Dr. Andrea Wolfs (she/her)

Dr. Andrea Wolfs joined Chapman University in 2022 as an Instructional Assistant Professor of Psychology. As an undergraduate student, she became interested in memory and the factors that influence witness memory for a crime. Her interest in applied Psychology led her to pursue a career in the field of Legal Psychology. While in her master’s and doctoral programs, she became interested in a wide variety of cognitive and social factors that affect actors of the legal system, ranging from witnesses and suspects to judges and juries. Her research addresses questions at the intersection of Psychology and the legal system. Although much of her research has studied psycho-legal topics in criminal cases, her studies have spanned a variety of topics within the civil, bankruptcy, and criminal legal arenas. In addition to her main interests in investigative interviewing and memory, her interests include bias, judicial decision-making, and police practices.

Dr. Wolfs’ main teaching responsibilities at Chapman include Research Methods and Forensic Psychology. She discovered her passion for teaching while tutoring fellow students in high school and this passion was enhanced when learning more about cognitive and learning psychology during her undergraduate career. Her doctoral institution offered extensive training in university teaching and learning, and she completed the offered certificate programs. She greatly enjoys teaching and is always excited to try new approaches and assignments.