane J. Willis Early Career Award from Division 37 of the APA.