Jonathan P. Vallano is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Prof. Vallano also teaches Psychology and Law courses at Pitt-Oakland, including within CGS and the School of Law. His research interests include eyewitness memory/identification (to which he has testified as an expert witness in criminal cases), police investigative interviewing, and juror decision-making.
Courses Taught at Pitt
- LCJS 1510 - Psychology & Law
- LAW 5468 - Psychology & Law
Education & Training
- PhD, Experimental (Legal) Psychology - Florida International University
- MA, Clinical Psychology - Ball State University
- BS, Psychology - Ball State University
Representative Publications
Vallano, J. P., Slapinski, K. A., Steele, L. J., Briggs, A. P., & Pozzulo, J. D. (2019). Familiar eyewitness identifications: The current state of affairs. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 25(3), 128–146. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000204.
Vallano, J. P., Guyll, M., Ditchfield, R., & Slapinski, K. (2022). An experimental manipulation of rapport and moral minimization within a criminal interview. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 28(4), 515–531. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000370.
Vallano, J. P., & McQuiston, D. E. An exploration of psychological and physical injury schemas in civil cases. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 32, 241–252. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3399