Elizabeth Loftus
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About
Psychologist known for being an expert on human memory, particularly the of memory in eye-witness testimony. She gained public notice in 2021 for testifying at the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell.
Before Fame
She got a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California. She got her first academic job at the New School in 1970 before accepting a position as an assistant professor at the University of Washington in 1973.
Trivia
She developed the concept of the misinformation effect which looked at the way that witnesses could be manipulated with leading questions and misleading information. In 2003, she was sued for her investigation into a case about childhood sexual abuse known as the "Jane Doe" case.
Family Life
She was married to a professor of psychology Geoffrey Loftus before divorcing in 1991.
Associated With
Her testimony in the Ghislaine Maxwell case is connected to criminal Jeffrey Epstein.
