Dr Ailsa Millen | Google Scholar

My main interests are in identifying novel approaches to detecting concealed recognition of familiar faces when a person denies recognising someone they know. I utilise different methodologies to investigate the success of combinations of techniques to detect recognition when (i) familiarity varies and (ii) individuals use strategies to conceal their recognition (countermeasures). My research interests span face perception, familiar face recognition, episodic memory, and deception. I also maintain interests in cognitive neuroscience, human social learning and developmental psychology from previous research projects.

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Dr Anthony Lee | Google Scholar

My research covers a wide range of topics on human behaviour and cognition, including human mate preference, face and person perception, and methods and measurement in psychological science. I focus on investigating issues using methods from many difference disciplines, including social psychology, evolutionary biology, and computer sciences.

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Jessica De La Mare

I completed my undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Portsmouth and my Masters in Psychological Research Methods (Evolutionary Psychology) at the University of Stirling.

During my masters, I developed an interest in assortative mating and online dating. I completed my dissertation on assortative mating for personality in an online dating environment.

I am currently undertaking a PhD project investigating how the designs of online dating platforms may negatively influence users mental health.

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Judith Lowes

I will investigate the underpinnings of face recognition difficulties in children and use the findings to design and test new training interventions that may help to improve children’s ability to recognise faces.

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Professor Peter Hancock | Google Scholar

I’m principally interested in the perception of faces and what kind of representations we might use: how do we tell whether two different faces are the same or different people?

Together with Charlie Frowd I’m developing EvoFIT, a novel holistic facial composite system.

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    Dr Stephen Langton | Google Scholar

    My main interest is in face perception and, in particular, the influence that faces exert on the allocation of a viewer’s visual attention. I am also interested in eye-gaze perception and the development of this ability. I am a member of the Face and Development of Communication research group and the Stirling Developmental Psychology Researchers Group.

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    Dr Thora Bjornsdottir | Google Scholar

    I am interested in person perception and social cognition, with a focus on first impressions from faces. My research primarily aims to understand: impressions of social group membership (such as social class, sexual orientation, culture) from facial appearance, how perceivers’ group memberships affect their perceptions of others, and how first impressions can be manipulated. For more details and examples of my research addressing these questions, please see my research page

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    Dr Viktoria Mileva | Google Scholar

    I am interested in human face recognition, face perception and human social status.

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    Alumni

    Many people have passed through the lab since its inception in 1993. Here are some:

    Dr Lesley Calderwood

    Professor Charlie Frowd

    Professor Debbie Riby

    Dr Alex McIntyre

    Dr Yoriko Hirose

    Dr Derek Carson

    Dr Chris O’Donnell

    Dr. Karen Lander

    Dr Rosyl Somai

    Dr Daniel Carragher

    Founders of the lab

    Professor Mike Burton

    Professor Vicki Bruce

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