Get to Know Your Student Committee: Law Liaison, Marc Tittlebaum

We asked the members of the 2023-2024 Student Committee to answer some questions about themselves to help you get to know who they are and what they do.

What is your school, program, and year? 
I am in the Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Law & Public Policy program with concentration in trial consulting at California School of Forensic Studies at Alliant International University.
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Why psychology and the law? 
I was a commercial litigator for twenty years. The science behind juries and voir dire interested me, so I went back to school and started studying social science and its application to litigation.
 
What is your favorite thing about your current graduate program?
I appreciate the focus on the jurisprudence side of the empirical study of psychology.

If you were not in graduate school what would you do? 
Trial consulting.
 
What advice do you have for those applying to graduate school? 
Go for it. It is never too late and if you have passion for the material, you can manage the load.

Coffee or tea?
Coffee all day.

Cats or dogs?
Cats. 

What three words would you use to describe yourself?
Eccentric, loyal, intense.
 
What is on the top of your bucket list?
Travel to Europe.
 
What is the worst song, in your opinion?
So many. So, so many.

What is the weirdest thing in your home?
A skeleton coat rack.

Is cheesecake actually cheese pie?
Yes.
 
Explain your hot take on cheesecake.
It's a plated fudge, if you will.

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