2025 Journal Article Normative face recognition ability test scores vary across online participant poolsPopovic, B., Dunn, J. D., Towler, A. and White, D. (2025). Normative face recognition ability test scores vary across online participant pools. Scientific Reports, 15 (1) 8805. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-92907-8 |
2024 Journal Article Jack of all trades, master of one: domain-specific and domain-general contributions to perceptual expertise in visual comparisonGrowns, Bethany, Dunn, James D., Helm, Rebecca K., Towler, Alice, Mattijssen, Erwin J. A. T. and Martire, Kristy A. (2024). Jack of all trades, master of one: domain-specific and domain-general contributions to perceptual expertise in visual comparison. Cognitive Research-Principles and Implications, 9 (1) 73. doi: 10.1186/s41235-024-00596-0 |
2024 Journal Article Flexible use of facial features supports face identity processingDunn, James D., Towler, Alice, Popovic, Bojana, de Courcey, Ayden, Lee, Na-Young, Kemp, Richard I., Miellet, Sebastien and White, David (2024). Flexible use of facial features supports face identity processing. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 50 (12), 1143-1153. doi: 10.1037/xhp0001242 |
2024 Journal Article The super‐recogniser advantage extends to the detection of hyper‐realistic face masksRobertson, David J., Davis, Josh P., Sanders, Jet G. and Towler, Alice (2024). The super‐recogniser advantage extends to the detection of hyper‐realistic face masks. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 38 (4) e4222. doi: 10.1002/acp.4222 |
2024 Journal Article Correction to: The novel object-matching test (NOM Test): A psychometric measure of visual comparison ability(Behavior Research Methods, 10.3758/s13428-023-02069-6)Growns, Bethany, Towler, Alice and Martire, Kristy (2024). Correction to: The novel object-matching test (NOM Test): A psychometric measure of visual comparison ability(Behavior Research Methods, 10.3758/s13428-023-02069-6). Behavior Research Methods, 56 (3), 2692-2694. doi: 10.3758/s13428-023-02154-w |
2024 Journal Article The novel object-matching test (NOM Test): a psychometric measure of visual comparison abilityGrowns, Bethany, Towler, Alice and Martire, Kristy (2024). The novel object-matching test (NOM Test): a psychometric measure of visual comparison ability. Behavior Research Methods, 56 (2), 680-689. doi: 10.3758/s13428-023-02069-6 |
2024 Journal Article Understanding ‘error’ in the forensic sciences: A primerMartire, Kristy A., Chin, Jason M., Davis, Carolyn, Edmond, Gary, Growns, Bethany, Gorski, Stacey, Kemp, Richard I., Lee, Zara, Verdon, Christopher M., Jansen, Gabrielle, Lang, Tanya, Neal, Tess M.S., Searston, Rachel A., Slocum, Joshua, Summersby, Stephanie, Tangen, Jason M., Thompson, Matthew B., Towler, Alice, Watson, Darren, Werrett, Melissa V., Younan, Mariam and Ballantyne, Kaye N. (2024). Understanding ‘error’ in the forensic sciences: A primer. Forensic Science International: Synergy, 8 100470, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.fsisyn.2024.100470 |
2023 Journal Article Looking at faces in the wildVarela, Victor P. L., Towler, Alice, Kemp, Richard I. and White, David (2023). Looking at faces in the wild. Scientific Reports, 13 (1) 783, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-25268-1 |
2023 Journal Article Diverse types of expertise in facial recognitionTowler, Alice, Dunn, James D., Castro Martínez, Sergio, Moreton, Reuben, Eklöf, Fredrick, Ruifrok, Arnout, Kemp, Richard I. and White, David (2023). Diverse types of expertise in facial recognition. Scientific Reports, 13 (1) 11396, 1-15. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-28632-x |
2023 Journal Article Selecting police super-recognisersDunn, James D., Towler, Alice, Kemp, Richard I. and White, David (2023). Selecting police super-recognisers. PLoS One, 18 (5) e0283682, 1-23. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283682 |
2022 Journal Article Let's talk about faces: identifying faces from verbal descriptionsTyler, Rebecca, Towler, Alice, Kemp, Richard I. and White, David (2022). Let's talk about faces: identifying faces from verbal descriptions. British Journal of Psychology, 114 (1), 262-281. doi: 10.1111/bjop.12610 |
2022 Journal Article The low prevalence effect in fingerprint comparison amongst forensic science trainees and novicesGrowns, Bethany, Dunn, James D., Helm, Rebecca K., Towler, Alice and Kukucka, Jeff (2022). The low prevalence effect in fingerprint comparison amongst forensic science trainees and novices. PLoS ONE, 17 (8 ) e0272338. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272338 |
2022 Journal Article Statistical feature training improves fingerprint-matching accuracy in novices and professional fingerprint examinersGrowns, Bethany, Towler, Alice, Dunn, James D., Salerno, Jessica M., Schweitzer, N. J. and Dror, Itiel E. (2022). Statistical feature training improves fingerprint-matching accuracy in novices and professional fingerprint examiners. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 7 (1) 60. doi: 10.1186/s41235-022-00413-6 |
2022 Journal Article Masked face identification is improved by diagnostic feature trainingCarragher, Daniel J., Towler, Alice, Mileva, Viktoria R., White, David and Hancock, Peter J. B. (2022). Masked face identification is improved by diagnostic feature training. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 7 (1) 30. doi: 10.1186/s41235-022-00381-x |
2022 Journal Article Match me if you can: evidence for a domain-general visual comparison abilityGrowns, Bethany, Dunn, James D., Mattijssen, Erwin J. A. T., Quigley-McBride, Adele and Towler, Alice (2022). Match me if you can: evidence for a domain-general visual comparison ability. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 29 (3), 866-881. doi: 10.3758/s13423-021-02044-2 |
2022 Journal Article Facial recognition and image comparison evidence: identification by investigators, familiars, experts, super-recognisers and algorithmsEdmond, Gary, White, David, Towler, Alice, San Roque, Mehera and Kemp, Richard (2022). Facial recognition and image comparison evidence: identification by investigators, familiars, experts, super-recognisers and algorithms. Melbourne University Law Review, 45 (1), 99-160. |
2021 Journal Article Diagnostic feature training improves face matching accuracyTowler, Alice, Keshwa, Michelle, Ton, Bianca, Kemp, Richard and White, David (2021). Diagnostic feature training improves face matching accuracy. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 47 (8), 1288-1298. doi: 10.1037/xlm0000972 |
2020 Journal Article UNSW Face Test: a screening tool for super-recognizersDunn, James D., Summersby, Stephanie, Towler, Alice, Davis, Josh P. and White, David (2020). UNSW Face Test: a screening tool for super-recognizers. Plos One, 15 (11) e0241747, e0241747. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241747 |
2020 Journal Article Hyper-realistic face masks in a live passport-checking taskRobertson, David J., Sanders, Jet G., Towler, Alice, Kramer, Robin S. S., Spowage, Josh, Byrne, Ailish, Burton, A. Mike and Jenkins, Rob (2020). Hyper-realistic face masks in a live passport-checking task. Perception, 49 (3), 298-309. doi: 10.1177/0301006620904614 |
2019 Journal Article Do professional facial image comparison training courses work?Towler, Alice, Kemp, Richard I., Burton, A. Mike, Dunn, James D., Wayne, Tanya, Moreton, Reuben and White, David (2019). Do professional facial image comparison training courses work?. Plos One, 14 (2) e0211037, e0211037. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211037 |