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Personal profile
SUMMARY of research interests (100 words)
Heather Shaw is a Lecturer at Lancaster University teaching Psychology and Behavioural Analytics. She is interested in understanding both the situational and individual factors that influence people's behaviours, through analysing digital behavioural signatures. She applies this knowledge to personalised services, adaptive systems, and detecting behavioural changes. She is also interested in improving interdisciplinary research methods, especially in response to new technologies, ethical considerations, and the use of digital tools in psychological research.
Keywords
- Social psychology
- Technology Use
- Security
- Personality
- Smartphone
- Mobile
- Behavioural Measures
- Behavioural Analytics
- Computational Social Science
- Digital Traces
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Reimagining research practices: towards a sustainable, ethical and inclusive future
Schofield, A. (Principal Investigator), Gordon, B. (Co-Investigator), Lopez-Galviz, C. (Co-Investigator), Philpot, R. (Co-Investigator), Barker, P. (Co-Investigator), Levine, M. (Co-Investigator), Shaw, H. (Co-Investigator), Sykes, E. (Co-Investigator), Kwon, N. (Research Associate), Finnerty, S. (Research Associate), Tao, Y. (Research Associate), Gold, C. (Project Manager), Robinson, S. (Research Associate), Seymour, V. (Educational Fellow), Vidler, J. (Embedded Systems Engineer), Dobson, G. (Software Developer) & Craddock, D. (Educational Fellow)
1/05/24 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
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SL: Lancaster University Policing Academic Centre of Excellence (L-PACE)
Neequaye, D. (Co-Investigator), Shaw, H. (Co-Investigator), Levine, M. (Principal Investigator), McDaniel, J. (Co-Investigator), Podoletz, L. (Co-Investigator), De Camargo, C. (Co-Investigator), Philpot, R. (Co-Investigator) & Nightingale, S. (Co-Investigator)
Project: Research
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SL: Building a minimal viable digital identity from digital footprints/traces
Shaw, H. (Principal Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
15/06/23 → 15/12/23
Project: Research
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The DECIDE Framework: Describing Ethical Choices in Digital-Behavioral-Data Explorations
Shaw, H., Brown, O., Hinds, J., Nightingale, S., Towse, J. & Ellis, D., 30/09/2025, In: Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science. 8, 3Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Assessing computational reproducibility in Behavior Research Methods
Ellis, D., Towse, J., Brown, O., Cork, A., Davidson, B., Devereux, S., Hinds, J., Ivory, M., Nightingale, S., Parry, D., Piwek, L., Shaw, H. & Towse, A., 31/12/2024, In: Behavior Research Methods. 56, p. 8745-8760 16 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Is being anti-vegan a distinct dietarian identity? An investigation with omnivores, vegans, and self-identified "anti-vegans"
Gregson, R., Piazza, J. & Shaw, H., 1/01/2024, In: Appetite. 192, 107126.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Behavioral consistency in the digital age
Shaw, H., Taylor, P., Ellis, D. & Conchie, S., 1/03/2022, In: Psychological Science. 33, 3, p. 364-370 7 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Fuzzy constructs in technology usage scales
Davidson, B. I., Shaw, H. & Ellis, D. A., 31/08/2022, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 133, 10 p., 107206.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Pro2 Device Prototyping Summer School
Shaw, H. (Speaker) & Vidler, J. (Speaker)
15/07/2025 → 18/07/2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
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BPS Cyberpsychology Section Annual Conference 2025
Shaw, H. (Speaker)
9/07/2025 → 10/07/2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
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Technology, Mind, and Behavior (Journal)
Shaw, H. (Peer reviewer)
06/2025 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Open Hardware Summit 2025
Shaw, H. (Participant) & Vidler, J. (Participant)
30/05/2025 → 31/05/2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
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SPRITE+ Expert Fellows meeting
Shaw, H. (Consultant)
6/05/2025 → 7/05/2025Activity: Expert Knowledge and Consultancy types › Expert Opinion
Press/Media
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Are Emerging Digital Behavioural Biometrics Able To Identify Us?
8/04/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Time spent on smartphones not linked to mental health problems – new research
30/11/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Newspaper Article
Datasets
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BPD and Behaviour Reddit Dataset (BBRD)
Entwistle, C. (Creator), Nightingale, S. (Supervisor), Shaw, H. (Contributor) & Boyd, R. (Supervisor), Lancaster University, 12/12/2024
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/697
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