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On October 13, 2008, Dr. Dennis P. Stolle, a trial consultant and the president of ThemeVision LLC, and Dr. Dennis Devine, an Associate Professor of Psychology at Indiana University, gave an invited address to the Indiana Marion County Public Defender Agency. The address was titled "The Criminal Jury in Indiana: How Empirical Research Benefits Policy … more »

Dr. Dennis Stolle was quoted in the October 11, 2008 Indianapolis Business Journal article, "FOCUS:  Clearing up cloudy cases."  Stolle was quoted regarding the so-called "CSI effect," in jury decision making and its implications for the presentation of scientific weather information at jury trials.

On October 7, 2008, Dr. Dennis P. Stolle, a trial consultant and the president of ThemeVision LLC, presented "Jury Research in Complex Litigation" at the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum’s seminar on complex litigation. Dr. Stolle discussed techniques for using jury research to reduce the risk and uncertainty that accompanies complex litigation.

Dennis Stolle, President of ThemeVision, and researchers from Indiana University — Dennis Devine, Jennifer Buddenbaum, Stephanie Houp, and Nathan Studebaker — have published "Strength of Evidence, Extraevidentiary Influence, and the Liberation Hypothesis:  Data from the Field" in Law and Human Behavior, the official journal of the American Psychology-Law Society/Division 41 of the American Psychological Association.  … more »

On September 19, 2008, Dr. Dennis Stolle, a trial consultant and the president of ThemeVision LLC, was interviewed on WVLP’s evening radio show "View From A Broad . . . Or More." The show is hosted by a diverse group of female professionals who interview a guest on a topic of current interest. Dr. Stolle … more »

On August 26, 2008, IndyStar*Com’s Star Business Mid-Day Update reported on a Lake County judge who ordered a man to stand in front of the courthouse and wear a sign that read, "I failed to appear for jury duty."  The article referenced a recent IndianaView’s survey of Indiana residents’ attitudes toward jury duty, which found … more »

On March 20, 2008, Dr. Dennis Stolle, a trial consultant and the president of ThemeVision LLC, was interviewed on WIBC radio’s morning news. Dr. Stolle commented on the IndianaViews survey, conducted in March 2008 by ThemeVision LLC and JEM Research, Inc. Among other topics, the March 2008 IndianaViews survey polled 400 Indiana residents about whether … more »

On March 14, 2008, Inside INdiana Business.com published "Poll Asks if Hoosiers Are Ready for Minority or Female President." The article featured results from the IndianaViews survey conducted by ThemeVision LLC and JEM Research. The article stated, "More than 75 percent of Hoosiers asked believe Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) could win this year’s presidential election. … more »

On March 13, 2008, Dr. Dennis P. Stolle, President of ThemeVision LLC, served as a faculty member for the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum’s 11th Annual Trial Advocacy Skills College, presenting the voir dire skills program. In addition to presenting techniques for conducting effective and ethical voir dire in Indiana state courts, Dr. Stolle also … more »

It is a big question in this year’s Democratic presidential campaign: Is America ready for an African-American or female president? The voices and votes of Indiana residents on this issue could be critical, as Hoosiers may still have a hand in determining the Democratic presidential candidate. In the IndianaViews Survey of 400 adult Indiana residents, … more »