Jessica M. Salerno is an Associate Professor in the Social and Behavioral Sciences division at Arizona State University and an affiliate faculty member in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. She is a founding member of the ASU program on law and behavioral science and a fellow of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology and the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics. She is also the Director of the PhD Program in Law & Psychology. She received her doctorate in social psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2012. Salerno is an extraordinary scholar whose groundbreaking research bridges social psychology and the legal system. She explores how emotion and intergroup dynamics shape legal decisions, uncovers how moral outrage fuels bias against stigmatized groups, and examines how jurors assess scientific evidence presented by expert witnesses. Her work also illuminates the fascinating differences between how individuals and groups make legal decisions, with a particular focus on how deliberation shapes outcomes. Salerno’s innovative insights are transforming our understanding of justice, making her one of the most brilliant minds in the field today. Salerno's work has been published in empirical journals and has been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Justice, the American Psychology-Law Society, the American Bar Foundation, and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. She serves on the editorial board for Law and Human Behavior, and Psychology, Public Policy, & Law. She has won several research awards, including the New College for Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Outstanding Research Award, the Association for Psychological Science's Rising Star designation, and the American Psychology-Law Society's Saleem Shah Early Career Award.