Contact
Dr. Otto H. MacLin, UNI Distinguished Scholar
Eyewitness Laboratory
Institute for Psychological Science
Department of Psychology
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 50614
(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, Behavior Modification and Computer Programming for Behavioral Research. He also serves as a psychological consultant to attorneys on cases involving eyewitness identification.