Ray Bull (psychologist)

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Ray Bull
CitizenshipBritish
OccupationPresident of the European Association of Psychology and Law

Ray Bull is a British psychologist and emeritus professor of forensic psychology at the University of Leicester. He is also a visiting professor at the University of Portsmouth and a part-time professor of criminal investigation at the University of Derby. Since 2014, he has been the president of the European Association of Psychology and Law. [1] [2]

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Work

Bull is known for his work on investigative interviewing of criminal suspects, witnesses, and victims. [3] [4] [5]

Honors and awards

Bull was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society in 2010, a fellow of the Association of Psychological Sciences in 2009, and received the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group's Senior Academic Award in 2009. [1] In 2012, he became the first honorary lifetime member of the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group. [2] In 2008, he received the European Association of Psychology and Law's Award for Life-time Contribution to Psychology and Law. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Profile: Professor Ray Bull - University of Portsmouth". www.port.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 ls149. "Professor Ray Bull — University of Leicester". www2.le.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. "Professor Ray Bull - University of Derby". www.derby.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  4. "Professor Ray Bull — University of Leicester". www2.le.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. Scott, Alev (30 January 2015). "U.S. Develops New 'Soft' Techniques To End Torture". Newsweek. Retrieved 14 July 2017.