James Michael Lampinen Source Confirmed

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Distinguished Professor

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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29 h-index 152 pubs 2,658 cited

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James Michael Lampinen's research program focuses on understanding the factors that influence the accuracy of eyewitness identification and facial composite construction. His work investigates how conditions such as the presence of weapons, lighting, distance, and the age of the eyewitness can impact identification performance. Lampinen also examines the effects of facial masking and the potential for age progression by undergraduate artists to be accurate.

His federally funded research, supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), explores the relationship between confidence and accuracy in eyewitness identification under various conditions, including the "pristine conditions hypothesis." He also studies the impact of prior familiarity with a target individual on eyewitness identification accuracy. Lampinen's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 29, with 152 total publications and 2,658 total citations. He has served as PI on two NSF grants totaling over $1.3 million.

Lampinen collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Pia Pennekamp, Ana J. Bridges, Jihan Rashed, and Nia I. Gipson. He maintains an active laboratory website to disseminate his research findings.

Metrics

h-index: 29
Publications: 152
Citations: 2,658

Selected Publications

Using live-action 360-degree video to assess the impact of exposure duration on eyewitness identification accuracy at high confidence in children and adults (2025) DOI
New ideas in psychology crime and law (2024) DOI
The masked villain: the effects of facial masking, distance, lighting, and eyewitness age on eyewitness identification accuracy (2023) DOI
Effect of expectations and retention interval on prospective person memory and vigilance (2023) DOI
Can Undergraduate Artists With No Training in Forensic Art Produce Accurate Age Progressions? (2023) DOI
The impact of weapons and unusual objects on the construction of facial composites (2022) DOI
Prior experience with target encounter affects attention allocation and prospective memory performance (2022) DOI
The effect of feedback and recollection rejection instructions on the development of memory monitoring and accuracy (2022) DOI
Estimator variables can matter even for high-confidence lineup identifications made under pristine conditions. (2021) DOI