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Personal profile
Personal Statement
I joined the School of Psychological Sciences and Health in 2017. My research focuses on face recognition, individal differences, attention, and distractibility. I have now established the Strathclyde Applied Cognitive Psychology Lab, information on our work can be found via this web page - www.strathacpl.com
I completed my degree in Psychology at the University of Glasgow in 2009. I gained my PhD from the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience in 2014, under the supervision of Professor Nilli Lavie (www.attention-focus.com), and funded by an MRC PhD Studentship.
I then held a post-doctoral position in Professor Mike Burton's FaceVar Lab (www.facevar.com) at the University of Aberdeen and then the University of York (2013-2017).
Teaching Interests
My teaching duties extend across the BA degree and our MSc prgrammes:
Deputy Course Director - MSc in Research Methods
Topic Leader - 4th Year Course - The Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience of Face Recognition (PCNFR)
Topic Leader - 4th Year Course - Psychology Work Placement Class
Topic Contributor - 3rd Year Course - Cognition
Topic Contributor - 2nd Year Course - Cognition & Neuropsychology
Undergraduate Dissertation Supervisor
MSc Dissertation Supervisor
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Emotional Responses to Brand Activism for Peace during Geopolitical Conflicts (£3,500)
Tsougkou, E. (Principal Investigator) & Robertson, D. (Co-investigator)
30/04/24 → 15/12/25
Project: Internally funded project
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EPSRC-IAA GSC Citizen Science Project Phase 1-B [£29k]
Robertson, D. (Principal Investigator), McGeown, W. (Co-investigator) & Wodehouse, A. (Co-investigator)
1/06/23 → 1/10/25
Project: Internally funded project
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The super-recogniser advantage extends to the detection of digitally manipulated faces
Davis, J. P., Robertson, D. J., Jenkins, R. E., Ibsen, M., Nichols, R., Babbs, M., Rathgeb, C., Lovasdal, F., Raja, K. & Busch, C., 9 Apr 2025, In: Applied Cognitive Psychology. 39, 2, p. 1-13 13 p., e70053.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does the ‘super recogniser’ advantage extend to the detection of digitally manipulated faces?
Busch, C., Davis, J. P., Robertson, D. J., Jenkins, R. E., Ibsen, M., Nichols, R., Babbs, M., Rathgeb, C., Løvåsdal, F. & Raja, K., 21 Nov 2024. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Datasets
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Data for "Individual differences in face identity processing"
McCaffery, J. M. (Creator), Robertson, D. J. (Creator), Young, A. W. (Creator) & Burton, A. M. (Contributor), figshare, 7 Jun 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4146797.v1
Dataset
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Data for "Detecting morphed passport photos: a training and individual differences approach"
Robertson, D. J. (Creator), Mungall, A. (Creator), Watson, D. G. (Creator), Wade, K. A. (Creator), Nightingale, S. J. (Creator) & Butler, S. (Creator), figshare, 14 Jun 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4149317.v1
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Prizes
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Associate Fellow of The British Psychological Society
Robertson, D. (Recipient), 29 Jan 2022
Prize: Other distinction
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Chartered Member of The British Psychological Society
Robertson, D. (Recipient), 1 Jun 2017
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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Who falls for fake news? An individual differences perspective
Robertson, D. (Speaker)
26 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Detecting and Sharing Fake News: An Individual Differences Approach
Robertson, D. (Speaker), Anderson, T. (Contributor), Shephard, M. P. (Contributor) & Huhe, N. (Contributor)
26 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk