Shari Diamond
Shari Seidman Diamond is both a lawyer and psychologist who is the foremost empirical researcher on the jury process and legal decision-making. Shari is also a research fellow at the American Bar Foundation. She has conducted pathbreaking research on actual jury deliberations in the Arizona state courts. Her other fields of interest include science and the courts, the regulation of trademarks and advertising and field research methodology.
Primary Interests:
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Group Processes
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Law and Public Policy
- Research Methods, Assessment
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19:00 Science and the Legal System
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Journal Articles:
- Diamond, S. S. (2006). Beyond fantasy and nightmare: A portrait of the jury. Buffalo Law Review, 54(3), 717-763.
- Diamond, S. S. (1997). Jury simulations: Illuminations and shadows. Law and Human Behavior, 27, 561-571.
- Diamond, S. S. (1993). Instructing on death: Psychologists, jurors and judges. American Psychologist, 43, 423-434.
- Diamond, S.S. & Bina, J. (2004) Puzzles about supply side explanations for vanishing trials, J. Empirical Legal Studies 1, 637-658.
- Diamond, S. S., & Casper, J. D. (1994). Empirical evidence on the death penalty: Past and future. Journal of Social Issues, 50, 177-195.
- Diamond, S. S., & Casper, J. D. (1992). Blindfolding the jury: Damages, experts, and the civil jury. Law & Society Review, 26, 513-563.
- Diamond, S. S., Casper, J. D., Heiert, C. L., & Marshall, A-M. (1996). Juror reactions to attorneys at trial. Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 87, 17-47.
- Diamond, S. S., & Levi, J. W. (1996). Improving decisions on death by revising and testing jury instructions. Judicature, 79, 224-232.
- Diamond, S.S., Rose, M.R., & Murphy, B. (2006). Revisiting the unanimity requirement: The behavior of the non-unanimous civil jury, Northwestern U. Law Rev. 100, 201-230.
- Diamond, S.S., Rose, M.R., Murphy, B., & Smith, S. (2006). Juror questions during trial: A window into juror thinking, Vanderbilt L. Rev. 1927-1972.
- Diamond, S.S., Vidmar, N., Rose, M., Ellis, L., & Murphy, B. (2003) Jury discussions during civil trials: Studying an Arizona innovation, U. of Ariz. Law Rev. 45, 1-81.
Other Publications:
- Diamond, S. S. (2000). Legal applications of survey research. In D. Faigman, et al. (Eds.), Modern Scientific Evidence: The Law and Science of Expert Testimony, West.
- Diamond, S. S. (2000). Reference guide on survey research, in Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Federal Judicial Center, 229-276.
- Diamond, S.S. & Rose, M.R. (2005). Real juries, in J. Hagan (ed.) Annual Rev. of Law and Social Science 1, 255-284, Palo Alto, Ca: Annual Reviews.
- Diamond, S. S., & Schklar, J. (1998). The jury: How does law matter? In Garth, B. & Sarat, A. (Eds.), How Does Law Matter? Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press.
Courses Taught:
- Intellectual Property
- Law and Psychology
- Scientific Evidence
- Seminar on Juries
- Trademark and Unfair Competition Law
Shari Diamond
School of Law
Northwestern University
357 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611
United States of America
- Phone: (312) 503-2040