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Logan Ewanation
PhD

Assistant Professor

Forensic Psychology

Faculty of Social Science and Humanities

Contact information

2 Simcoe Street - Room 614-1B
Downtown Oshawa
2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, ON L1G 0C5

905.721.8668 ext. 5977

logan.ewanation@ontariotechu.ca

Research topics

Background

Dr. Logan Ewanation received his MA and PhD in Forensic Psychology from Carleton University. After completing his PhD, he was a postdoctoral fellow with Carleton University’s Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Prior to joining Ontario Tech in 2023, Dr. Ewanation was a Professor at Sheridan College’s School of Public Safety.

Dr. Ewanation’s dissertation examined the effect of victim race on jurors' perceptions of lethal police use of force. In general, his research focuses on jurors' perceptions of police and forensic evidence, as well as the influence of racial bias in the courtroom.

Education

  • MA, Forensic Psychology Carleton University, Ottawa
  • PhD, Forensic Psychology Carleton University, Ottawa

Courses taught

  • Forensic Psychology
  • Psychology of the Courtroom

Research and expertise

Research backgrounds and interests:

  • Jurors’ perceptions of police use of force
  • Jurors’ perceptions of recanted confessions
  • Racial bias in the courtroom

Research supervision areas:

  • Juror decision-making
  • Perceptions of police
  • Wrongful convictions

Involvement

  • Selected publications

    Ewanation, L., & Maeder, E. M. (2023). The influence of race on jurors’ perceptions of lethal police use of force. Law and Human Behavior, 47(1), 53–67

    Ewanation, L., & Maeder, E. M. (2021). The interactive effects of race and expert testimony on jurors’ perceptions of recanted confessions. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 699077. 

    Ewanation, L., Maeder, E. M., & Yamamoto, S. (2021). Mock juror decision-making in a trial involving police use of force. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 54(1), 19-27. 

    Blaskovits, B., Bennell, C., Baldwin, S., Ewanation, L., Brown, A., & Korva, N. (2021). The thin blue line between cop and soldier: Examining public perceptions of the militarized appearance of police. Police Practice and Research, 23(2), 212 -235. 

    Ewanation, L., Bennell, C., Blaskovits, B., & Baldwin, S. (2019). Validating the police legitimacy scale with a Canadian sample. Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 61(4), 1-23 

    Ewanation, L. A. & Maeder, E. M. (2018). The influence of witness intoxication, witness race, and defendant race on mock juror decision-making. Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 60(4), 505-536.

    Maeder, E.M., & Ewanation, L. (2018). What makes race salient?: Juror decision-making in same-race vs. cross-race identification scenarios and the influence of expert testimony. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 45(8), 1234–1251.           

    Ewanation, L. A., Yamamoto, S., Monnink, J., & Maeder, E. M. (2017). Perceived realism and the CSI-effect. Cogent Social Sciences, 3(1), 1294446. 

    Maeder, E. M., Ewanation, L. A., & Monnink, J. (2017). Jurors’ perceptions of evidence: The relative influence of DNA and eyewitness testimony when presented by opposing parties. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 32(1), 33-42. 

  • Presentations

    Ewanation, L. & Maeder, E.M. (2022, March). The influence of victim and defendant race on jurors’ perceptions of lethal police use of force. Paper to be presented at the annual American Psychology-Law Society Conference. Denver, Colorado.

    Ewanation, L. & Maeder, E.M. (2020, March). The interactive effects of defendant race and expert testimony on jurors’ perceptions of recanted confessions. Paper presented at the annual American Psychology-Law Society Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana.

    Ewanation, L., Maeder, E.M., & Yamamoto., S. (2019, March). Juror decision-making in a trial involving police use of force. Paper presented at the annual American Psychology-Law Society Conference. Portland, Oregon.

    Ewanation, L., McGale, H., Blaskovits, B., Baldwin, S., & Bennell, C. (2017, September). Investigating the effects of citizen and officer demographics on perceptions of police officers. Paper presented at the meeting of Society for Police and Criminal Psychology. San Diego, CA.

    Blaskovits, B., Ewanation, L., Baldwin, S., & Bennell, C. (2017, September). The thin blue line between cop and soldier: Examining public perceptions of police militarization. Paper presented at the meeting of Society for Police and Criminal Psychology. San Diego, CA.

    Brown, A., Blaskovits, B., Ewanation, L., Baldwin, S., & Bennell, C. (2017, September). Looking the part: Examining public perceptions of grooming and body modification in law enforcement. Paper presented at the meeting of Society for Police and Criminal Psychology. San Diego, CA.

    Korva, N., McGale, H., Blaskovits, B., Ewanation, L., Baldwin, S., & Bennell, C. (2017, September). What not to wear: Investigating the effects of uniform colour and accessories on citizen perceptions of police officers. Paper presented at the meeting of Society for Police and Criminal Psychology. San Diego, CA.

    Ewanation, L. & Maeder, E.M. (2017, April). Indigenous peoples in Canadian courtrooms: Effects of defendant and eyewitness race on juror decision-making in a criminal trial. Paper presented at the 1st Annual Forensic Psychology in Canada Conference. Ottawa, Ontario.

    Ewanation, L & Maeder, E.M. (2017, March). Aboriginal Canadians in the courtroom: Effects of defendant and eyewitness race on juror decision-making in a criminal trial. Paper presented at the annual American Psychology-Law Society Conference. Seattle, Washington.