Ronald C. Dillehay
Department of Psychology
University of Nevada
Reno, Nevada 89557
United States
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Professor Dillehay is interested in social psychology and law, attitude structure, function, and change, and authoritarianism. His current research focuses on the following topics: media and dispositional effects on prejudgement and related responses in high and low profile cases; voir dire in death penalty cases; comprehensibility of judge's instructions used during the penalty phase of capital trials; the ability to set aside bias in evaluating others; the prevalence of and motivations underlying juror dispositions to vote automatically for the death penalty over life; methodological and conceptual considerations in the application of social psychological theory and finding to legal and other contexts.
 Books:
 Johns, K. A., & Dillehay, R. C. (1998). Law and mental health professionals: Nevada. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
- Nietzel, M. T., & Dillehay, R. C. (1986). Psychological consultation in the courtroom. New York: Pergamon.
Journal Articles:
- Dillehay, R. C., Barry Gabier, P. J., and Dahir, V. (2000). La evolución del Jurado en los casos criminales. Una comparación psicosocial del Jurado americano y español. Psicología Política, 20, 93-122
- Dillehay, R. C., & Sandys, M. (1996). Life under Wainwright v. Witt: Juror dispositions and death qualification. Law and Human Behavior, 20, 147-165.
- Sandys, M., & Dillehay, R. C. (1995). First-ballot votes, predeliberation dispositions, and final verdicts in jury trials. Law and Human Behavior, 19, 175-195.
Other Publications:
- Dillehay, R. C. (1999). Authoritarianism and jurors. In W. F. Abbott & J. Batt (Eds.), Handbook of jury research. Philadelphia, PA: American Law Institute--American Bar Association.
- Dillehay, R. C. (1997). El ciudadano como miembro del jurado. In F. Fariña & R. Arce (Eds.), Psicología e investigación judicial. Madrid: Fundación Universidad-Empresa.
- Dillehay, R. C., & Barry-Gabier, P. J. (1999). Psychological consultation on prejudicial pretrial publicity in capital cases: Change of venue and other remedies. In American Psychological Association/American Bar Association, Psychology and Criminal Law. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
- Dillehay, R. C., & Nietzel, M. T. (1999). Prior jury service. In W.F. Abbott & J. Batt (Eds.), Handbook of jury research. Philadelphia, PA: American Law Institute--American Bar Association.
- Nietzel, M. T., Dillehay, R. C., & Abbott, W. F. (1999). Legal surveys. In W.F. Abbott & J. Batt (Eds.), Handbook of jury research. Philadelphia, PA: American Law Institute--American Bar Association.
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