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Expertise

Jury decision-making; empirical legal studies

Current Research Interest

Damage awards; death penalty; juries around the world

Distinction

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies coeditor
Annual Review of Law and Social Science associate editor
Law and Society Assocation past president
Civil Justice Research Initiative board of advisers
Civil Jury Project NYU School of Law board of academic advisers

Selected Publications

Hans, Valerie P., and Michael J. Saks. “Improving Judge and Jury Evaluation of Scientific Evidence.” Daedalus 147, no. 4 (2018): 164-180.

Hans, Valerie P., Rebecca K. Helm, and Valerie F. Reyna. “From Meaning to Money: Translating Injury into Dollars.” Law and Human Behavior 42, no. 2 (2018): 95-109.

Cornell Research Website Article

The Behavior of Juries