Dr. Dawn McQuiston is a Professor of Psychology at Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC. She also holds a Courtesy Professor appointment at Florida International University through collaborations with the Psychology doctoral faculty. 

 

Dr. McQuiston's research and expertise is in the intersection of social psychology and the law. Her research interests include courtroom decision making, the perception and reliability of eyewitness testimony, and vicarious trauma perceived and experienced by courtroom decision makers during/after trial. Her work examining jurors' judgments about forensic identification evidence was funded by the National Institute of Justice while on the faculty at Arizona State University.​

 

Dr. McQuiston teaches Social Psychology, Statistics, Psychology and Law, and Introduction to Psychological Science. She has guest lectured numerous times at the Wake Forest School of Law and Arizona State University College of Law, testifies nationwide as an expert witness concerning the reliability of eyewitness testimony, and gives presentations and trainings to attorneys and judges in her areas of expertise.