Evan
Harrington
Evan Harrington
- Campus: Chicago, IL
- Department: School Psychology
- Institution: The Chicago School
- Address: 325 N Wells Street Chicago, IL 60654
- Office Phone: 312-467-2584
Biography
Dr. Harrington's areas of research include the ideology and decisions of members of the United States Supreme Court, the provocation defense to murder, the nocebo (negative placebo) effect, and mental health law. He joined The Chicago School in 2005 and teaches statistics, research methods, social psychology, and Mental Health Law. Dr. Harrington's community involvement includes serving on the board of advisors for the National Center for Reason and Justice and serving on the IRB Committee for the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Dr. Harrington has volunteered to provide assistance in two exoneration cases, which resulted in four defendants being released from lengthy prison terms, and all four have been fully exonerated. He did his doctoral work at Temple University after earning B.A. degrees in psychology and criminal justice from the State University of New York-Albany.
Education History
Degree Institution B.A. in Psychology State University of New York-Albany B.A. in Criminal Justice State University of New York-Albany Ph.D. Social Psychology Temple University Professional Memberships
Role Organization Chair IRB Committee of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Presentations
Title Location Date Adverse childhood experiences: Mediation of ACEs when predicting school problems. Midwest Psychological Association 2023 Factor structure of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) scale: Two-factor solution International Convention of Psychological Science, Brussels 2023 Supreme Court justices’ ideology and alignment with the views of the APA: 2019 update American Psychology-Law Society, New Orleans 2020 Areas of Expertise
Area Expertise Business/IO Psychology Survey Development Diversity Social Justice and Advocacy Domestic Violence Sexual Abuse Ethical & Legal Issues Adverse Impact Forensic Psychology Eyewitness Memory/Recovered Memory Murder/Provocation Defense Psychology Subdisciplines - Social Psychology Research Design/Methodology Statistics Publications
Journal Fletcher-Janzen & Harrington (2020). Translating ACE Research into Multi-tiered Systems of Supports for At-Risk High-School Students. Journal of Pediatric Neuropsychology, ,
Professional Skills
Mental health law, murder and the provocation defense, nocebo (negative placebo) effect, nonparametric statistics, recovered memories of child abuse, research methodology and research ethics, suggestibility, Supreme Court decision making