LEGAL JUDGMENTS LAB
Dr. Hannah Phalen | University of Wyoming
LAB NEWS
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March 10, 2026: Alexey successfully defended her Master's Thesis! Congrats Alexey!
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March 9, 2026: Maddie and Anne were awarded APLS Undergraduate Grants in Aid. Congrats Maddie and Anne!
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January 2026: Alexey was awarded an APLS BRIDGE Grant to continue her work on Accent Bias!
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November 2025: Conner was awarded an APLS Graduate Grant in Aid to conduct his thesis work on AI in the Legal System!
KEY PUBLICATIONS
See Google Scholar for full list of Dr. Phalen's publications: https://tinyurl.com/4pljw23
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Phalen, H. J., *Bettis, T. C., *Bean, S. R., & Salerno, J. M. (2025). Jurymen Seldom Rule Against a Person That They Like: The Relationship Between Emotions Towards a Defendant, the Understanding of Case Facts, and Juror Judgments in Civil Trials. Behavioral Sciences, 15(7), 965. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15070965
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Phalen, H. J., *Lawrence, M. L., *Gittings, K. L., *Line, E. N., **Thomas, S. N., *Eerdmans, R. E., *Bettis, T. C., Campbell, J. C., & Salerno, J. M. (2024). Regional gender bias and year predict gender representation on civil trial teams. Law and Human Behavior, 48(5-6), 580–596. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000585
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Phalen, H. J., Salerno, J. M., *Adamoli, M. & Nadler, J. (2023). White mock jurors’ moral emotional responses to viewing female victim photographs depend on the victim’s race. Law and Human Behavior.
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Phalen, H. J., Salerno, J. M., & Schweitzer, N. J. (2021). Can neuroimaging prove pain and suffering?: The influence of pain assessment techniques on legal judgments of physical versus emotional pain. Law and Human Behavior, 45(5), 393–412. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000460
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Salerno, J. M., Campbell, J. C., Phalen, H. J., *Bean, S. R., Hans, V., Spivak, D., & Ross, L. (2021). The impact of minimal versus extended Voir Dire and judicial rehabilitation in civil cases. Law and Human Behavior, 45(4), 336–355. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000455
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Salerno, J. M. & Phalen, H. J. (2019). Traditional gender roles and backlash against female attorneys expressing anger in court. Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 16(4), 909–932. https://doi.org/10.1111/jels.12238
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Salerno, J. M., Phalen, H. J., *Reyes, R, & Schweitzer, N. (2018). Closing with emotion: Expressing anger makes male attorneys more effective, but female attorneys less effective. Law and Human Behavior, 42(4), 385–401. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000292
*Mentored graduate student author
**Mentored undergraduate student author