Dr. Dennis Devine is a Litigation Consultant at Blueprint Trial Consulting and an applied psychologist who uses social science methods to provide actionable insights to attorneys and clients across a wide range of civil and criminal cases.

He focuses on understanding juror and jury decisions through the use of surveys, questionnaires, systematic observation, focus groups, and mock trials. He draws on his extensive training in behavioral science and the law, considerable experience with groups, and high-quality case-specific research to generate reliable and valid conclusions about juror behavior. He specializes in helping to identify and hone persuasive case themes; obtaining and using quantitative data to evaluate cases and develop juror profiles; providing input and feedback on voir dire questions, opening statements and closing remarks; aiding attorneys during jury selection; and providing insights about jurors over the course of trials.

Prior to becoming a litigation consultant, Dr. Devine was a professor in the Department of Psychology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He has conducted extensive research on jury decision making and published articles in top-tier social science journals. He has taught courses on statistics, measurement, and psychology and law. Dr. Devine also authored Jury Decision Making: The State of the Science, a book that comprehensively reviews the social science research on juries and integrates juror-level thought processes and jury-level decisions on verdicts and damages. His work has been cited by several U.S. appellate courts including the U.S. Supreme Court.

Dr. Devine received his Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Michigan State University. He has also received a M.S. in Psychology from Michigan State University and a M.J. (Masters of Jurisprudence) from the Indiana University McKinney School of Law. He received a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.