Elizabeth Fishman Loftus

Born: 1944

Country of Birth: USA

Nationality: USA

Ethnicity: White

UCLA Ba Mathematics & Psychology 1966; Stanford University MA Psychology 1967, PhD Psychology 1970

Field of Study: Psychology

Institution/Corporation: New School University, UC Irvine, University of Washington

Degrees & Memberships: Honorary Degree: Miami University Ohio (1982), Leiden University Netherlands (1990), John Jay College of Criminal Justice (1994), University of Portsmouth England (1998), University of Haifa Israel (2005), University of Oslo Norway (1008), Goldsmiths College University of London (2015),Australian National University (2022); Member: Phi Beta Kappa (1965), Pi Mu Epsilon (1965), Mortar Board (1965), Golden Key International Honor Society (2005), National Institute of Mental Health Fellowship (1969-1970), American council on Education Fellowship (1975-1976), Fellow Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Science (1978-1979), Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society (1991), Fellow American Academy of Arts & Sciences (2003), National Academy of Sciences (2004), Royal Society of Edinburgh Corresponding Fellow Scotland s National Academy of Science & Letters (2005), Psi Chi (2005), American Philosopjhical Society (2006), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association for Psychological Science, Western Psychological Association, Psychonomic Society, society of Experimental Psychologists (1990)

Awards: 1980 National Media Award; 1987-88, Greyhound Research Award; 1995, Distinguished Contibutions to Forensic Psychology Award, American Academy of Forensic Psychology; 1996, Distinguished Contribution to Basic & Applied Scientific Psychology Award, American Academy of Applied & Preventive Psychology (AAAPP); 1997, James McKeen Cattell Fellow, Association for Psychological Science;2001, Oklahoma Scholar Leadership Enrichment Program Scholar; 2001, William James Fellow Award, APS; 2002, Quad L Award, University of New Mexico; 2002, Henry & Bryna David Lectureship, National Academy of Sciences; 2002, Contributions to Sexual Science Award, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS), 2003, Thorsten Sellin Fellow, American Academy of Political & Social Sciences; 2003, Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology, American Psychological Association; 2005, Grawemeyer Prize in Psychology; 2005, Lauds & Laurels Faculty Achievement Award, UC Irvine; 2006, Ireland Distinguished Visiting Scholar Prize; 2007, Humanist Laureate, International Academy of Humanism; 2009, McGovern Award Lecture, American Association for the Advancement of Science; 2009, Distinguished Contributions to Psychology & Law, American Psychology-Law Society;2009, Joseph Priestly Award, Dickinson College; 2010, Howard Crosby Warren Medal, Society of Experimental Psychologists; 2010, American Association for the Advancement of Science Award for Scientific Freedom & Responsibility;2012, William T. Rossiter Award, Forensic Mental Health Association of California; 2012, UCI Medal, UC Irvine; 2013, Bertrand Russell Scholar, Foundation for Critical Thinking; 2013, Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Science of Psychology, American Psychological Foundation; 2015, Law, Psychology & Human Development Lifetime Achievement Award, Cornell University; 2016, Isaac Asimov Science Award, American Humanist Association; 2016, John Maddox Prize; 1994, In Praise of Reason Award, Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (renamed Committee for Skeptical Inquiry-C.S.I.); 2001, Sexual Sanity Award, Sexual Intelligence; 2020, International Union Of Psychological Science Lifetime Career Award; 2020, Patrick Suppes Prize, American Philosophical Society; 2018, Lifetime Achievement Award, Western Psychological Association

Achievements: conducted car crash study, :lost in the mall study; has testified for the defense in numerous high profile cases involving reliance on memories such as Harvey Weinstein, Michael Jackson, Martha Stewart cases