Dr Heather Shaw
Lecturer in PsychologyResearch Overview
I am an interdisciplinary researcher spanning psychological, behavioural and computer sciences. My research broadly fits into two streams:
Firstly, I am interested in what makes people unique and what impacts peoples behaviours. This includes:
- Assessing peoples behavioural signatures (e.g. their digital footprint patterns)
- How context impacts peoples behaviours (e.g. social setting, mood)
- How the study of individuals can inform personalised services and support
- How the study of individuals can inform adaptive systems (e.g context aware apps, behavioural biometrics)
- What leads to a change in behavioural signatures (e.g. interventions, natural drift, life events etc) and how to detect this change.
Secondly, I am also interested in how to improve the methods and research processes used in interdisciplinary research. This is typically in response to new technologies. This includes:
- How digital footprint data can be used in Psychological research
- The ethics of using new digital methods in human subject research
- The evaluation of psychometrics in self-reports measures and new technologies.
- How to use mobile sensors in psychological research.
- Changing research culture
SL: Building a minimal viable digital identity from digital footprints/traces
15/06/2023 → 15/12/2023
Research
Reimagining research practices: towards a sustainable, ethical and inclusive future
01/01/1900 → …
Research
Quantifying smartphone "Use" - How choice of measurement impacts relationships between "Usage" and health
Invited talk
Behavioral Consistency in the Digital Age. Presented as part of the Symposium “ Analyzing Digital Human Behavior: The Shape of Psychology to Come” at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s Annual Convention (SPSP), San Francisco, CA, USA
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Social Processes (Organisational unit)
Other Membership
Social Processes (Organisational unit)
Member of an organisation
- Security Lancaster
- Security Lancaster (Behavioural Science)