Dr. David Neequaye is a Lecturer in Social Psychology at Lancaster University's Fylde College within the Department of Psychology. His research primarily focuses on examining how individuals ask and answer questions, with particular emphasis on security-related conversations, cognitive processes affecting disclosure, ethics of investigative interviewing, and deception detection. Neequaye's research spans Social Psychology, Applied Ethics, Investigative Interviewing, Deception Detection, and Security Studies. His work investigates the cognitive mechanisms behind information disclosure in intelligence contexts, the ethics of interrogation techniques, and the reliability of lie detection methods. He has made significant contributions to understanding how rapport functions in investigative settings and why it remains conceptually challenging to define. His publication record demonstrates a strong focus on lie detection research, cognitive load theory in deception, and intelligence gathering methodologies. Recent work examines how intelligence interviewees mentally identify relevant information, how members of illicit networks navigate investigative interviews, and the use of shared experiences to recruit committed human intelligence sources. His research shows consistent progression from foundational priming studies to more complex examinations of network dynamics and ethical considerations in security contexts. Neequaye's work has been published in leading interdisciplinary journals including Legal and Criminological Psychology, Royal Society Open Science, and Collabra: Psychology, reflecting the broad impact of his research across psychology, criminology, and security studies. His collaborative work with researchers like Pär Anders Granhag and Timothy J. Luke demonstrates strong international research connections in forensic and security psychology.
