Dr Julia Korkman is specialized in investigative interviewing, investigating crimes against children and witness psychology more broadly. Her current research at Åbo Akademi focuses on eyewitness identifications and evidence-based assessments of child abuse allegations. She has served as an expert witness in a number of important legal cases in Finland and Sweden and is a frequent lecturer for the Finnish police and legal professionals. She is also responsible for the first national, interdisciplinary Specialisation course in Forensic Psychology. She is a board member of the Nordic Network for Research in Psychology and Law and a member of several other international research groups as well as national expert groups. In 2012 Dr Korkman was awarded the Academic Excellence Award by the iIIRG (International Investigative Interviewing Research Group). Furthermore, Dr Korkman is a board member and vice chair of Save the Children, Finland
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