Heather D. Flowe, PhD

Research Interests 

Broadly speaking, my lab conducts research on applied cognition (Heather's CV). Recent research includes testing procedures for conducting lineups and photospreads, examining why some faces seem more criminal looking than others, and investigating the effects of alcohol on memory for traumatic events. Other research is investigating factors that escalate and diminish sexual aggression, and how hormones influence risk taking and attraction.

Research sponsors:  the British Academy (with Dr's. Lorraine Hope and Anne Hillstrom), the Nuffield Foundation, the Economic and Social Research Council (with Dr's. Melanie Takarangi,  Robyn Holliday, and Joyce Humphries), and Alcohol Research, UK.  

Students of every level conduct research with me. Additionally, I am always happy to discuss ideas with potential PhD students and postdocs. 

Papers

• Palmer, F., Flowe, H. D., Takarangi, M. K., & Humphries, J. E. (2013). Intoxicated witnesses and suspects: An archival analysis of their involvement in criminal case processing. Law and Human Behavior, 37 (1), 54-59. doi: 10.1037/lhb0000010.

  Mickes, L., Flowe, H. D., & Wixted, J. T. (2012). Receiver Operating Characteristic Analysis of Eyewitness Memory: Comparing the Diagnostic Accuracy of Simultaneous vs. Sequential Lineups. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 18(4):361-76. doi: 10.1037/a0030609.

  Flowe, H. D. (2012). Do characteristics of faces that convey trustworthiness and dominance underlie perceptions of criminality? PLoS ONE. 7(6): e37253. doi:10.1371

  Flowe, H. D., Swords, E., & Rockey, J. C. (2012). Women's behavioural engagement with a masculine male: Evidence for the Cycle Shift Hypothesis. Evolution and Human Behavior. 33(4), 285-290. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2011.10.006

  Ward, C., Flowe, H. D., & Humphries, J. E. (2012). The effects of masculinity and suspect gender on perceptions of guilt. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 26(3), 482-488. doi: 10.1002/acp.2823 

  Humphries, J. E., Holliday, R., & Flowe, H. D. (2012). Faces in motion: Age related changes in eyewitness identification performance in simultaneous, sequential, and elimination video lineups. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 26, 149-158. doi:10.1002/acp.1808 

• Flowe, H. D., & Cottrell, G. (2011). An examination of simultaneous lineup decision processes using eye tracking. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 25, 443-451. doi: 10.1002/acp.1711

  Flowe, H. D., Mehta, A., & Ebbesen, E. B. (2011). The role of eyewitness identification evidence in felony case  processing. Psychology, Public Policy and Law, 17, 140-159. doi: 10.1037/a0021311

• Flowe, H. D. & Humphries, J. E. (2011). An examination of criminal face bias in a random sample of  police lineups. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 25: 265-273. doi: 10.1002/acp.1673

• Flowe, H. D., Stewart, J. S., Sleath, E. R., & Palmer, F. (2011). Public house patrons’ engagement in hypothetical sexual assault: A test of alcohol myopia theory in a field setting. Aggressive Behavior, 37, 547-558. doi: 10.1002/ab.20410

  Flowe, H. D. (2011). An exploration of visual processing strategies in eyewitness identification tests. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 25: 244-254. doi: 10.1002/acp.1670

• Flowe, H. D., & Besemer, A. N. (2011). The effect of target-foil discriminability on criterion placement in sequential and simultaneous lineups. Psychology Crime and Law, 17, 587-610. doi: 10.1080/10683160903397540

• Flowe, H. D., VanNess, N., & Ebbesen, E. B. (2010). Testing the Reflection Assumption: An examination of the external validity of published studies on lineup identification accuracy. Under review.

• Takarangi, M. K., & Flowe, H. D. (2010). Robbery and assault. Forthcoming chapter to appear in A psychologist's casebook of crime: From Arson to Voyeurism.

• Mansour, J. K., & Flowe, H. D. (2010). Eyetracking and eyewitness memory. Forensic Update No. 101, Autumn, 2010.

  Flowe, H. D., Shaw, S. E., Nye, E., & Jamel, J. (2009). Rape stereotyping and public delusion. British Journalism Review, 20(4), 21-25.

  Shaw, S. E., Nye, E., Jamel, J., & Flowe, H. (2009). The print media and rape. The Psychologist, 22(10).

• Flowe, H., Finklea, K., & Ebbesen, E. (2009). Limitations of expert psychology testimony on eyewitness identification. Expert testimony on the psychology of eyewitness identification (pp. 201-221). New York, NY US: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195331974.003.009.

• Flowe, H., Ebbesen, E., & Putcha-Bhagavatula, A. (2007). Rape shield laws and sexual behavior evidence: Effects of consent level and women's sexual history on rape allegations. Law and Human Behavior, 31(2), 159-175. doi: 10.1007/s10979-006-9050-z.

  Flowe, H., & Ebbesen, E. (2007). The effect of lineup member similarity on recognition accuracy in simultaneous and sequential lineups. Law and Human Behavior, 31(1), 33-52. doi:10.1007/s10979-006-9045-9.

  Ebbesen, E. B., & Flowe, H. D. (2002). Simultaneous v. sequential lineups: What do we really know? Unpublished manuscript. 

Recent Presentations

Flowe, H. D. (2013). Inferring criminality from facial appearance. Invited Talk, University of Warwick.

Flowe, H. D. (2012). Simultaneous versus sequential lineups: What do we know? Invited Talk, University of Birmingham.

Flowe, H. D. (2011). Systematic Studies of Sexual Coercion Using the Participant Choice Method. Invited Talk, University of Surrey.

Flowe, H. D. & Cable, N. (2011). Alcohol and memory for sexual assault: Encoding failure depends on the emotional salience of the the to-be-remembered information. Sexual Violence Conference, Middlesex, UK.

Flowe, H. D. & Ward, C. (2011). The effects of masculinity and suspect gender on perceptions of guilt. American Psychology and Law Society, Miami, US.

Flowe, H. D. & Merry, R. (2011). Is the negative effect of stress on face memory moderated by stressor onset? American Psychology and Law Society, Miami, US.

Flowe, H. D. (2011). An examination of criminal face bias in a random sample of photographic police line-ups. Invited paper presented at the British Psychological Society, Glasgow, UK.

Flowe, H. D. (2010). Eyewitness visual behaviour. Invited paper presented at the British Psychological Society, Division of Forensic Psychology Conference, Canterbury, UK.

Flowe, H. D. (2010). Between deep breaths: The relationship between stressor onset and eyewitness memory for faces. European Association of Psychology and Law, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Flowe, H. D., & Shaw, S. E. (2010). A Systematic Study of Sexual Coercion: Estimating the Role of Situational and Individual Difference Factors. American Psychology and Law Society Conference, Vancouver, Canada.

Humphries, J. E., Flowe, H. D., & Takarangi, M. K. (2010). How often do intoxicated eyewitnesses provide testimony in serious crimes? American Psychology and Law Society Conference, Vancouver, Canada.

Flowe, H. D. (2010). Systematic Studies of Sexual Coercion Using the Participant Choice Method: Estimating the Role of Situational and Individual Difference Factors. Invited Talk, Nottingham Trent University.

Flowe, H. D. (2009). An Examination of Lineup Decision Processes Using Eye Movements. Invited Talk, University of Portsmouth.

Flowe, H. D. (2009). An exploration of visual behaviour in eyewitness identification tests. Invited talk, University of Plymouth.

Flowe, H. D. & Holliday, R. E. (2009). An examination of holistic versus analytical retrieval strategies in eyewitness identification tests. Psychonomic Society, Boston, MA.

Flowe, H. D. (2009). The effect of eyewitness identification evidence on charge reduction in felony cases. American Psychology and Law Society Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

Flowe, H. D. & Sporer, S. L. (2009). Is the misinformation effect a reliable phenomenon? A new meta-analysis. European Association of Psychology and Law, Sorrento, Italy.

Shaw, S. E. & Flowe, H. D. (2009). Is the propensity to commit rape against strangers and acquaintances affected by women’s dress, alcohol consumption and assertiveness? British Psychological Society, Division of Forensic Psychology Conference, Preston, UK.

Sherman, B. E. & Flowe, H.D. (2009). The effect of criminal face bias on simultaneous and sequential lineup identifications. British Psychological Society, Division of Forensic Psychology Conference, Preston, UK.

Flowe, H. D. & Humphries, J. E. (2009). An examination of criminal face bias in a random sample of photographic police line-ups. British Psychological Society, Division of Forensic Psychology Conference, Preston, UK.

Flowe, H. D. (2009). A comparison of decision processes in simultaneous and sequential criminal lineups: Inversion and composite effects examined. British Psychological Society, Division of Forensic Psychology Conference, Preston, UK.

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