Solomon M. Fulero
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IN MEMORIAM
Professor Solomon Fulero died April 29, 2011, at the age of 60. A tireless champion of the innocent, he dedicated his professional life to teaching and research at the intersection of psychology and law. Social Psychology Network is maintaining this profile for visitors who wish to learn more about Professor Fulero's work.
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- Dr. Solomon Fulero (Dayton Daily News)
Dr. Fulero is Professor and former Chair of the Psychology Department at Sinclair College in Dayton, Ohio. He received his Ph.D. in social psychology in August 1979, and his J.D. (law) in December 1979, both from the University of Oregon. He received a respecialization certificate in clinical psychology, with an APA-approved internship, from Wright State University, in 1988. Dr. Fulero is both a licensed psychologist and a practicing attorney. He is a frequent consultant to attorneys on a wide variety of psychology and law issues, including eyewitness reliability, false confessions, and a variety of other matters.
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Causal Attribution
- Group Processes
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Law and Public Policy
- Prejudice and Stereotyping
- Social Cognition
Books:
Journal Articles:
- Everington, C., & Fulero, S. (1999). Competence to confess: Measuring understanding and suggestibility in defendants with mental retardation. Mental Retardation, 37, 212-220.
- Finkel, N. J., Fulero, S. M., Haugaard, J. J., Levine, M., & Small, M. A. (2001). Everyday life and legal values: A concept paper. Law and Human Behavior, 25(2), 109-123.
- Fulero, S. (1987). The role of behavioral research in the free press/fair trial controversy: Another view. Law and Human Behavior, 11, 259-264.
- Fulero, S., & Finkel, N. (1991). Barring ultimate issue testimony: An "insane" rule? Law and Human Behavior, 15, 495-507.
- Fulero, S., & Fischhoff, B. (1976). Election results and media ratings: The "bearer of bad tidings" effect. Communication Research, 3, 22-36.
- Fulero, S. M. (2002). Afterword: The past, present, and future of applied pretrial publicity research. Law and Human Behavior, 26(1), 127-133.
- Fulero, S. M. (2002). Empirical and legal perspectives on the impact of pretrial publicity: Effects and remedies. Law and Human Behavior, 26(1), 1-2.
- Fulero, S. & Turner, D. (1997). Using British trial procedures in American cases: A more "civil" trial? Law and Human Behavior, 21, 439-448.
- Olsen-Fulero, L. & Fulero, S. (1997). An empathy-complexity theory of rape story making. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 3, 402-427.
- Penrod, S., Fulero, S., & Cutler, B. (1995). Expert psychological testimony on eyewitness reliability before and after Daubert: The state of the law and the science. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 13, 229-259.
- Rothbart, M., Evans, M. & Fulero, S. (1979). Recall for confirming events: Memory processes and the maintenance of social stereotypes. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 15, 343-355.
- Rothbart, M., Fulero, S., Jensen, C., Howard, J., & Birrell, P. (1978). From individual to group impressions: Availability heuristics in stereotype formation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 14, 237-255.
- Steblay, N., Besirevic, J., Fulero, S., & Jimenez-Lorente, B. (1999). The effects of pretrial publicity on jury verdicts: A meta-analytic review. Law and Human Behavior, 23, 219-235.
- Steblay, N., Dysart, J., Fulero, S., & Lindsay, R.C.L. (2003). A meta-analytic comparison of showup and lineup identification accuracy. Law and Human Behavior, 27, 523-540.
- Steblay, N., Dysart, J., Fulero, S., & Lindsay, R. C. L. (2001). Eyewitness accuracy rates in sequential and simultaneous lineup presentations: A meta-analytic comparison. Law and Human Behavior, 25(5), 459-473.
- Wells, G. L., Malpass, R. S., Lindsay, R. C. L., Fisher, R. P., Turtle, J. W., & Fulero, S. M. (2000). From the lab to the police station: A successful application of eyewitness research. American Psychologist, 55(6), 581-598.
- Wells, G., Small, M., Penrod, S., Malpass, R., Fulero, S., & Brimacombe, E. (1998). Good practice recommendations for lineups and photospreads. Law and Human Behavior, 22(6), 603-647.
Other Publications:
- Fulero, S. (in press). Expert psychological testimony on the psychology of interrogations and confessions: Five years later. In K.D. Lassiter & C. Meissner (Eds.) Interrogations and Confessions: Current Research, Practices and Policy. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
- Technical Working Group on Eyewitness Evidence, National Institute of Justice. (1999). Eyewitness evidence: A guide for law enforcement (Document No. NCJ 178240). Washington, DC: United States Department of Justice.
Courses Taught:
- Introductory Psychology
- Psychology and Law
- Social Psychology