Mandeep Dhami

Mandeep Kaur Dhami
Alma mater	Brunel University of London University of Leicester City University, London
Scientific career
Institutions	Middlesex University Defence Science and Technology Laboratory University of Cambridge University of Victoria University of Maryland, College Park
Thesis	Bailing and jailing the fast and frugal way : an application of social judgement theory and simple heuristics to English magistrates' remand decisions  (2001)

Mandeep K. Dhami is a clinical psychologist and Professor in psychology at Middlesex University. Her research considers decision making strategies and the factors that influence perceptions of risk.

Early life and education

Dhami studied psychology at Brunel University of London. She moved to the University of Leicester for her graduate studies, and earned a master's degree in criminology in 1996. She has said her experiences in criminology and psychology prepared her for a career in science and social policy. ^[1] Dhami was a doctoral researcher at City University, London. Her doctorate explored frugal strategies to bailing and jailing. ^[2] During her doctorate Dhami, worked at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development. She moved to the University of Maryland, College Park for a postdoctoral position, before joining the University of Victoria as a Research Fellow.

Research and career

In 2005 Dhami joined the University of Cambridge as a lecturer in criminology. ^[3] Dhami spent a year as the Principal Social Psychologist at Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. She moved to the University of Surrey in 2011, where she was promoted to Reader. She is a professor of psychology at Middlesex University, where she investigates decision making and the factors that influence people's perception of risk. She was worked in criminal courts and intelligence analysis. Alongside academic roles, Dhami has held positions in two prisons, where she studied the process of mediation in prisons. ^[4]

Dhami was awarded the 2020 NATO SAS Panel Excellence Award. ^[5]

Selected publications

• Mandeep K Dhami; Ralph Hertwig; Ulrich Hoffrage (1 November 2004). "The role of representative design in an ecological approach to cognition". Psychological Bulletin . 130 (6): 959–988. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.130.6.959. ISSN   0033-2909. PMID   15535744. Wikidata   Q34366512.
• Mandeep K Dhami (1 March 2003). "Psychological models of professional decision making". Psychological Science . 14 (2): 175–180. doi:10.1111/1467-9280.01438. ISSN   0956-7976. PMID   12661681. Wikidata   Q52107466.
• Rocio Garcia-Retamero; Mandeep K Dhami (1 February 2009). "Take-the-best in expert-novice decision strategies for residential burglary". Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 16 (1): 163–169. doi:10.3758/PBR.16.1.163. ISSN   1069-9384. PMID   19145028. Wikidata   Q51942505.

References

1. "Mandeep K. Dhami | EADM" . Retrieved 2025-10-13.
2. "Bailing and jailing the fast and frugal way : an application of social judgement theory and simple heuristics to English magistrates' remand decisions | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
3. "Mandeep Dhami". dhami.socialpsychology.org. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
4. Konotey-Ahulu, Olivia. "'They're murderers. But they're lovely guys'". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
5. "Colloquium: "A Panel discussion on algorithms and society" – CS@MDX". cs.mdx.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2025-06-14. Retrieved 2025-10-13.