Loftus has been an expert witness or consultant in hundreds of cases, including the McMartin Preschool molestation case, the trial of Oliver North, the trial of the officers accused in the Rodney King beating, the Menendez brothers and the Oklahoma bombing litigation. Her research over the last 20 years has focused on human memory, eyewitness testimony and courtroom procedure. She has won numerous accolades, and in 1995 was selected by the American Academy of Forensic Psychology to be the recipient of their Distinguished Contributions to Forensic Psychology Award. The Leibowitz lectureship, named in honor of Herschel W. Leibowitz , Evan Pugh professor emeritus and member of the faculty in the Department of Psychology, and his wife, Eileen , who established an endowment for the lectureship in the College of the Liberal Arts, will present speakers on interdisciplinary topics in the behavioral sciences in recognition of Professor Leibowitz's distinguished contributions in psychology and Mrs. Leibowitz's long-standing commitment to development at Penn State. The lecture is open to the public.
Few topics are as important to our communities as protection of drinking water source areas.
This live satellite broadcast with the country's top water protection experts also will be available on the Penn State cable channel 9 at University Park, which will allow student groups and classes to view the program. The program will consist of rural, urban and suburban cases. Topics to be addressed include land use decisions, water quality monitoring and planning for emergencies. The overall goal of the broadcast is to convey strategies to communities for establishing drinking water protection programs. Local experts Caren Glotfelty , professor of forestry, and Neil Korostoff , associate professor of landscape architecture and a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects, will be available in Studio D to discuss issues with the local audience when the satellite portion is complete.