Although her main focus is on her teaching and her students’ classroom experience, she also occasionally serves as a trial consultant for local attorneys during the jury selection process. Her dissertation proposed a new method for examining the effects of pre-trial publicity on a juror’s verdict and she is currently investigating individual personality variables and their effects on juror punishment assessment. Dr. Capuozzo earned her undergraduate degree at Texas A&M University, College Station, and received her law degree from the University of Houston. She was a practicing trial attorney for several years before she returned to the University of Houston to earn her doctorate in social psychology.