EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Ph.D. 1978 University of Exeter, England
M.A. 1975 University of Pennsylvania
B.A. 1973 University of Delaware

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Children's testimonial competence; the accuracy of children's memory; and its legal implications of children's cognitive development; alternatives to psychometric theories of intellectual development; the bio-ecological theory of intelligence; ecological models of cognitive development; translation of social science research into public policy; public interest research; professional issues (e.g., peer review)

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP

Current and Past Editorial Board Membership:

• Journal of Applied Psychology, 2002-2006
• Founder and Co-editor of APS' Journal, Psychological Science in the Public Interest. Each issue is rewritten for publication in Scientific American.
• Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2000-present
• Applied Developmental Science, 1999-present
• Applied Developmental Psychology, 1997-present
• Developmental Review, 1996-present
• Psychology, Public Policy, & Law, 1995-present
• SRCD Monographs - 1989-90; 1996-1997
• Human Learning, 1982-1984
• Journal of Experimental Child Psychology - 1985-1987
• Child Development - l984-1987; Associate Editor - 1995-96
• Board of Editorial Advisors of the American Psychological Association, 1993-present
• Psychological Bulletin -- 1992-94
• Law & Human Behavior, - 1988-1993; 1996-present
• Learning and Individual Differences - 1987-present
• Journal of Applied Cognitive Psychology - 1982-present
• Developmental Psychology, 1989-1993

Frequent Consultant Reviewer for the Following Journals:

Psychological Review, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Memory, Learning and Cognition, Developmental Psychology, Child Development, British Journal of Developmental Psychology, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Psychological Bulletin, Law & Human Behavior, Memory & Cognition, and Behavioral & Brain Sciences, Intelligence, and American Psychologist.

 

HONORS/AWARDS

• Recipient of the 2004-05 APS James McKeen Cattell Award
• Member, White Commission on Children, 2002-2004.
• The Society for Research in Child Development's (SRCD) 2003 award, for Distinguished Contributions to Public Policy for Children.
• The American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology, 2003 ($1,000).
• Lifetime Distinguished Contribution for Science and Society, American Psychological Association, 2002 ($1,000).
• Lifetime Distinguished Contribution Award, American Academy of Forensic Psychology, 2000 ($1,000).
• President, Society of General Psychology of American Psychological Association, 1997.
• Senior Science Advisor, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, 1995-present.
• Member, Senior Advisory Board of the National Science Foundation, 1998-present.
• Named the William James Distinguished Lecturer by the American Psychological Society, 2000.
• Winner of the 2000 William James Book Award from the American Psychological Association for Jeopardy in the Courtroom: A Scientific Analysis of Children's Testimony ($1,000).
• Senior Fellow, Center for Advanced Studies, Stanford University (1995, 1999, deferred to later date).
• Recipient of the 1998 Mildred Brown Davis Award, Auburn University ($2,500).
• The Gamma Delta Sigma Research Prize (1994).
• Member of National Academy of Sciences Board on Cognitive, Behavioral & Sensory Sciences, 1997-2002.
• 1993 Psychological Bulletin article named Society for Psychological Study of Social Issues' 1994 article of the year ($500).
• American Psychological Association "Distinguished Young Psychologist" award (1983).
• Member of Board of Directors of American Psychological Society, 1995-1998.
• Elected Fellow of American Psychological Society.
• Elected Fellow of American Psychological Association Divisions 1, 3, 7, 10, 15, 41, 46, 50.
• Advisory Board Member for National Institute of Aging's Program on Cognitive Functioning and Aging.
• Recipient of a Senior Japan Scholar Society Award (deferred to a later date).
• Designated a SUNY Distinguished Professor 1989 (lifetime).
• Senior Fulbright-Hayes Fellowship, 1991-92.
• Winner of 1991 IBM Supercomputing competition: Analysis of the statistical determinants of everyday intelligence (with C. Henderson): $10,000 prize.
• 1990 Arthur Rickter Fellow ($2,000) of Indiana University Medical School.
• Winner of 1989, 1991, and 1998 Mensa Senior Research Foundation Awards ($500).
• Distinguished Visiting Professor, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1991-92.
• National Institutes of Health Research Career Scientist Award, full salary, 1988-93.
  

SERVICE

Member of l983, '85, '87, '89, and '91 SRCD Review panels, the l984, l985, 1986, 1987, 1988,1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992 AERA Review Panels. Chair of Panel 10 of the l987 SRCD Program. Frequent Ad Hoc reviewer for both N.S.F. and N.I.H. and a member of several site visits for NIH (HUD 1 and 3) as well as U.S.D.A.. Member of HUD-1, SBIRG, and HUD-3 study sections. Member of Fullbright Review Panel, 1995-1996. Member of National Academy of Sciences' Board on Cognitive, Behavioral, and Sensory Sciences, 1997-2002. Chaired sessions at A.P.A., AERA, E.P.A., APLS, and S.R.C.D. Member of the NSF Advisory Board, 1997-2001, Senior Scientific Advisor to Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIAR), Current member of seven editorial boards.

INVITED/KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

• Keynote Speaker, American Academy of Forensic Psychology, Philadelphia, PA, 11/03/01
• Northern Lights Conference, University of N. Dakota, 10/29/01
• Keynote Speaker, American Assoc. of Matrimonial Lawyers, Chicago, 11/6/00
• William James Keynote speaker, Western Psychol. Assoc. Portland, OR, 4/16/00
• Keynote Speaker at Child Custody Conference, New Brunswick NJ, Nov. 19, 1998
• Keynote Speaker at British Psychological Society - Developmental Division, Annual mtg., Lancaster, UK, 9/14/98
• Keynote Speaker at Carolina Psychology Conference, Raleigh Durham, 4/4/98
• The Annual Mildred Brown Davis Address, Auburn Univ., 4/2/98
• APA Annual Mtg, Presidential Address for Div 1, Chicago, IL, Aug. 16, 1997
• University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, 7/19/97
• 5th Annual Conference on Mental Health and the Law, Orlando, FL, June 13, 1997
• University of Southern Maine, National Child Welfare Resource Center, Vail CO, 6/11/97
• Ohio Family Court Judges Assoc., May 21, 1997
• National Academy of Sciences' Annual Meeting, April 29, 1997
• Invited address at the Cognitive Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Boston, 3/24/97
• International Neuroscience Meeting, Orlando, FL featured address, 2/1/97
• Teaching Psychology Annual Meeting Invited address, St. Petersburg, FL, 1/3/97
• Arizona Psychological Assoc Annual Mtg, Tucson, AZ, Nov 18, 1996
• Keynote speaker at University of Amsterdam Conference, Nov 4, 1996
• Invited address at Spuriwink Institute, Portland, ME, Sept. 28, 1996
• APA Annual Mtg, Invited Address for Div 1, Aug., 14, 1996
• Florida Advanced Judicial Workshop, May 20, 1996
• Invited address at APA Science Directorate conference "Intelligence on the Rise", April, 12, 1996, Atlanta, GA
• Invited address at annual Mtg of Zero-to-Three, Atlanta, GA
• Minnesota Supreme Court Judges Annual Meeting, Dec. 6, 1994
• NY State Law Guardians Annual Meeting, Dec. 1, 1994
• Institute for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Toronto, Oct. 21, 1994
• Criminal Trial Lawyers Assoc., NY, Sept. 30, 1994
• 12th Annual Symposium on Developmental Psychopathology, Rochester,NY
• Invited Address at CSICOP, Seattle, WA, June 24, 1994
• Canadian Judicial Institute, Ottawa, June 21, 1994
• Invited Address, Midwest Psychological Assoc., Chicago, May 4, 1994
• Scheduled invited address at the Max Planck Institute, St. Moritz, Switzerland.
• Invited "Master Lecture" at the Amer. Psych. Assoc., Toronto, Aug. 19, 1993.
• Plenary address at the 1993 biennial meeting of the ISSBD, Brazil (7/16/93)
• The Max Plank Institute for Psychological Research in Munich, June 10, 1993
• The NATO Advanced Scientific Institute on Child Witnesses, in Tuscany, Italy, 4/19/92
• The Annual Edythe Bush symposium on intellectual development, Tampa, FL (1/18/92)
• The 1992 Meeting of the American College of Psychiatry, San Francisco (2/12/92)
• Annual Meeting of the British Psychological Society, April 12, 1991, in Bournemouth, England
• Carolina Consortium on Human Development, 1991 speaker
• The 1990 Arthur Rickter Fellow Address at Indiana University Medical School
• The R. L. Reid Festschrift at the University of Exeter, UK. March 5, 1990
• The Psi Chi Program at the Annual Meeting of SEPA in Atlanta, April 5, 1990
• The NIA/NICHD conference on "Generalization from Experience", Bethesda, MD
• The 1989 Eastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting in Boston
• The l988 Max Planck symposium on knowledge and process, Munich, Germany
• The NATO Conference on credibility assessment in Maratea, Italy (6/12/89)
• The First Austin Symposium on Learning (March 25, 1988)
• American Judicature Association Wingspread Meeting on Child Witnesses, 1987
• The ARI/ETS Conference on aptitude-environment fit in Philadelphia, 1987
• The 19th Annual Gatlinburg Conference, Feb., 1985, Gatlinburg, TN.
• The l984 Max Planck symposium on memory development, Munich, Germany

INVITED COLLOQUIA

• University of Delaware, Psychology Dept., 11/2/01
• University of Massachusetts, Neurodevelopmental Center, Waltham, MA, 9/14/00
• Wayne State University, Dept. of Psychology, Detroit, MI, 9/28/98
• Florida Atlantic University, Dept. of Psychology, Boca Raton, FL, 2/13/98
• Univ of Georgia, Athens, GA, 4/29/97 Annual Psi Chi Address
• Department of Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 4/7/97
• Emory University, April 9, 1997
• North Dakota State University, Dept of Psychology, April 6, 1996
• Oxford University, Dept. of Experimental Psychology, November 12, 1994
• Cornell Medical School, North Shore Hospital, July 21, 1994
• Princeton University, Dept. of Psychology, May 14, 1994
• Carolina Consortium for Developmental Psychology, 10/17/94
• Fordham University, Dept. of Ed. Psych., Sept. 30, 1994
• Harvard University, Mind/Brain/Behavior Program, May 5, 1994
• Northwestern University, Cognitive Sciences, May 3,1994
• Temple University, Dept. of Psychology, Oct. 24, 1993
• University of Trondheim, Norway, Dept. of Psychology, 10/24/92
• University of Oslo, Norway, Dept. of Psychology, 10/22/92
• University of Stockholm, Sweden, Dept. of Psychology, 10/20/92
• Yale University, Dept. of Psychology, 9/23/92
• SUNY-Binghamton, Dept. of Psychology, 10/17/92
• Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil, Dept. of Psychology. 4/2/92
• SUNY-Binghamton, Dept. of Psychology, 12/8/91
• Federal University of Natal, Brazil, Dept. of Psychology. 10/1/91
• Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Psychology Dept. 9/6/91
• University of Dundee, Scotland, Dept. of Social Policy Studies, 3/9/91
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dept. of Psychology, 2/24/91
• LeMoyne College Keynote address to the Psi Chi Induction, 9/19/90
• Invited debate (against Sandra Scarr) at the annual APS Meeting, 6/8/90
• CUNY Graduate Program on Developmental Psychology, 5/3/90
• Loyola University (Chicago), Seminar on Intelligence, 4/24/90
• West Virginia University, Department of Psychology, 4/18/90
• Emory University, Dept. of Psychology, 4/5/90
• Cambridge University, Dept of Experimental Psychology, 3/3/90
• McGill University, Dept. of Pediatrics, 2/25/90
• University of Wyoming, Department of Psychology, 10/12/89
• University of Illinois Dept. of Human Development, 3/4/89
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2/3/89
• University of Nebraska, Dept. of Educational Psychology, 2/5/88
• Emory University, Cognition Symposium, 10/18/87
• Yale University, Dept. of Psychology, 12/2/86
• Adelphi Univ. Dept. of Psychology, 10/19/86
• Indiana University School of Medicine, 10/14/86
• SUNY-Geneseo, Dept. of Psychology, 5/1/86
• SUNY-Cortland, Dept. of Psychology, 4/26/86
• SUNY-Buffalo, Dept. of Psychology,10/7/85
• University of Washington, Child Dev/MR, 6/12/85
• University of Pittsburgh, LRDC, 4/4/85
• Bates College, Dept. of Psychology, 3/19/85
• University of Manitoba, Dept. of Psychology, 11/2/84
• Colgate University, Dept. of Psychology, 10/6/84.
• Temple University, Dept. of Psychology, 9/28/84
• Cornell University, Dept. of Psychology, 12/9/83
• Bucknell University, Dept. of Psychology, 9/9/83
• University of Michigan, Dept. of Indust. Eng./Oper. Res. 3/23/83
• Cornell University, Dept. of Education, 11/15/82
• SUNY - Binghamton, Dept. of Psychology, 9/14/82
• Cornell University, Dept. of Sociology, 10/10/81
• Cornell University, Department of Sociology, 11/7/80
• University of North Dakota, Dept. of Biology, 3/20/80

WORKSHOPS/TRAINING

• Niagara Regional Police, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Feb. 11, 1999
• Annual Institute on Law, Psychiatry & Psychology, Fort Lauderdale FL, Nov. 14, 1998
• Jewish Children's Services, Syracuse, NY, Nov. 12, 1998
• National Council for Family Court Proceedings, London England, Sept. 16, 1998
• PEAK Professional Training Services, Edmonton, Canada, June 20, 1998
• Sungate Children's Advocacy and Family Resources, Inc., Jan. 13, 1998
• Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association Annual Mtg., Columbus, Dec. 5, 1997
• State of Oregon Forensic Institute -- two full days of training, February 7-8, 1997
• State of Colorado Department of Social Services -- 4 full days of training, July 14-17, 1997.
• Judicial Advanced Training Workshop, Miami, FL May 19-24, 1996.
• State of Washington Forensic Psychology Association, May 18, 1996

OFFICES HELD

1988 Program Chair of Division 7 APA; Member-at-large of Div. 7 of APA (1992-94); Program Chair of Div. 1 APA (1994); APS Liaison to NICHHD (1990); Member of Committee on Scientific Standards of APA (1992-95); Member of the Executive Committee of Division 7 of APA, 1988, 1992; Member-at-large, American Psychological Association, Div. 7; Member of Executive Committee of Div. 1, APA; Member of Board of Editorial Advisors to APA. President of Div 1 of APA, 1997-98.

FUNDED GRANTS

"Center for Research on Children: Conducting, Synthesizing, and Disseminating Developmental Science to Benefit Children, Science and Society." National Science Foundation, S.J. Ceci & W.M. Williams Co-PI's ($2,455,264) (2001-2006)

"Center for Developmental Science in the Public Interest". NSF ($2.49 million) S. J. Ceci, P.I. (2001-2006).

"Creating an infrastructure for the new APS journal, Psychological Science in the Public Interest". S. J. Ceci, P. I. (2000-2001) NSF ($53,000)

"Educational, economic, and political implications of classroom labeling". Smith Richardson Foundation ($180,340) to S.J. Ceci, Principal Investigator (1998-2002).

"Explorations in a conceptual model of child interviewing". NSF to S. J. Ceci, P.I. ($305,000) (1993-96)

NRSA Postdocotral fellowship for Gabrielle Principe, S.J. Ceci, P.I. (2001-2002)

NRSA Predoctoral fellowship for Livia Gilstrap, S. J. Ceci, P.I. (2001-2002).

"Child Witness Issues." NATO. (Co-P.I. with D. P. Peters (U.S.), R. Flin (U.K.), & G. Koenken (Germany). ($85,000).

"The Determinants of Adolescent Life-Course Outcomes" PI with C. R. Henderson and U. Bronfenbrenner. (Lilly Endowment) $107,000.

"The Durability and Reliability of infant memory". ($143,000) to S. J. Ceci. NIH. Principal Investigator (1990-1993).

"The reliability and suggestibility of children's memory". ($11,000) conference grant to S. J. Ceci, Principal Investigator -- Science Directorate of APA, 1989.

"Context and intellectual development." (R01) to S. J. Ceci - NICHD ($238,000), 1988-1993.

"Contextual constraints on cognitive performance." Research Career Scientist Award (KO4) to S. J. Ceci for 5 years at 80% of salary reimbursement and 100% of fringe benefits by NICHD. (1988-1993).

"Building competence through cognitive and social mentors." ($160,000) S. J. Ceci, U. Bronfenbrenner, E. Walker, & S. Cornelius (Co-PIs). The Atlantic Foundation.

"Cognitive processing in children of schizophrenics: Temporal characteristics and lateral asymmetries." Scottish Rite Schizophrenia Research Program, ($29,843). E. Walker and S. J. Ceci (Co-P.I.'s).

"A comparative evaluation of four mathematical models of memory development." NSF 1985-1986.Doctoral dissertation improvement award for graduate student, Cheryl Lorenz. S. J. Ceci, P.I. (not accepted due to change in student's interest)

"Teaching mathematics using a programmed format of the method of split." HATCH/U.S.D.A. ($13,800). Principal Investigator.

"The development of two basic psychological processes." N.I.C.H.D. l982-1984, ($60,460). Principle Investigator.

"An analysis of value conflicts between the norms of science and those of careerism." NSF ($23,785). Principal Investigator.

• Undergraduate Affairs Committee ,1980-81
• Educational Policies Committee,1981-1990
• Graduate Admissions Committee, 1984-1988
• Graduate Affairs Committee, 1985-1987
• Colloquium Committee, 1983-84; 1987
• Faculty Council, 1985-86
• Advising Coordinator for Biology & Society Program 1985-86
• College Study, 1984
• Faculty Council of Representatives, 1982-86
• University Academic Freedom and Responsibility Committee, 1983-86
• University Scholar's Committee, 1987 (Spring)
• College of HUMEC Commission on Undergraduate Teaching, 1986
• HD Space Committee, 1984-86
• Chairman's Advisory Committee, 1983-85
• Psychopathology Search Committee, 1987
• HD Overview Committee, 1986 (Fall)
• University Judicial Appeals Committee 1988-1991
• Adolescent and Family Psychopathology Searches, 1989-90; 1991-1992
• HD Professional Development Committee (1992-present)
• University Faculty Tenure Appeals Committee (1992-Fall)
• Cornell Commission on Higher Education (1992-93)

(In addition to the above, I have served as a minor member of various search committees inside and outside the dept., and as a member of the Developmental Sciences initiative. I have given talks for the College Admissions Office to transfers and their parents in 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and I have given guest lectures in numerous colleagues' classes -- on average three per year outside HDFS. I have also given talks to the College's Dean's Scholars, the College Advisory Board, and I have recently chaired two College ad hoc committees on tenure, and one ad hoc committee for the Johnson School of Management. (I have been asked to review eight candidates for tenure outside Cornell and three candidates for full professor.) In 1986 I was asked to write our College's report to the University on Undergraduate Teaching, which I presented at the Thornleigh retreat that same year. I chaired numerous tenure, reappointment, and promotion cases in my department (6 during the past three years). Finally, in my role on EPC and FCR, I occasionally served on its subcommittees.)

Media:

I have appeared on ABC Nightline, ABC 20-20 (three times), including one 18 minute segment that featured my work), NBC Dateline, PBS Frontline, PBS McNeil-Lehrer News Hour, BBC's Panarama, BBC's Tomorrow's World, and Canadian Broadcast Corp's Fifth Estate. In addition, I have been the subject of a featured story in the New York Times (p. 1, June 11, 1993), and quoted frequently in major newspapers, including the New York Times (three times), Washington Post (three times), L.A. Times, Newsweek (three times), Time Magazine (twice), New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Philadelphia Inquirer, The London Times (featured story in 1998).(Many other newspapers have quoted me.)