Christian Mott

Professor Mott's scholarship focuses on the intersection of legal theory and moral psychology, investigating the degree to which legal doctrine reflects the way members of the public think about culpability, punishment, and the proper interpretation of normative rules.

Professor Mott's scholarship has been published in both legal and empirical journals, including the Yale Law Journal, Psychology, Public Policy and Law, the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, and Oxford Studies in Experimental Philosophy. Professor Mott serves as an ad hoc referee for peer-reviewed journals at the intersection of psychology, experimental philosophy, and law. 

Before entering academia, Professor Mott practiced litigation at Covington & Burling in Washington, DC, and as a loaned associate at Neighborhood Legal Services Program. He clerked for Judge William J. Kayatta, Jr., on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and Justice Peter Rubin on the Massachusetts Appeals Court. He holds a BA and JD from Yale University and a PhD in Psychology from Columbia University. 

At Florida State University College of Law, Professor Mott teaches courses on Criminal Law, Criminal Sentencing, and the intersection of law and psychology.