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University of California Irvine

Psychology Law Cognitive Psychology Forensic Psychology Legal Psychology (Psychology and Law)Criminology

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Elizabeth F. Loftus is a Distinguished Professor in Psychological Science and Criminology, Law & Society in the School of Social Ecology, as well as Professor in the School of Law, at the University of California, Irvine, positions held since 2002. She also maintains an affiliation with the Department of Cognitive Sciences and is a Fellow of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. Loftus earned her B.A. with highest honors in Mathematics and Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1966, M.A. in Psychology from Stanford University in 1967, and Ph.D. in Psychology from Stanford University in 1970. Prior to UCI, she advanced from Assistant Professor to Full Professor at the University of Washington from 1973 to 2002 and served as Adjunct Professor of Law there from 1984 to 2002. Earlier positions include Assistant Professor at The New School Graduate Faculty in New York from 1970 to 1973. She was Founding Director of the Center for Psychology & Law at UCI from 2005 to 2012.