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Thomas D. Lyon

Judge Edward J and Ruey L Guirado Chair in Law and Psychology

University of Southern California

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School of Law

Thomas D. Lyon is currently serving as a School Of Law Judge Edward J and Ruey L Guirado Chair in Law and Psychology at University of Southern California.

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University of Southern California

Judge Edward J and Ruey L Guirado Chair in Law and Psychology

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Adults’ Ability to Detect the Pseudotemporal Problem When Children Give “I Don’t Know” Responses. Child Maltreatment (2025)

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Automated Question Type Coding of Forensic Interviews and Trial Testimony in Child Sexual Abuse Cases.. Law and Human Behavior (2025)

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Differences in Young Children's Performance on Sequencing Questions When Asked About Descriptions Versus Their Experience. Applied Cognitive Psychology (2025)

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Initial Denial of Child Sexual Abuse: Reluctance or Suggestibility. SSRN Electronic Journal (2025)

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Subtle Forms of Reluctance in Commercially Sexually Exploited Adolescents’ Responses When Questioned by the Police and at Trial. Child Maltreatment (2025)

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Training Humans to Detect Children's Lies Through Their Facial Expressions. SSRN Electronic Journal (2025)

Alison O'ConnorKaila BruerJennifer GongolaThomas D. LyonAngela D. Evans

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Understanding Child Sexual Abuse. Routledge eBooks (2025)

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Understanding Child Sexual Abuse Disclosures, Delays, and Denials. SSRN Electronic Journal (2025)

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Adults' Interpretation of Invitations Using the Word ‘Time’. Child Abuse Review (2024)

Breanne E. WylieElla P. MerriwetherAlma P. OlaguezMiriam LieberJ. Zoe KlemfussThomas D. LyonKelly McWilliams

social psychologysociologytime perceptionadult developmentcommunicationfamily psychologysocial sciencesscholarly communicationchild abusesocial behavior

Automated Question Type Coding of Forensic Interviews and Trial Testimony in Child Sexual Abuse Cases. SSRN Electronic Journal (2024)

Zsofia SzojkaSuvimal YashrajThomas D. Lyon

question type codingcomputer scienceforensic interviewsforensic sciencetrial testimonyforensic analysis

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Thomas D. Lyon

Judge Edward J and Ruey L Guirado Chair in Law and Psychology

University of Southern California

Affiliations

School of Law

Thomas D. Lyon is currently serving as a School Of Law Judge Edward J and Ruey L Guirado Chair in Law and Psychology at University of Southern California.

Honors

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Thomas D. Lyon

University of Southern California

Judge Edward J and Ruey L Guirado Chair in Law and Psychology

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Adults’ Ability to Detect the Pseudotemporal Problem When Children Give “I Don’t Know” Responses. Child Maltreatment (2025)

Automated Question Type Coding of Forensic Interviews and Trial Testimony in Child Sexual Abuse Cases.. Law and Human Behavior (2025)

Differences in Young Children's Performance on Sequencing Questions When Asked About Descriptions Versus Their Experience. Applied Cognitive Psychology (2025)

Initial Denial of Child Sexual Abuse: Reluctance or Suggestibility. SSRN Electronic Journal (2025)

child sexual abusesexual abusepsychologydevelopmental psychopathologyinitial denialchild abusechild development

Subtle Forms of Reluctance in Commercially Sexually Exploited Adolescents’ Responses When Questioned by the Police and at Trial. Child Maltreatment (2025)

Training Humans to Detect Children's Lies Through Their Facial Expressions. SSRN Electronic Journal (2025)

Alison O'ConnorKaila BruerJennifer GongolaThomas D. LyonAngela D. Evans

deception detectionbehavioral sciencesemotion recognitioncommunicationpsychologyfacial expressionsfacial expression recognition

Understanding Child Sexual Abuse. Routledge eBooks (2025)

sexual assaultpediatricschild sexual abusesexual abusechild protectionpsychologydevelopmental psychopathologychild abusesexual and reproductive healthchild development

Understanding Child Sexual Abuse Disclosures, Delays, and Denials. SSRN Electronic Journal (2025)

sexual assaultpediatricschild sexual abusesexual abusepsychologychild abusesexual and reproductive healthchild development

Adults' Interpretation of Invitations Using the Word ‘Time’. Child Abuse Review (2024)

Breanne E. WylieElla P. MerriwetherAlma P. OlaguezMiriam LieberJ. Zoe KlemfussThomas D. LyonKelly McWilliams

social psychologysociologytime perceptionadult developmentcommunicationfamily psychologysocial sciencesscholarly communicationchild abusesocial behavior

Automated Question Type Coding of Forensic Interviews and Trial Testimony in Child Sexual Abuse Cases. SSRN Electronic Journal (2024)

Zsofia SzojkaSuvimal YashrajThomas D. Lyon

question type codingcomputer scienceforensic interviewsforensic sciencetrial testimonyforensic analysis

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