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Miriam S. Johnson is a Professor of Psychology with specializations in forensic psychology, developmental psychology, applied cognitive psychology, and clinical psychology. She leads the CARE Research Group, which conducts projects across four core domains of psychology: Child Development and Cognition (C), Applied Forensic Psychology (A), Resilience (R), and Epidemiology (E).
Professor Johnson's primary research interests lie in the intersection of applied cognitive psychology, memory development, eyewitness memory, and clinical child psychology, with a particular focus on how cognitive and developmental factors affect children's recollections and reports in applied contexts, including investigative and clinical settings. She is currently a Visiting Professor in the McNally Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Harvard University.
Forskningsgrupper
Forskningsprosjekter
Avsluttede forskningsprosjekter
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Bruk av interaktive avatarer ved intervju av omsorgssviktede barn
Utvikle et digitalt opplæringsprogram basert på kunnskap fra utviklingspsykologi og kunstig intelligens for å forebygge vold, seksuelle overgrep og omsorgssvikt mot barn.
Publikasjoner og forskningsresultater
Vitenskapelige publikasjoner
Johnson, Miriam Sinkerud
;
Grung, Rolf Magnus
; Røed, Ragnhild Klingenberg;
Pripp, Are Hugo
;
Baugerud, Gunn Astrid
(2025).
Children’s Elaboration of Forensically Relevant Information in Response to Invitations: A National Study of Investigative Interviews With Preschool-Aged Abuse Victims.
Child Maltreatment (CM).
https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595251328933
Brubacher, Sonja P; Powell, Martine;
Johnson, Miriam Sinkerud
; Cano, Cayetana López; Hassan, Syed Zohaib; Riegler, Michael;
Riegler, Michael Alexander
;
Halvorsen, Pål
;
Baugerud, Gunn Astrid
(2025).
Experts' Views on Artifical Intelligence-Based Child Chatbots to Train Investigative Interviewing Skills.
Applied Cognitive Psychology.
Vol. 39.
https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.70048
Ko, Hayley Manalang
; Hovden, Ewa Alicja Szyszko; Köpp, Unni Mette Stamnes;
Johnson, Miriam Sinkerud
;
Baugerud, Gunn Astrid
(2025).
Using an AI-Driven Child Chatbot Avatar as a Training Tool for Information Gathering Skills of Dental and Medical Professionals: A Pilot Study.
Applied Cognitive Psychology.
Vol. 39.
https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.70022
Røed, Ragnhild Klingenberg;
Baugerud, Gunn Astrid
;
Grung, Rolf Magnus
;
Johnson, Miriam Sinkerud
(2025).
“And Then He Hit Me.” Disclosure Patterns in Forensic Interviews of Preschool-Aged Allegedly Abused Children.
Child Maltreatment (CM).
https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595251328884
Chatterjee, Ayan;
Riegler, Michael
;
Johnson, Miriam S.
; Das, Jishnu; Pahari, Nibedita; Ramachandra, Raghavendra; Ghosh, Bikramaditya; Saha, Arpan; Bajpai, Ram
(2024).
Exploring online public survey lifestyle datasets with statistical analysis, machine learning and semantic ontology.
Scientific Reports.
Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-74539-6
Johnson, Miriam Sinkerud
; Skjerdingstad, Nora Paulsen; Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili; Hoffart, Asle; Johnson, Sverre Urnes
(2024).
Fear of giving birth alone: Experiences of psychological distress, symptoms of anxiety and depression, and coping- strategies of childbearing women during COVID-19.
Midwifery.
Vol. 131.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2024.103951
Salehi, Pegah; Hassan, Syed Zohaib;
Baugerud, Gunn Astrid
; Powell, Martine;
Johnson, Miriam S.
; Johansen, Dag; Sabet, Saeed Shafiee;
Riegler, Michael
;
Halvorsen, Pål
(2024).
A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of 2D and 3D Virtual Environments in Training for Child Interview Skills.
IEEE Access.
Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3442297
Baugerud, Gunn Astrid
;
Johnson, Miriam S.
; Dianiska, Rachel; Røed, Ragnhild Klingenberg; Powell, Martine B.; Lamb, Michael E.; Hassan, Syed Zohaib; Sabet, Saeed; Hicks, Steven Alexander; Salehi, Pegah; Riegler, Michael Alexander;
Halvorsen, Pål
; Quas, Jodi
(2024).
Using an AI-based avatar for interviewer training at Children’s Advocacy Centers: Proof of Concept.
Child Maltreatment (CM).
https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595241263017
Grung, Rolf Magnus
;
Johnson, Miriam S.
; Røed, Ragnhild Klingenberg;
Baugerud, Gunn Astrid
(2024).
Examining the impact of interviewer rejections following “Don't know” responses in forensic interviews of alleged preschool-aged victims of abuse.
Applied Cognitive Psychology.
Vol. 38.
https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.4239
Salehi, Pegah; Hassan, Syed Zohaib;
Baugerud, Gunn Astrid
; Powell, Martine; Cano, Cayetana López;
Johnson, Miriam S.
; Røed, Ragnhild Klingenberg; Johansen, Dag; Sabet, Saeed Shafiee;
Riegler, Michael
;
Halvorsen, Pål
(2024).
Immersive Virtual Reality in Child Skills Interview Training: A Comparison of 2D And 3D environment.
Rossi, Silvia; Muchaluat-Saade, Débora Christina; Röggla, Thomas (Red.).
MMVE’ 2024 Proceedings of the 2024
16th International Workshop on Immersive Mixed
and Virtual Environment Systems.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
https://doi.org/10.1145/3652212.3652219
