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Associate Professor Helen Paterson

Email

helen.paterson@sydney.edu.au

Address

A18 - Brennan MacCallum Building

The University of Sydney

Websites

Contact Details

Forensic Psychology Lab

Biographical details

Helen Paterson is an Associate Professor in Forensic Psychology at the University of Sydney. She was awarded her Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia in Canada and her PhD from the University of New South Wales in Australia. Her primary research interest focuses on the effects of traumatic events on memory and psychological well-being. She regularly works with industry partners and has demonstrated an exceptional ability to liaise with partner organisations to conduct high-quality applied research. For example, she has worked with the NSW Police Force on two projects; one investigating the selection requirements of police officers, and another investigating best-practice techniques for memory retrieval. She has also worked with NSW Fire and Rescue on two projects; one investigating ways to train firefighters to make effective decisions under stressful conditions and the other investigating PTSD, resilience, and post-incident debriefing.

Research interests

Helen Paterson is an expert in the application of social and cognitive psychology to legal settings. In particular, she investigates ways in which psychological research and theory can help witnesses and victims of crime. Her research predominantly focuses on best practice techniques to collect accurate and complete accounts from eyewitnesses, while preserving their psychological wellbeing. She is also interested in studying lies and the detection of deception.

Teaching and supervision

Helen Paterson lectures in the following units of study:

PSYC1001: Psychology 1001

PSYC3020: Applications of Psychological Science

LAWS6970: Forensic Psychology

Associations

Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 2001-Present

International Investigative Interviewing Research Group, 2007-Present

Awards and honours

2020: Vice-Chancellor’s Award for the Outstanding Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion

2014: Honourable mention in the Journal of Trauma and Dissociation for best article for 2013.

2013: First Prize for best Educational Article in the Australian Police Journal. Award presented by the NSW Police Commissioner.

2011: Research (Paterson & Kemp, 2006a) was cited in a very important and influential Supreme Court case in the United States (State of New Jersey v. Larry R. Henderson, 2011).

Themes

Cognition, Forensic, Social

PhD and master's project opportunities

Eyewitness memory

Current research students

Project title	Research student
Investigative Interviews with Child Victims of Repeated Abuse: Examining Questioning Practices Interaction Dynamics and Developing an Avatar for Training	Timothy DUTTON
An investigation of individual differences in deceptive ability	Mathew GULLOTTA
Navigating the dip: Using adolescents’ goals and self-schemata to enhance academic motivation	Samiksha SHRIVASTAVA

Selected publications

Co-witnesses Talk: The Effects of discussion on Eyewitness Memory

(VDM Verlag Dr Muller , 2010)

Publications

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Books

Paterson, H. (2010). Co-witnesses Talk: The Effects of discussion on Eyewitness Memory. USA and UK: VDM Verlag Dr Muller.

Book Chapters

Paterson, H., Monds, L. (2018). Forensic Applications of Social Memory Research. In M. Meade, C. Harris, P. Van Bergen, J. Sutton, A. Barnier (Eds.), Collaborative Remembering: Theories, Research, and Applications, (pp. 1-37). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]

Journals

Cullen, H., Paterson, H., Dutton, T., Van Golde, C. (2024). A survey of what legal populations believe and know about inattentional blindness and visual detection. PloS One, 19(2024-01-01 00:00:00). [More Information]
Dilevski, N., Cullen, H., Van Golde, C., Flowe, H., Paterson, H., Takarangi, M., Monds, L. (2024). Juror Perceptions of Bystander and Victim Intoxication by Different Substances. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 51(4), 569-587. [More Information]
Danby, M., Sharman, S., Van Golde, C., Paterson, H. (2023). Laypeople’s perceptions of the effects of event repetition, reporting delay, and emotion on children’s and adults’ memory. Memory, 31(2), 205-217. [More Information]
Danby, M., Sharman, S., Van Golde, C., Paterson, H., Watkins, R. (2023). The effects of episode spacing on adult's reports of a repeated event. Memory. [More Information]
Dilevski, N., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2022). Adult memory for instances of emotionally stressful and non-stressful repeated events. Memory, 30(5), 621-635. [More Information]
Cullen, H., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2022). Does experiencing inattentional blindness for crime influence eyewitness recall? Memory, 30(2), 206-216-216. [More Information]
Deck, S., Paterson, H. (2022). Eyewitnesses who engage in immediate recall are not perceived as more credible. Psychology, Crime and Law, 28(10), 967-979. [More Information]
Chevroulet, C., Paterson, H., Kemp, R., Van Golde, C. (2022). Technology and eyewitness memory: evaluating the efficacy of a novel digital cued recall tool. Psychology, Crime and Law. [More Information]
Ma, J., Paterson, H., Temler, M. (2022). The effects of immediate recall and subsequent retrieval strategy on eyewitness memory. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 29(5), 788-805. [More Information]
Chevroulet, C., Paterson, H., Yu, A., Chew, E., Kemp, R. (2022). The impact of recall timing on the preservation of eyewitness memory. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 29(3), 471-486. [More Information]
Deck, S., Paterson, H. (2022). The perceived credibility of repeated-event witnesses depends upon their veracity. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 29(4), 577-592. [More Information]
Dilevski, N., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2022). ‘Tell me about the time you remember the best’: the effect of a remember best prompt on adults’ reports of a repeated emotionally stressful event. Psychology, Crime and Law. [More Information]
Dilevski, N., Cullen, H., Marsh, A., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2022). ‘Tell me what just happened’: the effect of immediate recall on adult memory for instances of a repeated event. Psychology, Crime and Law. [More Information]
Dilevski, N., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2021). Adult memory for instances of a repeated emotionally stressful event: does retention interval matter? Memory, 29(1), 98-116. [More Information]
Dilevski, N., Paterson, H., Walker, S., Van Golde, C. (2021). Adult memory for specific instances of a repeated event: a preliminary review. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 28(5), 711-732. [More Information]
Deck, S., Paterson, H. (2021). Adults also have difficulty recalling one instance of a repeated event. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 35(1), 286-292. [More Information]
Deck, S., Paterson, H. (2021). Adults' ability to particularise an occurrence of a repeated event. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 35(3), 685-692. [More Information]
Deck, S., Paterson, H. (2021). Credibility and Event Frequency: Assessing the Credibility of Adults Who Recall a Repeated Event Using Reality Monitoring. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 10(3), 425-434. [More Information]
Cullen, H., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2021). Mock juror perceptions of witness inattentional blindness. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. [More Information]
Cullen, H., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2021). Stopping crime? The effect of crime re-enactments on eyewitness memory. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 28(2), 286-309. [More Information]
Tan, L., Harvey, S., Deady, M., Mark Dobson, M., Donohoe, A., Suk, C., Paterson, H., Bryant, R. (2021). Workplace Mental Health Awareness Training: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 63(4), 311-316. [More Information]
Dilevski, N., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2020). Investigating the effect of emotional stress on adult memory for single and repeated events. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 26(4), 425-441. [More Information]
Adams, D., Paterson, H., MacDougall, H. (2020). Law and (rec)order: Updating memory for criminal events with body-worn cameras. PloS One, 15, e0243226. [More Information]
Deck, S., Paterson, H. (2020). Liars are perceived as more credible than truth-tellers who recall a repeated event. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 34(3), 643-653. [More Information]
Christodoulou, C., Paterson, H., Kemp, R. (2019). Body-worn cameras: evidence-base and implications. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 31(4), 513-524. [More Information]
Monds, L., Howard, M., Paterson, H., Kemp, R. (2019). The effects of perceived memory ability on memory conformity for an event. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 26(4), 580-592. [More Information]
Chan, E., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2019). The effects of repeatedly recalling a traumatic event on eyewitness memory and suggestibility. Memory, 27(4), 536-547. [More Information]
Van Golde, C., Paterson, H. (2018). Children's Testimonies: Facts or Fiction? Australian Police Journal, Mar, 10-13.
Paterson, H., Van Golde, C., Devery, C., Cowdrey, N., Kemp, R. (2018). iWitnessed: A Smart Phone Application to Record Eyewitness Memory. Australian Police Journal, Jun, 60-64.
Paterson, H., Van Golde, C., Devery, C., Cowdery, N., Kemp, R. (2018). iWitnessed: Capturing Contemporaneous Accounts to Enhance Witness Evidence. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 29(3), 273-281. [More Information]
Van Golde, C., Dilevski, N., Deck, S., Cullen, H., Paterson, H. (2018). One statement at a time: How memory research can facilitate prosecution of domestic and family violence. Police Science: Australia and New Zealand Journal of Evidence Based Policing, 3(2), 12-17.
Monds, L., Van Golde, C., Takarangi, M., Paterson, H., Flowe, H. (2017). Assessing the reliability of intoxicated witnesses. Australian Police Journal, 71(4), 152-159.
Paterson, H., Luppino, D., Calderwood, C., MacDougall, H., Taubert, J., Kemp, R. (2017). Can training improve eyewitness identification? The effect of internal feature focus on memory for faces. Psychology, Crime and Law, 23(10), 927-945. [More Information]
Monds, L., Paterson, H., Kemp, R. (2017). Do emotional stimuli enhance or impede recall relative to neutral stimuli? An investigation of two "false memory" tasks. Memory, 25(8), 945-952. [More Information]
Doughty, N., Paterson, H., MacCann, C., Monds, L. (2017). Personality and memory conformity. Journal of Individual Differences, 38(1), 12-20. [More Information]
Milligan-Saville, J., Paterson, H., Harkness, E., Marsh, A., Mark Dobson, M., Kemp, R., Bryant, R., Harvey, S. (2017). The Amplification of Common Somatic Symptoms by Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Firefighters. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 30(2), 142-148. [More Information]
Monds, L., Paterson, H., Ali, S., Kemp, R., Bryant, R., McGregor, I. (2016). Cortisol response and psychological distress predict susceptibility to false memories for a trauma film. Memory, 24(9), 1278-1286. [More Information]
Harvey, S., Milligan-Saville, J., Paterson, H., Harkness, E., Marsh, A., Mark Dobson, M., Kemp, R., Bryant, R. (2016). The mental health of fire-fighters: An examination of the impact of repeated trauma exposure. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 50(7), 649-658. [More Information]
Mullan, B., Smith, L., Sainsbury, K., Allom, V., Paterson, H., Lopez, A. (2015). Active behaviour change safety interventions in the construction industry: A systematic review. Safety Science, 79, 139-148. [More Information]
Paterson, H., Whittle, K., Kemp, R. (2015). Detrimental Effects of Post-Incident Debriefing on Memory and Psychological Responses. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 30, 27-37. [More Information]
Gittins, C., Paterson, H., Sharpe, L. (2015). How does immediate recall of a stressful event affect psychological response to it? Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 46, 19-26. [More Information]
Mackay, T., Paterson, H. (2015). How does timing of recall affect eyewitness memory and psychological distress? Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 30(4), 242-253. [More Information]
Paterson, H., Eijkemans, H., Kemp, R. (2015). Investigating the impact of delayed administration on the efficacy of the self-administered interview. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 22(2), 307-317. [More Information]
Semrad, M., Paterson, H., MacCann, C. (2015). The truth about lying. Australian Police Journal, 69, 132-137.
Harkness, E., Paterson, H., Denson, T., Kemp, R., Mullan, B., Sainsbury, K. (2014). Can ego depletion and post-event discussion change the way we remember a crime? Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 22(2), 172-183. [More Information]
Villar, G., Arciuli, J., Paterson, H. (2014). Remorse in oral and handwritten false confessions. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 19(2), 255-269. [More Information]
Wang, E., Paterson, H., Kemp, R. (2014). The effects of immediate recall on eyewitness accuracy and susceptibility to misinformation. Psychology, Crime and Law, 20(7), 619-634. [More Information]
McPhee, I., Paterson, H., Kemp, R. (2014). The power of the spoken word: Can spoken-recall enhance eyewitness evidence? Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 21(4), 551-566. [More Information]
Monds, L., Paterson, H., Whittle, K. (2013). Can warnings decrease the misinformation effect in post-event debriefing? International Journal of Emergency Services, 2(1), 49-59. [More Information]
Paterson, H., Anderson, D., Kemp, R. (2013). Cautioning jurors regarding co-witness discussion: the impact of judicial warnings. Psychology, Crime and Law, 19(3), 287-304. [More Information]
Monds, L., Paterson, H., Kemp, R., Bryant, R. (2013). Do distress responses to a traumatic film predict susceptibility to the misinformation effect? Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 14(5), 562-575. [More Information]
Monds, L., Paterson, H., Kemp, R., Bryant, R. (2013). Individual differences in susceptibility to false memories for neutral and trauma-related words. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 20(3), 399-411. [More Information]
Villar, G., Arciuli, J., Paterson, H. (2013). Linguistic indicators of a false confession. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 20(4), 504-518. [More Information]
Bostock Matsuko, D., Kemp, R., Paterson, H., Bryant, R. (2013). The assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder for workers' compensation in emergency service personnel. Australian Psychologist, 48(6), 420-427. [More Information]
Villar, G., Arciuli, J., Paterson, H. (2013). Vocal pitch production during lying: Beliefs about deception matter. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 20(1), 123-132. [More Information]
Paterson, H., Kemp, R., McIntyre, S. (2012). Can a witness report hearsay evidence unintentionally? The effects of discussion on eyewitness memory. Psychology, Crime and Law, 18(6), 505-527. [More Information]
Petterson, B., Paterson, H. (2012). Culture and Conformity: The Effects of Independent and Interdependent Self-Construal on Witness Memory. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 19(5), 735-744. [More Information]
Paterson, H., Kemp, R. (2012). Ten Tips to Protect Eyewitness Evidence. Australian Police Journal, march, 28-33.
Paterson, H., Kemp, R., Ng, J. (2011). Combating co-witness contamination: Attempting to decrease the negative effects of discussion on eyewitness memory. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 25(1), 43-52. [More Information]
Paterson, H., Kemp, R., Forgas, J. (2009). Co-witnesses, confederates, and conformity: Effects of discussion and delay on eyewitness memory. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 16(Supplement), S112-S124. [More Information]
Harris, C., Paterson, H., Kemp, R. (2008). Collaborative recall and collective memory: What happens when we remember together? Memory, 16(3), 213-230. [More Information]
Paterson, H. (2006). Co-witnesses and the effects of discussion on eyewitness memory. International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law, 13(1), 146-149.
Paterson, H., Kemp, R. (2006). Co-witnesses talk: A survey of eyewitness discussion. Psychology, Crime and Law, 12(2), 181-191. [More Information]
Paterson, H., Kemp, R. (2006). Comparing methods of encountering post-event information: The power of co-witness suggestion. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 20(8), 1083-1099. [More Information]
Paterson, H., Kemp, R. (2005). Co-witness discussion: A survey of police officers' attitudes, knowledge, and behaviour. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 12(2), 424-434. [More Information]
Suedfeld, P., Soriano, E., McMurtry, D., Paterson, H., Weiszbeck, T., Krell, R. (2005). Erikson's "components of a healthy personality" among Holocaust survivors immediately and 40 years after the war. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 60(3), 229-248. [More Information]
Suedfeld, P., Paterson, H., Krell, R. (2005). Holocaust survivors and the world of work. Journal of Genocide Research, 7(2), 243-254. [More Information]

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Conferences

Paterson, H., Deck, S. (2023). This is what happened … I think?: Indicators of uncertainty when witnesses recall a single or repeated event. Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition Conference, Nagoya Japan: Online.
Cullen, H., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2019). "Blind" faith in experts? A systematic review on the effect of expertise and experience on inattentional blindness. Northwest Cognition and Memory Conference (NOWCAM), Victoria, Canada.
Cullen, H., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2019). Inattentional blindness in police officers: Research challenges and future directions. Society of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC XIII) Conference, Cape Cod.
Dilevski, N., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2019). Investigating the impact of stress on adult memory for repeated events versus a single event. Society of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC XIII) Conference, Cape Cod.
Cullen, H., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2019). Juror perceptions of witnesses who experience inattentional blindness for crime. Society of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC XIII) Conference, Cape Cod.
Dilevski, N., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2019). When crime happens repeatedly: Investigating adult memory for repeated stressful events using a domestic violence analogue. Society of Australasian Social Psychologists Conference, Sydney, Australia.
Cullen, H., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2019). Witnesses and the media: The effect of crime re-enactments on eyewitness recall. Society of Australasian Social Psychologists Conference, Sydney, Australia.
Cullen, H., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2018). Juror perceptions of witness inattentional blindness during criminal trials. 2018 Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference, University of Melbourne, Vic: Presentation.
Dilevski, N., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2018). Victim memory and psychological response to repeated traumatic events. 2018 Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference, University of Melbourne, Vic: Roundtable.
Cullen, H., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2017). Crime obviousness and awareness: Everyday distractions may reduce awareness even for obvious crime. Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC XII), Sydney: Unpublished.
Paterson, H. (2017). Current investigations in immediate eyewitness recall. Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC XII), Sydney: Unpublished.
Van Zwieten, A., Paterson, H., Howie, P. (2017). Immediate written recall as a tool to facilitate the verbal assessment of eyewitness credibility in forensic settings. Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC XII), Sydney: Unpublished.
Suk, C., Paterson, H. (2017). Optimal immediate recall conditions for enhanced memory: Do test format and response modality matter? Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC XII), Sydney: Unpublished.
Deck, S., Paterson, H. (2017). The effect of contemporaneous notes upon juror decision-making. Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC XII), Sydney: Unpublished.
Van Golde, C., Paterson, H., Cullen, H., Marsh, A. (2017). Wait! When did he say that again? Adult memory for details of reoccurring events. Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC XII), Sydney: Unpublished.
Cullen, H., Van Golde, C., Paterson, H. (2016). "Have you seen this child?": The effect of crime re-enactment on eyewitness memory. International Conference on Memory (ICOM-6)., Hungary: International Conference on Memory (ICOM-6).

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2024

Cullen, H., Paterson, H., Dutton, T., Van Golde, C. (2024). A survey of what legal populations believe and know about inattentional blindness and visual detection. PloS One, 19(2024-01-01 00:00:00). [More Information]
Dilevski, N., Cullen, H., Van Golde, C., Flowe, H., Paterson, H., Takarangi, M., Monds, L. (2024). Juror Perceptions of Bystander and Victim Intoxication by Different Substances. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 51(4), 569-587. [More Information]

2023

Danby, M., Sharman, S., Van Golde, C., Paterson, H. (2023). Laypeople’s perceptions of the effects of event repetition, reporting delay, and emotion on children’s and adults’ memory. Memory, 31(2), 205-217. [More Information]
Danby, M., Sharman, S., Van Golde, C., Paterson, H., Watkins, R. (2023). The effects of episode spacing on adult's reports of a repeated event. Memory. [More Information]
Paterson, H., Deck, S. (2023). This is what happened … I think?: Indicators of uncertainty when witnesses recall a single or repeated event. Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition Conference, Nagoya Japan: Online.

2022

Dilevski, N., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2022). Adult memory for instances of emotionally stressful and non-stressful repeated events. Memory, 30(5), 621-635. [More Information]
Cullen, H., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2022). Does experiencing inattentional blindness for crime influence eyewitness recall? Memory, 30(2), 206-216-216. [More Information]
Deck, S., Paterson, H. (2022). Eyewitnesses who engage in immediate recall are not perceived as more credible. Psychology, Crime and Law, 28(10), 967-979. [More Information]
Chevroulet, C., Paterson, H., Kemp, R., Van Golde, C. (2022). Technology and eyewitness memory: evaluating the efficacy of a novel digital cued recall tool. Psychology, Crime and Law. [More Information]
Ma, J., Paterson, H., Temler, M. (2022). The effects of immediate recall and subsequent retrieval strategy on eyewitness memory. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 29(5), 788-805. [More Information]
Chevroulet, C., Paterson, H., Yu, A., Chew, E., Kemp, R. (2022). The impact of recall timing on the preservation of eyewitness memory. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 29(3), 471-486. [More Information]
Deck, S., Paterson, H. (2022). The perceived credibility of repeated-event witnesses depends upon their veracity. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 29(4), 577-592. [More Information]
Dilevski, N., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2022). ‘Tell me about the time you remember the best’: the effect of a remember best prompt on adults’ reports of a repeated emotionally stressful event. Psychology, Crime and Law. [More Information]
Dilevski, N., Cullen, H., Marsh, A., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2022). ‘Tell me what just happened’: the effect of immediate recall on adult memory for instances of a repeated event. Psychology, Crime and Law. [More Information]

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2021

Dilevski, N., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2021). Adult memory for instances of a repeated emotionally stressful event: does retention interval matter? Memory, 29(1), 98-116. [More Information]
Dilevski, N., Paterson, H., Walker, S., Van Golde, C. (2021). Adult memory for specific instances of a repeated event: a preliminary review. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 28(5), 711-732. [More Information]
Deck, S., Paterson, H. (2021). Adults also have difficulty recalling one instance of a repeated event. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 35(1), 286-292. [More Information]
Deck, S., Paterson, H. (2021). Adults' ability to particularise an occurrence of a repeated event. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 35(3), 685-692. [More Information]
Deck, S., Paterson, H. (2021). Credibility and Event Frequency: Assessing the Credibility of Adults Who Recall a Repeated Event Using Reality Monitoring. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 10(3), 425-434. [More Information]
Cullen, H., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2021). Mock juror perceptions of witness inattentional blindness. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. [More Information]
Cullen, H., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2021). Stopping crime? The effect of crime re-enactments on eyewitness memory. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 28(2), 286-309. [More Information]
Tan, L., Harvey, S., Deady, M., Mark Dobson, M., Donohoe, A., Suk, C., Paterson, H., Bryant, R. (2021). Workplace Mental Health Awareness Training: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 63(4), 311-316. [More Information]

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2020

Dilevski, N., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2020). Investigating the effect of emotional stress on adult memory for single and repeated events. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 26(4), 425-441. [More Information]
Adams, D., Paterson, H., MacDougall, H. (2020). Law and (rec)order: Updating memory for criminal events with body-worn cameras. PloS One, 15, e0243226. [More Information]
Deck, S., Paterson, H. (2020). Liars are perceived as more credible than truth-tellers who recall a repeated event. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 34(3), 643-653. [More Information]

2019

Cullen, H., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2019). "Blind" faith in experts? A systematic review on the effect of expertise and experience on inattentional blindness. Northwest Cognition and Memory Conference (NOWCAM), Victoria, Canada.
Christodoulou, C., Paterson, H., Kemp, R. (2019). Body-worn cameras: evidence-base and implications. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 31(4), 513-524. [More Information]
Cullen, H., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2019). Inattentional blindness in police officers: Research challenges and future directions. Society of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC XIII) Conference, Cape Cod.
Dilevski, N., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2019). Investigating the impact of stress on adult memory for repeated events versus a single event. Society of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC XIII) Conference, Cape Cod.
Cullen, H., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2019). Juror perceptions of witnesses who experience inattentional blindness for crime. Society of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC XIII) Conference, Cape Cod.
Monds, L., Howard, M., Paterson, H., Kemp, R. (2019). The effects of perceived memory ability on memory conformity for an event. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 26(4), 580-592. [More Information]
Chan, E., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2019). The effects of repeatedly recalling a traumatic event on eyewitness memory and suggestibility. Memory, 27(4), 536-547. [More Information]
Dilevski, N., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2019). When crime happens repeatedly: Investigating adult memory for repeated stressful events using a domestic violence analogue. Society of Australasian Social Psychologists Conference, Sydney, Australia.
Cullen, H., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2019). Witnesses and the media: The effect of crime re-enactments on eyewitness recall. Society of Australasian Social Psychologists Conference, Sydney, Australia.

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2018

Van Golde, C., Paterson, H. (2018). Children's Testimonies: Facts or Fiction? Australian Police Journal, Mar, 10-13.
Paterson, H., Monds, L. (2018). Forensic Applications of Social Memory Research. In M. Meade, C. Harris, P. Van Bergen, J. Sutton, A. Barnier (Eds.), Collaborative Remembering: Theories, Research, and Applications, (pp. 1-37). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
Paterson, H., Van Golde, C., Devery, C., Cowdrey, N., Kemp, R. (2018). iWitnessed: A Smart Phone Application to Record Eyewitness Memory. Australian Police Journal, Jun, 60-64.
Paterson, H., Van Golde, C., Devery, C., Cowdery, N., Kemp, R. (2018). iWitnessed: Capturing Contemporaneous Accounts to Enhance Witness Evidence. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 29(3), 273-281. [More Information]
Cullen, H., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2018). Juror perceptions of witness inattentional blindness during criminal trials. 2018 Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference, University of Melbourne, Vic: Presentation.
Van Golde, C., Dilevski, N., Deck, S., Cullen, H., Paterson, H. (2018). One statement at a time: How memory research can facilitate prosecution of domestic and family violence. Police Science: Australia and New Zealand Journal of Evidence Based Policing, 3(2), 12-17.
Dilevski, N., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2018). Victim memory and psychological response to repeated traumatic events. 2018 Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference, University of Melbourne, Vic: Roundtable.

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2017

Monds, L., Van Golde, C., Takarangi, M., Paterson, H., Flowe, H. (2017). Assessing the reliability of intoxicated witnesses. Australian Police Journal, 71(4), 152-159.
Paterson, H., Luppino, D., Calderwood, C., MacDougall, H., Taubert, J., Kemp, R. (2017). Can training improve eyewitness identification? The effect of internal feature focus on memory for faces. Psychology, Crime and Law, 23(10), 927-945. [More Information]
Cullen, H., Paterson, H., Van Golde, C. (2017). Crime obviousness and awareness: Everyday distractions may reduce awareness even for obvious crime. Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC XII), Sydney: Unpublished.
Paterson, H. (2017). Current investigations in immediate eyewitness recall. Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC XII), Sydney: Unpublished.
Monds, L., Paterson, H., Kemp, R. (2017). Do emotional stimuli enhance or impede recall relative to neutral stimuli? An investigation of two "false memory" tasks. Memory, 25(8), 945-952. [More Information]
Van Zwieten, A., Paterson, H., Howie, P. (2017). Immediate written recall as a tool to facilitate the verbal assessment of eyewitness credibility in forensic settings. Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC XII), Sydney: Unpublished.
Suk, C., Paterson, H. (2017). Optimal immediate recall conditions for enhanced memory: Do test format and response modality matter? Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC XII), Sydney: Unpublished.
Doughty, N., Paterson, H., MacCann, C., Monds, L. (2017). Personality and memory conformity. Journal of Individual Differences, 38(1), 12-20. [More Information]
Milligan-Saville, J., Paterson, H., Harkness, E., Marsh, A., Mark Dobson, M., Kemp, R., Bryant, R., Harvey, S. (2017). The Amplification of Common Somatic Symptoms by Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Firefighters. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 30(2), 142-148. [More Information]
Deck, S., Paterson, H. (2017). The effect of contemporaneous notes upon juror decision-making. Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC XII), Sydney: Unpublished.
Van Golde, C., Paterson, H., Cullen, H., Marsh, A. (2017). Wait! When did he say that again? Adult memory for details of reoccurring events. Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC XII), Sydney: Unpublished.

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2016

Cullen, H., Van Golde, C., Paterson, H. (2016). "Have you seen this child?": The effect of crime re-enactment on eyewitness memory. International Conference on Memory (ICOM-6)., Hungary: International Conference on Memory (ICOM-6).
Monds, L., Paterson, H., Ali, S., Kemp, R., Bryant, R., McGregor, I. (2016). Cortisol response and psychological distress predict susceptibility to false memories for a trauma film. Memory, 24(9), 1278-1286. [More Information]
Harvey, S., Milligan-Saville, J., Paterson, H., Harkness, E., Marsh, A., Mark Dobson, M., Kemp, R., Bryant, R. (2016). The mental health of fire-fighters: An examination of the impact of repeated trauma exposure. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 50(7), 649-658. [More Information]

2015

Mullan, B., Smith, L., Sainsbury, K., Allom, V., Paterson, H., Lopez, A. (2015). Active behaviour change safety interventions in the construction industry: A systematic review. Safety Science, 79, 139-148. [More Information]
Paterson, H., Whittle, K., Kemp, R. (2015). Detrimental Effects of Post-Incident Debriefing on Memory and Psychological Responses. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 30, 27-37. [More Information]
Gittins, C., Paterson, H., Sharpe, L. (2015). How does immediate recall of a stressful event affect psychological response to it? Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 46, 19-26. [More Information]
Mackay, T., Paterson, H. (2015). How does timing of recall affect eyewitness memory and psychological distress? Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 30(4), 242-253. [More Information]
Paterson, H., Eijkemans, H., Kemp, R. (2015). Investigating the impact of delayed administration on the efficacy of the self-administered interview. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 22(2), 307-317. [More Information]
Semrad, M., Paterson, H., MacCann, C. (2015). The truth about lying. Australian Police Journal, 69, 132-137.

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2014

Harkness, E., Paterson, H., Denson, T., Kemp, R., Mullan, B., Sainsbury, K. (2014). Can ego depletion and post-event discussion change the way we remember a crime? Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 22(2), 172-183. [More Information]
Villar, G., Arciuli, J., Paterson, H. (2014). Remorse in oral and handwritten false confessions. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 19(2), 255-269. [More Information]
Wang, E., Paterson, H., Kemp, R. (2014). The effects of immediate recall on eyewitness accuracy and susceptibility to misinformation. Psychology, Crime and Law, 20(7), 619-634. [More Information]
McPhee, I., Paterson, H., Kemp, R. (2014). The power of the spoken word: Can spoken-recall enhance eyewitness evidence? Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 21(4), 551-566. [More Information]

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2013

Monds, L., Paterson, H., Whittle, K. (2013). Can warnings decrease the misinformation effect in post-event debriefing? International Journal of Emergency Services, 2(1), 49-59. [More Information]
Paterson, H., Anderson, D., Kemp, R. (2013). Cautioning jurors regarding co-witness discussion: the impact of judicial warnings. Psychology, Crime and Law, 19(3), 287-304. [More Information]
Monds, L., Paterson, H., Kemp, R., Bryant, R. (2013). Do distress responses to a traumatic film predict susceptibility to the misinformation effect? Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 14(5), 562-575. [More Information]
Monds, L., Paterson, H., Kemp, R., Bryant, R. (2013). Individual differences in susceptibility to false memories for neutral and trauma-related words. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 20(3), 399-411. [More Information]
Villar, G., Arciuli, J., Paterson, H. (2013). Linguistic indicators of a false confession. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 20(4), 504-518. [More Information]
Bostock Matsuko, D., Kemp, R., Paterson, H., Bryant, R. (2013). The assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder for workers' compensation in emergency service personnel. Australian Psychologist, 48(6), 420-427. [More Information]
Villar, G., Arciuli, J., Paterson, H. (2013). Vocal pitch production during lying: Beliefs about deception matter. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 20(1), 123-132. [More Information]

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2012

Paterson, H., Kemp, R., McIntyre, S. (2012). Can a witness report hearsay evidence unintentionally? The effects of discussion on eyewitness memory. Psychology, Crime and Law, 18(6), 505-527. [More Information]
Petterson, B., Paterson, H. (2012). Culture and Conformity: The Effects of Independent and Interdependent Self-Construal on Witness Memory. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 19(5), 735-744. [More Information]
Paterson, H., Kemp, R. (2012). Ten Tips to Protect Eyewitness Evidence. Australian Police Journal, march, 28-33.

2011

Paterson, H., Kemp, R., Ng, J. (2011). Combating co-witness contamination: Attempting to decrease the negative effects of discussion on eyewitness memory. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 25(1), 43-52. [More Information]

2010

Paterson, H. (2010). Co-witnesses Talk: The Effects of discussion on Eyewitness Memory. USA and UK: VDM Verlag Dr Muller.

2009

Paterson, H., Kemp, R., Forgas, J. (2009). Co-witnesses, confederates, and conformity: Effects of discussion and delay on eyewitness memory. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 16(Supplement), S112-S124. [More Information]

2008

Harris, C., Paterson, H., Kemp, R. (2008). Collaborative recall and collective memory: What happens when we remember together? Memory, 16(3), 213-230. [More Information]

2006

Paterson, H. (2006). Co-witnesses and the effects of discussion on eyewitness memory. International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law, 13(1), 146-149.
Paterson, H., Kemp, R. (2006). Co-witnesses talk: A survey of eyewitness discussion. Psychology, Crime and Law, 12(2), 181-191. [More Information]
Paterson, H., Kemp, R. (2006). Comparing methods of encountering post-event information: The power of co-witness suggestion. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 20(8), 1083-1099. [More Information]

2005

Paterson, H., Kemp, R. (2005). Co-witness discussion: A survey of police officers' attitudes, knowledge, and behaviour. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 12(2), 424-434. [More Information]
Suedfeld, P., Soriano, E., McMurtry, D., Paterson, H., Weiszbeck, T., Krell, R. (2005). Erikson's "components of a healthy personality" among Holocaust survivors immediately and 40 years after the war. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 60(3), 229-248. [More Information]
Suedfeld, P., Paterson, H., Krell, R. (2005). Holocaust survivors and the world of work. Journal of Genocide Research, 7(2), 243-254. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2023

Determining principles for successful episode retrieval of repeated events, Paterson H, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)

2018

The Effects of Sleep on Veridical and False Memories, Paterson H, School of Psychology/Seed Grant

2016

Who is the usual suspect? , Van Golde C, Paterson H, Taubert J, University of Sydney/Research Infrastructure Block Grant

2010

Towards a safer workplace: Promoting healthy work environments through strategic research in memory and behaviour change, Kemp R, Paterson H, Mullan B, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Projects (LP)
LNK: ARC Linkage LP110100220 Towards a safer workplace: Promoting healthy work environments through, Chau L, Mullan B, Paterson H, Workcover NSW/Project Support

2008

The Impact of Post-impact De-briefing on Psychological Wellbeing and Recall of Events, Bryant R, Dewsnap G, Paterson H, Bryant R, Kemp R, Dewsnap G, Kirkpatrick T, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Projects (LP)
ARC Linkage for funding - 1 January 2009 - Transfer from UNSW - "The impact of post-incident debrief, Kelly A, Paterson H, Turner J, New South Wales Fire Brigades/Project Support

In the media

Dr Paterson's research has been featured in the media on several occasions (e.g., ABC radio, Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Today Tonight, Sunrise, Catalyst etc). Furthermore, she has also been a consultant for Hiding, an Australian Broadcasting Company drama series set in a psychology department.

Faculty of Science

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