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Overview

Amina Memon is affiliated with Royal Holloway University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with a notable presence in clinical psychology, social psychology, sociology and political science, cognitive neuroscience, and general health professions.

Their recent scholarly contributions include publications in several peer-reviewed journals. Key articles feature titles such as:

  • Culture, trauma, and memory in investigative interviews (2023, Psychology Crime and Law)
  • White paper on forensic child interviewing: research-based recommendations by the European Association of Psychology and Law (2024, Psychology Crime and Law)
  • Secondary traumatization in criminal justice professions: a literature review (2022, Psychology Crime and Law)
  • What have we learned about cues to deception? A survey of expert opinions (2023, Psychology Crime and Law)
  • Vulnerability to interrogative suggestibility from negative life events. A comparison of separated asylum-seeking youth and age-matched peers. (2021, Personality and Individual Differences)

The recurring themes across their research are deception detection and forensic psychology, child abuse and trauma, memory processes and influences, migration, health and trauma, interpreting and communication in healthcare, posttraumatic stress disorder research, and resilience and mental health.

Several frequent co-authors have contributed to their work, including Zoe Given-Wilson, Pekka Santtila, Julia Korkman, Henry Otgaar, and Linda Geven.

Their publications have appeared regularly in venues such as Psychology Crime and Law and Applied Cognitive Psychology, with additional contributions to Personality and Individual Differences, Medicine Science and the Law, and the European Journal of Public Health.

Amina Memon's research supports interdisciplinary dialogue bridging psychological insights with forensic and clinical applications. Their work encompasses both theoretical and applied aspects, addressing issues related to trauma, memory, communication, and the psychological challenges within justice and healthcare systems.

Best Publications

  • The Cognitive Interview: A meta-analytic review and study space analysis of the past 25 years.

    Amina Memon;Christian A. Meissner;Joanne Fraser

  • Eyewitness Evidence Improving Its Probative Value

    Gary L. Wells;Amina Memon;Steven D. Penrod

  • On the "general acceptance" of eyewitness testimony research. A new survey of the experts.

    Saul M. Kassin;V. Anne Tubb;Harmon M. Hosch;Amina Memon

  • Memory conformity: Can eyewitnesses influence each other's memories for an event?

    Fiona Gabbert;Amina Memon;Kevin Allan

  • The cognitive interview: A meta-analysis

    Günter Köhnken;Rebecca Milne;Amina Memon;Ray Bull

  • Psychotherapy and the Recovery of Memories of Childhood Sexual Abuse: U.S. and British Practitioners' Opinions, Practices, and Experiences

    Debra A. Poole;D. Stephen Lindsay;Amina Memon;Ray Bull

  • Say it to my face: examining the effects of socially encountered misinformation

    Fiona Gabbert;Amina Memon;Kevin Allan;Daniel B. Wright

  • Imagination Can Create False Autobiographical Memories

    Giuliana Mazzoni;Amina Memon

  • Exposure duration: effects on eyewitness accuracy and confidence

    Amina Memon;Lorraine Hope;Ray Bull

  • The role of confirmation bias in suspect interviews: A systematic evaluation

    Carole Hill;Amina Memon;Peter McGeorge

  • Isolating the effects of the Cognitive Interview techniques

    Amina Memon;Linsey Wark;Ray Bull;Guenter Koehnken

  • Memory conformity: disentangling the steps toward influence during a discussion.

    Fiona Gabbert;Amina Memon;Daniel B. Wright

  • When Eyewitnesses Talk

    Daniel B. Wright;Amina Memon;Elin M. Skagerberg;Fiona Gabbert

  • Age differences in accuracy and choosing in eyewitness identification and face recognition.

    Jean H. Searcy;James C. Bartlett;Amina Memon

  • The cognitive interview: Its origins, empirical support, evaluation and practical implications

    Amina Memon;Ray Bull

  • Interviewing techniques and the assessment of statement credibility

    Kevin Colwell;Cheryl K. Hiscock;Amina Memon

  • The Effects of Repeated Questioning on Young Children's Eyewitness Testimony

    Amina Memon;Rita Vartoukian

  • Towards understanding the effects of interviewer training in evaluating the cognitive interview

    Amina Memon;Angela Holley;Rebecca Milne;Guenter Koehnken

  • Psychology and Law: Truthfulness, Accuracy and Credibility

    Amina Memon;Aldert Vrij;Ray Bull

  • I saw it for longer than you: The relationship between perceived encoding duration and memory conformity

    Fiona Gabbert;Amina Memon;Daniel B. Wright

  • Handbook of the psychology of interviewing

    Amina Memon;Ray Bull

Frequent Co-Authors

Ray Bull
Ray Bull University of Derby
Tim Valentine
Tim Valentine Goldsmiths University of London
James C. Bartlett
James C. Bartlett The University of Texas at Dallas
Laura Crane
Laura Crane University of Birmingham
D. Stephen Lindsay
D. Stephen Lindsay University of Victoria
Christian A. Meissner
Christian A. Meissner Iowa State University
Ola Svenson
Ola Svenson Stockholm University
Giuliana Mazzoni
Giuliana Mazzoni Sapienza University of Rome
Dermot M. Bowler
Dermot M. Bowler City, University of London
Saul M. Kassin
Saul M. Kassin John Jay College of Criminal Justice

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