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Biography
Dara Mojtahedi is a Lecturer in Psychology for the MSc Investigative Psychology. Dara obtained a first class undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Huddersfield. In 2014 he also completed his MSc in Investigative Psychology at the University of Huddersfield. His dissertation was on the effects of social conformity on eyewitness statements, focussing on the social pressures exerted onto eyewitnesses after witnessing a crime. This research was later developed into a PhD project in 2014. Dara’s main research interests focus around eyewitness behaviour.
Dara Mojtahedi has presented his research in multiple conferences and the emerging findings of his research have become widely accepted by both academics and practitioners within various police forces.
Dara supports public engagement, and is available as a media contact.
Research Expertise and Interests
- Forensic, Investigative and Criminal Psychology
- Experimental Psychology
- Eyewitness Behaviour (paying particular attention to cognitive biases)
Keywords
- Eyewitness Behaviour
- Interviewing Techniques
- Human Memory
- Human Trafficking
- Sexual Exploitation
- Evidence Based Policing
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Research Output 2017 2019
- 11 Article
A preliminary investigation on the performance of brain-injured witnesses on target-absent line-up procedures.
Gibert, C. & Mojtahedi, D., 4 May 2019, In : Psychiatry, Psychology and Law. 26, 3, p. 480-495 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
witness
brain
Brain
performance
Aptitude
"High Prevalence and Magnitude of Rapid Weight Loss in Mixed Martial Arts Athletes
Hillier, M., Sutton, L., James, L., Mojtahedi, D., Keay, N. & Hind, K., 1 Sep 2019, In : International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 29, 5, p. 512-517 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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Martial Arts
Athletes
Weight Loss
Body Weight
Sports
Investigating the effects of age and gender on co-witness suggestibility during blame attribution
Mojtahedi, D., Ioannou, M., Hammond, L. & Synnott, J., 29 Jul 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Communication
Crime
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Group size, misinformation and unanimity influences on co-witness judgements
Mojtahedi, D., Ioannou, M. & Hammond, L., 3 Sep 2018, In : Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology. 29, 5, p. 844-865 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Communication
Crime
Research
Research Personnel
Individual difference and risky behaviour amongst elite athletes: A review of the psychological predictors of risk-taking behaviour.
Prince, R., Mojtahedi, D., Synnott, J. & Ioannou, M., Dec 2018, In : Assessment and Development Matters. 10, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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Activities 2015 2019
The Psychological Profile of Serial Killers
Dara Mojtahedi (Speaker)11 Sep 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
The Effects of Perceived Intelligence and Authority on Co-witness Influence
Dara Mojtahedi (Speaker), Maria Ioannou (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Laura Hammond (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)12 Jul 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Heliyon (Journal)
Dara Mojtahedi (Reviewer)1 Mar 2019 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
Can you trust your own memories?
Dara Mojtahedi (Speaker)25 Feb 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
SAGE Open (Journal)
Dara Mojtahedi (Reviewer)13 Feb 2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
Press / Media
New research reveals how little we can trust eyewitnesses
13/07/17 → 17/07/17
2 media contributions
Press/Media: Research
Eyewitness recollection easily distorted by the views of others
6/07/17
1 media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Unreliable eyewitnesses involved in almost 100 convictions every year, report claims.
8/01/17
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Other