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Melissa B. Russano

Professor of Criminal Justice

Roger Williams University

Affiliations

College of Arts & Sciences

College Of Arts And Sciences

Mario J. Gabelli School of Business

Department Of Finance

Department of Economics

Feinstein School of Social and Natural Sciences

Department of Anthropology/Sociology

Department of Chemistry

Feinstein School of Humanities, Arts and Education

Department of Music

College Of Arts And Sciences

Feinstein School of Humanities, Arts and Education

School of Justice Studies

Justice System Training & Research Institute

Roger Williams University

Melissa B. Russano is currently serving as a College Of Arts And Sciences Professor of Criminal Justice at Roger Williams University.

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Melissa B. Russano

Roger Williams University

Professor of Criminal Justice

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psychology forensic psychology deception detection behavioral sciences communication criminology criminal justice law criminal behavior social psychology criminal law correctional practice psychological science police psychology false confessions forensic science experimental psychology psychological methods novel experimental paradigm public law moral psychology experimental social psychology penology human behavior counseling psychology forensic psychiatry human relations psychological evaluations youth justice participant observation experimental analysis manipulation (psychology) interrogation room structured interviews guilty knowledge psychological assessment speech communication applied psychology applied cognitive psychology positive behavior interventions psychiatric research forensic medicine intellectual discourse bias detection investigative studies self-report studies candidate selection psychiatric evaluations clinical psychiatry forensic analysis evidence-based practice intelligence analysis psychosocial determinants historical evidence historical analysis post-truth action (philosophy) research design science education sexual crime international criminology criminological theory crime science military culture military context investigator bias intoxicated witnesses law enforcement maximization techniques perceived consequences confession diagnosticity interrogative practice human intelligence interrogations potential jurors collaborative effort diagnostic value social science research culture citizenship studies medical anthropology archival research cultural change ethnic studies african american studies cultural anthropology royal anthropological institute sociology medical history humanities ethnography physical anthropology history historical review research ethics intercultural studies social justice biological anthropology psychoanalysis anthropology cultural studies academic ethic intersectionality public history feminist criminology social change qualitative research sexuality and disability anthropological theory medical sociology critical race theory ethnographic theory environmental anthropology anthropological archaeology education interdisciplinary history gender studies philosophy of social science sociocultural anthropology social sciences critical theory social anthropology social problems american studies

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Practitioner‐Designed Science‐Based Interviewing and Interrogation Course: A Collaborative Training and Research Effort. Legal and Criminological Psychology (2026)

educational strategieseducationparticipant observationinterrogation coursetechnologyexperiential learningscience‐based interviewingresearch effortprofessional developmentresearch designqualitative researchscience educationeducational assessmentprogram evaluation

What Motivations Drive Resistance and Cooperation During Investigative Interviews?. Journal of Criminal Psychology (2025)

organizational behaviorconflict resolutionhuman relationsinvestigative interviewssocial sciencesqualitative researchexperimental social psychologymanipulation (psychology)incident investigationbehavioral sciences

Evaluating the Effectiveness of a 5-Day Training on Science-Based Methods of Interrogation With U.S. Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Investigators.. Psychology Public Policy and Law (2024)

Melissa B. RussanoChristian A. MeissnerDominick J. AtkinsonSusan E. BrandonSimon WellsSteven M. KleinmanDavid G. RayMatthew S. Jones

forensic psychologycorrectional practicepublic lawpsychologyscience-based methodspublic policypolice psychologybehavioral sciences

State of New Jersey V. Darryl Nieves, Proposed Amicus Curiae Brief of False-Confession. SSRN Electronic Journal (2024)

Richard A. LeoHayley ClearyKyle ScherrLucy GuarneraSaul M. KassinLindsay MalloyChristian MeissnerAllison RedlichMelissa Russano

jurisprudenceamicus curiae brieflaw

Perceptions of Intoxication in Interrogative Contexts Measure. PsycTESTS Dataset (2020)

Amelia MindthoffJacqueline R. EvansGissel PerezSkye A. WoestehoffAlma P. OlaguezJ. Zoe KlemfussJonathan P. VallanoWilliam Douglas WoodyChristopher J. NormileKyle C. ScherrMarinanna E. CarlucciRolando N. CarolTimothy HayesChristian A. MeissnerStephen W. MichaelMelissa B. RussanoEric L. Stocks

social psychologycommunicationpsychologyinterrogative contexts measurebehavioral sciences

From the Ivory Tower to the Interrogation Room. (2019)

interrogation roomcultural historyhistorical evidencecultural studieshistorical analysishumanitiesafrican identity

Juror Perceptions of Intoxicated Suspects’ Interrogation-Related Behaviors. Criminal Justice and Behavior (2019)

Amelia MindthoffJacqueline R. EvansGissel PerezSkye A. WoestehoffAlma P. OlaguezJ. Zoe KlemfussJonathan P. VallanoWilliam Douglas WoodyChristopher J. NormileKyle C. ScherrMarianna E. CarlucciRolando N. CarolTimothy HayesChristian A. MeissnerStephen W. MichaelMelissa B. RussanoEric L. Stocks

penologyforensic psychologycorrectional practicecommunicationexperimental social psychologypsychologyforensic psychiatryyouth justiceinterrogation-related behaviorscriminologysocial cognitionsocial mediamoral psychologyintoxicated suspectspolice psychologybehavioral sciencesjuror perceptionscriminal justicecriminal behaviorsocial psychology

The High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group (Hig). (2019)

Susan E. BrandonJoeanna C. ArthurDavid G. RayChristian A. MeissnerSteven M. KleinmanMelissa B. RussanoSimon Wells

correctional practicebehavioral sciencespenologysecurity studies

A Survey of Potential Jurors’ Perceptions of Interrogations and Confessions.. Psychology Public Policy and Law (2018)

Amelia MindthoffJacqueline R. EvansGissel PerezSkye A. WoestehoffAlma P. OlaguezJ. Zoe KlemfussChristopher J. NormileKyle C. ScherrMarianna E. CarlucciRolando N. CarolChristian A. MeissnerStephen W. MichaelMelissa B. RussanoEric L. StocksJonathan P. VallanoWilliam Douglas Woody

penologycandidate selectionforensic psychologycriminal justicecorrectional practiceyouth justicecounseling psychologypublic lawdeception detectionjurisprudencesurvey methodologypsychologypotential jurorspublic policybehavioral sciences

‘Any Friend of Yours is a Friend of Mine’: Investigating the Utilization of an Interpreter in an Investigative Interview. Psychology Crime and Law (2017)

linguistics‘ any friendapplied linguisticssecond language researchcommunicationinvestigative interviewinterpersonal communicationqualitative researchmine ’language

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Melissa B. Russano

Professor of Criminal Justice

Roger Williams University

Affiliations

College of Arts & Sciences

College Of Arts And Sciences

Mario J. Gabelli School of Business

Department Of Finance

Department of Economics

Feinstein School of Social and Natural Sciences

Department of Anthropology/Sociology

Department of Chemistry

Feinstein School of Humanities, Arts and Education

Department of Music

College Of Arts And Sciences

Feinstein School of Humanities, Arts and Education

School of Justice Studies

Justice System Training & Research Institute

Roger Williams University

Melissa B. Russano is currently serving as a College Of Arts And Sciences Professor of Criminal Justice at Roger Williams University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Melissa B. Russano

Roger Williams University

Professor of Criminal Justice

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

What Motivations Drive Resistance and Cooperation During Investigative Interviews?. Journal of Criminal Psychology (2025)

Melissa B. RussanoChristian A. MeissnerDominick J. AtkinsonSusan E. BrandonSimon WellsSteven M. KleinmanDavid G. RayMatthew S. Jones

forensic psychologycorrectional practicepublic lawpsychologyscience-based methodspublic policypolice psychologybehavioral sciences

State of New Jersey V. Darryl Nieves, Proposed Amicus Curiae Brief of False-Confession. SSRN Electronic Journal (2024)

Richard A. LeoHayley ClearyKyle ScherrLucy GuarneraSaul M. KassinLindsay MalloyChristian MeissnerAllison RedlichMelissa Russano

jurisprudenceamicus curiae brieflaw

Perceptions of Intoxication in Interrogative Contexts Measure. PsycTESTS Dataset (2020)

social psychologycommunicationpsychologyinterrogative contexts measurebehavioral sciences

From the Ivory Tower to the Interrogation Room. (2019)

interrogation roomcultural historyhistorical evidencecultural studieshistorical analysishumanitiesafrican identity

Juror Perceptions of Intoxicated Suspects’ Interrogation-Related Behaviors. Criminal Justice and Behavior (2019)

Amelia MindthoffJacqueline R. EvansGissel PerezSkye A. WoestehoffAlma P. OlaguezJ. Zoe KlemfussJonathan P. VallanoWilliam Douglas WoodyChristopher J. NormileKyle C. ScherrMarianna E. CarlucciRolando N. CarolTimothy HayesChristian A. MeissnerStephen W. MichaelMelissa B. RussanoEric L. Stocks

The High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group (Hig). (2019)

Susan E. BrandonJoeanna C. ArthurDavid G. RayChristian A. MeissnerSteven M. KleinmanMelissa B. RussanoSimon Wells

correctional practicebehavioral sciencespenologysecurity studies

A Survey of Potential Jurors’ Perceptions of Interrogations and Confessions.. Psychology Public Policy and Law (2018)

‘Any Friend of Yours is a Friend of Mine’: Investigating the Utilization of an Interpreter in an Investigative Interview. Psychology Crime and Law (2017)

linguistics‘ any friendapplied linguisticssecond language researchcommunicationinvestigative interviewinterpersonal communicationqualitative researchmine ’language

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