Dr. Devon LaBat is an Associate Litigation Consultant at Blueprint Trial Consulting.

Dr. LaBat is a legal psychologist whose research focuses on the complex cognitive and social psychological processes that impact legal decision making and the justice system. In particular, Dr. LaBat’s research has centered on studying how jurors understand testimony and evidence and creating interventions to improve their understanding. In her graduate research, she has conducted research related to the impact of jury instructions, juror gender, and expert gender on jury verdicts as well as topics related to forensic science. She has extensive statistical and research training in both quantitative and qualitative methods.

Dr. LaBat graduated with her doctorate degree in legal psychology from Florida International University. Her dissertation evaluated interventions to bolster attorneys’ knowledge and evaluations of forensic science testimony. She also earned a Master of Science degree in psychology from Florida International University after completing her thesis related to the effects of jury instructions on jurors’ perspective-taking and decision making in police excessive use of force case. She received her Bachelor of Science in psychology and criminal justice from Iowa State University.