Face Lab research projects

Current research projects

Alcohol and eyewitness identification.

Indification of multiple perpetrators.

Identifying perpetrators with distinctive marks.

Recent research projects

The effect of cross-examination of the accuracy of eyewitness testimony.

Stress and eyewitness identification.

Forensic identification of faces from CCTV.

Development of the caricature advantage in face recognition.

Evaluation of a facial composite system based on a genetic algorithm.Street identifications and their role in the criminal justice system.

Contrasting group street identifications and street confrontations (show-ups).Barristers’ perception of mental health expert witnesses.

Enhancing the effectiveness of video identification.

Non-linear caricatures.

Prevalence and rehabilitation of face impairment after traumatic brain injury (with Professor Jane Powell and Professor Jules Davidoff).

The effect of age of acquisition on face, name and object processing.