Christopher Lively
Christopher Lively, BSc, BA (Hons), MSc, PhD (Candidate)
Department of Psychology
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Office SN-2057C
Tel: (709) 864-4480
Fax: (709) 864-2430
E-Mail: clively@mun.ca
Twitter: @chrisjlively
Google Scholar: Christopher J. Lively
Website: www.christopherlively.ca
Research Interests
- Alibi Assessment
- Investigative Interviewing
- Judiciary Questioning Practices
- Legal Decision-Making Processes
- Comprehension of Legal Rights
- Weapon-Focus Effect
Research Contributions
Publications
Snook, B., Fahmy, W., Fallon, L., Lively, C. J., Luther, K., Messiner, C. M., Barron, T., & House, J. C. (2020). Challenges of a “toolbox” approach to investigative interviewing: A critical analysis of the RCMP’s phased interview model. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. doi:10.1037/law0000245 [PDF]
Eastwood, J., Lively, C. J., Snook, B., & Snow, M. (2020). Quality vs. quantity: The effect of relationship and number of corroborators on alibi assessments. Psychiatry, Psychology, and Law, 27(6), 973-988. doi:10.1080/13218719.2020.1754956 [PDF]
Lively, C. J., Fallon, L., Snook, B., & Fahmy, W. (2020). Seeking or controlling the truth? An examination of courtroom questioning practices by Canadian lawyers. Psychology, Crime and Law, 26, 343-366. doi:10.1080/1068316X.2019.1669595 [PDF] [Media Interest: CHMR Radio Interview]
Keeping, Z., Eastwood, J., Lively, C. J., & Snook, B. (2017). Don’t stop believing: The relative impact of internal alibi details on judgments of veracity. Psychology, Crime and Law, 23, 899-913. doi:10.1080/1068316X.2017.1338700 PDF
Book Chapters
Watt, M. C., MacLean, K., Gallagher, C., & Lively, C. J. (2014). Hybristophilia: Distorted lovemaps? In M. C. Watt (Ed.), Explorations in forensic psychology: Cases in criminal and abnormal behaviour (pp. 143- 167). Toronto, ON: Nelson Education Ltd.
Conference Presentations (Selected Works)
Lively, C. J., Fallon, L., & Fahmy, W. (2019, May). Do judges ask appropriate questions for seeking the truth? A field study of magistrate questioning. Poster presented at the 4th North American Correctional & Criminal Justice Psychology Conference, Halifax, NS
Lively, C. J., & Snook, B. (2017, June). Seeking or Providing the Truth? A Field Study of Lawyer Questioning Practices in Court. Poster presented at the 78th Annual Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Lively, C. J., Keeping, Z., Eastwood, J., & Snook, B. (2017, April). Don’t stop believing: The relative impact of internal alibi details on judgments of veracity. Paper presented at the Forensic Psychology in Canada Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Lively, C. J., Keeping, Z., Eastwood, J., & Snook, B. (2016, June). Exploring the Relative Strength of Factors Impacting Alibi Believability through Policy-Capturing. Poster presented at the 9th Annual International Investigative Interviewing Research Group Conference, Latimer, Buckinghamshire, London, England.
Lively, C. J., Keeping, Z., Eastwood, J., & Snook, B. (2016, May). Exploring the Relative Strength of Factors Impacting Alibi Believability through Policy-Capturing. Paper presented at the 1st Annual Atlantic Criminal Justice Research and Professional Practice Conference, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Lively, C. J., & Watt, M. C. (2014, May). Can music soothe the anxiety sensitive soul? Poster presented at the 38th Annual Science Atlantic Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Lively, C. J., & Watt, M. C. (2014, March). What function does music play in your life? Poster presented at the 12th Annual St. Francis Xavier University Student Research Day, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lively, C. J., Koch, E. J., & Weaver, A. D. (2013, October). Should we or shouldn’t we? Anticipated regret within friends with benefits relationships. Paper presented at the 40th Annual Canadian Sex Research Forum Conference, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Other Contributions
Lively, C. J., & Snook, B. (2020). Animated interrogation rights: Can a multimedia presentation improve youths’ comprehension of their interrogation rights? Crime Scene, 27(1), 9-12. [PDF]
Lively, C. J., Fallon, L., & Eastwood, J. (2018). Toward reducing wrongful convictions: Improving the protective value of alibis. Psynopsis, 40, 14-15. PDF
Lively, C. J. (2017). How social influence factors might impact the jury. Law Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador legal research awards for students of Memorial University: 2015/2016, 1-6. [PDF]
Lively, C. J. (2014). If you build it, they will come: New special concentration in forensic psychology offered at StFX. Mind Pad, 3(2), 22-26. [PDF]
Lively, C. J., & Watt, M. C. (2014). Music for the soul: Teaching guitar to women offenders. Mind Pad, 3(2), 27-32. [PDF]
Professional Activities
2020 - Present
Deputy Journal Editor (Early Career Reseracher), Investigative Interviewing: Research and Practice - International Investigative Interviewing Research Group
Review Editor, Crime Scene - Criminal Justice Section, Canadian Psychological Association
2020 - Present
Ad Hoc Reviewer for:
- Criminal Justice and Behavior
2019 - Present
Ad Hoc Reviewer for:
- Investigative Interviewing: Research and Practice
2019 - Present
American Psychology-Law Society Campus Representative, Memorial University
2018 - Present
Canadian Psychological Association Campus Representative, Memorial University
2016 - 2019
Ad Hoc Reviewer for:
- Psychology, Public Policy and Law (Student reviewer, as per editorial policy)
- Journal of Interpersonal Relations, Intergroup Relations and Identity
- Psychology Law Evidence Database
2017 - 2018
Canadian Psychological Association Graduate Student Representative, Memorial University
Student Volunteer with the Canadian Society of Evidence Based Policing
2017 - 2018
Associate Editor for Mind Pad
Psychology and the Public Interest
2019
2015 - 2018
Graduate Student Blogger for MUN's School of Graduate Studies.
- Hiking Helps Hone Focus for Tasks on the Horizon (July 20, 2018)
- Giving Accolades Back To Our Mentors (May 18, 2018)
- The Content In This Blog Will Blow Your Mind (March 9, 2018)
- Research and Authorship: An Important Issue to Consider as a Graduate Student (December 1, 2017)
- Make Your Graduate School Experience Unique to You... (September 22, 2017)
- Looking Forward... (July 7, 2017)
- (Do even more) Reading and Writing in Graduate School! (May 19, 2017)
- More than just a degree (February 24, 2017)
- The Art of Communication in Graduate School... (December 16, 2016)
- The Importance of Mentorship… (October 14, 2016)
- Ah yes…other things to consider while at graduate school (July 22, 2016)
- Rested, Relaxed, and Ready for New Opportunities… (May 27, 2016)
- In the home stretch…of first year… (March 11, 2016)
- Round two… (January 22, 2016)
- Time sure flew by (November 27, 2015)
- Hey there! (October 16, 2015)
2017
Three-Minute Thesis Competitor at Memorial University
- School of Graduate Studies Competition [video]
- Faculty of Science Competition
2016
Three-Minute Thesis Competitor at Memorial University
- School of Graduate Studies Competition [video]
- Faculty of Science Competition
Teaching Experience
Winter 2021
Instructor, Introduction to Forensic Psychology (PSYC 3338), Saint Mary's University
Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Forensic Psychology (PSYC 2150), Memorial University
Coordinator, Colloquium Series in Psychology (PSYC 6010), Memorial University
Graduate Mentor, Honours Dissertation (PSYC 499B), Memorial University
Fall 2020
Instructor, Introduction to Forensic Psychology (PSYC 2150), Memorial University
Coordinator, Colloquium Series in Psychology (PSYC 6010), Memorial University
Graduate Mentor, Honours Dissertation (PSYC 499A), Memorial University
Winter 2020
Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Forensic Psychology (PSYC 2150), Memorial University
Coordinator, Colloquium Series in Psychology (PSYC 6010), Memorial University
Fall 2019
Instructor, Introduction to Forensic Psychology (PSYC 2150), Memorial University
Coordinator, Colloquium Series in Psychology (PSYC 6010), Memorial University
Winter 2019
Instructor, Introduction to Forensic Psychology (PSYC 2150), Memorial University
Coordinator, Colloquium Series in Psychology (PSYC 6010), Memorial University
Fall 2018
Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Forensic Psychology (PSYC 2150), Memorial University
Coordinator, Colloquium Series in Psychology (PSYC 6010), Memorial University
Winter 2018
Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 1001), Memorial University
Coordinator, Colloquium Series in Psychology (PSYC 6010), Memorial University
Fall 2017
Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Forensic Psychology (PSYC 2150), Memorial University
Coordinator, Colloquium Series in Psychology (PSYC 6010), Memorial University
Fall 2016
Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Forensic Psychology (PSYC 2150), Memorial University
2015 - Present
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Memorial University
Courses Include: Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 1000/1001); Introduction to Forensic Psychology (PSYC 2150); Health Psychology (PSYC 2151); Research Methods in Psychology for Non-Majors (PSYC 2920); Research and Writing in Psychology (PSYC 2930); Research Experience in Social Psychology (PSYC 4170); Colloquium Series in Psychology (PSYC 6010); Group Processes (PSYC 6402)
Spring 2013
Guest Lecturer, Human Sexuality (PSYC 378), St. Francis Xavier University
Professional Training
2017
Tier 3 Advanced Cognitive Interviewing, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL
Academic Recognitions and Awards
2021 Graduate Psychology Society Award in Academic Excellence (Research & Teaching), Memorial University (Value: $200)
2021 Ms. Carole Solberg and Dr. John Hoddinott Graduate Teaching Award, Memorial University (Value: $918)
2020 Professional Development Award for Per Course Instructors, Memorial University (Value: $500)
2020 BMS Scholarship: Student Research and Leadership Development (Value: $2500)
2020 Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral Fellowship (Value: $40000)
2020 Graduate Students’ Union Award For Excellence in Teaching (Value: $300)
2019 Canadian Psychological Association Student Research and Knowledge Dissemination Grant (Value: $1000)
2019 Professional Development Award for Per Course Instructors, Memorial University ($500)
2017 Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies
2017 Faculty of Science Three-Minute Thesis 1st Runner-up, Memorial University (Value: $250)
2017 Memorial University Recognition of Excellence
2017 Memorial University Nominee for the Vanier Canada Scholarship
2017 Memorial University Nominee for the Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship
2016 School of Graduate Studies Fellowship, Memorial University (Value: $6000)
2015-2016 Law Foundation of Newfoundland & Labrador Legal Research Award (Value: $750)
2015 School of Graduate Studies Fellowship, Memorial University (Value: $6000)
2011-2012 Dean's List for Faculty of Arts, St. Francis Xavier University