Melissa completed the Ph.D. program in Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University in August, 2014. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the College of Wooster in 2008, and her Master of Science in Forensic Psychology from Tiffin University in 2010. Her previous research has focused on the involvement of emotional affect on stereotyping and prejudice by jurors, and on the accuracy of eyewitness memory. Currently, Melissa’s research involves investigating behavioral genetic explanations of antisocial behavior in young children. Her general research interests examine aggression and antisocial behavior through the lens of developmental theory, evolutionary psychology, biosocial theory, and psychological and neurological correlates of crime.