About Me
I am interested in communicative aspects of investigations, and what this can reveal about the psychological mechanisms that underpin the behaviour of investigators, suspects and witnesses.
I am also interested in research synthesis, meta-analysis and improving scientific practice (E.g. by promoting the principles of open science).
Expertise
Medicine & Life Sciences
# Androgens
# Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
# Hand
# Interviews
# Meta-Analysis
# Sex Characteristics
# Systematic Reviews
Social Sciences
# Influencing Behavior
Organisations
Research
I am interested in a number of different influences on applied decision making, especially within security and legal contexts. I enjoy taking multi-disciplinary approaches. I am also interested in methods of research synthesis and meta-analysis, and open science. Current and past projects have explored the following topic areas:
Suspect influencing behaviours within investigative interviews.
Insider threat detection via use of language.
Non-verbal signals and non-conscious processing in trust judgments.
Unlawful online file sharing and risk assessment.
Adherence to medicines in chronic illness.
The effects of pre-natal androgen exposure on sexual dimorphism and aggression.
Suspect influencing behaviours within investigative interviews.
Insider threat detection via use of language.
Non-verbal signals and non-conscious processing in trust judgments.
Unlawful online file sharing and risk assessment.
Adherence to medicines in chronic illness.
The effects of pre-natal androgen exposure on sexual dimorphism and aggression.
Publications
Recent
Watson, S. J., Luther, K.
, Taylor, P. J., & Jackson, J. (2021).
The Influence Strategies of Interviewees Suspected of Controlling or Coercive Behavior. PsyArXiv.
https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/936ta
Taylor, P., Banks, F., Jolley, D., Ellis, D.
, Watson, S.
, Weiher, L., Davidson, B., & Julku, J. (2021).
Oral hygiene effects verbal and nonverbal displays of confidence.
Journal of social psychology,
161(2), 182-196.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2020.1784825
Watson, S. J. (2021).
The influencing behaviours of suspects during investigative interviews. Abstract from Onderzoek bij, voor en door de Politie, Netherlands.
Schmuck, A., Wüller, C. A. E.
, & Watson, S. J. (2021).
The Effect of Denial of the Victim Arguments Within Simulated Suspect Interviews. Abstract from European Association of Psychology and Law Conference.
Weiher, L.
, Watson, S. J., & Luther, K. (2021).
The Impact of Interview Style on the Development and Maintenance of Rapport While Testing a Novel Measure for Rapport. Abstract from European Association of Psychology and Law Conference.
Moffett, L., Oxburgh, G., Dresser, P.
, Watson, S. J., & Gabbert, F. (2021).
Inside the shadows: a survey of UK human source intelligence (HUMINT) practitioners, examining their considerations when handling a covert human intelligence source (CHIS).
Psychiatry, Psychology and Law.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2021.1926367
Morris, J., Raducu, A. A., Fuller, M., Wylie, S.
, & Watson, S. J. (2021).
Towards a desistance-focused approach to probation supervision for people who have committed Intimate Partner Violence: A digital toolkit pilot study.
Probation Journal,
68(2), 261-281.
https://doi.org/10.1177/02645505211002257
Nave, G., Koppin, C., Manfredi, D., Richards, G.
, Watson, S. J., Geffner, M., Yong, J., Kim, R., Ross, H., Serrano-Gonzalez, M., & Kim, M. (2021).
No evidence for a difference in 2D:4D ratio between youth with elevated prenatal androgen exposure due to congenital adrenal hyperplasia and controls.
Hormones and Behavior,
128, [104908].
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2020.104908
Oleszkiewicz, S.
, & Watson, S. J. (2021).
A meta-analytic review of the timing for disclosing evidence when interviewing suspects.
Applied cognitive psychology,
35(2), 342-359.
https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3767
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Affiliated Study Programmes
Bachelor
Master
Courses Academic Year 2021/2022
Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.
Courses Academic Year 2020/2021
Contact Details
Visiting Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Cubicus
(building no. 41), room C237
De Zul 10
7522NJ Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Cubicus
C237
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands