The distinctiveness effect in fingerprint identification: How the role of distinctiveness, information loss, and informational bias influence fingerprint identification (original) (raw)

I would like to thank everyone who has helped me complete this research. First, I'd like to thank my mentor, Christian A. Meissner, Ph.D., for his support, guidance, and encouragement during the course of this project. Without his mentorship and friendship this dissertation would not have been possible. I would also like to express my thanks to my dissertation committee members, Harmon Hosch, Wendy Francis, Steve Crites, and Ted Curry for their insights and assistance. Additional thanks goes out to the members of the Investigative Interviewing Laboratory, especially Dr. Jacki Evans & Allyson Horgan, M.A., for their friendship and support. My research assistants Martin Portillo, Marlib Gonzalez, and Linsey Walsh, worked tirelessly on this project and have all my gratitude. Finally, I'd like to thank my family and friends (near, far, and very far away). Thank you for taking this journey with me but more importantly for joining me on this incredible journey called life.