Jury Research Institute

Aaron R. Abbott, Ph.D.

Vice President

Dr. Abbott helped pioneer the field of trial consulting more than 25 years ago. He formed Jury Behavior Research, Inc. in 1981, which is now part of Jury Research Institute. He helps trial lawyers anticipate the behavior of juries and turn this knowledge into winning courtroom strategies. He has consulted on many high profile civil and criminal cases throughout the United States.

As a social psychologist, Dr. Abbott specializes in persuasion and group dynamics. He has studied and interviewed thousands of mock jurors, focus group and survey participants, and actual jurors. He uses his expertise and experience to help trial lawyers and witnesses to better understand how jurors perceive them, how to theme a case, and how to improve the persuasiveness of a case presentation. He is a frequent speaker at FDCC, DRI, Trial Advocacy College, and many other legal forums.

Dr. Abbott earned his B.S. from Oregon State University in 1976, and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Notre Dame in 1978 and 1981, respectively. He taught statistics and research methods at the University of Notre Dame and Indiana University, and now uses a variety of correlational and multivariate analysis techniques to study how to predict and influence juror decisions.

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Education

University of Notre Dame, 1981

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

University of Notre Dame, 1978

Master of Arts

Oregon State University, 1976

Bachelor of Science