James Lampinen
James Michael Lampinen, Distinguished Professor and chair, psychological science, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. Lampinen is a cognitive psychologist who does research and teaches classes on the intersection between psychology and the legal system. The courses' research focuses on eyewitness memory, missing persons, false memories and jury decision making. In the 25 years he has been at the University of Arkansas, Lampinen has found it a pleasure to do much of that research in collaboration with a group of outstanding undergraduate honors thesis students.
Honors students in Lampinen's lab have been treated, not just as mentees, but as scientific collaborators and lab leaders. They have produced outstanding research that has been presented at regional, national and international scientific conferences. With his honors students, Lampinen has published the research in some of the highest-ranked scientific journals in psychology, and some of their research has even made it into college textbooks. Undergraduate students have even helped him travel the state of Arkansas providing free training to law enforcement. One of the highlights of Lampinen's career at the University of Arkansas has been having the privilege to work with so many outstanding students.