By Associate Professor David White

Books

Kemp RI; Esgate A; Groome D; Baker K; Reed C, 2005, An introduction to applied cognitive psychology, Psychology Press, Hove, UK

Book Chapters

Kemp RI; Edmond G; White D, 2021, 'A proposed solution to the problem of identifying people from CCTV and other images', in Smith AM; Toglia MP; Lampinen JM (ed.), Methods, Measures, and Theories in Eyewitness Identification Tasks, Routledge, pp. 13 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003138105

Kemp RI; Edmond G; White D, 2021, 'A Proposed Solution to the Problem of Identifying People From CCTV and Other Images', in Methods, Measures, and Theories in Eyewitness Identification Tasks, Routledge, pp. 13 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003138105-4

Towler A; Kemp RI; White D, 2021, 'Can Face Identification Ability Be Trained?', in Forensic Face Matching: Research an Practice, Oxford University Press, pp. 89 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198837749.003.0005

White D; Towler A; Kemp R, 2020, 'Understanding professional expertise in unfamiliar face matching', in Forensic face matching: Research and practice, Oxford University Press (OUP), pp. 62 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198837749.003.0004

Towler A; Kemp R; White D, 2020, 'Can face identification ability be trained? Evidence for two routes to expertise', in Forensic face matching: Research and practice, pp. 89 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198837749.003.0005

Towler A; White D; Kemp R, 2020, 'Can face identification ability be trained? Evidence for two routes to expertise', in PsyArXiv, http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/g7qfd

White D; Towler A; Kemp R, 2020, 'Understanding professional expertise in unfamiliar face matching', in PsyArXiv, http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/z2ugp

White D; Kemp RI, 2019, 'Identifying people from images', in Brewer N; Bradford-Douglas A (ed.), Psychological Science and the Law, Guilford Publications

White D; Norell K; Jonathon Phillips P; O Toole AJ, 2017, 'Human factors in forensic face identification', in Handbook of Biometrics for Forensic Science. Advances in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Springer, pp. 195 - 218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50673-9_9

Towler A; Kemp RI; White D, 2017, 'Unfamiliar face matching systems in applied settings', in Bindemann M; Megreya A (ed.), Face Processing: Systems, Disorders and Cultural Differences, Nova, pp. 21 - 40

Kemp RI; White D, 2016, 'Face Identification', in An Introduction to Applied Cognitive Psychology, Psychology Press, pp. 39 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315732954-9

Journal articles

Dunn JD; Towler A; Popovic B; de Courcey A; Lee N-Y; Kemp RI; Miellet S; White D, 2024, 'Flexible Use of Facial Features Supports Face Identity Processing', Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xhp0001242

Dunn JD; Miellet S; White D, 2024, 'Information sampling differences supporting superior face identity processing ability', Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13423-024-02579-0

Towler A; Dunn JD; Castro Martínez S; Moreton R; Eklöf F; Ruifrok A; Kemp RI; White D, 2023, 'Diverse types of expertise in facial recognition', Scientific Reports, 13, pp. 11396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28632-x

Varela VPL; Towler A; Kemp RI; White D, 2023, 'Looking at faces in the wild', Scientific Reports, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-25268-1

Dunn JD; Towler A; Kemp RI; White D, 2023, 'Selecting police super-recognisers', PLoS ONE, 18, pp. e0283682, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283682

Tyler R; Towler A; Kemp RI; White D, 2023, 'Let's talk about faces: Identifying faces from verbal descriptions', British Journal of Psychology, 114, pp. 262 - 281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12610

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41235-022-00381-x

Trinh A; Dunn JD; White D, 2022, 'Verifying unfamiliar identities: Effects of processing name and face information in the same identity-matching task', Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 7, pp. 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41235-022-00441-2

Dunn JD; Varela VPL; Nicholls VI; Papinutto M; White D; Miellet S, 2022, 'Face-Information Sampling in Super-Recognizers', Psychological Science, 33, pp. 1615 - 1630, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09567976221096320

White D; Burton AM, 2022, 'Individual differences and the multidimensional nature of face perception', Nature Reviews Psychology, 1, pp. 287 - 300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44159-022-00041-3

White D; Guilbert D; Varela VPL; Jenkins R; Burton AM, 2022, 'GFMT2: A psychometric measure of face matching ability', Behavior Research Methods, 54, pp. 252 - 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13428-021-01638-x

White D; Wayne T; Varela VPL, 2022, 'Partitioning natural face image variability emphasises within-identity over between-identity representation for understanding accurate recognition', Cognition, 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2021.104966

Summersby S; Harris B; Denson TF; White D, 2022, 'Tracking sexual dimorphism of facial width-to-height ratio across the lifespan: Implications for perceived aggressiveness', Royal Society Open Science, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.211500

White D; Sutherland CAM; Burton AL, 2021, 'Correction to: Choosing face: The curse of self in profile image selection (Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, (2017), 2, 1, (23), 10.1186/s41235-017-0058-3)', Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41235-021-00320-2

Smith HMJ; Andrews S; Baguley TS; Colloff MF; Davis JP; White D; Rockey JC; Flowe HD, 2021, 'Performance of typical and superior face recognizers on a novel interactive face matching procedure', British Journal of Psychology, 112, pp. 964 - 991, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12499

Ritchie KL; Cartledge C; Growns B; Yan A; Wang Y; Guo K; Kramer RSS; Edmond G; Martire KA; Roque MS; White D; San Roque M, 2021, 'Public attitudes towards the use of automatic facial recognition technology in criminal justice systems around the world', PLoS ONE, 16, pp. e0258241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258241

Dunn JD; Nicholls VI; Papinutto M; Varela VPL; White D; Miellet S, 2021, 'Visual information sampling of faces by super-recognisers', Journal of Vision, 21, pp. 2327, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/jov.21.9.2327

Dunn JD; Kemp RI; White D, 2021, 'Top-down influences on working memory representations of faces: Evidence from dual-target visual search', Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 74, pp. 1368 - 1377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17470218211014357

Towler A; Keshwa M; Ton B; Kemp RI; White D, 2021, 'Diagnostic Feature Training Improves Face Matching Accuracy', Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition, 47, pp. 1288 - 1298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000972

Jones BC; DeBruine LM; Flake JK; Liuzza MT; Antfolk J; Arinze NC; Ndukaihe ILG; Bloxsom NG; Lewis SC; Foroni F; Willis ML; Cubillas CP; Vadillo MA; Turiegano E; Gilead M; Simchon A; Saribay SA; Owsley NC; Jang C; Mburu G; Calvillo DP; Wlodarczyk A; Qi Y; Ariyabuddhiphongs K; Jarukasemthawee S; Manley H; Suavansri P; Taephant N; Stolier RM; Evans TR; Bonick J; Lindemans JW; Ashworth LF; Hahn AC; Chevallier C; Kapucu A; Karaaslan A; Leongómez JD; Sánchez OR; Valderrama E; Vásquez-Amézquita M; Hajdu N; Aczel B; Szecsi P; Andreychik M; Musser ED; Batres C; Hu CP; Liu QL; Legate N; Vaughn LA; Barzykowski K; Golik K; Schmid I; Stieger S; Artner R; Mues C; Vanpaemel W; Jiang Z; Wu Q; Marcu GM; Stephen ID; Lu JG; Philipp MC; Arnal JD; Hehman E; Xie SY; Chopik WJ; Seehuus M; Azouaghe S; Belhaj A; Elouafa J; Wilson JP; Kruse E; Papadatou-Pastou M; De La Rosa-Gómez A; Barba-Sánchez AE; González-Santoyo I; Hsu T; Kung CC; Wang HH; Freeman JB; Oh DW; Schei V; Sverdrup TE; Levitan CA; Cook CL; Chandel P; Kujur P; Parganiha A; Parveen N; Pati AK; Pradhan S; Singh MM; Pande B; Bavolar J; Kačmár P; Zakharov I; Álvarez-Solas S; Baskin E, 2021, 'To which world regions does the valence–dominance model of social perception apply?', Nature Human Behaviour, 5, pp. 159 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41562-020-01007-2

Dunn JD; de Lima Varela VP; Nicholls VI; Papinutto M; White D; Miellet S, 2021, 'Face information sampling in super-recognizers', , http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/z2k4a

Edmond G; White D; Towler A; San Roque M; Kemp R, 2021, 'FACIAL RECOGNITION AND IMAGE COMPARISON EVIDENCE: IDENTIFICATION BY INVESTIGATORS, FAMILIARS, EXPERTS, SUPER RECOGNISERS AND ALGORITHMS', Melbourne University Law Review, 45, pp. 99 - 160, https://law.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/4074254/03-Edmond-et-al-99.pdf

White D; Guilbert D; de Lima Varela VP; Jenkins R; Burton M, 2021, 'GFMT2: A psychometric measure of face matching ability', , http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/a3fh4

Carragher DJ; Towler A; Mileva VR; White D; Hancock P, 2021, 'Masked face identification is improved by diagnostic feature training', , http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/e9fq3

White D; Wayne T; de Lima Varela VP, 2021, 'Partitioning natural face image variability emphasises within-identity over between-identity representation for understanding accurate recognition', , http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/w58k3

Awad D; Clifford CWG; White D; Mareschal I, 2020, 'Asymmetric contextual effects in age perception', ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.200936

Awad D; Clifford CWG; White D; Mareschal I, 2020, 'Asymmetric contextual effects in age perception', Royal Society Open Science, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.200936

Dunn JD; Summersby S; Towler A; Davis JP; White D, 2020, 'UNSW Face Test: A screening tool for super-recognizers', PLoS ONE, 15, pp. e0241747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241747

Dunn JD; Summersby S; Towler A; Davis JP; White D, 2020, 'UNSW Face Test: A screening tool for super-recognizers', PLoS One, http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/k7mf6

Ramon M; Bobak AK; White D, 2019, 'Super-recognizers: From the lab to the world and back again', British Journal of Psychology, 110, pp. 461 - 479, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12368

Ramon M; Bobak AK; White D, 2019, 'Towards a ‘manifesto’ for super-recognizer research', British Journal of Psychology, 110, pp. 495 - 498, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12411

Dunn JD; Ritchie KL; Kemp RI; White D, 2019, 'Familiarity does not inhibit image-specific encoding of faces', Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 45, pp. 841 - 854, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xhp0000625

Towler A; Kemp RI; Mike Burton A; Dunn JD; Wayne T; Moreton R; White D, 2019, 'Do professional facial image comparison training courses work?', PLoS ONE, 14, pp. e0211037, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211037

Towler A; Kemp RI; Bruce V; Burton AM; Dunn JD; White D, 2019, 'Are face recognition abilities in humans and sheep really 'comparable'?', Royal Society Open Science, 6, pp. 180772, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.180772

Eslami Afrooz A; White D; Parolin B, 2018, 'Effects of active and passive exploration of the built environment on memory during wayfinding', Applied Geography, 101, pp. 68 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2018.10.009

Balsdon T; Summersby S; Kemp RI; White D, 2018, 'Improving face identification with specialist teams', Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41235-018-0114-7

Ritchie KL; White D; Kramer RSS; Noyes E; Jenkins R; Burton AM, 2018, 'Enhancing CCTV: Averages improve face identification from poor-quality images', Applied Cognitive Psychology, 32, pp. 671 - 680, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.3449

Clifford CWG; Watson TL; White D, 2018, 'Two sources of bias explain errors in facial age estimation', Royal Society Open Science, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.180841

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