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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
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U.S. Defence HDIAC Podcast 1/2: Capitalizing on the Super-Recognition Advantage
Robertson, D. (Principal Investigator) & Davis, J. P. (Academic)
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Conference / Seminar Hosting)
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RKES-Funded Psychology Public Engagement Lecture 2024 [£3K].
Robertson, D. (Principal Investigator)
14/11/24 → 14/11/24
Project: Internally funded project
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Using a volitional help sheet to increase university students' attendance at on-campus lectures: a randomized controlled trial
Elliott, M. A., McGroarty, A., Robertson, D. J. & Anderson, H. P., 1 Mar 2026, In: British Journal of Educational Psychology. 96, 1, p. 270-285 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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FalseWebs Network Policy Paper: Understanding and Addressing Misinformation in Scotland
Wimmer, M., Skelton, F., Webster, T. C., Ullah, M. Z., Alexander, K., Spencer, E., Howarth, A., Marshall, M., Pasternak, N., Robertson, D., Brown, P., Gummerum, M., Skipper, Y., Wright , J., Modirrousta-Galian, A., Pattni, M., Seabrooke, T., Higham, P., Talley , A. & den Daas, C. & 7 others, , 28 Oct 2025, Washington, DC: Open Science Framework (OSF). 71 p.Research output: Book/Report › Policy Briefing/Paper
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Datasets
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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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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
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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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Appearance Matters
Zhu, Q. (Participant), Eckler, P. (Participant) & Robertson, D. (Participant)
Jun 2026Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Conference, workshop, seminar or course
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Facial recognition and super-recognisers
Robertson, D. (Speaker)
16 Jun 2026Activity: Talk or Presentation › Invited talk