The Child Evidence Lab is a team of student & faculty researchers. Our lab aims to learn about the ways we can improve the reliability of children’s evidence!
University of Regina
Joined July 2021
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Undergrad me would have laughed if someone told her she’d be giving a TED talk as a PhD student. And now… wow. Dreams do sneak up on you! 💛
Beyond grateful, beyond honoured, and beyond excited to be a @TEDxRegina_ 2026 speaker. 🤩🎤
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What an absolute pleasure it was to be invited by the University of Regina to present at the Taste of Research last night! 🎤✨
I had the opportunity to share my research presentation, “Innocent Until Proven Guilty? Or Guilty Until Believed?” 🤔⚖️
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How reliable are child #eyewitnesses?
Mistaken identifications lead to wrongful convictions, and kids are at greater risk of mistakes.
But #URegina researchers @_shaelyncarr and @BruerKaila are studying new techniques to make child #testimony more reliable.
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Extremely honoured and excited to share that I was selected as a top 20 finalist for the SSHRC Storytellers across Canada!
Thrilled to be the first recipient to receive this from the @UofRegina !
Check it out 👇🏻
🥁Drumroll please! We are thrilled to announce this year’s #SSHRCStorytellers Challenge finalists: sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/news_room-s…
Finalists will present their stories at the Storytellers Showcase this June during the @SWC_Can conference in Fredericton!
ALT Five young storytellers in various speaking poses with a pink and blue background behind them. Text reads 'The Storytellers.' Logos for SSHRC and the Government of Canada are displayed below.
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How do lawyers build rapport with child witnesses? Our new Open Access study examing Canadian lawyers' self-reported rapport building found that lawyers' overlooked several important elements of rapport building and prosecution/defence differences
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✨ATTENTION: U of R PSYC profs and students ✨
I have created a new course ‘Children and the Law (PSYC 388AN)’ and it will be offered M/W 2:30-3:45 in Fall 2024!
Please share with your undergrad students and reach out if you have questions about course content/topics!
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Over 100,000 victims report #IPV annually in Canada, yet there's no specific criminal offence for #IPV. @AvaBowns investigated judicial decisions and found a need for legal recognition of psychological abuse in #IPV. Learn more: doi.org/10.35502/jcswb.387
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New research project to document the experiences of survivors of intimate partner violence in Saskatchewan when interacting with the legal system. Please share and learn more at linktr.ee/pathssk
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My first publication! This project started off as my honours thesis and gradually became a lot more than just that. Very grateful for the support and guidance from @ZanettePhD and @LMalloy
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Excited to share new research: Working w Child Victims During the COVID-19 Pandemic (qual study w child maltreatment investigators) bit.ly/42REVwt Open-access in Journal of Forensic Social Work @Nat_Org_FSW @ChildInterview @ChildEvidence @mcgillCIWL @AngelaD_Evans
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Our project examining Canadian Child Maltreatment investigator's experiences working with child victims during the COVID-19 pandemic is now published (Open Access) in the Journal of Forensic Social Work.
doi.org/10.15763/issn.1936-9…
@mcgillCIWL @ChildEvidence @AngelaD_Evans
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Thanks for the great interview @GlobalRegina ! Cannot wait to present in the 3MT finals tonight. – at Regina, Saskatchewan
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How do lawyers prepare for, question, and respond to children as witnesses in court? Our findings, in Child Abuse & Neglect, show that Canadian lawyers report knowledge generally consistent with best practices for questioning children. 👇
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🚨Our work on the impact of COVID-19 on Canadian child maltreatment workers has just been published in Children and Youth Services Review
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📌You can also find a infographic summary of our work on our website at ccirt.ca/resources
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Our @ChildInterview Reserch Team Co-Founder @AngelaD_Evans and Research Associate @BreanneEWylie along with collaborators recently published a study examining children's willingness to agree to questions that subtly imply they have been coached.
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Graduate students: GAP (Graduate Awards Portal) How to Apply Session @FGSR_UofR #GradFunding #scholarships #awards Feb. 9, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Online via Zoom. Details and registration information available here: uregina.ca/gradstudies/event…
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Meet our Co-Founder and Director of the Canadian Child Interviewing Research Team, Dr. Kaila Bruer from the @ChildEvidence
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Interested in honours psychology at the U of R? The PSA and the Department of Psychology have put together this infographic to outline the process. Thank you to Dr. Chris Oriet and Dr. Natasha Gallant (@natashaagallant) for your help!
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Interested in how witness type (ear vs. eye) and familiarity with a defendant impact perceived credibility? Check out my newest article with Kaila C. Bruer and Heather L. Price: tandfonline.com/eprint/IWJZZ…
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Congrats to Dr. Kaila Bruer! #LutherProud
.@LutherEdu assistant professor Kaila Bruer received an Insight Development Grant to #research the process of questioning children in Canadian #courtrooms. These findings will aid Dr. Bruer in developing an educational program for attorneys on how to question child witnesses.