Research Interests
Psychology and Law; Tort Law; Dispute Resolution
Education
J.D. University of Nebraska College of Law
M.A., Ph.D. University of Nebraska
B.S. Willamette University
Additional Campus Affiliations
Alice Curtis Campbell Professor, College of Law
Professor, College of Law
Professor, Psychology
Affiliate, Center for Social & Behavioral Science
Recent Publications
Bregant, J., Robbennolt, J. K., & Winship, V. (2025). Settlementality. Journal of Empirical Legal Studies. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jels.70008
Hans, V. P., & Robbennolt, J. K. (2024). Tort law decision-making: Psychological and legal perspectives. In The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Legal Decision-Making (pp. 567-581). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009119375.037
Robbennolt, J. K. (2024). Tort Law Decision Making: Psychological and Legal Perspectives. In The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Legal Decision-Making (pp. 567-581). Cambridge University Press. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4475411
Robbennolt, J. K., & Hans, V. P. (2024). What we know and don't know about the psychology of tort law. In Research Handbook on Law and Psychology (pp. 245-260). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800881921.00027
Barder, S., & Robbennolt, J. K. (2023). Optimistic Overconfidence: A Study of Law Student Academic Predictions. University of Illinois Law Review Online, 2023. https://ssrn.com/abstract=4524497