Janice Nadler

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Research Professor

750 N. Lake Shore Drive
4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60611

Joint appointment

Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law

Education

Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of Illinois; J.D., University of California, Berkeley

Curriculum vitae

Bio

Janice Nadler is Research Professor at the American Bar Foundation, and Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law. She received a J.D. from the University of California at…

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Research focus

Compliance with the law; perceptions of responsibility and fairness; and negotiation and conflict.

Projects

Moral Judgment and the Psychology of Legal Blame: Latest finding: Jun 7, 2011; In this project, I propose to conduct a series of experiments to map the contours ofpsychological blame, as it is influenced by the wrongdoer’s motive, the wrongdoer’s character, and…
Expressive Law: Latest finding: Jan 23, 2008, with Richard McAdams; This project seeks to understand empirically the effects that law has apart from sanctions that it imposes. It tests experimentally the theory that law influences behavior in coordination games with…
Condemn-Nation: The Social Psychological Foundations of the Kelo Backlash: Latest finding: Jan 23, 2008, with Shari Seidman Diamond; This project seeks to understand and explain the extreme public reaction to the Kelo case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that governments are permitted to force the sale of private property…

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Commentary

Serving up a bailout, with a side of justice

Oct 8, 2008

Serving up a bailout, with a side of justice Chicago Tribune, October 3, 2008 By Kenworthey Bilz and Janice NadlerJust after Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's original proposal was made public, an…

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Publications

Moral Character, Motive, and the Psychology of Blame: Cornell Law Review
"The Language of Consent in Police Encounters": Oxford Handbook of Linguistics and Law
Eminent Domain and the Psychology of Property Rights: Proposed Use, Subjective Attachment, and Taker Identity: Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

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Presentations

Harm, Character, and Moral Emotion: May 2011
Moral Character, Motive, and the Psychology of Blame: Mar 2011
Criminal Liability and the Role of Moral Character: Oct 2010

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Professional Service & Recognition

Co-Editor, Analyzing Law's Reach: Empirical Research on Law and Society (ABA Publishing, forthcoming,)
Member, Executive Board, Dispute Resolution Research Center, Northwestern University