Amanda Bergold, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Department of Psychology

 Co-PI on a NSF grant examining the use of Facial Recognition Technology in constructing eyewitness lineups.

 I joined Seton Hall University in 2024. My background is in Basic and Applied Social Psychology, and much of my work involves using psychology to answer questions in applied settings. My research focuses on the intersection of psychology and the law, particularly addressing legal issues related to wrongful convictions and racial bias in the administration of justice. I address these issues by applying psychological theory to issues in the legal system. I draw upon the literature on decision-making, diversity, prejudice, persuasion, and memory to address errors in the criminal justice system.

I currently have two main lines of research. I explore racial bias in the justice system, which I address through examining racial bias in both jury decisions and also in evaluating the effects of jury diversity. My second line of research examines how new technologies (e.g., Facial Recognition and AI faces) can be used to construct fair eyewitness lineups.

I teach courses in Research Methods and Psychology and Law.