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Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) @officialsarmac.bsky.social · 1d

JARMAC is seeking new editorial board members: apply now! // mailchi.mp/7ff430ed8bf1...

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Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) @officialsarmac.bsky.social · 12d

Don't forget: the deadline to stand for election to the SARMAC board is October 31st

Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) @officialsarmac.bsky.social · Aug 27

Nominate yourself or someone else to join the board of our friendly little society. See the link for details on how to nominate: it's really easy! #society #election // mailchi.mp/54fc1e93db0c...

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Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) @officialsarmac.bsky.social · 14d

Start a new international collaboration with the help of SARMAC #funding. The 2025 call for applications to the Collaborative #Grant is now open! // www.sarmac.org/collaborativ...

Deadline for applications: 31st October 2025

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Annelies Vredeveldt @anneliesvrede.bsky.social · 14d

Come work with me! I need a part-time research assistant to help me with research articles, presentations, expert witness reports and social media. I need someone with a background in legal psychology, fluent English and Dutch and a healthy dose of enthusiasm :)

Amsterdam Laboratory for Legal Psychology (ALLP) @amslablegpsy.bsky.social · 15d

🚨 Vacature alert! Ben jij op zoek naar een leerzame bijbaan binnen de rechtspsychologie? Solliciteer dan nu op de #vacature Onderzoeksassistent Rechtspsychologie voor 6 oktober!
@anneliesvrede.bsky.social @vucriminologie.bsky.social
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Vacature — Onderzoeksassistent Rechtspsychologie

Heb jij hart voor rechtspsychologisch onderzoek en zin in een leerzame bijbaan? Solliciteer dan nu voor de functie van onderzoeksassistent bij de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU)!

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Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) @officialsarmac.bsky.social · 15d

Announcing our new Student Caucus! A huge congratulations and thank-you to our outgoing caucus committee, and welcome to our new committee for 2025-27 // mailchi.mp/62a3640972e2...

Our New SARMAC Student Caucus

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Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) @officialsarmac.bsky.social · Aug 27

Nominate yourself or someone else to join the board of our friendly little society. See the link for details on how to nominate: it's really easy! #society #election // mailchi.mp/54fc1e93db0c...

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Annelies Vredeveldt @anneliesvrede.bsky.social · Aug 7

For those of you interested in reading more on this topic, Dorris recommends Lisa Flower's book The Digital Courtroom - the PDF is freely available here: share.google/2GYna4Ny6Sra...

(PDF) The Digital Courtroom: Participation, Attendance, Engagement and Consumption

PDF | On May 15, 2025, Lisa Flower published The Digital Courtroom: Participation, Attendance, Engagement and Consumption | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

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Annelies Vredeveldt @anneliesvrede.bsky.social · Aug 7

In her #EAPL2025 keynote, Dorris de Vocht @tilburguniversity.bsky.social shares her thoughtful reflections from a lawyer's perspective on the impact of technology in the courtroom

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Annelies Vredeveldt @anneliesvrede.bsky.social · Aug 6

This was a great symposium on "Novel perspectives on interviewing and decision making in the asylum context". Thanks for organizing Jenny Skrifvars and Laura Stevens @psychaid.bsky.social!

Amsterdam Laboratory for Legal Psychology (ALLP) @amslablegpsy.bsky.social · Aug 6

On the first day of the #EAPL2025 conference in Vilnius, @anneliesvrede.bsky.social presents the recently developed ALLP training on cross-cultural communication for interviewers @vucriminologie.bsky.social

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Annelies Vredeveldt @anneliesvrede.bsky.social · Aug 6

And we're off! Starting #EAPL2025 in beautiful Vilnius with a keynote by Pekka Santtila on the use of innovative technology in investigative interviewing @eapl.bsky.social

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Annelies Vredeveldt @anneliesvrede.bsky.social · Jul 4

Excited to share that I've been awarded an NWO Open Competition M grant for research on expert witness reports in legal psychology, allowing the fantastic @evanrosmalen.bsky.social to start her PhD @vucriminologie.bsky.social @vuamsterdam.bsky.social! allp.nl/nwo-grant-fo...

NWO grant for research on legal psychological expert witness reports - Amsterdam Laboratory for Legal Psychology

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded one of their competitive Open Competition M grants to ALLP director Annelies Vredeveldt, for a project on legal psychological expert witnesses reports. The...

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Amsterdam Laboratory for Legal Psychology (ALLP) @amslablegpsy.bsky.social · Jul 2

🚨 Just published! Our case study on the ICTR reveals how cultural background shapes courtroom communication. Witnesses from non-WEIRD contexts often gave indirect responses, easily misinterpreted as unclear or evasive by legal professionals @anneliesvrede.bsky.social doi.org/10.1108/JCP-...

Cross-cultural communication in the courtroom: a case study of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda | Emerald Insight

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Annelies Vredeveldt @anneliesvrede.bsky.social · Jun 18

Check out this great work by my former postdoc Laura Weiss, who analyzed 100+ real witness interviews conducted by the South African Police Services, presented last week at #SARMAC2025 @sarmac2025.bsky.social

Amsterdam Laboratory for Legal Psychology (ALLP) @amslablegpsy.bsky.social · Jun 18

New article alert! 🚨 Our field study on South African eyewitness reports shows six main cultural differences, regarding detailedness, confidence, assertiveness and more. Published open-access! @anneliesvrede.bsky.social dx.doi.org/10.1108/JCP-...

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SARMAC 2025 - Ireland @sarmac2025.bsky.social · Jun 15

What an amazing 4 days! Thanks so much to everyone for attending and bringing such warm and friendly energy to #sarmac2025! We can’t wait for SARMAC 2027! ❤️☘️

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Annelies Vredeveldt @anneliesvrede.bsky.social · Jun 15

Oh no, #SARMAC2025 is really over now! Survived my first conference as President and had a fantastic time with old friends and new. See you at #SARMAC2027! @fionagabbert.bsky.social @lorrainehope.bsky.social @charlesbstone.bsky.social @gabidb.bsky.social @sarmac2025.bsky.social

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Amina Memon @aminamemon.bsky.social · Jun 15

SARMAC 2025 🇮🇪 ticked all the boxes -excellent talks, inspiring discussions, numerous student-ECR focused workshops and talent, stunning venue, fun socials & such warm hospitality, Thanks a million @gillian-murphy.bsky.social AND ‪@ciaragreene.bsky.social‬ #SARMAC2025 @officialsarmac.bsky.social

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Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) @officialsarmac.bsky.social · Jun 14

Keynote speaker Heather Flowe explains why it's important to study sexual violence using a gender lens #SARMAC2025 @sarmac2025.bsky.social

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Annelies Vredeveldt @anneliesvrede.bsky.social · Jun 14

Highly recommend this experience! We tried it yesterday and it was so much fun! #sarmac2025 @sarmac2025.bsky.social

Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) @officialsarmac.bsky.social · Jun 14

Here we are on the final day of the #sarmac2025 schedule! If the weather is fine there will be another chance to try out Hurling at 1.10pm. What is Hurling, you ask..? 🧵

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Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) @officialsarmac.bsky.social · Jun 13

For anyone interested in conducting lineup identification research, check out this valuable database of research materials generously shared by #SARMAC2025 presenter Ryan Fitzgerald, Stefana Juncu, @evaribbers.bsky.social and @evarubinova.bsky.social osf.io/vrj3u @sarmac2025.bsky.social

Eyewitness Lineup Identity (ELI) database

Hosted on the Open Science Framework

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Annelies Vredeveldt @anneliesvrede.bsky.social · Jun 13

So impressed with this #SARMAC2025 symposium on confidence-accuracy in eyewitness identifications, featuring generous sharing of research materials, multilab studies with 1000s of participants and super realistic research designs @sarmac2025.bsky.social @officialsarmac.bsky.social

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Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) @officialsarmac.bsky.social · Jun 13

We are well on our way into Day 3 of #sarmac2025 - keep up the energy and warm spirit, we're really enjoying bumping into everyone! A few more quick photos that have come our way: First up, @anneliesvrede.bsky.social's inaugural opening ceremony @sarmac2025.bsky.social 🧵

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Annelies Vredeveldt @anneliesvrede.bsky.social · Jun 12

Discussant Qi Wang highlights the age-old debate on how to distinguish between what people remember and what people report #sarmac2025

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Annelies Vredeveldt @anneliesvrede.bsky.social · Jun 12

How can we help people in cross-cultural contexts provide more detail? @lorrainehope.bsky.social presents exciting work led by Feni Kontogianni on the use of instructive prompts @kirkluther.bsky.social #sarmac2025

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Annelies Vredeveldt @anneliesvrede.bsky.social · Jun 12

Nkansah Anakwah investigated whether witness reports can be influenced by highlighting witnesses' typical cultural style of reporting #sarmac2025

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Annelies Vredeveldt @anneliesvrede.bsky.social · Jun 12

Cultural differences in eyewitness testimony have significant implications for investigative interviewers @gabidb.bsky.social #SARMAC2025

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