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Works
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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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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