Rate My Professor Peter English

Peter English, Ph.D., is a psychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology at California State University, Fresno, where he currently serves as Department Chair. He has taught a variety of courses, including Psychology of Crime, Principles and Applications of Forensic Behavioral Sciences, Ethics in Forensic Behavioral Sciences, Juvenile Delinquency, and Law and Criminal Justice. English graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in psychology. His research focuses on the intersections of psychology, public policy, and law. Recent interests include the adjudication of mentally ill offenders, comprehension of legal language, and the use of behavioral forensic science in legal decision making. Earlier work addressed attention, visual search, and information processing. He is co-author of the book More Than the Law: Behavioral and Social Facts in Legal Decision Making, published in 2005 by the American Psychological Association in collaboration with Bruce D. Sales, Ph.D., J.D. English was tenured in 2012.

Prior to his position at Fresno State, English worked at NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field Naval Air Station in the Office of Space Human Factors and Perception and Cognition Lab, where he published and presented nationally on perceptual and cognitive topics. At Fresno State, he has contributed to departmental leadership, including serving as incoming chair around 2020. English has served as an editorial assistant and continues as an ad hoc reviewer for the journal Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. His professional affiliations include membership in the American Psychological Association, the American Psychology-Law Society, and the Association for Psychological Science. These roles underscore his commitment to advancing knowledge in forensic behavioral sciences and psychology-law interfaces through teaching, research, and service.