Department of Psychology
Kimberley McClure, Ph.D.
Professor & Advisor for Forensic Psychology Minor
- Office: Waggoner Hall 160
- Phone: (309) 298-1259
- Email: KA-McClure@wiu.edu
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Education
Dr. McClure received a Ph.D. in Applied Experimental Psychology from the University of Texas at El Paso (1998) with a concentration focused on the social cognitive factors related to witnessed events. In addition, she completed an internship with United States Marshal鈥檚 Service (1996) to assess the validity of physical fitness requirements for Deputies in service. Dissertation: 鈥The Use of Participant Free-hand Drawings and Written Verbal Descriptions as Practice for a Facial Recognition Task: Implications for Improving Eyewitness Identification Accuracy.鈥
Teaching Areas
Undergraduate courses include Psychology and Law (PSY 453), Forensic Psychology Seminars (PSY 490 鈥 Eyewitness Memory, Psychology of Investigation, and Psychology of Police Operations), Cultural Psychology (PSY 353, Online), and Research Methods II (Experimental Psychology). Dr. McClure teaches graduate courses in Advanced Cognitive Processes (PSY 521), and a Seminar in Social Cognition (PSY 600).
Research Interests
Dr. McClure specializes in taking a social-cognitive approach to the study of human experiences in forensic contexts including 鈥 eyewitness memory, criminal investigations, police force escalation and use of force, and translating science for criminal justice policies and procedures. She is the co-founder and administrator for the Professional Research Pool for Criminal Justice Science (), a service facilitating evidence-based policing practices involving individual officers, research professionals, and police organizations. Dr. McClure and Dr. Kathy McGuire co-direct and serve as faculty advisors for the Laboratory for the Investigation of Psychology and Law (LIPL).
Consultation
Dr. McClure serves as an expert witness and psychological consultant on issues related to the eyewitness science and the perceptual and cognitive factors involved in officer lethal force encounters. She currently partners with in translating scientific findings for policy and practice.
Recent Scholarly Activities: (*designates student co-author)
Diehl, V. A., *Grady, R. B., *Ballesteros, L., *Muniz, J., McClure, K. A. (2022). Memory for combat: Emotion regulation and threat of the situation. Presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association for the annual conference held in Chicago, IL, USA.
McClure, K. A., *Grady, R. B., Diehl, V. A., * Holtz, E., & *Lockard, B. (2022). Testing the catastrophe model: Memory of a virtual combat simulation. Presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association for the annual conference held in Chicago, IL, USA.
McClure, K. A., McGuire, K. M., *Haynes, E., & *Lawler, F. (2022). Expert testimony on system and estimator variables differentially influences jurors鈥 perceptions Presented at the American Psychology and Law Society (Division 41, APA) for the annual conference held in Denver, CO, USA.
*Thompson, B., McClure, K. A., McGuire, K. M., & Cruise, T. K. (2022) Vetting witness credibility with the two-pronged test: basis of knowledge as an investigatory tool. Presented at the American Psychology and Law Society (Division 41, APA) for the annual conference held in Denver, CO, USA.
Sporer, S. L., *Gehrke, J., & McClure, K. A. (2020). Patrolling the borders: Experience with multiple out-group members is associated with the own-ethnicity effect. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology.
McClure, K. A., McGuire, K. L., & Loftus, E. (2020). Officers鈥 memory and stress in virtual lethal force scenarios: Implications for policy and training. Psychology, Crime, & Law, 26 (3), 248 - 266.
McClure, K. A., McGuire, K. L., & *Chapan, D. M. (2019). Understanding the application and limitations of empirical evidence for policy and practice in police organizations. Journal of Forensic Science, 64(1), 16 鈥 22.
McClure, K. A., Myers, J. J., & *Keefauver, K. M. (2013). Witness vetting: What determines detectives鈥 perceptions of witness credibility? Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, 10(3), 250 鈥 267.
Related External Websites
Research Gate Profile ()
Professional Research Pool for Criminal Justice Science ()
Forensic Psychology Major Option (http://www.wiu.edu/cas/psychology/forensic.php)
Laboratory for the Investigation of Psychology and Law (/cas/psychology/lipl.php
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