Eyewitness Memory Lab
Lab Director
Ryan Fitzgerald, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University
Email: r_fitzgerald@sfu.ca
Dr. Ryan Fitzgerald specializes in identification evidence. He is a faculty member in the Law and Forensic Psychology area at Simon Fraser University and an Associate Editor at the journal, Memory. He has published more than 40 journal articles and book chapters and frequently speaks to criminal justice professionals, with recent presentations for the National Judicial Institute, Courthouse Libraries BC, and the Facial Identification Scientific Working Group. His research is funded in part by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada.
Graduate Students
Eva Ribbers, MSc
PhD Student, Simon Fraser University
Eva Ribbers specializes in assessing and addressing eyewitness reliability in the courtroom. She was awarded an MSc degree from the University of Portsmouth (United Kingdom) and a BA degree from Maastricht University (the Netherlands). In her MA thesis, Eva examined the effect of evidentiary instructions on juror assessments of feature-comparison evidence. In her PhD studies, she is researching educational safeguards in criminal trials. Eva is a recipient of a Canada Graduate Studies (PhD) scholarship from SSHRC.
Emma Kruisselbrink, MA
PhD Student, Simon Fraser University
Emma Kruisselbrink specializes in preventing and detecting eyewitness identification errors at police lineups. She was awarded a BSc (Hons) from Mount Allison University and an MA from Simon Fraser University. In her MA thesis, Emma looked at the impact of viewing social media on eyewitness identifications. She is continuing this line of research in her PhD studies. Emma is a recipient of a Canada Graduate Studies (PhD) scholarship from SSHRC.
Camryn Yuen, MA
PhD Student, Simon Fraser University
Camryn Yuen specializes in identity verification, such as checking a photo ID or identifying a suspect from video evidence. She was awarded BA (Hons) and MA degrees at Simon Fraser University. In her MA thesis, Camryn examined methods of controlling false positive identifications from video evidence. In her PhD studies, she is studying the use of technology to assist identity verification. Camryn is a recipient of a Canada Graduate Studies (MA) scholarship from SSHRC.
Lab Alumni
Eva Rubínová, PhD
University of Portsmouth
Stefana Juncu, PhD
University of Portsmouth
William Cecconello, PhD
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grand Do Sul
Crystal Huang, MA
Simon Fraser University