Daniel Carragher

Dr Daniel Carragher is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Adelaide's School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. He maintains an active research profile with office location in Hughes Building (Room 725) on North Terrace campus.

His research specializes in face perception and identification, investigating how humans recognize facial identities and emotional expressions. Key focus areas include:

• One-to-one face matching tasks in real-world scenarios (e.g., ID verification)
• Human performance when assisted by facial recognition technology
• Impact of COVID-19 face masks on identification accuracy
• First impressions derived from facial appearance
• Visuospatial attention and ensemble coding mechanisms

His work bridges cognitive psychology with practical applications in security and biometrics.

Dr Carragher is eligible to supervise Masters and PhD candidates, with planned 2026 honors projects examining human decision-making in face verification tasks influenced by algorithm outputs. His supervision focuses on psychological aspects rather than technical algorithm development.