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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Department of Psychology

Jennifer Kirkpatrick Robbennolt

Professor

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

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

Robbennolt, J. K. (2023). Political Polarization: Psychological Explanations and Potential Solutions. Nevada Law Journal, 23(2). https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/nlj/vol23/iss2/3/

Robbennolt, J. K., Bregant, J., & Winship, V. (2023). Settlement schemas: How laypeople understand civil settlement. Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 20(3), 488-533. https://doi.org/10.1111/jels.12360

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Department of Psychology

308 Psychology Bldg, MC-716

603 East Daniel St.

Champaign, IL 61820

(217) 333-0631

Email: psych@illinois.edu

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