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Research Profile
Face perception is central to human social life, affecting how we recognise our friends, fall in love, and even whom we trust. My research investigates how we perceive others when we meet them for the first time. My lab aim to understand the influence of stereotypes, individual differences, cultural learning and development on face perception.
I also have wider interests in understanding how and why we trust others, as well as advances in AI face generation and recognition.
My research has been funded by the ARC, ESRC, British Psychological Society, Experimental Psychological Society and Brain.
Biography
- PhD (2016) Department of Psychology, University of York
- MRes (2011) Department of Psychology, University of York
- B.Sc. (2010) Department of Psychology, University of Glasgow
Grants & Awards
- ARC Discovery Project (2026-2030; with Amy Dawel, David White, Gelareh Mohammdi, James Dunn, Zak Witkower, Alice O'Toole)
- ARC Discovery Project (2022, with Romina Palermo, Amy Dawel, Jason Bell, Eva Krumhuber)
- ARC Discovery Early Career Research Award (2019)
- ARC Discovery Project (2017; with Gill Rhodes, Romina Palermo and Andy Young)
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders Postdoc Exchange Scheme (2017)
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders Cross Program grant (2016)
- ESRC, Brain, ARC, PsyPAG, EPS and BPS assorted research, travel and dissemination funding (2009-2015)
- ESRC Student Internship (Cybercrime, Home Office, 2012-2013)
- ESRC 1+3 Studentship (University of York, 2010-2014)
External positions
EDI Advisor, Experimental Psychology Society
10 Jan 2024 → 10 Jan 2028
Honorary Research Fellow, University of Western Australia
1 Aug 2019 → …
Area of Expertise
- Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience
- face perception
- social cognition
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Training humans to detect AI-generated faces
Dawel, A. (Corresponding Author), George, T., Mah, E. Y., Dunn, J. D., Sutherland, C. A. M., Argument, N. & Tanaka, J. W., 7 Jul 2026, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 123, 27, 3 p., e2602122123.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Time, space and feature similarity determine attractive and repulsive serial biases in trustworthiness impressions
Marini, F. (Corresponding Author), Sutherland, C., Jeffery, L. & Manassi, M., 3 Jun 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: BMC Biology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Testing stimulus generalisation as a mechanism for impression formation
Masroujah, L. S. (Corresponding Author), Wilcke, S., Jeffery, L., Mostert, B., Tiddeman, B. & Sutherland, C., May 2026, In: Cognition. 270, 11 p., 106414.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Introducing the Naturalistic Expression Labeling Task (NELT): Associations with posed expression labeling, empathy, and general cognitive ability
Talipski, L. A., Palermo, R., Sutherland, C. A. M., Gignac, G. E., Jeffery, L., Crookes, K., Wilmer, J. B., Krumhuber, E. G., Bell, J. & Dawel, A., 13 Apr 2026, In: Behavior Research Methods. 58, 5, 24 p., 116.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Early Emergence of Spontaneous Trait Content in Children's Unconstrained Impressions of Faces
Thierry, S. M. (Corresponding Author), Illithova, B., Sutherland, C. A. M., Todorov, A. & Mondloch, C. J., Mar 2026, In: Developmental Science. 29, 2, 12 p., e70149.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data From AI Hyperrealism: Why AI Faces Are Perceived as More Real Than Human Ones
Miller, J. E. (Creator), Steward, B. A. (Creator), Witkower, Z. (Creator), Sutherland, C. (Creator), Krumhuber, E. G. (Creator) & Dawel, A. (Creator), University of Aberdeen, 3 Nov 2023
DOI: 10.1177/095679762312070, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/suppl/10.1177/09567976231207095/suppl_file/sj-pdf-1-pss-10.1177_09567976231207095.pdf
Dataset
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Too good to be true: Synthetic AI faces are more average than real faces and super-recognizers know
Dunn, J. D. (Creator), White, D. (Creator), Sutherland, C. (Creator), Miller, E. J. (Creator), Steward, B. A. (Creator) & Dawel, A. (Creator), University of Aberdeen, 19 Feb 2026
Dataset
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Data From Idiosyncratic and shared contributions shape impressions from voices and faces
Lavan, N. (Creator) & Sutherland, C. (Creator), University of Aberdeen, 18 Jul 2024
DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2024.105881, https://osf.io/ryxvj/?view_only=bbe9fed7f46746a7b088fcd41db92188
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Prizes
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30th Experimental Psychology Society Prize
Sutherland, C. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Awards, Distinctions, Medals, and Prizes