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Shari Seidman Diamond

Shari Seidman Diamond

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5182
World Ranking
221
National Ranking
166

Overview

Shari Seidman Diamond is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the social sciences, with a focused subfield in law. The body of work centers on legal studies and intersects with topics in pharmacy.

The scientist has contributed scholarly papers that address various components of legal processes and judicial systems. Their recent publications include:

  • Judgment by Peers: Lay Participation in Legal Decision Making, 2024, Annual Review of Law and Social Science
  • How Experts View the Legal System's Use of Scientific Evidence, 2025, Science and Technology Law Review
  • How Experts View the Legal System's Use of Scientific Evidence, 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal

The work engages with research topics including:

  • Jury Decision Making Processes
  • Law in Society and Culture
  • Legal Education and Practice Innovations
  • Legal Principles and Applications
  • Judicial and Constitutional Studies
  • Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues

Frequent publication venues for the scientist comprise:

  • Annual Review of Law and Social Science
  • Science and Technology Law Review
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research, with repeated co-authorship alongside:

  • Valerie P. Hans
  • Sanja Kutnjak Ivković
  • Nancy S. Marder
  • Richard Lempert
  • Vanina G. Almeida

Best Publications

  • Illuminations and Shadows from Jury Simulations

    Shari Seidman Diamond;Shari Seidman Diamond

  • Blindfolding the Jury to Verdict Consequences: Damages, Experts, and the Civil Jury

    Shari Seidman Diamond;Jonathan D. Casper

  • A critical review of the jury simulation paradigm - The case of defendant characteristics

    Wayne Weiten;Shari Seidman Diamond

  • Juries and Expert Evidence

    Neil Vidmar;Shari Seidman Diamond

  • "Convincing Empirical Evidence" on the Six Member Jury

    Hans Zeisel;Shari Seidman Diamond

  • Juror Reactions to DNA Evidence: Errors and Expectancies

    Jason Schklar;Shari Seidman Diamond

  • Juror Discussions During Civil Trials: Studying an Arizona Innovation

    Neil Vidmar;Shari S. Diamond;Mary R. Rose;René Stemple Ellis

  • Sentencing Councils: A Study of Sentence Disparity and Its Reduction

    Shari Seidman Diamond;Hans Zeisel

  • Improving Decisions on Death by Revising and Testing Jury Instructions

    Shari S Diamond;J N Levi

  • Jury Room Ruminations on Forbidden Topics

    Shari Seidman Diamond;Neil Vidmar

  • Juror Judgments about Liability and Damages: Sources of Viriability and Ways to Increase Consistency

    Shari Seidman Diamond;Michael J. Saks;Stephan Landsman

  • Reference Guide on Survey Research

    Shari S. Diamond

  • Instructing on death: Psychologists, juries, and judges.

    Shari Seidman Diamond

  • Be Careful What You Wish For: The Paradoxical Effects of Bifurcating Claims for Punitive Damages

    MJ Saks;Linda Dimitropoulos;S Diamond;S Landsman

  • Scientific Jury Selection: What Social Scientists Know and Do Not Know

    Shari S Diamond

  • Eminent Domain and the Psychology of Property Rights: Proposed Use, Subjective Attachment, and Taker Identity

    Janice Nadler;Shari Seidman Diamond

  • Revisiting the unanimity requirement: The behavior of the non-unanimous civil jury

    Shari Seidman Diamond;Shari Seidman Diamond;Mary R. Rose;Beth Murphy

  • The promise of a cognitive perspective on jury deliberation.

    Jessica M. Salerno;Shari Seidman Diamond

  • The myth of judicial leniency in sentencing

    J.D. Shari Seidman Diamond Ph.D.;J.D. Shari Seidman Diamond Ph.D.;Loretta J. Stalans;Loretta J. Stalans

  • Forensic bitemark identification: weak foundations, exaggerated claims.

    Michael J. Saks;Thomas Albright;Thomas L. Bohan;Barbara E. Bierer

  • Juror reactions to attorneys at trial

    Shari Seidman Diamond;Jonathan D. Casper;Cami L. Heiert;Anna Maria Marshall

  • Formation and change in lay evaluations of criminal sentencing: Misperception and discontent.

    Loretta J. Stalans;Shari Seidman Diamond

  • Jurors' discussions of a defendant's history of child abuse and alcohol abuse in capital sentencing deliberations

    Margaret C. Stevenson;Bette L. Bottoms;Shari S. S. Diamond

  • Juror Questions During Trial: A Window into Juror Thinking

    Shari Seidman Diamond;Mary R. Rose;Beth Murphy;Sven Smith

  • Efficiency and Cost: The Impact of Videoconferenced Hearings on Bail Decisions

    Shari Seidman Diamond;Locke E. Bowman;Manyee Wong;Matthew M. Patton

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil Vidmar
Neil Vidmar Duke University
Michael J. Saks
Michael J. Saks Arizona State University
Christopher G. Ellison
Christopher G. Ellison The University of Texas at San Antonio
Loretta J. Stalans
Loretta J. Stalans Loyola University Chicago
Stephen E. Fienberg
Stephen E. Fienberg Carnegie Mellon University
Henry T. Greely
Henry T. Greely Stanford University
Thomas D. Cook
Thomas D. Cook University of Wisconsin–Madison
Barbara E. Bierer
Barbara E. Bierer Brigham and Women's Hospital
Thomas D. Albright
Thomas D. Albright Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Arturo Casadevall
Arturo Casadevall Johns Hopkins University

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