SELECTED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Lahay, R., Leach, A.-M., Cutler, B. L., Woolridge, L. W., & Elliott, E. (2024). (Mis)measuring cognitive load and arousal in deception: A multitrait–multimethod analysis. Download pdf here
Elliott, E., & Leach, A.-M. (2024). False impressions? The effect of language proficiency on cues, perceptions, and lie detection. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement, 56(1), 31–40. Download pdf here
Woolridge, L. R., Leach, A.-M., Blake, C., & Elliott, E. (2024). Do accents speak louder than words? Perceptions of linguistic speech characteristics on deception detection. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 43(2), 195-223. Download pdf here
Volk, A. A., Leach, A.-M., Connolly, J. A., Lawford, H. L., & Bukowski, W. M. (2023). Demystifying SSHRC psychology insight grants: Reviewers’ perspectives. Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne, 64(4), 290–298. Download pdf here
Kaplan, J., Cutler, B. L., Leach, A.-M., & Eastwood, J. (2023). Development of the Interview and Interrogation Assessment Instrument. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 29(1), 46–61. Download pdf here
Leach, A.-M., Woolridge, L. R., Cutler, B. L., Neuschatz, J. S., & Jenkins, B. D. (2022). Covid-19 and the courtroom: How social and cognitive psychological processes might affect trials during a pandemic. Psychology, Crime & Law, 8, 731-762. Download pdf here
Kaplan, J., Cutler, B. L., Leach, A.-M., Marion, S., & Eastwood, J. (2020). Perceptions of coercion in interrogation: Comparing expert and lay opinions. Psychology, Crime & Law, 26, 384-401. Download pdf here
Leach, A.-M., Da Silva, C. S., Connors, C. J., Vrantsidis, M., Meissner, C. A., & Kassin, S. M. (2020). Looks like a liar? The effects of language proficiency on beliefs about deception. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 34, 387-396. Download pdf here
Smith, A., & Leach, A.-M. (2019). Confidence can reliably discriminate between accurate and inaccurate lie decisions. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 14, 1062-1071. Download pdf here
Akehurst, L., Arnhold, A., Figueiredo, I., Turtle, S., & Leach, A.-M. (2018). Investigating deception in second language speakers: Interviewee and interviewer perspectives. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 23, 230-251. Download pdf here
Leach, A.-M., Snellings, R. L., & Gazaille, M. (2017). Observers’ language proficiencies and the detection of non- native speakers’ deception. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 31(2), 247-257. doi:10.1002/acp.3322. Download pdf here
Lawrence, H., Akehurst, L., Leach, A.-M., Cherryman, J., Vrij, A., Arathoon, M., & Vernham, Z. (2017). “Look this way”: Using gaze maintenance to facilitate the detection of children’s false reports. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 31, 69-80. doi: 10.1002/acp.3303. Download pdf here
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SELECTED BOOK CHAPTERS
Leach, A.-M., Woolridge, L. R., Elliott, E., & R. Lahay. (2020). Deception detection. In T. Archibald (Ed.), Annual review of civil litigation 2020. Thomson Reuters.
Kaplan, J., Cutler, B. L., Leach, A.-M., Eastwood, J., & Marion, S. (2019). Evaluating coercion in suspect interviews and interrogations. In B. H. Bornstein & M. K. Miller (Eds.), Advances in Psychology and Law: Vol. 4 (pp. 1-40), Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
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SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
McArthur, C., Leach, A.-M., Villeneuve, K. C., Blake, C., Gazaille, M., & Dufraimont, L. L. (2024, March 22). Interpreter mediation, language proficiency, and rapport development in multilingual interviews. Paper presented at the 2024 AP-LS Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Woolridge, L. R., Leach, A.-M., Blake, C., & Elliott, E. (2024, March 21). Perceptions of linguistic speech characteristics on deception detection. Paper presented at the 2024 AP-LS Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Villeneuve, K. C., Leach, A.-M., Ewanation, L., & Cutler, B. L. (2024, March 21). Revisiting apologies: Examining the prevalence of apologies in investigative interviews. Paper presented at the 2024 AP-LS Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Villeneuve, K. C., Leach, A.-M., Elliott, E., & Lahay, R. (2023, February). The impact of thin slicing on deception detection accuracy and confidence. Paper presented at the 2023 Canadian Forensic Psychology Virtual Conference.
Villeneuve, K. C., Leach, A.-M., Elliott, E., & Lahay, R. (2023, March). The effect of exposure length on deception detection. Paper presented at the 2023 AP-LS Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Elliott, E., & Leach, A.-M. (2023, March). Lessons learned from post hoc deception detection. Paper presented at the 2023 APLS Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Blake, C. K., Leach, A-M., *Villeneuve, K. C. (2023, March). Dual-task interference and its influence on deception detection and memory. Poster presented at the 2023 AP-LS Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Blake, C. K., Woolridge, L. R., & Leach, A-M. (2022, March). The underlying components of accentedness and deception detection. [Poster session]. American Psychology-Law Society 2022 Conference, Denver, CO, United States.
Elliott, E., De Brito, J., & Leach, A.-M. (2022, March). Is the first choice in lie detection best? Rarely. [Paper presentation]. American Psychology-Law Society Conference, Denver, CO, United States.
Villeneuve, K. C., Leach, A.-M., Elliott, E., & Lahay, R. (2022, March). The Impact of Thin(ner) Slicing on Deception Detection [Poster Presentation]. 2022 AP-LS Conference, Denver, CO, United States.
Villeneuve, K. C., Leach, A.-M., Woolridge, L. R., Lahay, R., & Gazaille, M. (2021, March 20). Examining the Impact of Language Proficiency and Veracity on Overall Rapport [Poster Presentation]. Virtual Poster Conference of the American Psychology-Law Society. https://osf.io/fhc2t/. Download pdf here
Elliott, E., & Leach, A.-M. (2021, June 28). Shifting focus: An examination of the impact of varying the target of lie detection questions. Download pdf here
Woolridge, L. R., Fisico, R., Leach, A.-M., Harkins, L. (2021). What drives daters to deceive? Comparing experiences with deception while dating online and offline. doi: 10.17605/OSF.IO/C3R4N Download pdf here
Elliott, E., & Leach, A.-M. (2020, September). The difference is in the details: An examination of lie-tellers’ and truth-tellers’ accounts. Paper presented at the Canadian Forensic Psychology Virtual Fall Conference.
Woolridge, L. R., Leach, A.-M, & Elliott, E. (2020, September). Observer Perceptions of interviewees’ speech during deception detection. Paper presented at theCanadian Forensic Psychology Virtual Fall Conference.
Elliott, E. & Leach, A.-M. (2020, March). False dichotomy: An examination of truthful and deceptive accounts. Paper presented at the American Psychology-Law Society’s Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Moulson, M. C., & Leach, A.-M. (2020, March). Baby lie detectors? Experience and deception detection. Paper presented at the American Psychology-Law Society’s Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Woolridge, L., Leach, A.-M., & Elliott, E. (2020, March). Perceptions of interviewees’ accents during deception detection. Paper presented at the American Psychology-Law Society’s Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Woolridge, L., & Leach, A.-M. (2019, June). Shedding light on deception: The effect of manipulating attributions of arousal on deception detection. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Memory and Cognition’s Biennial Conference, Cape Cod, MA.
Kaplan, J., Cutler, B. L., & Leach, A.-M. (2019, March). Temporal factoring of interrogation tactics. Poster presented at the American Psychology-Law Society’s Annual Conference, Portland, OR.
Woolridge, L., Leach, A.-M., & Elliott, E. (2019, March). Diagnostic utility of linguistic cues to deception across language proficiency. Paper presented at the American Psychology-Law Society’s Annual Conference, Portland, OR.
Kaplan, J., Leach, A.-M., Cutler, B.L., Marion, S. & Eastwood, J. (2018, March). Perceptions of coercion: Comparing laypersons and experts. Poster presented at the American-Psychology and Law Society’s Annual Conference. Memphis, TN.
Woolridge, L., Leach, A.-M., & Elliott, E. (2018, March). Detecting deception in non-native speech: Understanding the effects of hesitation phenomena. Paper accepted to the Annual Psychology-Law Society’s Annual Conference, Memphis, TN.
Elliott, E., & Leach, A.-M. (2017, March). Do actions speak louder than words? An evaluation of deception cues according to proficiency and paradigm. Paper presented at the American Psychology-Law Society’s Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.
Woolridge, L. R., & Leach, A.-M. (2017, March). Dissonance and deception: Can misattributions of arousal facilitate the ability to detect deceit? Poster presented at the American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Seattle, WA. Download pdf here
Kaplan, J., Leach, A.-M., Cutler, B.L., & Marion S. (2017, June). The coercion assessment instrument. Paper presented at the Canadian Psychological Association’s Annual National Convention, Toronto, ON.
Woolridge, L., Elliott, E., & Leach, A.-M. (2017, June). Unpacking proficiency to predict observers’ deception detection bias. Poster presented at the Canadian Psychological Association’s Annual National Convention, Toronto, ON.
*Students names are bolded