KEY PUBLICATIONS
The Fruits of My Labor
Published Works
McClanahan, W. P., Dickinson, T. (2026). A Criminological Mixed-Methods Analysis of University Policies and Strategies Against AI Cheating: A Case Study of Novel Deviance and Cultural Lag. Computers in Human Behavior 187:109164. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2026.109164.
2025 IF: 12.2 (JCR)
McClanahan, W. P. Housing Features and Burglary Target Selection. (2026). Applied Police Briefings, 3(3), 25–27. https://doi.org/10.22215/apb.v3i3.6087
2025 IF: Unavailable
McClanahan, W. P., Wozniak, P. & van Gelder, J.-L. (2025). Introducing the Max Lab Pennsylvania Virtual Burglary Project (MAXLAB_PVBP): an open-access virtual reality environment for criminology research. Journal of Experimental Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-025-09681-w
2025 IF: 2.5 (JCR)
McClanahan, W. P., Nagin, D., Otte, M., Wozniak, P., van Gelder, J.-L. (2025). How Environmental Features and Perceptions Influence the Perceived Risks and Rewards of Criminal Opportunities. Criminology, 63, 155–182. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9125.12401
2025 IF: 5.2 (JCR)
McClanahan, W. P., Sergiou, C. S., Siezenga, A. M., Gerstner, D., Elffers, H., van der Schalk, J., & van Gelder, J.-L. (2024). Neighborhood crime reduction interventions and perceived livability: A virtual reality study on fear of crime. Cities, 147, 104823. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2024.104823
2025 IF: 7.0 (JCR)
Maertens, R., Goetz, F.M., Golinoa, H.F., Roozenbeek, J., Schneider, C.R., Kyrychenko, Y., Kerr, J.R., Stieger, S., McClanahan W. P., Drabot, K.D., He, J., van der Linden, S. (2023). The Misinformation Susceptibility Test (MIST): A Psychometrically Validated Measure Of News Veracity Discernment. Behav Res 56, 1863–1899. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-023-02124-2
2025 IF: 5.0 (JCR)
Basol, M. Roozenbeek, J. Uneal, F. Berriche, M. McClanahan, W. P., & van der Linden, S. (2021). Towards Psychological Herd Immunity: Cross-Cultural Evidence For Two Prebunking Interventions Against COVID-19 Misinformation. Big Data & Society.
https://doi.org/10.1177/20539517211013868
2025 IF: 7.8 (JCR)
Saleh, N., Roozenbeek, J., Makki, F., McClanahan, W. P., & van der Linden, S. (2021). Active Inoculation Boosts Resistance Against Extremist Persuasion Techniques – A Novel Approach Towards The Prevention Of Violent Extremism. Behavioural Public Policy, 1-24. doi:10.1017/bpp.2020.60
2025 IF: 2.9 (JCR)
McClanahan, W. P., van der Linden, S. (2020). An Uncalculated Risk: Ego-Depletion Reduces The Influence Of Perceived Risk But Not State Affect On Criminal Choice. Psychology, Law, and Crime. DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2020.1837129
2025 IF: 2.0 (JCR)
Roozenbeek, J., Maertens, R., McClanahan, W. P., & van der Linden, S. (2020). Disentangling Item And Testing Effects In Inoculation Research On Online Misinformation: Solomon Revisited. Educational and Psychological Measurement. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013164420940378
2025 IF: 4.4 (JCR)
McClanahan, W. P., van der Linden, S., & Ruggeri, K. (2019). Decision-Making Style Mediates The Relationship Between Trait Self-Control And Self-Reported Criminal Behavior. Personality and Individual Differences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.109537
2025 IF: 2.8 (JCR)
Works in Progress
Under review
McClanahan, W. P. (Accepted pending minor revisions). A Researcher's Guide to Navigating the Methodological, Ethical, and Pragmatic Challenges of Virtual Reality Research in Prison. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research.
Henson, S. G+., McClanahan, W. P., & Dickinson, T. (Under First Review). Question order matters when using a hybrid response format in vignette studies. Journal of Experimental Criminology.
McClanahan, W. P. Beaton, B. Unskilled and Skeptical: Examining the Dunning–Kruger Effect and Active Misconceptions in Public Attitudes Toward Automatic License Plate Readers. Criminology.
Coley, E+., McClanahan, W.P., Barton, M. A Researcher’s Guide to AI Generated Images for Social Science Research: A Case Study of Colorism. Social Science Research.
McClanahan, W. P., Nagin, D., Copes, H., van Gelder, J.-L. Interpretive Ambiguity in Offender Decision-Making: A Mixed-Methods Virtual Reality Experiment on Disorder and Race in Burglary. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency.
In preparation
McClanahan, W. P. Hussain, S+., Dickinson, T. The Rational Victim: Integrating Protection Motivation Theory and Situational Crime Prevention to Model Precautionary Behaviors.
McClanahan, W. P. Re-emphasizing the risks and rewards of law-abiding behavior in rational choice theory.
Sergiou, C.S., Weessies, N., Nee, C., Rippe, R.C.A., Gerstner, D., McClanahan, W. P. & van Gelder, J.-L. Triangulating Burglary Subtypes in a Modern Age: Virtual Reality, Latent Class Analysis, and the Retroactive Think Aloud Protocol.
McClanahan, W. P. Nudges, Unit Frames, and Choice Architecture in Criminal Decision-Making: A Factorial Survey Experiment.
Holderfield, A.K+., McClanahan, W. P. Simulating Crime: A Virtual Reality Exploration of Rational Choice and Social Bonds in Offender Decision-Making.
+ Denotes work with a student at time of writing
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