I completed my PhD at Bournemouth University in 2016. I joined University of Stirling in August 2016 as a Research Assistant on an EPSRC project awarded to Peter Hancock. I am currently working as a Senior Lecturer in Psychology.
I'm mainly interested in individual differences in unfamiliar face recognition. What are the true boundaries of face recognition and what processes we recruit to tell whether two faces are the same person or two different people? I have recently also become interested in the reliability of measurement and assessment of face processing skills- how confident can be that two similar tests are, in fact measuring the same processes?
My secondary interest is neurodiversity in women, with focus on Autism in ADHD. I am interested in lived-experience of neurodiversity, awareness in society, and camouflaging behaviours and their role.
3D interactive lineup identification
PI: Dr Anna Bobak
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Individual Differences in Holistic processing
PI: Dr Stephen Langton
Funded by: Experimental Psychology Society
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Augmented Reality: A Step Change in Memory for Faces
PI: Dr Jamie Murray
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust
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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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Lowes J, Hancock PJB & Bobak AK (2024) Evidence for different visual processing strategy for non-face stimuli in developmental prosopagnosia. Visual Cognition. https://doi.org/10.1080/13506285.2024.2359743
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A new way of classifying developmental prosopagnosia: Balanced Integration Score
Lowes J, Hancock P & Bobak A (2024) A new way of classifying developmental prosopagnosia: Balanced Integration Score [Classifying DP using BIS]. Cortex, 172, pp. 159-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2023.12.011
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Data-driven studies in Face Identity Processing rely on the quality of the tests and data sets.
Bobak AK, Jones AL, Hilker Z, Mestry N, Bate S & Hancock PJB (2023) Data-driven studies in Face Identity Processing rely on the quality of the tests and data sets.. Cortex.
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Berger A, Fry R, Bobak A, Juliano A & DeGutis J (2022) Distinct abilities associated with matching same identity faces versus discriminating different faces: Evidence from individual differences in prosopagnosics and controls. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218221076817
Commentary
Bobak AK (2021) The generalizability of the laboratory face processing assessment: Invited commentary on Ramon (2021). Commentary on: Ramon, M (2021) Super-Recognizers –a novel diagnostic framework, 70 cases, and guidelines for future work, Neuropsychologia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.107809. Neuropsychologia, 158, Art. No.: 107810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.107810
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A grey area: How does image hue affect unfamiliar face matching?
Bobak A, Mileva V & Hancock P (2019) A grey area: How does image hue affect unfamiliar face matching?. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 4, Art. No.: 27. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-019-0174-3
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Towards a 'manifesto' for super-recognizer research
Ramon M, Bobak AK & White D (2019) Towards a 'manifesto' for super-recognizer research. British Journal of Psychology, 110 (3), pp. 495-498. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12411
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Super-recognizers: From the lab to the world and back again
Ramon M, Bobak AK & White D (2019) Super-recognizers: From the lab to the world and back again. British Journal of Psychology, 110 (3), pp. 461-479. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12368
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Bobak AK, Mileva VR & Hancock PJB (2019) Facing the facts: Naive participants have only moderate insight into their face recognition and face perception abilities. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 72 (4), pp. 872-881. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747021818776145
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Eye-movement strategies in developmental prosopagnosia and "super" face recognition
Bobak AK, Parris BA, Gregory NJ, Bennetts RJ & Bate S (2017) Eye-movement strategies in developmental prosopagnosia and "super" face recognition. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 70 (2), pp. 201-217. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2016.1161059
Newspaper / Magazine
Can science produce better passport control officers?
Mileva VR, Bobak AK & Hancock PJB (2017) Can science produce better passport control officers?. The Conversation. 20.03.2017. https://theconversation.com/can-science-produce-better-passport-control-officers-74649
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An in-depth cognitive examination of individuals with superior face recognition skills
Bobak AK, Bennetts RJ, Parris BA, Jansari A & Bate S (2016) An in-depth cognitive examination of individuals with superior face recognition skills. Cortex, 82, pp. 48-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2016.05.003
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Detecting superior face recognition skills in a large sample of young British adults
Bobak AK, Pampoulov P & Bate S (2016) Detecting superior face recognition skills in a large sample of young British adults. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, Art. No.: 1378. http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01378/abstract; https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01378
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Bobak AK, Dowsett AJ & Bate S (2016) Solving the border control problem: Evidence of enhanced face matching in individuals with extraordinary face recognition skills. PLoS ONE, 11 (2), Art. No.: e0148148. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0148148
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Super-Recognisers in Action: Evidence from Face-matching and Face Memory Tasks
Bobak AK, Hancock PJB & Bate S (2016) Super-Recognisers in Action: Evidence from Face-matching and Face Memory Tasks. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 30 (1), pp. 81-91. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3170
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Bate S, Bennetts RJ, Mole JA, Ainge J, Gregory NJ, Bobak AK & Bussunt A (2015) Rehabilitation of face-processing skills in an adolescent with prosopagnosia: Evaluation of an online perceptual training programme. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 25 (5), pp. 733-762. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2014.973886
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Working memory load disrupts gaze-cued orienting of attention
Bobak AK & Langton S (2015) Working memory load disrupts gaze-cued orienting of attention. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, Art. No.: 1258. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01258
