Hayley Cullen

Hayley Cullen is a Lecturer in Psychological Sciences at Macquarie University, with prior roles including Associate Lecturer at the University of Newcastle and casual academic/research assistant at the University of Sydney. She specializes in forensic psychology and psycho-legal research, focusing on factors affecting eyewitness accuracy, juror decision-making, and evidence-based policing reforms.

Education: PhD in Psychology from the University of Sydney (2021), focusing on inattentional blindness in criminal eyewitnesses.

Research spans wrongful convictions, jury cognition, and legal procedure improvements. Notable areas include mitigating misinformation effects in legal contexts, evaluating police practices, and enhancing victim access to justice. Her work has influenced Australian legal cases and High Court judgments.

Awards include teaching accolades (2021, 2016-2017) and research recognition (2023 EnCouRage Symposium). She actively collaborates with legal professionals and contributes to public discourse via media engagements.

Current roles include co-course director for the Bachelor of Psychology (OUA) and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee member. She supervises students on topics like eyewitness memory and jury psychology.