Katherine Hazen

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Katherine Hazen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at Fitchburg State University. She completed a PhD in the Law-Psychology and Social and Cognitive Psychology Programs at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln in 2021 and a JD, with a concentration in constitutional law, from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2018. Katherine has diverse experiences teaching psychology, criminal justice, and research methods as well as designing and implementing evaluations of professional development and court-based programs. Broadly, she studies the role of social identity in interactions between decision audiences, decision makers, and decision systems. Additionally, she is the project evaluator for the Children's Justice Programs at the University of Nebraska College of Law.