Hayley Cleary, PhD, associate professor of criminal justice and public policy at Virginia Commonwealth University, is a nationally recognized expert in police interrogation of young people. She is frequently invited to share her work with academic, law enforcement, and attorney audiences, including the FBI National Academy and the Virginia state legislature, and was named the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)'s 2018 Louise Kidder Early Career Award winner for contributions to social issues research. She holds degrees from Georgetown University and the University of Virginia. She is frequently sought as an expert witness in disputed confession cases.