James Michael Lampinen Data-verified

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Federal Grant PI High Impact

Distinguished Professor

University of Arkansas

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-22

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29 h-index 152 pubs 2,658 cited

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OverviewAI-generated summary

James Michael Lampinen's research focuses on eyewitness memory and identification. He investigates factors that influence the accuracy of eyewitness accounts, including the impact of estimator variables such as facial masking, distance, lighting, and the age of the eyewitness. His work also examines the role of system variables, such as the composition of photo lineups and the use of forensic delay techniques in facial composite construction.

Lampinen has received significant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for projects related to eyewitness identification. One NSF award of $700,000 supports his research on the "Effects of Prior Familiarity on Eyewitness Identification," while another award of $669,885 is dedicated to "Testing the Pristine Conditions Hypothesis of the Confidence-Accuracy Relationship in Eyewitness Identification." His research has resulted in 152 publications, with an h-index of 29 and over 2,600 citations. He collaborates with other researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Pia Pennekamp, Ana J. Bridges, Jihan Rashed, and Nia I. Gipson.

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)

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Thinking outside the red box: Does the simultaneous Showup distinguish between filler siphoning and diagnostic feature detection accounts of lineup/Showup differences? (2024)

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New ideas in psychology crime and law (2024)

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The masked villain: the effects of facial masking, distance, lighting, and eyewitness age on eyewitness identification accuracy (2023)

5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Effect of expectations and retention interval on prospective person memory and vigilance (2023)

1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Can Undergraduate Artists With No Training in Forensic Art Produce Accurate Age Progressions? (2023)

3 citations DOI OpenAlex
The impact of weapons and unusual objects on the construction of facial composites (2022)

3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Prior experience with target encounter affects attention allocation and prospective memory performance (2022)

3 citations DOI OpenAlex
The effect of feedback and recollection rejection instructions on the development of memory monitoring and accuracy (2022)

1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Estimator variables can matter even for high-confidence lineup identifications made under pristine conditions. (2021)

30 citations DOI OpenAlex