Julie Gawrylowicz. Personal Statement and Research Interests

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1 Julie Gawrylowicz, Royal Holloway, University of London Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX Tel: Web page: Full and clean UK driving licence Personal Statement and Research Interests My research interests lie in the area of cognitive and social psychology, both theoretical and applied, encompassing research regarding memory, face recognition and meta-cognition. My research experience to date involves projects with an applied focus, specifically related to eyewitness memory and investigative interviewing. At present, I am a Postdoctoral Research Assistant at Royal Holloway, University of London. I am working under the direction of Professor Memon on a Leverhulme funded project. The research investigates meta-cognition and aging, specifically exploring methods to improve the accuracy of elderly eyewitnesses. I have been developing my knowledge and ability to ensure my work has impact as this is an important feature of the REF. I have therefore targeted my publications and dissemination to suitable audiences including practitioners. As well as being a passionate researcher, I am committed to high quality teaching. I am currently a Visiting Lecturer and Tutor at Royal Holloway, University of London and involved in large and small group teaching, marking exams, and the supervision of honours dissertations. My future professional goals include the development of my career in academia. I am keen to not only engage with projects that strengthen my own research interests, but also those within new or related areas that afford me challenges in respect of my research and academic experience. 1

2 Education Sept Dec 2010 PhD University of Abertay Dundee (UK) Dissertation The construction of facial composites by mild learning disabled witnesses Thesis supervisors: Prof. Derek Carson, Dr. Fiona Gabbert, Prof. William Lindsay and Prof. Peter Hancock Responsible for designing and conducting high-quality research, involving participant recruitment, data collection and analysis, and effective dissemination of research findings Feb Jul 2007 Research Internship University of Aberdeen (UK) Travelled abroad to complete an internship in a UK-renowned psychology and law research laboratory headed by Professor Amina Memon Worked in a team organising and managing the successful daily running of experiments Sept Aug 2007 MSc Psychology and Law University of Maastricht (NL) Dissertation The influence of emotions and type of detail on memory conformity Thesis supervisors: Professor Amina Memon and Dr Ingrid Candel Participated in electives offered by the law and psychology faculty Sept Aug 2006 BSc Applied Cognitive Psychology University of Maastricht (NL) Research project The influence of automatic attitudes on judging others ; research project supervisor: Dr Saskia van Bergen Dissertation The detection of deception in psychopaths. A literature review ; Thesis supervisor: Dr Ewout Meijers Sept Jun 2002 Bilingual Abitur (English-German) Goethe Gymnasium Stolberg (GER) Employment Jan present Postdoctoral Researcher, Royal Holloway, University of London (UK) Responsible for the recruitment of young and elderly research participants Administering research protocols, including structured eyewitness interviews Responsible for managing the experimental studies, encompassing creating and preparing testing materials, and maintaining, analysing, and interpreting obtained data Oct present Visiting Lecturer, Royal Holloway, University of London (UK) Teaching and preparing undergraduate Psychology tutorials and marking exams and essays Organising and presenting MSc Applied Cognitive Psychology seminars Sept Jan 2011 Demonstrator Academic Supply Pool, University of Abertay Dundee (UK) Experience in small and large group teaching and in preparing and delivering lectures Responsible for marking essays and exams Aug Sep 2006 Volunteer Research Assistant at Armed Forces Office, Bonn (GER) Worked in the military psychology department, which focuses on the development of assessment tools for the recruitment of army officers Responsible for maintaining and analysing highly confidential data Jul 2005 & Aug 2006 Volunteer Youth Tour Guide Höffmann Reisen GmbH, Vechta (GER) Responsible for the organisation and execution of 2-week tours for groups of juveniles Learned to work under pressure through dealing with large groups of people Jan Sep 2007 Part-time worker at geriatric intensive-care unit, Stolberg (GER) Responsible for the daily care of 11 elderly people who suffered either from physical or cognitive impairments or both Worked in a successful team consisting of five other members of staff 2

3 Publications in Peer Reviewed National and International Journals Gawrylowicz, J., Gabbert, F., Carson, D., Lindsay, B., & Hancock, P. J. B. (2012). Holistic versus Featural Facial Composite Systems for people with Mild Intellectual Disabilities. Applied Cognitive Psychology. DOI: /acp.2850 Gawrylowicz, J., Gabbert, F., Carson, D., Lindsay, B., & Hancock, P. J. B. (in press). Face recognition and description abilities in people with mild Intellectual Disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. Scoboria, A., Gawrylowicz, J., & Memon, A. (under review). The challenge of unanswerable questions for older adults. Gawrylowicz, J., Memon, A., & Scoboria, A. (under review). Equipping witnesses with transferable skills: The Self-administered Interview. Dalton, G., Gawrylowicz, J., Memon, A., Horry, R., Wright, D., & Milne, B. (in prep). Public perceptions of Identification Procedures in the UK. Book Chapters Gawrylowicz, J. & Memon, A. (under review). Interviewing Eyewitnesses. Encyclopaedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. New York: Springer Verlag. National and International Conference and Seminar Presentations Gawrylowicz, J., Memon, A. & Scoboria, A. (May, 2012). The transfer effect of the SAI. 5 th Annual Conference of the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (iiirg), Toronto, Canada (Talk) Gawrylowicz, J., Carson, D & Gabbert, F. (June, 2011). The suitability of EvoFIT for mild learning disabled witnesses. 4 th Annual Conference of the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (iiirg), Dundee, Scotland (Poster) Gawrylowicz, J., Carson, D., Gabbert, F. & Hancock, P. (June, 2010). The suitability of EvoFIT for mild learning disabled witnesses. 20 th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law (EAPL), Gothenburg, Sweden (Talk) Gawrylowicz, J., Carson, D., Gabbert, F., Lindsay, W. & Hancock, P. (October, 2009).The fitness of E-FIT with mild learning disabled witnesses. Research Student Conference, Abertay University, Dundee, Scotland (Talk & Short paper) Gawrylowicz, J., Carson, D., Gabbert, F., Lindsay, W. & Hancock, P. (September, 2009). The construction of facial composites by mild learning disabled witnesses. 3 rd SIPR Annual Conference, Dundee, Scotland (Poster) Gawrylowicz, J., Carson, D. & Gabbert, F. (July, 2009). The construction of facial composites by people with mld. 8 th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, Kyoto, Japan (Talk) Gawrylowicz, J., Carson, D., Gabbert, F., Lindsay, W. & Hancock, P. (December, 2008). The ability of witnesses with mld to describe and recognize unknown faces. Seattle Club Conference, Newcastle, England (Talk) Gawrylowicz, J., Carson, D., Gabbert, F., Lindsay, W. & Hancock, P. (October, 2008). Eyewitnesses with mld: Face recognition and description abilities. Scottish Institute for Policing Research Seminar: Obtaining evidence from vulnerable witnesses, Aberdeen, Scotland. (Talk) Gawrylowicz, J., Carson, D., Gabbert, F., Lindsay, W. & Hancock, P.(September, 2008). Face recognition and description in people with mld. 2 nd SIPR Annual Conference and Annual Lecture, Edinburgh, Scotland (Poster) 3

4 Gawrylowicz, J., Bergis, N., Memon, A. & Candel, I. (July, 2008). Memory conformity for emotional events: Do we conform most for peripheral items? 18 th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law (EAPL), Maastricht, the Netherlands (Poster) Invited Presentations I have been invited and funded to give presentations about my research and expertise: Gawrylowicz, J., Carson, D., Gabbert, F. & Hancock, P (April, 2010). Vulnerable witnesses: Face recognition and description abilities in mild learning disabled people. Interviewing vulnerable witnesses and achieving best evidence conference, Birmingham, England Gawrylowicz, J. & Memon, A. (November, 2011). The Cognitive Interview technique. 5 th National Finnish Meeting for forensic psychiatric units assisting in the investigation of crimes against children, Oulu, Finland Gawrylowicz, J. & Memon, A. (July, 2012). An introduction to Forensic Psychology and The Cognitive Interview. Summer School on Crime, Law and Psychology, Prague, Czech Republic Teaching and Supervision Experience As a member of the academic supply pool at the University of Abertay, Dundee, from 2007 until 2011, I have taught cognitive as well as biological psychology tutorials at undergraduate level and got involved in lecturing on a 3 rd year forensic psychology module. I also supervised three volunteer research assistants, who supported me with coding and analysing data during my PhD project. Currently, I am supervising three research volunteers and assist in the supervision of three third year project students. Moreover, I have been appointed to the role of a Visiting Lecturer and Tutor at Royal Holloway, University of London and am engaging in undergraduate and Master level teaching and marking. Courses on which I have taught: Forensic Psychology (BSc) Applied Cognitive Psychology (MSc) Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology (BSc) Memory and Learning (BSc) Research methods (BSc) Training and Workshops Training in the Cognitive Interview Technique (June, 2007) Training in the administration of the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (March, 2008) Endnote training (March, 2008) E-FIT training (January, 2009) EvoFIT training (November, 2009) PGCert HE Module I (November, 2009) Career Development Workshop for research staff (May, 2011) instil programme (January, 2012) (accredited by the Higher Education Academy) 4

5 Grants and Research Support September/2007 August/2009 June/2009 May/2009 May/2010 May/2010 SIPR PhD Studentship (3 years full-time) Polack Travelling Scholarship Fund PsyPAG International Conference Bursary Roberts Conference Fund University of Abertay Dundee EPS Grindley Grant for Conference Attendance Roberts Conference Fund University of Abertay Dundee Membership of Professional Bodies International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (iiirg) Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR) Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) Royal Holloway Eyewitness Group (RHEG) South East Eyewitness Network (SEEN) References Professor Amina Memon Royal Holloway, University of London TW20 0EX Tel: +44 (0) Dr Fiona Gabbert University of Abertay Dundee DD1 1HG Tel: +44 (0) Professor Derek Carson University of Abertay Dundee DD1 1HG Tel: +44 (0) Dr Alan Scoboria University of Windsor Ontario, N9B 3P4 Tel: (519)