Rate My Professor Hayley Cullen

Cullen's research lies at the intersection of psychology and law, with a primary focus on forensic psychology. Her interests include identifying factors affecting eyewitness recall and identification accuracy, exploring the impact of misinformation in eyewitness settings, examining public perceptions of psycho-legal phenomena, evaluating evidence-based policing practices in Australia, improving forensic psychology methodologies, and analyzing influences on juror decision-making and memory. Key publications include 'Adults are just as susceptible to memory suggestibility when reporting about single and repeated events' (Scientific Reports, 2025, with Dilevski N and van Golde C), 'Can expert testimony and demonstrations influence juror perceptions of witness inattentional blindness?' (Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 2025, with Paterson HM and van Golde C), 'The impact of misinformation presented during jury deliberation on juror memory and decision-making' (Frontiers in Psychology, 2024, with Dilevski N, Nitschke FT, Ribeiro G, Brind S, and Woolley N), 'Mock Juror Perceptions of Witness Inattentional Blindness' (Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 2023, with Paterson HM and van Golde C), and 'Evidence-based policing in Australia: an examination of the appropriateness and transparency of lineup identification and investigative interviewing practices' (International Journal of Police Science and Management, 2021, with Adam L and van Golde C). She received the Monash Criminology Postgraduate Prize in 2017 and the Campbell Perry International Travel Scholarship in 2018. Her research has featured in podcasts, newspaper articles, television broadcasts, and legal cases. At the University of Newcastle, she currently coordinates PSYC1800: Sex, Drugs and Serial Killers, lectures in PSYC4200: Pre-professional Psychological Interviewing and Assessment and other courses, and serves as Outreach Coordinator for the School of Psychological Sciences.