Christian is Professor of Psychology at Iowa State University. He holds a PhD in Cognitive and Behavioral Science from Florida State University (2001) and conducts empirical studies on the psychological processes underlying investigative interviews – including issues surrounding eyewitness recall and identification, credibility assessment, and investigative interviews of suspects and (false) confessions.
He has published more than 120 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and edited volumes, and has received more than $19 million in grant funding from such agencies as the National Science Foundation, the US Departments of Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security, and the US Intelligence Community.
Chris’s research contributions to interviewing and interrogation practice have been recognised by organisations 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. Chris served as a member of the drafting committee for the Mendez Principles, and has both developed, and provided training on, science-based investigative interviewing practices for US federal, state, and local law enforcement, as well as military and intelligence community personnel.