Jonathan Koehler
Beatrice Kuhn Professor of Law
Phone
(312) 503-4469
SSRN Author Page | Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Related Links
Cognitive Bias and Forensic Science Workshop, 2010
Assistant
Jane Brock
Assistant Phone
(312) 503-8544
Assistant Email
janebrock@law.northwestern.edu
Biography
Jonathan “Jay” Koehler has a PhD in Behavioral Sciences from the University of Chicago. His areas of interest include behavioral decision theory, quantitative reasoning in the courtroom, forensic science, and behavioral finance. Prior to joining Northwestern in 2010, he was a professor at Arizona State University (business and law schools), and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at University of Texas at Austin (business). He was also a visiting scholar at Harvard (psychology) and Stanford (law).Areas of Expertise
- Quantitative Reasoning in the Law
- Forensic Science
- Behavioral Decision Theory
Selected Publications
- Inconclusives and Error Rates in Forensic Science: A Signal Detection Theory Approach, 20 Law, Probability & Risk 153 (2022) (with Hal R. Arkes).
- Fingerprint Error Rate on Close Non-Matches, 66 Journal of Forensic Sciences 129 (2021) (with Shiquan Liu).
- Forensics or Fauxrensics? Ascertaining Accuracy in the Forensic Sciences, 49 Arizona State Law Journal 1369 (2017).
- Selection Neglect in Mutual Fund Advertisements, 55 Management Science 1107 (2009) (with Molly Mercer).
- The Coming Paradigm Shift in Forensic Identification Science, 309 Science 892 (2005) (with Michael J. Saks).
- Thinking About Low-Probability Events: An Exemplar-Cuing Theory, 15 Psychological Science 540 (2004) (with Laura Macchi).
Education
- BA, Pomona College
- MA, University of Chicago
- PhD, University of Chicago
- Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University
Prior Appointments
- Visiting Professor, 2009-2010, Northwestern University School of Law
- Professor, 2008-2009, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and W. P. Carey School of Business
- Visiting Professor, 2007-2008, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and W. P. Carey School of Business
- University Distinguished Teaching Professor, 2004-2007, McCombs School of Business, UT Austin
- University Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor, 1998-2004, McCombs School of Business and School of Law, UT Austin
- Visiting Scholar, 1998, 2000, Harvard University, Dept. of Psychology, Social Cognition and Emotion Laboratory
- Associate Professor, 1996-1998, Graduate School of Business, UT Austin
- Assistant Professor, 1990-1996, Graduate School of Business, UT Austin