Dr. Baker's Research
Dr. Baker’s research focuses on jurors’ perceptions of vulnerable populations within the criminal legal system. Her recent work focuses on decision-making in cases involving autistic defendants, child sexual abuse victims, and sex trafficking victims.
Publications:
Baker, K., Thomaidou, M. A., Berryessa, C. M., & Cantone, J. A. (accepted). Autistic juvenile defendants: How defendant race and offense type affect juror decisions. Law and Human Behavior.
Perez, O. C., Todorovic, K., & London, K. (2024). Children’s responses to “Do you remember…” questions about their memory. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 38(6), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.70005
Vincent, G. M., Drawbridge, D. C., Lawson, S. E., Todorovic, K., & Perrault. R. (2024). Sustainability of evidence-based practices: Risk-need-responsivity in juvenile probation 7-years later. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 51(5), 643-666. https://doi.org/10.1177/009385482412291
Toglia, M. P., Berman, G. L., Todorovic, K., Rumschik, D. M., & Thibodeau, S. (2022). Lessons learned from wrongful convictions: Implications for judicial reforms and innocence research. In B.H. Bornstein, M.K. Miller, & D. DeMatteo (Eds.), Advances in psychology and law (Vol. 6) (pp. 111-144). Springer. DOI 10.1007/978-3-031-13733-4_5 [PDF]
Todorovic, K., O’Leary, E., Ward, K., Devarasetty, P., Lee, S. J., Knox, M., & Andari, E. (2022). Prevalence, increase, and predictors of family violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, using modern machine learning approaches. Frontiers of Psychiatry, 1725. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.883294
Miller, Q. C., Todorovic, K., Perez, C. O., Capparelli, A. L., & London, K. (2021). Laypeople’s knowledge and misconceptions of sex trafficking influenced by training format. Journal of Human Trafficking, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2020.1865767
Drawbridge, D. C., Todorovic, K., Winters, G. M., & Vincent, G. M. (2019). Implementation of risk-need-responsivity principles into probation case planning. Law and Human Behavior, 43(5), 455-467. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000351
Recent Presentations:
Petty, T. & Baker, K. (2024, October). Participant gender and trafficking myth endorsement in child sex trafficking cases. Paper presented at the 95th annual meeting of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences, Evansville, IN, United States.
Fritchley, M. K., Baker, K., Cantone, J. A., Berryessa C. M., & Thomaidou, M. A. (2024, October). Descriptions of defendants with autism varying offense type and race. Poster presented at the 95th annual meeting of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences, Evansville, IN, United States.
Todorovic, K., Berryessa C. M., & Cantone, J. A. (2024, April). Layperson’ credibility judgements of autistic defendants varying race and crime. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, United States.
Klassen, N., Harvey, M. B., & Todorovic, K. (2024, March). The impact of suggestion from a trusted adult on child credibility ratings. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Petty, T. & Todorovic, K. (2024, March). The impact of youth race, vulnerability, and prior arrest history in child sex trafficking decisions. Paper presented at the 61st annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, IL, United States.