Distinguished Professor, Criminology, Law & Society; Psychological Science; School of Law
Ph.D. Stanford University
(949) 824-3285
eloftus@uci.edu
Mail: 2393 Social Ecology 2, University of California, Irvine, Calif., 92697 USA
Department:
Criminology, Law and Society
Psychological Science
Specializations:
cognitive psychology, human memory, psychology and law
Elizabeth Loftus studies human memory. Her experiments reveal how memories can be changed by things that we are told. Facts, ideas, suggestions and other post-event information can modify our memories. The legal field, so reliant on memories, has been a significant application of the memory research. Loftus is also interested in psychology and law, more generally.
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Profiles, Interviews, News Items….and misc.
- Read interview in El Pais (in Spanish) 2022
- Read Profile in the New Yorker (2021)
- Read Nomination for Maddox Prize (in Skeptical Inquirer 2017)
- Read Profile in Nature Magazine (2013)
- Read about APF Gold Medal Award for Lifetime Achievement in Science (2013)
- Watch Ted Talk at TedGlobal 2013
- Read CNN profile: Life’s Work (2013)
- Read profile in Stanford Magazine (2012)
- Read The Memory Doctor in Slate by Will Saletan about the work of Elizabeth Loftus (2010) Winner of the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award for Online reporting.
- Garry & Hayne’s Book (and OLD PHOTO) on Elizabeth Loftus ‘s life, work, and more…..
- Read chapter on early days with Elizabeth Loftus written by Geoff Loftus (2007)
- Profile of Elizabeth Loftus in Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, (2005)
- Article in LA Weekly by S. Abramsky, (2004), p 32-35
- Article in London Times by K. Sabbagh (2004)
- Article on the research of Elizabeth Loftus in OCRegister (2002)
- William James Award & Acceptance Speech (2001)
Brief Biography Elizabeth Loftus – Brief Biography
Translations of E. Loftus work
- Russian: Excerpt from “Make Believe Memories” (orig 2003; trans 2011)
- Polish: Characters, Psychology Today, 2008
- Finnish: Science & Spirit, 2004
- Portuguese: Scientific American article 1997
- Portuguese: Memorias Ficticias 2006
- Ukranian: Scientific American article 1997
- Greek: Scientific American article 1997
Foreign language articles about Loftus work
- German: Scientific American (2004)
- German: NZZ Folio (2001)
- French: Les Nouveaux Psys (2008)
- German: Psychologie Heute (2010)
- French: Quebec Science (2013)
- Arabic: Nature Profile (2013)
- Indonesian: OC Register Article (orig 2002, trans 2016)
- French: Le Monde profile (2022)
- German: Die Zeit (2023)