Prof Neil Brewer

Position/s:Dean
School of Psychology
Phone: +61 8 82012725
Email:
Location: Social Sciences North (357)
Postal address: GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

Qualifications

B.A. (Hons)., Ph.D. (Adelaide)

Teaching

Topic Coordinator:

  • PSYC3008  Applied Cognitive Psychology

Research and consultancy

Research interests

My major research focus is eyewitness memory including eyewitness identification and recall with research funding from the Australian Research Council and the National Science Foundation (USA). I also collaborate on research in the autism area.

Postgraduate research supervision

Ambika Nagesh
Project title: Interviewing child witnesses: Regulating output quantity and accuracy

Tomoko Nishizawa
Project title: Perceived deceptive behaviours and eyewitness identification decisions

Peta Skujins
Project title: Change in answer grain size and confidence due to the presentation of post-event information within a memory conformity paradigm

Potential PhD Projects

Eyewitness memory

Publications

Refereed journal articles

Hedley, D., Brewer, N.D., & Young, R.L., 2011. Face recognition performance of individuals with Asperger Syndrome on the Cambridge Face Memory Test. Autism Research, 4(1), 449-455.

Brewer, N.D., Sauer, J., & Barnes, J.D., 2011. The effects of peripheral message cues on clinicians' judgments about clients' psychological status. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 50, 67-83.

Brewer, N.D. & Wells, G., 2011. Eyewitness Identificaton. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 20(1), 24-27.

Brewer, N.D., Welsh, C., & Williams, J., 2010. Determinants of tribunal outcomes for Indigenous footballers. Australian Aboriginal Studies, 1, 19-30.

Palmer, M.A., Brewer, N.D., & Weber, N.S., 2010. Postidentification feedback affects subsequent eyewitness identification performance. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 16(4), 387-398.

Palmer, M.A., Brewer, N.D., McKinnon, A.C., & Weber, N.S., 2010. Phenomenological reports diagnose accuracy of eyewitness identification decisions. Acta Psychologica, 133(2), 137-145.

Brewer, N.D., Keast, A.L., & Sauer, J., 2010. Children's eyewitness identification performance: effects of a not sure response option and accuracy motivation. Legal and Criminological Psychology.

Sauer, J., Brewer, N.D., Zweck, F.A., & Weber, N.S., 2010. The effect of retention interval on the confidence-accuracy relationship for eyewitness identification. Law and Human Behavior.

Bradfield-Douglass, A., Brewer, N.D., & Semmler, C.A., 2010. Moderators of post-identification feedback effects on eyewitnesses' memory reports. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 15, 279-292.

Brewer, N.D. & Palmer, M.A., 2010. Eyewitness identification tests. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 15(1), 77-96.

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Refereed journal articles

Brewer, N.D. & Wells, G., 2011. Eyewitness Identificaton. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 20(1), 24-27.

Hedley, D., Brewer, N.D., & Young, R.L., 2011. Face recognition performance of individuals with Asperger Syndrome on the Cambridge Face Memory Test. Autism Research, 4(1), 449-455.

Brewer, N.D., Sauer, J., & Barnes, J.D., 2011. The effects of peripheral message cues on clinicians' judgments about clients' psychological status. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 50, 67-83.

Brewer, N.D. & Palmer, M.A., 2010. Eyewitness identification tests. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 15(1), 77-96.

Bradfield-Douglass, A., Brewer, N.D., & Semmler, C.A., 2010. Moderators of post-identification feedback effects on eyewitnesses' memory reports. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 15, 279-292.

Brewer, N.D., Keast, A.L., & Sauer, J., 2010. Children's eyewitness identification performance: effects of a not sure response option and accuracy motivation. Legal and Criminological Psychology.

Brewer, N.D., Welsh, C., & Williams, J., 2010. Determinants of tribunal outcomes for Indigenous footballers. Australian Aboriginal Studies, 1, 19-30.

Palmer, M.A., Brewer, N.D., & Weber, N.S., 2010. Postidentification feedback affects subsequent eyewitness identification performance. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 16(4), 387-398.

Palmer, M.A., Brewer, N.D., McKinnon, A.C., & Weber, N.S., 2010. Phenomenological reports diagnose accuracy of eyewitness identification decisions. Acta Psychologica, 133(2), 137-145.

Sauer, J., Brewer, N.D., Zweck, F.A., & Weber, N.S., 2010. The effect of retention interval on the confidence-accuracy relationship for eyewitness identification. Law and Human Behavior.

Mansour, J., Lindsay, R.C., Brewer, N.D., & Munhall, K., 2009. Characterizing visual behaviour in a lineup task. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 23(7), 1012-1026.

Jones, E.E., Williams, K.D., & Brewer, N.D., 2008. "I had a confidence epiphany!": obstacles to combating post-identification confidence inflation. Law and Human Behaviour, 32(2), 164-176.

Brewer, N.D., Weber, N.S., Clark, A.E., & Wells, G., 2008. Distinguishing accurate from inaccurate eyewitness identifications with an optional deadline procedure. Psychology, Crime & Law, 14(5), 397-414.

Brewer, N.D. & Weber, N.S., 2008. Eyewitness confidence and latency: indices of memory processes not just markers of accuracy. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 22(6), 827-840.

Lindsay, R.C., Semmler, C.A., Weber, N.S., Brewer, N.D., & Lindsay, M.R., 2008. How variations in distance affect eyewitness reports and identification accuracy. Law and Human Behaviour, 32, 526-535.

Weber, N.S. & Brewer, N.D., 2008. Eyewitness recall: regulation of grain size and the role of confidence. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 14(1), 50-60.

Sauer, J., Brewer, N.D., & Wells, G., 2008. Is there a magical time boundary for diagnosing eyewitness identification accuracy in sequential line-ups?. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 13(1), 123-135.

Sauer, J., Brewer, N.D., & Weber, N.S., 2008. Multiple confidence estimates as indices of eyewitness memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 137(3), 528-547.

McKinnon, A.C., Nixon, R.D., & Brewer, N.D., 2008. The influence of data-driven processing on perceptions of memory quality and intrusive symptoms in children following traumatic events. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46(6), 766-775.

Keast, A.L., Brewer, N.D., & Wells, G., 2007. Children's metacognitive judgments in an eyewitness identification task. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 97(4), 286-314.

Brewer, N.D., 2006. Uses and abuses of eyewitness identification confidence. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 11(1), 3-23.

Brewer, N.D., Caon, A., Todd, C.L., & Weber, N.S., 2006. Eyewitness identification accuracy and response latency. Law and Human Behaviour, 30(1), 31-50.

Brewer, N.D. & Wells, G., 2006. The confidence-accuracy relationship in eyewitness identification: effects of lineup instructions, foil similarity, and target-absent base rates. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 12(1), 11-30.

Howard, M.V., Brewer, N.D., & Williams, K.D., 2006. How processing resources shape the influence of stealing thunder on mock-juror verdicts. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 13(1), 60-66.

Young, R.L., Williamson, P.J., Brewer, N.D., Ettridge, K., & Goren, T., 2006. La Deteccion Precoz de las Caracteristicas Autistas Preverbales. Psicologia Iberoamericana, 14(1), 11-20.

Weber, N.S. & Brewer, N.D., 2006. Positive versus negative face recognition decisions: confidence, accuracy, and response latency. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 20(1), 17-31.

Tuckey, M.R., Brewer, N.D., & Barnes, K.J., 2006. Source attributes and feedback seeking: a field study. International Journal of Organisational Behaviour, 11(1), 20-30.

Semmler, C.A. & Brewer, N.D., 2006. Postidentification feedback effects on face recognition confidence: evidence for metacognitive influences. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 20(7), 895-916.

Brewer, N.D. & Day, K., 2005. The confidence-accuracy and decision latency-accuracy relationships in children's eyewitness identification. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 12(1), 119-128.

Brewer, N.D., Harvey, S., & Semmler, C.A., 2004. Improving comprehension of jury instructions with audio-visual presentation. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 18(6), 765-776.

Brewer, N.D. & Hupfeld, R.M., 2004. Effects of testimonial inconsistencies and witness group identity on mock-juror judgments. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 34(3), 493-513.

Semmler, C.A., Brewer, N.D., & Wells, G.L., 2004. Effects of postidentification feedback on eyewitness identification and nonidentification confidence. Journal of Applied Psychology, 89(2), 334-346.

Weber, N.S., Brewer, N.D., Wells, G.L., Semmler, C.A., & Keast, A.L., 2004. Eyewitness identification accuracy and response latency: the unruly 10-12 second rule. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 10(3), 139-147.

Weber, N.S. & Brewer, N.D., 2004. Confidence-accuracy calibration in absolute and relative face recognition judgements. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 10(3), 156-172.

Skinner, N.J. & Brewer, N.D., 2004. Adaptive approaches to competition: challenge appraisals and positive emotion. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 26(2), 283-305.

Tuckey, M.R. & Brewer, N.D., 2003. The influence of schemas, stimulus ambiguity, and interview schedule on eyewitness memory over time. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 9(2), 101-118.

Tuckey, M.R. & Brewer, N.D., 2003. How schemas affect eyewitness memory over repeated retrieval attempts. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 17(7), 785-800.

Young, R.L., Brewer, N.D., & Pattison, C., 2003. Parental identification of early behavioural abnormalities in children with autistic disorder. Autism, 7(2), 125-143.

Weber, N.S. & Brewer, N.D., 2003. The effect of judgement type and confidence scale on confidence - accuracy calibration in face recognitiion. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88(3), 490-499.

Weber, N.S. & Brewer, N.D., 2003. Expert memory: the interaction of stimulus structure, attention, and expertise. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 17(3), 295-308.

Skinner, N.J. & Brewer, N.D., 2002. The dynamics of threat and challenge appraisals prior to stressful achievement events. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83(3), 678-692.

Tuckey, M.R., Brewer, N.D., & Williamson, P.J., 2002. The influence of motives and goal orientation on feedback seeking. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 75(2), 195-216.

Semmler, C.A. & Brewer, N.D., 2002. Using a flow-chart to improve comprehension of jury instructions. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 9(2), 262-270.

Semmler, C.A. & Brewer, N.D., 2002. Effects of mood and emotion on juror processing and judgments. Behavioural Sciences and the Law, 20(4), 423-436.

Brewer, N.D., Mitchell, P.R., & Weber, N.S., 2002. Gender role, organizational status, and conflict management styles. International Journal of Conflict Management, 13(1), 78-94.

Young, R.L. & Brewer, N.D., 2002. Diagnosis of autistic disorder: Problems and new directions. International Review of Research in Mental Retardation, 25, 107-134.

Brewer, N.D. & Burke, A.L., 2002. Effects of testimonial inconsistencies and eyewitness confidence on mock-juror judgments. Law and Human Behaviour, 26(3), 353-364.

Brewer, N.D., Keast, A.L., & Rishworth, A.L., 2002. The confidence-accuracy relationship in eyewitness identification: The effects of reflection and disconfirmation on correlation and calibration. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 8(1), 44-56.

Dandy, J.K., Brewer, N.D., & Tottman, R.C., 2001. Self-conciousness and performance decrements in a sporting context. Journal of Social Psychology, 141(1), 150-152.

Wilson, C. & Brewer, N.D., 2001. Working in teams: Negative effects on organisational performance in policing. Policing - An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 24(1), 115-127.

Books

Goodman-Delahunty, J., Brewer, N.D., Clough, J., Horan, J.M., Ogloff, J.R., Tait, D., & Pratley, J., 2008. Practices, policies and procedures that influence juror satisfaction in Australia, Canberra, ACT: Australian Institute of Criminology.

Book chapters

Semmler, C.A., Brewer, N.D., & Bradfield-Douglass, A., 2011. Jurors believe eyewitnesses. In Conviction of the Innocent: Lessons from psychological research. Washington, USA: American Psychological Association, pp. 185-211.

Semmler, C.A. & Brewer, N.D., 2010. Eyewitness memory. In The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, pp. 49-57.

Brewer, N.D. & Wells, G.L., 2009. Obtaining and interpreting eyewitness identification test evidence: the influence of police-citizen interactions. In Handbook of Psychology of Investigative Interviewing: Current Developments and Future Directions. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, pp. 205-220.

Fisher, R.P., Brewer, N.D., & Mitchell, G., 2009. The relation between consistency and accuracy of witness testimony: legal versus cognitive explanations. In Handbook of Psychology of Investigative Interviewing: Current Developments and Future Directions. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, pp. 121-136.

Powell, M., Garry, M., & Brewer, N.D., 2009. Eyewitness testimony. In Expert Evidence. Sydney, N.S.W.: Thompson Reuters, pp. ---.

Brewer, N.D., 2008. Confidence in identifications. In Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law. USA: SAGE Publications, Inc., pp. 138-142.

Weber, N.S., Brewer, N.D., & Margitich, S.D., 2008. The confidence-accuracy relation in eyewitness identification: effects of verbal versus numeric confidence scales. In Applied Psychology Research Trends. Hauppauge NY: Nova Publishers, pp. 103-118.

Weber, N.S. & Brewer, N.D., 2008. Response latency in eyewitness identification. In Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law. USA: SAGE Publications, Inc., pp. 692-693.

Semmler, C.A. & Brewer, N.D., 2008. Popout effect in eyewitness identification. In Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law. USA: SAGE Publications, Inc., pp. 600-601.

Brewer, N.D., Semmler, C.A., & Weber, N.S., 2007. A role for theory in eyewitness identification research. In Handbook of Eyewitness Psychology: Volume 2: Memory for People. Mahwah, New Jersey, USA: Lawrence Erlbaum, pp. 201-218.

Brewer, N.D., Weber, N.S., & Semmler, C.A., 2005. Eyewitness identification. In Psychology and Law: An Empirical Perspective. New York, NY: Guilford Press, pp. 177-221.

Brewer, N.D., Williams, K.D., & Semmler, C.A., 2005. Psychology and law research: An overview. In Psychology and Law: An Empirical Perspective. New York, USA: Guilford Press, pp. 1-10.

Brewer, N.D. & Skinner, N.J., 2003. Work motivation. In Organisational Psychology in Australia and New Zealand. South Melbourne, VIC: Oxford University Press, pp. 150-168.

Weber, N.S. & Brewer, N.D., 2003. Confidence-accuracy calibration for absolute and relative judgements. In Much Ado About Crime: Chapters on Psychology and Law. Brussels, Belgium: Uitgeverij Politeia N.V, pp. 141-149.

Refereed conference papers

Young, R.L., Williamson, P.J., Brewer, N.D., & Partington, C.A., 2006. The early detection of pre-verbal autistic characteristics using autism detection in early childhood (ADEC). Autism Safari: 2nd World Autism Congress & Exhibition: Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Brewer, N.D., Weber, N.S., & Wells, G.L., 2004. Does a 10-12 second decision latency optimally discriminate correct from incorrect eyewitness identifications?. Proceedings of the 39th APS Annual Conference, 39-42.

Conference publications

Horry, R., Brewer, N.D., & Weber, N.S., 2011. Identification by rejection: Increasing the diagnosticity of lineup decision. Identification by rejection: Increasing the diagnosticity of lineup decision, 9th Biennial Conference of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, New York, USA.

Semmler, C.A., Brewer, N.D., & Bradfield-Douglass, A., 2011. The effect of decision consquences on eyewitness identification testimony. 9th Biennial Conference of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, New York, USA.

Semmler, C.A., Brewer, N.D., & Bradfield-Douglass, A., 2011. Can objective judgments be influenced by post-identification feedback. 9th Biennial Conference of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, New York, US.

Sauer, J., Weber, N.S., & Brewer, N.D., 2011. Discriminating seen from unseen faces using confidence ratings: Effects of retention interval and facial distinctiveness. 4th International Congress on Psychology and Law, Miami, USA.

Sauer, J., Weber, N.S., & Brewer, N.D., 2011. Confidence ratings as "direct" indices of recognition: The efects of criterion placement. 9th Biennial Conference of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, New York, USA.

Brewer, N.D., Zweck, F.A., Weber, N.S., & Wells, G., 2011. The influence of feedback on pre-identification confidence and witness identifications. 9th Biennial Conference of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, New York, USA.

Nixon, R.D., Brewer, N.D., McKinnon, A.C., & Cameron, K.V., 2011. Attentional bias for threatening information in children following a distressing medical procedure. 9th Biennial Conference of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, New York, USA.

Bradfield-Douglass, A., Perez, N., Brewer, N.D., & Semmler, C.A., 2011. Dynamic interviewer-witness interactions: How do different goals affect the information collected?. 9th Biennial Conference of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, New York, USA.

Bradfield-Douglass, A., Robbins, N., Semmler, C.A., & Brewer, N.D., 2011. The role of investigator feedback on a witness's reporting criterion. 4th International Congress on Psychology and Law, Miami, USA.

Brewer, N.D., 2011. Assessing witness credibility. National Judicial Orientation Program Conference, Coogee, NSW.

Palmer, M.A., Brewer, N.D., & Weber, N.S., 2011. Effects of performance feedback on response bias and discriminability in face recognition. 9th Biennial Conference of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, New York, USA.

Sauer, J., Brewer, N.D., & Weber, N.S., 2010. Using witnesses' confidence estimates to identify a culprit among foils. British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Conference.

Sauer, J., Brewer, N.D., & Palmer, M.A., 2010. The effects of witnesses' regulation of grain size and report option on the confidence-accuracy relationship. American Psychology-Law Society Conference.

Nixon, R.D., McKinnon, A.C., & Brewer, N.D., 2010. Intrusions and memory processes in child PTSD. 6th World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.

Nagesh, A., Brewer, N.D., & Young, R.L., 2010. Interviewing child witnesses: Children's ability to regulate output quanitity and accuracy. 20th Conference of the European Asociation of Psychology and Law.

Lavis, T.J. & Brewer, N.D., 2010. Demonstrated testimonial inaccuracy and the reliability of witness testimony. 37th Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference.

Hope, L., Brewer, N.D., & Nagesh, A., 2010. Interviewing eyewitnesses: Enhancing output quantity and diagnosing accuracy using the Grain Size Technique. 20th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law.

Brewer, N.D., Palmer, M.A., McKinnon, A.C., & Weber, N.S., 2010. Phenomenological reports diagnose accuracy of eyewitness identification decisions. 20th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law.

Brewer, N.D., Nagesh, A., Hope, L., & Gabbert, F., 2010. Increasing forensic interview outputs while diagnosing accuracy. 3rd Congress of the Asean Regional Union of Psychological Societies.

Brewer, N.D., Muller, T., Nagesh, A., Hope, L., & Gabbert, F., 2010. Interviewing eyewitnesses: Enhancing outputs by controlling the grain size of reports. American Psychology-Law Society Conference.

Brewer, N.D., 2010. Legal limitations: Admissibility, cross-examination, defence experts, lay judges and fact-finders. The Forensic Sciences of Australia.

Brewer, N.D., 2010. Eyewitness identification: In search of cues to accuracy. 20th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law.

Young, R.L., Williamson, P.J., & Brewer, N.D., 2010. Detecting autism in children under three years. 3rd Congress of the Asean Regional Union of Psychological Societies.

Brewer, N.D., 2010. Eyewitness identification: A novel way of accessing eyewitness memory. 3rd Congress of the Asean Regional Union of Psychological Societies.

Brewer, N.D., 2009. What can witness confidence tell us about the accuracy of their memory reports?. 31st International Congress on Law and Mental Health, 32-32.

Brewer, N.D., 2009. Some things about confidence and eyewitness memory. 8th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition.

Brewer, N.D., 2009. Psychological indications of witness credibility. National Judicial College of Australia - Pheonix Judges Program.

Brewer, N.D., 2009. Busting myths about eyewitness memory. Advancing forensic psychology : Australian Psychological Society College of Forensic Psychologists Conference 2009.

Brewer, N.D., 2009. Assessing the credibility of reports from cooperative witnesses. Australian Psychological Society College of Forensic Psychologists Conference 2009.

Brewer, N.D., 2009. Witness confidence as an index of accuracy of memory reports. Australian Psychological Society College of Forensic Psychologists Conference 2009.

Young, R.L., Williamson, P.J., Brewer, N.D., & Bradshaw, G.E., 2009. When does typical development become atypical?. Asia Pacific Autism Conference 2009.

Young, R.L., Williamson, P.J., Brewer, N.D., & Bradshaw, G.E., 2009. Early detection of autism in pre-verbal children. 8th Annual International Meeting for Autism Research.

Sauer, J., Brewer, N.D., Zweck, F.A., & Weber, N.S., 2009. The effects of varied retention interval on the confidence-accuracy relationship for eyewitness recognition memory : a field study. 8th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 14-14.

Nagesh, A., Brewer, N.D., & Young, R.L., 2009. Interviewing child witnesses : regulating output quantity and accuracy. 8th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition.

Nagesh, A., Brewer, N.D., & Young, R.L., 2009. Face recognition and metacognitive monitoring in individuals with Asperger's Disorder. Asia Pacific Autism Conference 2009.

Nagesh, A. & Brewer, N.D., 2009. Interviewing techniques for assessing credibility of witnesses. Australian Psychological Society College of Forensic Psychologists Conference 2009.

Brewer, N.D., Weber, N.S., & Wootton, D.J., 2009. Eyewitness identification : an alternative approach to accessing eyewitness memory. 8th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 12-12.

Semmler, C.A. & Brewer, N.D., 2008. The effect of distinctiveness, difficulty and feedback on the confidence-accuracy relationship in face recognition. Proceedings of EPCO8.

Sauer, J. & Brewer, N.D., 2008. What can eyewitness confidence tell us about the accuracy of memory reports. Jury Research and Practice Conference.

Palmer, M.A., Brewer, N.D., & Weber, N.S., 2008. Should eyewitnesses view multiple lineups?. 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Justice Research.

Palmer, M.A., Brewer, N.D., & Weber, N.S., 2008. Eyewitness identification responses to multiple lineups. The Abstracts of the 35th Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, 92-92.

McKinnon, A.C., Nixon, R.D., & Brewer, N.D., 2008. The influence of memory processes on the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress symptoms in children. Terror and its Aftermath: 24th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.

Brewer, N.D., 2008. Psychological indications of witness credibility. ANU Pheonix Judges Conference.

Lavis, T.J. & Brewer, N.D., 2008. Inaccuracy and testimonial reliability. The 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Justice Research (ISJR) 2008: Program Schedule.

Brewer, N.D., Sauer, J., & Wootton, D.J., 2008. Multiple confidence estimates as indices of eyewitness memory. It was 20 years ago & it¿s getting better all the time: 18th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law.

Brewer, N.D., Keast, A.L., & Sauer, J., 2008. Manipulating children's eyewitness identification performance. It was 20 years ago & it¿s getting better all the time: 18th Conference of the European Association of Psychology & Law.

Brewer, N.D., 2008. Psychological indications of witness credibility. Phoenix Judges' Conference.

McKinnon, A.C., Nixon, R.D., & Brewer, N.D., 2008. Exploring the cognitive processes underlying posttraumatic stress reactions in children. AACBT National Conference.

Conduit, T.J. & Brewer, N.D., 2007. How a demonstrated testimonial inaccuracy affects the credibility of other testimonial elements. SASP: Society of Australasian Social Psychologists 36th Annual Conference.

Conduit, T.J. & Brewer, N.D., 2007. The impact of single testimonial inaccuracy on evaluations of the credibility of all testimonial elements. 3rd International Congress of Psychology and Law.

Gabbert, F., Brewer, N.D., & Hope, L., 2007. Effects of co-witness confidence on identification decisions. SARMAC VII: The Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition.

Jones, E.E., Williams, K.D., & Brewer, N.D., 2007. Juror response to confidence inflation: Introducing initial confidence is insufficient. Program: Seventy-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association.

Mansour, J., Lindsay, R.C., Brewer, N.D., & Munhall, K., 2007. Using visual behaviour to understand eyewitness decision-making on simultaneous lineups. Off The Witness Stand: Using Psychology in the Practice of Justice.

Muller, R. & Brewer, N.D., 2007. Lineup administrator influences on eyewitnesses' choosing patterns under double-blind testing conditions. Third International Psychology-Law Conference.

Palmer, M.A., Brewer, N.D., & Weber, N.S., 2007. Using confidence and latency to discriminate correct from incorrect eyewitness identification decisions in a multiple-lineup task. SARMAC VII: The Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition.

Brewer, N.D., Sauer, J., & Palmer, M.A., 2007. Exploring New Directions in Eyewitness Identification Tests. XXXth International Congress of Law and Mental Health.

Brewer, N.D., 2007. Eyewitness Identification. Innocence Project New Zealand Conference.

Brewer, N.D. & Wootton, D.J., 2007. Identifying the culprit using patterns of confidence judgments across sequentially presented stimuli under response-signal deadlines. SARMAC VII: The Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition.

Sauer, J., Brewer, N.D., & Weber, N.S., 2007. Identifying the culprit using patterns of confidence judgments across simultaneous lineup members. SARMAC VII: The Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition.

Brewer, N.D. & Semmler, C.A., 2007. Assessing the accuracy of eyewitness identification evidence: The role of metacognitive factors. 3rd International Congress of Psychology and Law.

Brewer, N.D., 2006. Psychological indications of witness credibility. Phoenix Judges' Conference.

Brewer, N.D., 2006. Psychological indications of witness credibility. West Australian Magistrates' Conference.

Fisher, R.P. & Brewer, N.D., 2006. The relation between consistency and accuracy of witness testimony. Second International Investigative Interviewing Conference.

Jones, E.E., Williams, K.D., & Brewer, N.D., 2006. Juror judgments concerning witness confidence inflation: Another form of inconsistency?. Midwestern Psychological Association Conference: 78th Annual Meeting.

Lindsay, R.C., Semmler, C.A., Weber, N.S., Brewer, N.D., & Lindsay, M.R., 2006. Distance and eyewitness identification accuracy: Opposition to the 15 meter rule. American Psychology-Law Society Conference.

Palmer, M.A., Brewer, N.D., & Weber, N.S., 2006. How do eyewitnesses respond when presented with both target-present and target-absent lineups. 4th International Conference on Memory.

Palmer, M.A., Brewer, N.D., & Weber, N.S., 2006. One crime, one suspect, two decisions: Eyewitness identifications from target-present and target-absent lineups. 33rd Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference.

Sauer, J., Brewer, N.D., & Weber, N.S., 2006. The diagnosticity of multiple eyewitness confidence assessments. 4th International Conference on Memory.

Sauer, J., Brewer, N.D., & Weber, N.S., 2006. Using multiple confidence estimates to discriminate seen from unseen faces. 33rd Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference.

Other public research outputs

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Professional and community engagement

Expertise for media contact

  • Psychology and Law eyewitness memory and reliability; police lineups; false memories; jury decision making; judges' instructions

Subject/s

  • Crime
  • Law
  • Police
  • Psychology
  • Testimony

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