Aldert Vrij Portrait

Professor Aldert Vrij

Professor of Social Psychology

Aldert.Vrij@port.ac.uk

PhD Supervisor

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Faculty of Science and Health School of Psychology, Sport and Health Sciences Psychology Law Security and risk

Biography

I was awarded my PhD in 1991 at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam (the Netherlands) and came to the UK in 1994, when I joined the Psychology Department as a Senior Lecturer. In 1996 I was promoted to Reader and in 2000 to my current position: Professor of Applied Social Psychology.

Research interests

My main research interest is deception, resulting in more than 600 publications and more than 30,000 citations. I received grants from British Research Councils, Trusts and Foundations, Insurers, Federal Bureau of Investigation and American, British, Dutch, and Singapore Governments, totalling > $11,500,000.

I work closely with practitioners (police, security services and insurers) in terms of conducting research and disseminating its findings. My book (published by Wiley) is a comprehensive overview of research into (non)verbal and physiological deception and lie detection.

In 2016 I received the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (iiiRG) Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of my significant contribution to investigative interviewing. 

Research outputs

2025

Granhag, P. A., Jang, M., Luke, T. J., Vrij, A., Woohyun, L.

6 Jan 2025, In: Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Burkhardt, J., Deeb, H., Leal, S., Vernham, Z., Vrij, A.

1 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. 14, 1, p. 74–84

Deeb, H., Fisher, R. P., Leal, S., Vrij, A.

1 Jan 2025, In: The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context. 17, 1, p. 25-37

2024

Deeb, H., Fisher, R. P., Leal, S., Vrij, A.

2 Dec 2024, In: Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition

Deeb, H., Dib, G., Hypšová, P., Leal, S., Mann, S., Palena, N., Vrij, A.

21 Oct 2024, In: Applied Psycholinguistics. 45, 5, p. 934-962, 29p.

Burkhardt, J., Deeb, H., Leal, S., Mann, S., Vrij, A.

19 Sep 2024, In: Behavioral Sciences. 14, 9, 15p., 839

Ashkenazi, T., Fisher, R., Leal, S., Palena, N., Vernham, Z., Vrij, A.

1 Sep 2024, In: Acta Psychologica. 249, 20p., 104440

Deeb, H., Leal, S., Mann, S., Vrij, A.

1 Sep 2024, In: Psychiatry, Psychology and Law. 31, 5, p. 909-931

Deeb, H., Fisher, R. P., Leal, S., Vrij, A.

1 Aug 2024, In: Applied Cognitive Psychology. 38, 4, 12p., e4232

Deeb, H., Mann, S., Vrij, A.

12 Jul 2024, In: Applied Cognitive Psychology. 38, 4, 12p., e4227