Professor Aldert Vrij
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
Jang, M., Luke, T. J., Granhag, P. A., Vrij, A., Woohyun, L.
6 Jan 2025, In: Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
Research output: Article
Burkhardt, J., Vrij, A., Leal, S., Deeb, H., Vernham, Z.
1 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. 14, 1, p. 74–84
Research output: Article
Vrij, A., Leal, S., Deeb, H., Fisher, R. P.
1 Jan 2025, In: The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context. 17, 1, p. 25-37
Research output: Article
2024
Leal, S., Vrij, A., Deeb, H., Fisher, R. P.
2 Dec 2024, In: Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
Research output: Article
Vrij, A., Fisher, R. R. P.
24 Nov 2024,
Research output: Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Deeb, H., Vrij, A., Palena, N., Hypšová, P., Dib, G., Leal, S., Mann, S.
21 Oct 2024, In: Applied Psycholinguistics. 45, 5, p. 934-962, 29p.
Research output: Article
Deeb, H., Vrij, A., Burkhardt, J., Leal, S., Mann, S.
19 Sep 2024, In: Behavioral Sciences. 14, 9, 15p., 839
Research output: Article
Leal, S., Vrij, A., Ashkenazi, T., Vernham, Z., Fisher, R., Palena, N.
1 Sep 2024, In: Acta Psychologica. 249, 20p., 104440
Research output: Article
Mann, S., Vrij, A., Deeb, H., Leal, S.
1 Sep 2024, In: Psychiatry, Psychology and Law. 31, 5, p. 909-931
Research output: Article
Leal, S., Vrij, A., Deeb, H., Fisher, R. P.
1 Aug 2024, In: Applied Cognitive Psychology. 38, 4, 12p., e4232
Research output: Article