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2025

Journal Article

Normative face recognition ability test scores vary across online participant pools

Popovic, 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

Normative face recognition ability test scores vary across online participant pools

2024

Journal Article

Jack of all trades, master of one: domain-specific and domain-general contributions to perceptual expertise in visual comparison

Growns, 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

Jack of all trades, master of one: domain-specific and domain-general contributions to perceptual expertise in visual comparison

2024

Journal Article

Flexible use of facial features supports face identity processing

Dunn, 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

Flexible use of facial features supports face identity processing

2024

Journal Article

The super‐recogniser advantage extends to the detection of hyper‐realistic face masks

Robertson, 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

The super‐recogniser advantage extends to the detection of hyper‐realistic face masks

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

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)

2024

Journal Article

The novel object-matching test (NOM Test): a psychometric measure of visual comparison ability

Growns, 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

The novel object-matching test (NOM Test): a psychometric measure of visual comparison ability

2024

Journal Article

Understanding ‘error’ in the forensic sciences: A primer

Martire, 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

Understanding ‘error’ in the forensic sciences: A primer

2023

Journal Article

Looking at faces in the wild

Varela, 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

Looking at faces in the wild

2023

Journal Article

Diverse types of expertise in facial recognition

Towler, 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

Diverse types of expertise in facial recognition

2023

Journal Article

Selecting police super-recognisers

Dunn, 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

Selecting police super-recognisers

2022

Journal Article

Let's talk about faces: identifying faces from verbal descriptions

Tyler, 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

Let's talk about faces: identifying faces from verbal descriptions

2022

Journal Article

The low prevalence effect in fingerprint comparison amongst forensic science trainees and novices

Growns, 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

The low prevalence effect in fingerprint comparison amongst forensic science trainees and novices

2022

Journal Article

Statistical feature training improves fingerprint-matching accuracy in novices and professional fingerprint examiners

Growns, 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

Statistical feature training improves fingerprint-matching accuracy in novices and professional fingerprint examiners

2022

Journal Article

Masked face identification is improved by diagnostic feature training

Carragher, 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

Masked face identification is improved by diagnostic feature training

2022

Journal Article

Match me if you can: evidence for a domain-general visual comparison ability

Growns, 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

Match me if you can: evidence for a domain-general visual comparison ability

2022

Journal Article

Facial recognition and image comparison evidence: identification by investigators, familiars, experts, super-recognisers and algorithms

Edmond, 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.

Facial recognition and image comparison evidence: identification by investigators, familiars, experts, super-recognisers and algorithms

2021

Journal Article

Diagnostic feature training improves face matching accuracy

Towler, 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

Diagnostic feature training improves face matching accuracy

2021

Book Chapter

Can face identification ability be trained? Evidence for two routes to expertise

Towler, Alice, Kemp, Richard I. and White, David (2021). Can face identification ability be trained? Evidence for two routes to expertise. Forensic face matching: research and practice. (pp. 89-114) edited by Markus Bindemann. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780198837749.003.0005

Can face identification ability be trained? Evidence for two routes to expertise

2021

Book Chapter

Understanding professional expertise in unfamiliar face matching

White, David, Towler, Alice and Kemp, Richard I. (2021). Understanding professional expertise in unfamiliar face matching. Forensic face matching: research and practice. (pp. 62-88) edited by Markus Bindemann. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780198837749.003.0004

Understanding professional expertise in unfamiliar face matching

2020

Journal Article

UNSW Face Test: a screening tool for super-recognizers

Dunn, 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

UNSW Face Test: a screening tool for super-recognizers