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Dr. Haneen Deeb is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Portsmouth's School of Psychology, Sport and Health Sciences, specializing in Forensic Psychology within the International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology. She holds BA (2005) and MA (2012) degrees from the American University of Beirut and completed her PhD in 2017 through the Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate Programme in Legal Psychology under supervision of Professors Aldert Vrij, Lorraine Hope, Samantha Mann, Pär Anders Granhag, and Leif Strömwall.
Her research focuses on advanced interview techniques for deception detection, particularly examining how sketch-based interviews and opinion-based protocols affect verbal cue generation. Key interests include statement consistency analysis, omission lie detection, cognitive load effects on interview quality, and model statement applications. Her work bridges laboratory research with practical forensic applications, emphasizing real-world interrogation validity.
Analysis of her recent publications (2023-2025) reveals a strong emphasis on methodological innovation in deception detection, with increasing focus on automated coding systems, cross-cultural applications, and the integration of nonverbal communication cues. Her research consistently targets practical forensic psychology improvements, particularly in police interview protocols and truth verification techniques.
Dr. Deeb has secured significant research funding from the Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats (CREST) and the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group (HIG), supporting her laboratory work within Professor Vrij's research team. She actively contributes to forensic psychology training materials through Project Aletheia's investigative interviewing guides covering memory recall, rapport building, eyewitness identification flaws, and decision-making pitfalls.
Her laboratory work operates within the International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology, where she collaborates extensively with leading researchers in deception detection, including Professors Aldert Vrij, Samantha Mann, and Sara Leal. This collaborative environment fosters interdisciplinary approaches combining cognitive psychology, law enforcement practices, and technological innovations in lie detection.
