Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Van Fossen, J. A., Ropp, J. W., & Darcy, K., & Hamm, J. A. (2022). Comfort with and willingness to participate in COVID-19 contact tracing: The role of risk perceptions, trust, and political ideology. Social Science and Medicine. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115174​​

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Research Reports

• 2021 - Perceived Student Vulnerabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • This report presents an analysis of qualitative responses from students regarding their vulnerabilities to their university during the COVID-19 Pandemic. ​

• 2021 - Virtual Courtroom Survey: Analysis Report.

  • This report presents an analysis of data collected by the Michigan Supreme Court Administrative Office regarding the use of virtual courtrooms during the COVID-19 Pandemic.​

• 2020 - CyanoHAB Outreach in Michigan: Survey Report.

  • This report presents on a US EPA funded study conducted under contract with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to evaluate the management of Harmful Algal Blooms in Michigan​

• 2020 - Public Expectations Regarding Online Dispute Resolution: A Comparison of Dispute Resolution Processes during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

  • This report presents a research study conducted by the lab investigating how public expectations change as a function of the dispute resolution process.

• 2020 - Public Trust and Confidence Research at the National Center for State Courts: A Review and Future Directions

  • This report reviews and integrates the NCSC's efforts to understand public trust and confidence in the state courts. 

Dissertations

• Darcy, K. (2022). Exploring institutional sexual assault, betrayal, and trust-based harm. Dissertation deposited with ProQuest.

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​Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Carter, T. M. & Wolfe, S. E. (2021). Explaining the relationship between neighborhood disorder and crime fear: The perceptual role of neighbors and the police. Journal of Criminal Justice. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2021.101867

• Lee, J. G., Jaynes, C. M., & Ropp, J. (2020) Satisfaction, legitimacy, and guilty pleas: How perceptions and attorneys affect defendant decision-making. Justice Quarterly. doi: 10.1080/07418825.2020.1786147​

• Ford, K. J., Riley, S. J., Lauricella, T. K., & Van Fossen, J. A. (2020). Factors affecting trust among natural resources stakeholders, partners, and strategic alliance members: A meta-analytic investigation. Frontiers in Communication, 5, article 9. doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2020.00009

Practitioner-Focused Publications

• 2019 (Article) - Understanding Public Trust in the Courts: The Centrality of Vulnerability. Court Review.

• 2017 (Handout) -  Talking about Trust 

• 2017 (Blog post) - Water, Trust, and the Shadow of Flint. Games 4 Sustainability.

Recorded Presentations​

• 2022 (Podcast episode) - Who Do We Trust -- And Why? State of the State Podcast.

• 2021 (Seminar) - How Vulnerability Shapes Public Trust. Reinhard Mohn Institute for Management Research Seminar.

• 2018 (Conference presentation) - ​Building Public Trust through Access to Justice and Public Engagement: Science, Strategies, and Tools. National Association for Court Management Annual Meeting

• 2017 (Conference presentation)  - Community Engagement in the State Courts: Learn about the Tools Developed to Engage with Minority and Disadvantaged Communities. National Association for Court Management Annual Meeting