Dr Laura Melnyk Gribble

Laura Melnyk Gribble PhD
Chair & Associate Professor
Department of Psychology

King's University College
at Western University

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Laura Melnyk Gribble, BA (McMaster), PhD (McGill) LMG

I'm the Department Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at King's University College at Western University. I also serve as the Vice-Chair of the King's University College Faculty Association.

I'm involved in university governance at several levels: I'm member of the King's Academic Council and two of Academic's committees, and I'm a senator on the Western University Senate, and one of Senate's academic subcommittees.

I've proudly served in several additional leadership roles at King's:

I teach courses in Psychology & Law, Forensic Psychology, and Developmental Psychology. I've received several teaching awards, including the Western University Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and the King's University College Award of Excellence in Teaching.

My research expertise is in forensic psychology, with a focus on children's memory and forensic interviewing. Much of my work examines interviewing techniques to facilitate children's memory, and developmental changes in face recognition and lineup performance. Recent work includes research on criminal responsibility and mock juror decision-making.

My work is published in academic journals such as Applied Cognitive Psychology, Law & Human Behavior, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, and Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. Here is more information about my research program and here's my Google Scholar profile.

I'm pleased to share my expertise with the community. I have served as an expert witness and consultant in several Canadian legal cases. I've given talks for the London Police Services and the London-Middlesex Children's Aid Society on interviewing children. My appearances in the media include interviews with CBC Radio, CIXX-FM, Maclean's, and the Globe & Mail.

I can be reached at laura at uwo dot ca

Here is my detailed guide about graduate and professional programs for psychology students.