Lara received her BS in Psychology from Hobart and William Smith in the USA. She then completed an MA and PhD at the University of Maryland, both in Social and Community Psychology. She worked at a non-profit association in Washington, DC prior to a role at the Justice Department with the US Federal Government. After moving to the UK, she worked at Middlesex University and the Institute of Education, coming to UEL in 2010.

My research interests are in forensic psychology. I am particularly interested in perceptions of eyewitness testimony based on accent and ethnic background, precursors to engagement in terrorist activities, and stereotyping, marginalisation and involvement in deviant behaviour. I am also interested in education and inclusion of ethnic minority learners.

• BSc Psychology

• PY0001: Approaches to Psychology
• PY1006: Applications of Psychology
• PY3115: Forensic Psychology
• PY3134: Psychological Perspective on Power Politics and Political Violence
• PYM802: Forensic Psychology

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1. Frumkin, L.A. (in press). Impact of early years environment on cognitive achievement by ethnic background. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 11.
2. Lawson, G., Stedmon, A., Zhang, C., Eubanks, D., & Frumkin, L. (in press). The effects of self-awareness on body movement indicators of the intention to deceive. Applied Ergonomics: Special Issue: Detecting Terrorist Activities.
3. Frumkin, L.A., & Koutsoubou, M. (2012). Exploratory investigation of drivers of attainment in ethnic minority adult learners. Journal of Further and Higher Education. doi:10.1080/0309877X.2011.644777
4. Lawson, G., Stedmon, A., Zhang, C., Eubanks, D., & Frumkin, L. (2011). Deception and self-awareness. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 6781, 414–423. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-21741-8_44

Conference Papers

1. Lawson, G., Stedmon, A., Zhang, C., Eubanks, D., & Frumkin, L. (2011). Deception and self-awareness: detecting terrorist activities. Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics — 9th International Conference, EPCE 2011, Held as Part of HCI International 2011, Proceedings. Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, pp. 414–423.

Reports

1. Hazlehurst, S., Allen, R., Boon, L., Covey-Crump, S., Frumkin, L., Morris, B., … Vorhaus, J. (2010). Higher-education-led micro-studies on the development of a broader range of metrics to describe higher education’s interactions with business and the community: public policy: Higher Education Funding Council for England.
2. Strand,S., de Coulon, A., Meschi, E., Vorhaus, J., Frumkin, L., Ivins, C., … Rehman, H. (2010). Drivers and challenges in raising the achievement of pupils from Bangladeshi, Somali and Turkish backgrounds. London: DCSF.
3. Brazier, L., Frumkin, L., Litster, J., & Ward, A. (2009). Your money matters evaluation: money management for older people. London: Help the Aged.
4. Carpentieri, J., Litster, J., & Frumkin, L. (2009). Adult numeracy: a review of research. London: Institute of Education.
5. Swain, J., Welby, S., Brooks, G., Bosley, S., Frumkin, L., Fairfax-Cholmeley, K., … Cara, O. (2009). Learning literacy together: the impact and effectiveness of family literacy on parents, children, families and schools. Coventry: Learning and Skills Improvement Service.
6. Quality Improvement Agency (2008). Improving further education provision for learners from minority ethnic groups: a review of the evidence. Coventry, UK: Quality Improvement Agency.

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1. Frumkin, L.A. (2007). Influences of accent and ethnic background on perceptions of eyewitness testimony. Psychology, Crime & Law, 13(3), 317–331. doi:10.1080/10683160600822246
2. Frumkin, L.A., & Murphy, A. (2007). Student perceptions of lecturer classroom communication style. European Journal of Social Sciences, 5(3), 45–60.
3. Frumkin, L.A., Milankovic-Atkinson, M., & Sadler, C. (2007). Postgraduate preferences: a study of factors contributing to programme satisfaction amongst Masters students. New Horizons in Education, 55(2), 37–54.
4. Frumkin, L.A. (2006). Does increasing communication through virtual learning environments enhance student perceptions of lecturers? International Education Journal, 7(5), 688–698.

• Affiliate of the American Psychological Association International
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society