Michael J. Saks

Michael J. Saks is a professor of law at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University; he holds a secondary appointment in the department of psychology.

Saks served as president of the American Psychology-Law Society and as editor of the scientific journal, Law and Human Behavior. For his early work on jury research, he earned the ''Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in the Public Interest'' from the American Psychological Association.

Saks's primary area of expertise is in the Law and Social Science field, in which he is the fourth most cited current scholar. He has authored over 200 articles and book chapters, and is co-editor of the book series, Modern Scientific Evidence.

Saks holds a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University, a M.S.L. from Yale Law School, and a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Ohio State University. Prior to his appointment at Arizona State, he was on the faculty at the University of Iowa, Georgetown University, and Boston College.

Saks got together with Barbara Spellman in 2016 to write a book called "The Psychological Foundations of Evidence Law". Provided by Wikipedia