Biography

I hold BA (2005) and MA (2012) degrees in Psychology from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. In 2014, I joined the Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate Programme in Legal Psychology. I was supervised by Professors Aldert Vrij and Lorraine Hope and Dr. Samantha Mann at the 91¸£ÀûÍø and by Professors Pär Anders Granhag and Leif Strömwall at the University of Gothenburg. I completed my PhD in September 2017 and continued working in Prof. Vrij's research lab. I have been working since then on different projects funded by the Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats (CREST) and by the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group (HIG).

Research interests

My doctoral thesis project examined various interview techniques that enhance lie detection in forensic contexts. I was specifically interested in interview techniques that elicit differences in statement consistency between lie tellers and truth tellers. I continue to examine novel interview techniques and how they affect the elicitation of verbal cues. I am specifically interested in the effects of sketch-based interviews and of opinion-based interviews on different types of details (e.g., PLATO details, complications).

Research outputs

2025

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

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

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

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

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

Research output: Article

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

1 Mar 2024, In: Journal of Nonverbal Behavior. 48

Research output: Article

Deeb, H., Vrij, A., Leal, S., Giorgianni, D., Hypšová, P., Mann, S.

1 Jan 2024, In: The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context. 16, 1, p. 1-15

Research output: Article