Dr Renan Saraiva
Biography
I am a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology at the 91¸£ÀûÍø and Director of the International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology (ICRFP). My research is situated in the areas of investigative psychology and applied cognition in forensic settings. Most of my recent studies have concentrated on estimating and improving eyewitness memory performance. I am also developing a new line of research investigating the evaluation of eyewitness evidence by juries, judges and other triers of fact. I completed my PhD at the 91¸£ÀûÍø investigating the role of metamemory in eyewitness accuracy, confidence and over/underconfidence.
I was awarded my PhD in 2019 at the 91¸£ÀûÍø, when I also joined the Psychology Department as a Lecturer. I have a BSc in Psychology from the University of Brasilia (Brazil) and a dual-degree PhD in Legal Psychology from the 91¸£ÀûÍø and Maastricht University (The Netherlands), awarded by the .
Research interests
- Memory performance in applied contexts
- Eliciting information in forensic contexts
- Estimating eyewitness identification performance
- Lineup construction and composition
- Improving the evaluation of eyewitness evidence
Teaching responsibilities
I am Module Coordinator for the Level 6 ‘Exploring Data for Forensic Psychology’ module. Additionally, I deliver lectures on various undergraduate and postgraduate units, including ‘Psychology of Investigations’, ‘Forensic Psychology in Context’, ‘Investigative Psychology and the Legal Process’, and ‘Research Methods’. I am a member of the UG Course Management Team as Year 1 and Year 2 tutor. I supervise research projects at both undergraduate and postgraduate level on eyewitness memory, detection of deception, investigative interviewing, and offending behaviours.
Research outputs
2025
Lee, J., Saraiva, R. B.
9 Apr 2025, In: Applied Cognitive Psychology. 39, 2, 26p., e70050
Research output: Article
2024
Barnoth, D., Brown, S., Saraiva, R., Wagner, M., Cullen, H. J.
29 Nov 2024, In: Journal of Criminal Psychology
Research output: Article
e Oliveira, E. C., Modesto, J. G., Saraiva, R. B.
5 Sep 2024, In: Ciencias Psicologicas. 18, 2, 12p., e-3804
Research output: Article
2023
Nash, R. A., Saraiva, R. B., Hope, L.
1 Sep 2023, In: Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. 12, 3, p. 401-411
Research output: Article
Baldassari, M. J., Moore, K. N., Hyman, I. E., Hope, L., Mah, E. Y., Lindsay, D. S., Mansour, J., Saraiva, R., Horry, R., Rath, H., Kelly, L., Jones, R., Vale, S., Lawson, B., Pedretti, J., Palma, T. A.,
28 Feb 2023, In: Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications. 8, 1, 19p., 16
Research output: Article
2022
Saraiva, R. B.
11 Nov 2022,
Research output: Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Saraiva, R., Bertoldo, G., Bjørndal, L. D., Bunghez, C., Lofthus, I. S., McGill, L., Richardson, S., Stadel, M.
1 May 2022, In: Applied Cognitive Psychology. 36, 3, p. 520-535, 16p.
Research output: Article
2021
Saraiva, R. B., Souza, L., Nogueira, R., Coelho, L., Alarcão, L.
1 Feb 2021, In: Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa. 37, 11p., e37211
Research output: Article
2020
Bjørndal, L. D., McGill, L., Magnussen, S., Richardson, S., Saraiva, R., Stadel, M., Brennen, T.
7 Dec 2020, In: Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 18p.
Research output: Article
Modesto, J. G., Keller, V. N., Saraiva, R. B., Pilati, R.
1 Oct 2020, In: Personality and Individual Differences. 164, 110127
Research output: Article