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Dr. Angela Jones

  • Associate Professor - School of Criminal Justice & Criminology
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Biography and expertise

Dr. Angela Jones earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Texas State University. Her research lies at the intersection of psychology, criminology, and the legal system, with a particular focus on public perceptions of criminal justice institutions, procedural justice, policing, and wrongful convictions. Using experimental and survey methods, she examines attitudes toward legal decision-makers and evaluates interventions designed to improve the accuracy and fairness of legal judgments. Her work has appeared in leading interdisciplinary journals, including Journal of Criminal Justice, Journal of Experimental Criminology, Criminal Justice and Behavior, and Psychology, Crime and Law.

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Psychology-Forensic

City University of New York, 2015

Master's Degree

MPHIL in Psychology-Forensic

City University of New York, 2014

Master's Degree

MA in Criminology

University of South Florida, 2007

Bachelor's Degree

BS in Criminal Justice

University of Central Florida, 2005

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Jones, Angela Marie. What Do Texas Attorneys Know About Eyewitness Identifications and How Does This Evidence Impact Plea-Bargaining Decisions?, Divisions of Research Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $8000. (Submitted: 2023, Funded: 2024 - 2025). Grant.
  • Jones, Angela Marie (Principal). COVID-19 Replication Grant as part of COS effort in the SCORE program, Center for Open Science, Federal, $17400. (Funded: 2020). Grant.
  • Jones, Angela Marie, Roche, Sean Patrick. Criminology Replication Grant as part of COS effort in the SCORE program, Center for Open Science, Federal, $9310. (Funded: 2020). Grant.
  • Roche, Sean Patrick, Jones, Angela Marie. SurveyCaTS (Survey Consortium at Texas State), Texas State University, $4800. (Funded: August 2019 - June 2020). Grant.
  • Rodriguez, Kiara Daena, Jones, Angela Marie. What Do Texas Attorneys Know About Eyewitness Identifications and How Does This Evidence Impact Plea-Bargaining Decisions?, The Honors College: Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Texas State University, $1000. (Submitted: 2022, Funded: 2022 - 2024). Grant.
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  • Jones, A. M., & Roche, S. P. (2026). Investigating the replicability of the social and behavioural sciences. Nature, 652, 143–150. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-10078-y
  • Jones, A. M. (2025). Predicting the replicability of social and behavioural science claims in COVID-19 preprints. Nature Human Behaviour, 9, 287–304. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-01961-1
  • Jones, A. M., & Roche, S. P. (2025). Introducing Item-Specific Formatting to Scales of Criminal Justice Attitudes: Evidence from a National Experiment. Justice Quarterly, 42(7), 1444–1466. https://doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2025.2463414
  • Ruva, C. L., Sykes, E. C., Smith, K. D., Deaton, L. R., Erdem, S., & Jones, A. M. (2024). Battling Bias: Can Two Implicit Bias Remedies Reduce Juror Racial Bias? Psychology, Crime & Law, 30, 730–757. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2022.2115494
  • Fenimore, D., & Jones, A. M. (2024). What influences punitive responses? Examining the interaction between shared identity and crime severity. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 20, 519–540. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-022-09546-6
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Applied Arts, Texas State University. 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Teaching, Texas State University. 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly Activities, College of Applied Arts, Texas State University. 2017
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Professor Appreciation, Panhellenic Council. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: SAGE Junior Faculty Professional Development Teaching Award, The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. 2017 - 2018
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  1. Reviewer / Referee

    Policing and Society

  2. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of Criminal Justice

  3. Member

    Annual Performance Review Subcommittee

  4. Member

    MSCJ Steering Committee

  5. Member

    Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

  6. Editorial Review Board Member

    Forensic and Legal Psychology (specialty section of Frontiers in Psychology)

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