Christopher Lively

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Christopher Lively

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Department
Campus Location
Annex 24C
Email
Phone
902-867-4533
Biography

Dr. Lively (he/him) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at St. Francis Xavier University. The overarching goal of his research is to improve and support the administration of justice through applied psychological theory and methodology. Specific areas of interest include investigative interviewing practices within policing and the judiciary, alibi assessments, and safeguarding legal rights for adults and youth; he has published research in all of these areas in numerous top-tier forensic psychology journals. Dr. Lively also serves on the Criminal Justice Psychology Section's Executive Committee for the Canadian Psychological Association, where his primary role is Review Editor for Crime Scene.  

Research

The overarching goal of my research is to improve and support the administration of justice through applied social psychological theory and methodology. Specifically, my research explores investigative interviewing practices (within policing and the judiciary), examines issues impacting legal decision making (e.g., alibi assessments), and aims to improve the protection of youth suspects by increasing their legal rights comprehension.