Conference
Welcome
Welcome from EAPL President
Dear colleagues, dear EAPL members,
On behalf of the EAPL board, I am thrilled to welcome you to the 2025 EAPL Conference in beautiful Vilnius, Lithuania! We are excited to gather once again as a community of researchers, practitioners, and students who share a passion for bridging psychology and law, striving to provide relevant and reliable research to improve the quality of legal processes. Our wonderful hosts, Rita Žukauskienė and her team of conference organisers are working hard to make the 2025 conference memorable and the plans already look amazing!
This year’s theme, Technological Advancements and Applications in Legal Psychology, invites us to explore how technology is transforming our field—from forensic assessments to legal procedures—and how we can harness these innovations to make a lasting impact.
Our EAPL community is built on connection and inclusivity, and we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcome and at home. Whether you are joining to present, learn, or collaborate, we hope you find inspiration, fresh perspectives, and lasting friendships.
Welcome to Vilnius, and welcome to our EAPL community!
Julia Korkman, President, The European Association of Psychology and Law
Welcome from EAPL 2025 Chairs
Dear colleagues,
On behalf of the European Association of Psychology and Law (EAPL), it is our pleasure to invite you to the Annual Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law, which will take place in Vilnius (Lithuania) in 2025.
The European Association of Psychology and Law (EAPL), founded in 1982, promotes the exchange between Psychology and Law, both in research and practice. The Annual Conference of the European Association and Law is organized each year in a different European city, and brings together researchers, practitioners, and other parties involved in legal settings. The aim of the Conference is to promote and improve new research, applied programs and legal procedures.
Technological advancements and application in legal psychology
The 2025 EAPL conference will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania, on August 5-8, 2025.
The scientific program will be addressing the key issues in psychology and law. Different areas of forensic psychology and criminology will be explored, such as forensic risk assessment and management, victims and offenders, biological and genetic bases of violence, investigative psychology, forensic and psychological assessment, criminal investigation, with a specific focus on technological advancements and application in legal psychology. We will organize a pre-conference workshop related to this topic. Researchers and practitioners from Europe and other parts of the World are invited to share their recent scientific work and field experience concerning new challenges faced in legal processes.
Conference Chairs
Rita Žukauskienė, PhD, Mykolas Romeris University
Rita Žukauskienė is a Professor at MRU. She has coordinated several national and international research projects, which have received international recognition for their quality, relevance, and dissemination of innovative ideas. Currently, she leads the project „PROMISE: Psychological Adjustment in Emerging Adulthood After Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Role of Resilience and Perceived Social Support“. The outcomes of her research are presented in research papers. Her research work has been acknowledged by the National Award for Excellence in Sciences.
Aleksandr Segal, PhD, Mykolas Romeris University
Aleksandr Segal is a researcher at MRU. His research focuses on investigative interviewing and legal decision-making and the psychological impacts of trauma, particularly in cases of child sexual abuse and domestic violence. He is actively involved in research projects, which aim at assessing the lifetime prevalence of child sexual abuse and developing a Lithuanian version of simulated interview software. Currently, he is part of a research team studying the effectiveness of Avatar training services and the role of resilience and social support after adverse childhood experiences. His research work has been presented at numerous international conferences and published in leading journals.
