Graham Pike

Graham Pike is a psychologist with an interest in applied cognition; in particular, how psychological knowledge can be used to obtain evidence from eyewitnesses. He has conducted research with the College of Policing, the Home Office, ACPO and more than 25 police forces, with the aim of improving investigative procedures, and he has helped develop new technology such as the VIPER and E-FIT systems. He joined the OU in 2000 and, as well as being Head of Psychology, has created and directed undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Criminology and Psychology, and the undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology. Graham is currently Director of Research of the Centre for Policing Research and Learning, and is an active member of the Forensic Cognition Research Group. As well as standard research outputs, he has created a great deal of content for the BBC Ideas, OpenLearn and FutureLearn platforms.

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