About
I am a Lecturer in Psychology, mostly in the area of Forensic and Investigative Psychology but also touching other areas like research methods and Social Psychology (see teaching). I am also an active researcher in collaboration with several police forces, as well as in the United Kingdom Early Detection Initiative (UK-EDI), a multi-organisation project to develop tools for the early detection of pancreatic cancer.
My admin duties include being the Psychology Exams Officer, Chair of the Progress Committee, and member of other bodies like the Academic Integrity Committee, Curriculum Board, Education Committee, Extenuating Circumstances Committee, Module Review Board, and Board of Examiners.
Before this, I was a Research Associate at the Department of Psychological Sciences (2013-2015), Director of Online Studies for the School of Psychology (2015-2017), Dean of Online Studies for the UoL online programmes, under contract with the university's partner, Laureate Online Education International (2017-2019), and researcher (again) with the University of Liverpool (2020-2021). I am a Visiting Professor at the Master's in Profiling and Criminal Investigation at Universitat de Barcelona (Spain), at the Diploma in Behaviour Analysis and Criminal Investigation at Pontificia Universidad Católica (Chile), and at Universidad de Santander en Cúcuta (Colombia).
After more than 25 years teaching and researching in different universities, I have done a little of everything and have a variety of interests. My current focus is on forensic psychology (decision making, child protection, policing) and teaching and learning methods (learning analytics, success in online programmes, cooperative learning, self-assessment, feedback, etc), but every now and then I do bits in other areas such as Social Psychology (acculturation, stereotypes, conspiranoia), and communication (fake news, advertising, social influence).
Prizes or Honours
- Summa cum laude - Doctorate in Communication Science (Universidad de Malaga, 2010)
- Summa Cum laude - Doctorate in Psychology (Universidad de Malaga, 2002)