Dr Julie Gawrylowicz

Teaching
Research

I am currently teaching on the following modules:

Introductory Psychology
Eyewitness Psychology
Forensic Psychology

I am the programme tutor for our two Forensic Psychology pathways: BSc Psychology with Forensic Investigative Psychology and BSc Psychology with Forensic Scene Investigation.

In addition, I supervise several undergraduate project students and PhD students.

Interests

My research interests lie in the area of applied memory. I am particularly interested in what factors impact our memory and how we can apply this knowledge to the forensic context, such as investigative interveiws and the court room. I have examined how to best interview vulnerable witnesses, such as individuals with intellectual disabilities, older adults, and children. I also study how drinking alcohol and alcohol-related expectancies may influence our memory reports and metacognition. Furthermore, as technology becomes increasingly ingrained in society, I explore how new technological tools (i.e., avatars and video recordings) can enhance investigative interviewing and influence jury decision-making.

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Funding

My research has previously been funded by the Leverhulme Trust, the British Academy, the Scottish Institute for Policing Research, the Scottish Funding Council, and the Northwood Charitable Trust.

Esteem

I am a visiting fellow of the Centre for Addictive Behaviours Research at London South Bank University.

I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, which demonstrates a personal commitments to professionalism in learning and teaching in higher education.

Ad-hoc Reviewer: Applied Cognitive Psychology and Psychology, Crime and Law

I am a member of the Scottish Institute for Policing Research Group and the Scottish Alcohol Research Network.

Knowledge Exchange

Invited presentations / talks at conferences or elsewhere

Invited keynote talk “Vulnerable and inebriated witnesses: The impact of alcohol on eyewitness memory recall.” at the virtual European Association for Psychology and Law conference (August/2022)

Invited talk "Eyewitness evidence: Where, when and how should witnesses and victims be interviewed?" at BPS Student Member Group Webinar - Beyond the Lecture Theatre (September/2021)

Invited talk “Is a drunk witness a bad witness? Investigating the impact of alcohol on autobiographical memory reports.” Research Seminar Talk at the Queen Margaret University Memory Research Group, Edinburgh, Scotland (Feb/2019)

Other conference presentations, not listed above

Gawrylowicz, J. (2023). The impact of acute alcohol intoxication on false confessions. European Association of Psychology and Law Conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. (talk)

Pereira, E., & Gawrylowicz, J. (2022). Can mentally reinstating the context out loud benefit immediate and delayed memory recall in adult witnesses?. Poster session presented at International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (iiiRG) Annual Conference 2022, Winchester, United Kingdom. (poster)

Conway, S., Gawrylowicz, J., Sloan, R. J. S., & Szymkowiak, A. (2022). Humans, Robots, or Avatars? Which do children and young people prefer disclosing forensic information to?. Poster session presented at International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (iiiRG) Annual Conference 2022, Winchester, United Kingdom. (poster)

Gawrylowicz, J. (2021). Alcohol in investigative settings: The impact of alcohol on eyewitness memory recall. SIPR Applied Cognitive Psychology in Forensic Settings Networking Event, Scotland, Online. (talk)

Gawrylowicz, J., Scoboria, A., & Albery, I. P. (2019). The impact of acute alcohol intoxication on mock-witness event memory and metacognitive control. European Association for Psychology and Law Conference, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. (talk)

Bartlett, G., Frings, D., Albery, I. P. & Gawrylowicz, J. (2019). The intoxicated co-witness: Examining the effects of alcohol and discussion on autobiographical memory reports. European Association for Psychology and Law Conference, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. (talk)

Gawrylowicz, J., Ridley, A. M., Albery, I. P. Young, J. & Barnoth, E. (2016). Alcohol protects memory against negative effects of misleading post-event information. International Conference on Memory, Budapest, Hungary. (talk and chair of symposium)

Gawrylowicz, J., Ridley, A. M., Albery, I. P. Young, J. & Barnoth, E. (2016). Alcohol protects memory against negative effects of misleading post-event information (if consumed post-observation). International Investigative Interviewing Research Group Conference, London, UK. (talk)

Gawrylowicz, J., Memon, A. & Scoboria, A. (2014). The transfer effect of the Self-Administered Interview. 28th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Paris, France. (talk)

James, A. I., & Gawrylowicz, J. (2014). Young children’s attitudes towards the police in the UK. BPS Developmental Psychology Section Conference, Amsterdam. (poster)

James, A. I., & Gawrylowicz, J. (2014). Young children’s attitudes towards the police in the UK. ISSBD 2014, China. (poster)

Gawrylowicz, J., Memon, A. & Scoboria, A. (2013). Enhancing older adults’ eyewitness memory for present and future events with the Self-administered Interview. 10th Annual Conference of the Society of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. (talk)

Gawrylowicz, J., Memon, A. & Scoboria, A. (2012). The transfer effect of the SAI. 5th Annual Conference of the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group, Toronto, Canada (talk)

Gawrylowicz, J., Carson, D & Gabbert, F. (2011). The suitability of EvoFIT for mild learning disabled witnesses. 4th Annual Conference of the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group, Dundee, Scotland. (poster)

Gawrylowicz, J., Carson, D., Gabbert, F. & Hancock, P. (2010). The suitability of EvoFIT for mild learning disabled witnesses. 20th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law, Gothenburg, Sweden (talk)

Gawrylowicz, J., Carson, D., Gabbert, F., Lindsay, W. & Hancock, P. (2009). The fitness of E-FIT with mild learning disabled witnesses. Research Student Conference, Abertay University, Dundee, Scotland (talk & short paper)

Gawrylowicz, J., Carson, D., Gabbert, F., Lindsay, W. & Hancock, P. (2009). The construction of facial composites by mild learning disabled witnesses. 3rd Scottish Institute for Policing Research Annual Conference, Dundee, Scotland. (poster)

Gawrylowicz, J., Carson, D. & Gabbert, F. (2009). The construction of facial composites by people with mLD. 8th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, Kyoto, Japan (talk)

Gawrylowicz, J., Carson, D., Gabbert, F., Lindsay, W. & Hancock, P. (2008). The ability of witnesses with mLD to describe and recognize unknown faces. Seattle Club Conference, Newcastle, England. (talk)

Gawrylowicz, J., Carson, D., Gabbert, F., Lindsay, W. & Hancock, P. (2008). Eyewitnesses with mLD: Face recognition and description abilities. Scottish Institute for Policing Research Seminar: Obtaining evidence from vulnerable witnesses, Aberdeen, Scotland. (talk)

Gawrylowicz, J., Carson, D., Gabbert, F., Lindsay, W. & Hancock, P. (2008). Face recognition and description in people with mLD. 2nd Scottish Institute for Policing Research Annual Conference and Annual Lecture, Edinburgh, Scotland. (poster)

Gawrylowicz, J., Bergis, N., Memon, A. & Candel, I. (2008). Memory conformity for emotional events: Do we conform most for peripheral items? 18th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law, Maastricht, the Netherlands. (poster)