Her research focuses on jury and juror decision-making, the mechanisms underlying eyewitness misidentifications, and the role that different types of bias play in legal decisions. Continue reading… Amanda Bergold is a social psychologist studying the application of psychological principles to the legal system. Her research focuses on jury and juror decision-making, the mechanisms underlying eyewitness misidentifications, and the role that different types of bias play in legal decisions. She received funding for her dissertation work from the National Science Foundation. She graduated from Williams College in 2009, and received a PhD in Psychology in February 2017 from John Jay College and the Graduate Center CUNY.