Shari Schwartz Application PackageSchwartz Shari
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7832 Collins Avenue Apt 307 Miami Beach
Home Address City
FL 33141
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786-774-0219954-629-8864
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33119
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Panther Advocacy and Litigation Sciences, LLC
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Forensic Psychologist
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that only three (3) choices will be observed by the City Clerk’s Office. (Regular Boards of City)
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Animal Welfare Committee
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Miami Beach Commission For Women
BOARD AND COMMITTEE
APPLICATION FORM
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questions:
Have you ever resided in one of the City's Historic Districts for at least one year?Yes
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AFFILIATION WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
a.
● I am resident of:North Beach
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or more of the outstanding capital stock) in a business.
"Business" shall mean any sole proprietorship, sponsorship, corporation, limited liability company, or other
entity or business association.
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other location of the business that is physically located in Miami Beach (for a minimum of six months):Yes
Notwithstanding the requirements set forth herein, the qualified full-time employee of a business must be
approved by a 4/7th vote of the Mayor and City Commission.
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with the Office of the City Clerk prior to being sworn in as a member.
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● Are you currently serving on any City Boards or Committees:Yes If yes, which board?
Animal Welfare Committee
● Are you presently a registered lobbyist with the City of Miami Beach?No
● I am applying for an appointment because I have special abilities, knowledge and experience. Please list below:
I have lived in Miami Beach since 2007, first in South Beach from 2007 to 2020, and in North Beach since
February, 2020. I am and have been a registered cat feeder with CMB for quite some time, and have been
involved in many initiatives to trap, neuter, vaccinate, release (TNVR) and general animal rescue.
NOTE: IF APPOINTED, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW CERTAIN LAWS THAT APPLY TO CITY
BOARD/COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THESE LAWS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
o Prohibition from directly or indirectly lobbying city personnel (Miami Beach City Code section 2-459).
o Prohibition from contracting with the city (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1).
o Prohibition from lobbying before board/committee you have served on for period of one year after leaving office
(Miami Beach Code section 2-26)
o Requirement to disclose certain financial interests and gifts (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1).
o Sunshine Law - Florida's Government-in-the-Sunshine Law was enacted in 1967. Today, the Sunshine Law
regarding open government can be found in Chapter 286 of the Florida Statutes. These statutes establish a basic
right of access to most meetings of Boards, Commissions, and other governing bodies of state and local
governmental agencies or authorities.
o Voting conflict - Form 8B is for use by any person serving at the county, city, or other local level of government on
an appointed or elected Board, Council, Commission, Authority, or Committee. It applies equality to members of
advisory and non-advisory bodies who are presented with a voting conflict of interest under Section 112.3143.
Florida Statutes.
● In what organization(s) in the City of Miami Beach do you currently hold membership in?
No Organization Information Submitted.
● List the address of all properties owned or in which you have an interest within the City of Miami Beach:
No Owned Property Information submitted.
If so, which department and title?No● Are you now employed by the City of Miami Beach:
● Pursuant to City Code Section 2-25 (b):
Do you have a parent, spouse, child, brother, or sister who is employed by the City of Miami Beach?No
If "Yes", identify person(s) and department(s):
No relative's information submitted.
BOARD & COMMITTEE FINANCIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENT
Acknowledgement of fines/suspension for Board/Committee Members for failure to comply with
Miami-Dade County Financial Disclosure Code Section 2-11.1(i)(2)
I understand that no later than July 1, of each year all members of Boards and Committees of the City of Miami
Beach, including those of a purely advisory nature, are required to comply with Miami-Dade County Financial
Disclosure Requirements.
One of the following forms must be filled with the City Clerk of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,
Miami Beach, Florida, no later than 12:00 noon of July 1, of each year:
1. A "Source of Income Statement;" or
2. A "Statement of Financial Interests (Form 1)¹ ;" or
3. A Copy of your latest Federal Income Tax Return.
Failure to file one of these forms, pursuant to the Miami-Dade County Code, may subject the person to a fine of no
more than $500, 60 days in jail, or both.
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¹ Members of the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment will be notified directly by the State of Florida, pursuant
to F.S. §112.3145(1)(a), to file a Statement of Financial Interests (Form 1) with the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of
Elections by 12:00 noon, July 1. Planning Board and Board of Adjustment members who file their Form 1 with the
County Supervisor of Elections automatically satisfy the County’s financial disclosure requirement as a Miami Beach
City Board/Committee member and need not file an additional form with the Office of the City Clerk. However,
compliance with the County disclosure requirement does not satisfy the State requirement.
DIVERSITY STATISTICS REPORT
The following information is voluntary and has no bearing on your consideration for appointment. It is being asked to
comply with City diversity reporting requirements.
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Gender:Female
Are you Spanish/Hispanic/ Latino? Mark the "No" box if not Spanish / Hispanic / Latino.No
Physically Challenged:No
UNDER PENALTIES OF PERJURY, I DECLARE THAT I HAVE READ THE FOREGOING APPLICATION AND
THAT THE FACTS STATED IN IT ARE TRUE. ADDITIONALLY, I AGREE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY
FALSE STATEMENTS OR FALSE INFORMATION SUBMITTED AS PART OF THIS APPLICATION SHALL BE A
BASIS FOR MY REMOVAL FROM A CITY BOARD OR COMMITTEE. I HAVE RECEIVED, READ, AND WILL
ABIDE BY CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VII, OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED “STANDARDS OF
CONDUCT FOR CITY OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENCY MEMBERS” AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE
CITY, COUNTY, AND/OR STATE LAWS AND STATUTES ACCORDINGLY.
I Shari Schwartz agreed to the following terms on 11/21/2023 3:09:30 PM
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I have completed and attached the Board & Committee Financial Acknowledgment Statement.
I have completed and attached the Diversity Statistics Report.
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telephone: 305.673.7411
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Curriculum Vitae
Shari Schwartz, Ph.D.
shari.schwartz.phd@gmail.com
(954) 629-8864
Education
Ph.D. Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, FL 2012
Minor Program: Social Psychology
Dissertation title: Judging Expert Witnesses: Can Judges and Attorneys
Distinguish between Clinical and Experimental Psychologists?
Dissertation Advisor: Nadja Schreiber Compo, Ph.D.
M.S. Counselor Education, Clinical Mental Health Counseling 2015
Florida International University, Miami, FL,
License #PLC9659 (LA)
M.S. Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, FL 2010
Thesis title: The Impact of Varied Delay Interval and Misinformation
on Memory Conformity
Thesis Advisor: Daniel B. Wright, Ph.D.
B.S. Psychology, magna cum laude, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 2007
Honors in Psychology
Honors Thesis title: Premigration Expectations and
Postmigration Experiences of Hispanic Immigrants to the United States
Thesis Advisor: Charles Negy, Ph.D.
Professional Appointments
Florida Supreme Court Certified Family, Circuit, and County Court Mediator 2021-present
Mediator Certification #38496CFR
Panther Advocacy and Litigation Sciences, LLC
Mitigation Specialist, Trial Consultant, Victim Outreach Specialist 2013-present
Panther Advocacy and Litigation Sciences, LLC
Trauma Counselor 2015-2017
Trauma Resolution Center
Miami, FL
Mitigation Specialist 2010-2013
Capital Litigation Unit, Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office
Miami, Florida
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Litigation Consultant 2007-present
Various Law Firms and Agencies in FL
Researcher and Consultant 2009-2011
Child sexual assault cases
Miami, Florida
Jury Consultant 2008-2009
Trial Technologies
Miami, Florida
Academic Appointments
2019-present Assistant Instructional Professor - Remote, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• Courses:
o CLP3144 Abnormal Psychology (Course Developer)
o PSY3213L Research Methods in Psychology
o PSY4625 Pseudoscience (Course Developer)
o PSY4930 Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Course Developer)
2015-present Chair, Criminal Justice Department - Remote, University of Arizona Global Campus,
San Diego, CA
o CRJ 201 Introduction to Criminal Justice (Course Developer)
o CRJ 301 Juvenile Justice (Course Developer)
o CRJ 305 Crime Prevention (Course Developer)
o CRJ 308 Psychology of Criminal Behavior (Course Developer)
o CRJ 312 Crime and Society (Course Developer)
o CRJ 453 Criminal Profiling
o CRJ 512 Criminological Theory
o CRJ 522 Psychological Factors in Criminal Justice
o CRJ 524 Ethics in Criminal Justice
o CRJ 613 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
o CRJ 632 Crime Scene Investigation (Course Developer)
o CRJ 633 Risk Assessment
2013-2015 Assistant Professor of Psychology – Remote, University of Arizona Global Campus,
San Diego, CA
• Courses:
o ABS 200 Applied Behavioral Science (Course Lead)
o GRO 440 Ethics & Legal Aspects of Aging (Course Lead)
o PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
o PSY 301 Social Psychology (Course Lead – 2013 to 2014)
o PSY 326 Research Methods
o PSY 352 Cognitive Psychology (Course Lead)
o PSY 610 Applied Social Psychology (Course Developer/Lead)
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2010-2019 Lecturer, Florida International University, Miami, FL
• Courses:
o CCJ4700 Research Methods in Criminal Justice
o CCJ4701 Statistics and Measurement in Criminal Justice
o PSY2012 Introduction to Psychology
o PSY3213 Research Methods
o SOP3004 Introduction to Social Psychology (Hybrid Course Developer)
o SOP4842 Legal Psychology
2007-2010 Teaching Assistant, Florida International University, Miami, FL
• Courses:
o PSY 3213 Research Methods
o SOP 3004 Introduction to Social Psychology
o SOP 3742 Psychology of Women
o SOP 4214C Advanced Senior Lab (Social Psychology)
Research Experience
2012-present Principal Investigator
Forensic Psychology Researcher, Miami, FL
2010-2012 Co-Principal Investigator
Investigative Interviewing Lab, Florida International University, Miami, FL
Supervisor: Nadja Schreiber Compo, Ph.D.
2009-2012 Co-Principal Investigator
Cog-Lab, Florida International University, Miami, FL
Supervisor: Stephen D. Charman, Ph.D.
2008-2011 Co-Principal Investigator
Cognitive Laboratory and Workshop (CLAW), Florida International University, Miami, FL
Supervisor: Daniel B. Wright, Ph.D.
2007-2010 Co-Principal Investigator
Jury Decision-Making Laboratory, Florida International University, Miami, FL
Supervisor: Ryan J. Winter, Ph.D.
2005-2007 Co-Principal Investigator
Clinical Psychology Laboratory, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Supervisor: Charles Negy, Ph.D .
2005-2007 Laboratory Manager
Team Performance Laboratory, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Supervisor: Stephen M. Fiore, Ph.D.
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Community and University Service
2021-present Steering Committee, 100+ Women Who Care Miami Beach
2021-present Committee Member, Miami Beach City Commission Animal Welfare Committee
2021-present Faculty Advisor, Society for Collegiate Leadership & Achievement, University of FL
2017-present Institutional Review Board, University of Arizona Global Campus, Phoenix, AZ
2014-present Editorial Board Member, Current Research in Psychology, Science Publications
2013-2019 Florida Bar Association, UPL Committee D, Miami, FL
2013-present University of Arizona Global Campus, Remote (Online) Faculty
• Student Community Standards Committee
• Social and Criminal Justice Program Review Committee (2016)
• Master’s in Criminal Justice Program Review Committee (2020)
• Applied Behavioral Science Program Review Committee (2013-2014)
• Course Lead Task Force (2015)
• CRJ632 Crime Scene Investigation Course Lead/Developer (2016)
• Faculty Armed Forces Outreach Committee (2015)
• Faculty Recognition Award Committee (2013-2015)
• Faculty Senate Executive Committee (2015)
• Faculty Senator (2014-2015)
• Hiring Committee, Criminal Justice Program Chair (2016)
• Institutional Quality Reviewer
• ABS200 Introduction to Applied Behavioral Science Course Lead (2014-2015)
• GRO 440 Ethical and Legal Aspects of Aging Course Lead (2014-2015)
• PSY 610 Applied Social Psychology Course Developer/Lead (2014-2015)
• PSY 301 Social Psychology Course Lead (2013-2014)
• PSY 352 Cognitive Psychology Course Lead (2014-2015)
• Scholarship Squad (2014)
Honors, Grants, and Awards
2022 Research Grant, University of Arizona Global Campus $3500
2021 Professional Development Grant, University of Arizona Global Campus $1000
2020 Professional Development Grant, Ashford University $1000
2019 Professional Development Grant, Ashford University $1500
College of Liberal Arts
2018 Professional Development Grant, Ashford University $2000
College of Liberal Arts
2017 Professional Development Grant, Ashford University $1500
College of Liberal Arts
2016 Faculty Scholar of the Year, Ashford University
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College of Liberal Arts
2016 Thank-a-Prof Recognition Award, Florida International University
Center for the Advancement of Teaching
2015 Professional Development Grant, Ashford University $1000
College of Health, Human Service, and Science
2014 Professional Development Grant, Ashford University, $1500
College of Health, Human Service, and Science
2013 Public Defender Distinguished Service Award
Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office
2012 Professional Advancement Travel Grant, Florida International University, $700
Psychology Department and Graduate Student Association
2011 Grants-In-Aid Research Award $750
American Psychology-Law Society
2011 C. Clyde Atkins Civil Liberties Award
Greater Miami Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union
2011 The Rodney Thaxton “Against All Odds” Award
The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
2010 Professional Advancement Travel Grant, Florida International University, $700
Psychology Department and Graduate Student Association
2009 Professional Advancement Travel Grant, Florida International University, $500
Psychology Department
2007 Honorable Mention, Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence, $250
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
2006 Honors in the Major Award, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL $1,000
2000 Best of the Best, Estee Lauder Companies, New York, NY $12,000
Publications
DeLisi, M., Schwartz, S., & Klein, E. (2019). The psychology of criminal behavior (2nd Ed.).
San Diego, CA: Zovio.
Stojkovic, S., & Lovell, R. (with Schwartz, S., Ellis, T., & McAuliffe, M.). (2019) Corrections: An
introduction (2nd ed.). San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education
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Schwartz, S. (2018). What can you do with a degree in criminal justice? Ashford University Forward
Thinking.
Charman, S., Carol, R.N, & Schwartz, S. (2018). The effect of biased lineup instructions on eyewitness
identification confidence. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 32(3), 287-297.
Schwartz, S. (2017). The importance of liberal arts education in the context of criminal justice
programming. Ashford Faculty Focus.
Schwartz, S. (Ed.). (2015). Where law and psychology intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology . San Diego, CA:
Cognella Academic Publishing.
Schwartz, S. (2015). Graduate study and careers in legal psychology. In S. Schwartz, Where law and
psychology intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology, (pp. 281-288). San Diego, CA: Cognella
Academic Publishing.
Schwartz, S., & Carol, R.N. (2015). Issues in eyewitness identification. In S. Schwartz, Where law and
psychology intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology, (pp. 11-20). San Diego, CA: Cognella Academic
Publishing.
Schwartz, S. (2015). Offender profiling. In S. Schwartz, Where law and psychology intersect: Issues in
Legal Psychology, (pp. 3-10). San Diego, CA: Cognella Academic Publishing.
Schwartz, S. (2015). Police interrogations and eliciting confessions. In S. Schwartz, Where law and
psychology intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology, (pp. 33-42). San Diego, CA: Cognella Academic
Publishing.
Schwartz, S. & Wright, D.B. (2012). Memory conformity for new and old items with immediate and
delayed testing. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 26(4), 508-515.
Wright, D.B. & Schwartz, S. (2010). Conformity effects in memory for actions. Memory and Cognition,
38(8), 1077-1086.
Carlucci, M., Kieckhaefer, J. M., Schwartz, S.L., Villalba, D. K. & Wright, D. B. (2010). The South
Beach study: Bystanders’ memories are more malleable. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 25(4),
562-566.
Negy, C., Schwartz, S. & Reig-Ferrer, M. (2009). Violated expectations about life in the United States:
Setting the stage for acculturative stress among Hispanic immigrants. Cultural Diversity and
Ethnic Minority Psychology, 15(3), 255-264.
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Manuscripts in Progress
Schwartz, S. & Murphy, P. (2023). Student motivation and engagement: Evaluating the use of
discussion board badges in online classrooms.
Schwartz, S. (2023). Victimizing victims: Examining the traumatic effects on victim survivors of
interacting with the criminal justice system. Manuscript in progress.
Schwartz, S. (2023). The scientist-practitioner gap between clinical and experimental
psychology experts: How does each type of expert measure up to a Daubert challenge?
Manuscript in progress.
Conference Presentations and Invited Talks
Schwartz, S., (March, 2023). The “other” forensic psychology: Applying non -clinical areas of psychology
to justice advocacy. Invited presentation at University of Florida Careers in Psychology
Conference, Gainesville, FL.
Schwartz, S., and Murphy, P. (November, 2022). The use of digital badges to enhance student
engagement and retention. Invited presentation at the Teaching and Learning Conference,
University of Arizona Global Campus.
Schwartz, S. (November, 2022). Perspective is subjective: Our relative inability to objectively evaluate
people, places, and things. Invited presentation at the Teaching and Learning Conference,
University of Arizona Global Campus.
Schwartz, S. (March, 2022). Juvenile transfers to adult court: Assigning great weight to “amenability to
treatment.” Invited presentation at 18th Judicial Circuit Judicial Training Series, Viera, FL.
Schwartz, S. (February, 2022). The “insanity” of the insanity defense: Where law and psychology collide.
Invited presentation at the Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity Conference, Gainesville,
FL.
Schwartz, S. (January, 2022). Juvenile transfer to adult court: Weighing the child’s age, mental condition,
amenability to treatment, and public safety against the nature of the offense. Invited
presentation at Maryland Department of Juvenile Justice, Rockville, MD.
Schwartz S. (October, 2021). The inconvenient victim: Understanding the scope and nature of complex
trauma in survivors of violent crime. Invited presentation at 18th Judicial Circuit Judicial Training
Series, Viera, FL.
Schwartz, S. (September, 2021). Axis and GAF and Malingering, oh my! Making sense of a psychology
expert's findings regarding a defendant's psychological presentation. Invited presentation at
18th Judicial Circuit Judicial Training Series, Viera, FL.
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Schwartz, S. (September, 2021). The psychology of Marsy's Law: The importance of including victim
survivors of homicide in the criminal justice process. Invited presentation at the Federal Public
Defender Training Seminar, Tallahassee, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (April, 2021). Perspective is subjective: Our relative inability to objectively evaluate people,
places and things. Invited presentation at Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Teaching Conference,
Northcentral University.
Schwartz, S. (February, 2021). The insanity defense: Mental illness does not equal insanity, or does it?
Invited presentation at Phi Alpha Delta Professional Fraternity Conference, Gainesville, FL.
Schwartz, S. (January, 2021). The “other” forensic psychology: Applying non-clinical areas of psychology
to mitigating death penalty cases. Invited presentation at University of Florida Psychology
Department, Gainesville, FL.
Schwartz, S. (December, 2020). Permission to pause: Self-care strategies for the holidays and beyond.
Invited presentation at Wellness Week Conference, Northcentral University, San Diego, CA.
Schwartz, S. (April, 2020). Justice advocacy: Using non-clinical areas of psychology to advocate on behalf
of American criminal justice system stakeholders. Invited presentation at Glendale Community
College, Glendale, Arizona.
Schwartz, S. (March, 2020). Florida Supreme Court’s decision in Poole v. Florida and its impact on death
row inmates and their attorneys. Invited presentation at Everglades Correctional Institution,
Miami, Florida.
Gutschmidt, A. & Schwartz, S. (November, 2019). Preventing plagiarism: Strategies for reducing
academic dishonesty incidents in the classroom. Invited presentation at Ashford Teaching and
Learning Conference, San Diego, California.
Schwartz, S. (June, 2019). Racial bias in the criminal justice system. Invited presentation at Everglades
Correctional Institution, Miami, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (March, 2019). Should juveniles ever be tried as adults? A case study: Daniel Marsh. Invited
Presentation at Everglades Correctional Institution, Miami, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (January, 2019). The pseudoscience of offender profiling. Invited presentation at University
of Florida Department of Psychology, Gainesville, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (October, 2018). The “other” forensic psychology: Career paths in criminal justice for non
clinical legal psychologists. Invited presentation at Florida International University Psychology
Department, Miami, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (Sept, 2018). You aren’t an expert in that! Ethical concerns when psychologists ignore the
limits of their expertise. Invited Presentation at Everglades Correctional Institution, Miami,
Florida.
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Schwartz, S. (June, 2018). The role of mitigation and victim outreach in capital cases. Invited
presentation at Office of the Federal Public Defender Northern District of Florida,
Tallahassee, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (June, 2018). Extending Roper: An argument against death and life without parole sentences
for individuals under the age of 25 years. Invited presentation at Everglades Correctional
Institution, Miami, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (April, 2018). Death penalty and wrongful convictions. Invited presentation at University of
Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (March, 2018). The Hurst decision and its impact on death penalty prosecutions in Florida.
Invited presentation at Everglades Correctional Institution, Miami, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (April, 2017). Why Try to Save That Guy?: The Importance of Mitigation in Death Penalty
And Juvenile Lifer Cases. Invited presentation at Oregon State Penitentiary, Salem, Oregon.
Schwartz, S. (March, 2017). Juvenile Life without Parole: Why Are We So Hard on Juvenile
Offenders? Invited presentation at Everglades Correctional Institution, Miami, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (February, 2017). A Day in the Life of a Forensic Psychologist. Invited presentation at
Joella C. Good Elementary School, Miami, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (February, 2017). Careers in Psychology and the Law. Invited presentation at Florida
International University, Miami, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (October, 2016). Juvenile Lifers and Resentencing: The Importance of Generating
Compelling Mitigation from Unique Sources. Invited presentation at Everglades Correctional
Institution, Miami, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (July, 2016). Qualities and practices of psychologically “successful” individuals: Preparing for
freedom after more than two decades in prison. Invited presentation at Everglades Correctional
Institution, Miami, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (February, 2016). Life with parole in Florida: Preparing for freedom after more than two
decades in prison. Invited presentation at Everglades Correctional Institution, Miami, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (February, 2016). Defense initiated victim outreach: A case study. Invited presentation at
Advanced Defense Victim Outreach Training, Atlanta, Georgia.
Schwartz, S. (October, 2015). Life after prison: How to survive re-entry to society as a convicted felon.
Invited presentation at Everglades Correctional Institution, Miami, Florida.
Pilotti, M., & Schwartz, S. (May, 2015). The contribution of directed-attention instructions and
dispositions to jurors’ memory of oral arguments. Invited presentation at the Association
for Psychological Science Annual Convention, New York, New York.
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Schwartz, S. (April, 2015). An argument for life without parole: One death row inmate’s perspective.
Invited Presentation at the University of Miami School of L aw Death Penalty Clinic, Miami,
Florida.
Schwartz, S. (March, 2015). Cognitive processes. Session chair at the American Psychology-Law Society
Conference, San Diego, California.
Schwartz, S., & Pilotti, M. (March, 2015). Memory for prosecution and defense oral arguments: Does
mock juror personality predict encoding style and retrieval accura cy? Invited presentation at the
American Psychology-Law Society Conference, San Diego, California.
Schwartz, S., (February, 2015). Defense Initiated Victim Outreach: Not as Paradoxical as it Sounds.
Invited presentation at Florida Coastal School of Law, Florida Capital Resource Center,
Jacksonville, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (November, 2014). Serving life on Florida’s Death Row: How bad is it? Invited presentation
at the University of Miami School of Law Death Penalty Clinic, Miami, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (October, 2014). Defense Initiated Victim Outreach: Not as Paradoxical as it Sounds.
Invited presentation at Broward County Public Defender’s Office, Florida Capital Resource
Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (September, 2014). Defense Initiated Victim Outreach: Not as Paradoxical as it Sounds.
Invited presentation at Tampa Public Defender’s Office, Florida Capital Resource Center,
Tampa, Florida.
Schwartz, S. & Gurden, A. (September, 2014). Inconsequential weight: What factors influence
judges’ decisions when weighing mitigating factors in Florida capital murder cases? Invited
presentation at Amicus ALJ, London, United Kingdom.
Schwartz, S. & Schreiber Compo, N. (September, 2014). Judging expert witnesses: Can judges and
attorneys distinguish between clinical and experimental psychology experts? Invited
presentation at the British Psychological Society Social Psychology Section Annual Conference,
Canterbury, United Kingdom.
Schwartz, S. (April, 2014). Serving life without the possibility of parole: Examining the effects of
“successful” mitigation in death penalty cases. Invited presentation at the University of Miami
School of Law Death Penalty Clinic, Miami, Florida
Schwartz, S. (January, 2014). Why try to save that guy? Explaining the importance of
mitigation in death penalty cases. Invited presentation at the Florida International University
College of Law Death Penalty Clinic, Miami, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (October, 2013). Twenty-seven years on Florida’s death row: One inmate’s
perspective. Invited presentation at the University of Miami School of Law Death Penalty Clinic,
Miami, Florida.
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Schwartz, S. (March, 2013). Life without parole or death: Psychological factors to consider when asking
clients to take a plea to life without parole. Invited presentation at the University of Miami
School of Law Death Penalty Clinic, Coral Gables, Florida.
Schwartz S. (November, 2012). Miller v. Alabama: The state of affairs in Florida. Invited presentation at
The Equal Justice Initiative Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.
Schwartz, S. (October, 2012). “If they give me LWOP, they might as well give me death:” A ca pital
client’s perspective. Invited presentation at the University of Miami School of Law Death Penalty
Clinic, Miami, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (October, 2012). Life on death row: A death row survivor’s experience. Invited presentation
at the University of Miami School of Law Death Penalty Clinic, Miami, Florida.
Schwartz, S. (February, 2012). Capital mitigation in theory and practice. Invited presentation at
the University of Miami School of Law Death Penalty Clinic, Miami, Florida.
Schwartz, S. & Schreiber Compo, N. (March, 2012). Judging expert witnesses. Paper presented at
the American Psychology-Law Society Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Schwartz, S. (April, 2012). Life or death: A death row survivor’s point of view. Invited presentation at
the University of Miami School of Law Death Penalty Clinic, Miami, Florida.
Schwartz, S., Negy, C., Reig-Ferrer, A., & Carlson, R. (April, 2010). Validity of the S.A.F.E. scale with U.S.
Latino/a Immigrants. Poster presented at the 90th Annual Conference of the Western
Psychology Association, Cancun, Mexico.
Schwartz, S. & Wright, D.B. (March, 2010). Making people report actions they did not do and fail to
report actions they did do. Paper presented at the American Psychology-Law Society,
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Carlucci, M. E., Kieckhaefer, J. M., Schwartz, S. L., Villalba, D. K., & Wright, D. B. (March, 2010). The South
Beach study: Bystanders’ memories are more malleable. Paper presented at American
Psychology-Law Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Negy, C., Schwartz, S., & Reig-Ferrer, A. (July, 2009). The role of self-efficacy in Latin-American
immigrants’ acculturative stress. Paper presented at the XXXII Interamerican Congress of
Psychology, Universidad de Valle, Guatemala.
Schwartz, S., Winter, R., Carlucci, M., & Cosano, D. (2009, March). Stepping-up or stepping-down in jury
deliberations: A ladder of lesser included charges in homicide cases. Paper presented at the
2009 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
Wright, S., Schwartz, S., & Ross, S. J. (2009, March). Influence of description quality and case attributes
on the likelihood of suspect nomination or arrest. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
American Psychology-Law Society, San Antonio, TX.
Schwartz, S. (2008, August). Self-efficacy as a predictor of acculturative stress. Poster presented at the
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Schwartz, S. (2007, April). Premigration expectations and postmigration experiences of Hispanic
immigrants to the United States. Poster presented at the Showcase of Undergraduate Research
Excellence (SURE), University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Ad Hoc Reviewer Appointments
2018 Journal of Social Sciences, Science Publications, Australia
2018 Current Research in Psychology, Science Publications, Australia
2017 Journal of Social Sciences, Science Publications, Australia
2017 Current Research in Psychology, Science Publications, Australia
2016 Journal of Social Sciences, Science Publications, Australia
2016 Current Research in Psychology, Science Publications, Australia
2016 American Psychological Association Conference, Division 41, Denver, CO
2016 Journal of Applied Cognitive Psychology, Malden, MA
2015 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA
2015 Journal of Social Sciences, Science Publications, Australia
2015 South Florida Education and Research Conference, Miami, Florida
2015 Current Research in Psychology, Science Publications, Australia
2015 Bridgepointe Education, San Diego, CA
2014 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, San Diego, CA
2014 Current Research in Psychology, Science Publications, Australia
2014 Association of Psychological Science Student Caucus Student Grant Competition
2014 Association of Psychological Science Student Caucus Student Research Award Competition
2013 Oxford University Press, New York, New York
2013 Journal of Perceptual and Motor Skills, Missoula, Montana
2012 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon
2012 American Psychological Association Annual Convention
2012 Association of Psychological Science Student Caucus Student Grant Competition
2012 Association of Psychological Science Student Caucus Student Research Award Competition
2011 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2011 Association of Psychological Science Student Caucus Student Grant Competition
2011 Association of Psychological Science Student Caucus Student Research Award Competition
2010 Association of Psychological Science Student Caucus Student Grant Competition
2010 Association of Psychological Science Student Caucus Student Research Award Competition
2010 American Psychology-Law Society International Conference, Miami, FL
2009 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2008 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX
Professional Membership Affiliations
American Psychological Association
American Psychology – Law Society
American Society of Trial Consultants
Association of Psychological Science
International Association of Chiefs of Police