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Biography<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kirk Luther is the Director of the Psychological Research in Investigative Science and Methodology (PRISM) Lab<\/a> at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University. Kirk received his PhD from Memorial University<\/a> where he studied under the supervision of Dr. Brent Snook<\/a>, Director of the Psychology and Law lab<\/a>. Following his PhD, Kirk spent a few years as a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Department of Psychology<\/a> at Lancaster University<\/a> in the UK. During his time at Lancaster University, Kirk was also a member of Security Lancaster<\/a> and CREST<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kirk is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University and is a member of the Forensic Psychology Research Centre<\/a>. He is also the current editor for Investigative Interviewing: Research and Practice<\/a>, the official journal for the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group<\/a>, and on the Editorial Board for Psychology, Public Policy, and Law<\/a><\/i>. He is also a founding member of the Cold Case Network<\/a> \u2013 a group of academics and practitioners working on cold case related research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kirk\u2019s research interests include safeguarding legal rights for adults and youth, and advancing research and practice on investigative interviewing. Specifically, his research works toward (1) developing a theoretical model of the cognitive, social, and language factors that moderate and mediate individual\u2019s comprehension of complex information (i.e., legal rights), and (2) developing a theoretical model of the cognitive and social factors that promote information provision in investigative interviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected Publications<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Polman, S., Luther, K.<\/strong>, de Almeida, H., Eggers, J., & Watson, S. J. (2026). Examining the effects of evidence disclosure timing and strength on information inconsistencies and provision within investigative interviews.\u00a0Psychology, Crime & Law<\/em>,\u00a032<\/em>(3), 519\u2013542. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/1068316X.2024.2378061<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price, H., Luther, K.<\/strong>, Thomas, W., Gabbert, F., & Hope, L. (2026). Interviewing in cold cases.\u00a0Cold Case Homicides<\/em>, 287\u2013308. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4324\/9781003415633-12<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200cDenault, V., Luther, K.<\/strong>, Eastwood, J., Dion Larivi\u00e8re, C., Talwar, V., & B\u00e9land, S. (2026). Pseudoscientific practices in fraud investigations: A Case Study.\u00a0Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice<\/em>, 1\u201318. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/24732850.2025.2610830<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eastwood, J., Luther, K.<\/strong>, Han, T., Arenzon, V., Crough, Q., Curtis, A., de Almeida, H., Downer, K. J., Dion Larivi\u00e8re, C., Lundy, J., Ogunseye, F., Snow, M. D., & Snook, B. (2025). Statistical reporting practices within forensic psychology: Is anything changing?\u00a0Law and Human Behavior, 49<\/em>(4), 398\u2013409.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/lhb0000611<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weiher, L., Watson, S. J., Taylor, P. J., & Luther, K.<\/strong> (2025). How multiple interviews and interview framing influence the development and maintenance of rapport.\u00a0Psychology, Crime & Law<\/em>,\u00a031<\/em>(4), 414\u2013438. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/1068316X.2023.2265527<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2048,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cu_people_first_name":"Kirk","cu_people_last_name":"Luther","cu_people_initials":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_people_type":[9],"cu_people_expertise":[],"class_list":["post-2046","cu_people","type-cu_people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cu_people_type-faculty"],"acf":{"cu_people_job_title":"Associate Professor","cu_people_degree":"Ph.D.","cu_building":"","cu_people_office_num":"","cu_people_pronoun":"","cu_people_designation":"","cu_people_email":"kirk.luther@carleton.ca","cu_people_phone":"","cu_people_phone_ext":"","cu_people_linkedin":"","cu_people_bluesky":"","cu_people_twitter":"","cu_people_instagram":"","cu_people_facebook":"","cu_people_website":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/prismlab\/","cu_people_orcid":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fprc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/2046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fprc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fprc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_people"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fprc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fprc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/2046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2721,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fprc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/2046\/revisions\/2721"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fprc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fprc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_people_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fprc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_type?post=2046"},{"taxonomy":"cu_people_expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fprc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_expertise?post=2046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}