I joined the University of Stirling in January 2020 to work with professor Peter Hancock on the FACER2VM project. The aim of this project is to examine how humans and computer algorithms perform tasks of one-to-one face matching. I received my Ph.D. from Flinders University, South Australia in 2018. My thesis examined how social context influences the first impressions that we make from facial appearance. My research interests include how humans perceive faces, how we make first impressions from facial appearance, and how these judgments affect behaviour.
My research interests include how humans can recognise and learn faces, as well as how social context changes the way that we perceive and judge faces.
Data Article / Data Paper
Automated face recognition assists with low-prevalence face identity mismatches but can bias users
Mueller M, Hancock PJB, Bobak AK, Cunningham EK, Watt RJ & Carragher D (2024) Automated face recognition assists with low-prevalence face identity mismatches but can bias users.
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Masked face identification is improved by diagnostic feature training
Carragher DJ, Towler A, Mileva VR, White D & Hancock PJB (2022) Masked face identification is improved by diagnostic feature training. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 7 (1), Art. No.: 30. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-022-00381-x
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Carragher DJ, Thomas NA & Nicholls MER (2021) The dissociable influence of social context on judgements of facial attractiveness and trustworthiness. British Journal of Psychology, 112 (4), pp. 902-933. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12501
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Surgical face masks impair human face matching performance for familiar and unfamiliar faces
Carragher DJ & Hancock PJB (2020) Surgical face masks impair human face matching performance for familiar and unfamiliar faces. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 5 (1), Art. No.: 59. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-020-00258-x
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The cheerleader effect is robust to experimental manipulations of presentation time
Carragher DJ, Thomas NA, Gwinn OS & Nicholls MER (2020) The cheerleader effect is robust to experimental manipulations of presentation time. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 32 (5-6), pp. 553-561. https://doi.org/10.1080/20445911.2020.1776718
