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Dr Adrian Scott

Lecturer

Background

Adrian joined the Sellenger Centre for Research in Law, Justice and Social Change as a Post Doctoral Research Fellow in 2009. Prior to this appointment, he worked as a Psychology Officer/Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Bath, UK, for five years.

Adrian is currently a lecturer in the School of Law and Justice and has a broad interest in Forensic and Criminological Psychology, specialising in the areas of perceptions of stalking, investigative interviewing and eyewitness testimony.

Staff qualifications

• PhD, University of Bath
• MSc Applied Forensic Psychology, University of Leicester
• MSc Social Research, University of Bath
  
• BSc Psychology and Sociology (Hons), University of Bath

Research

Research interests

• Perceptions of stalking
• Investigative interviewing
  
• Eyewitness testimony

Research grants

• 2011 - Dooley, J.J. (Chief investigator), Scott, A.J., Robertson, J., & Tunnelcliffe, M. (Associate investigators). Decision-making skills of police recruits in virtual reality. Edith Cowan Faculty of Business and Law Strategic Grant $20,000.
  
• 2011 - Scott, A.J. (Chief investigator), Gabbert, F., & Pedretti, P. (Associate investigators). Memory, eyewitness accuracy and the quality of police interview statements. Faculty of Business and Law Strategic Grant $16,624.
  
• 2010 - Scott, A.J. (Chief investigator), Pedretti, P., & Bull, R. (Associate investigators). The influence of WA Police training on the quality of witness interviews. Edith Cowan Faculty of Business and Law Starter Grant $9,677.
  
• 2010 - Scott, A.J. (Chief investigator) & Sheridan, L. (Associate investigator). International perceptions of stalking and responsibility: The influence of the perpetrator-victim relationship, severity of behaviour, perpetrator-victim sex and domestic situation. Edith Cowan Early Career Researcher Grant $22,710.
  

Selected publications

Books

• Scott, A.J. (2010). Forensic psychology. In N. Holt & R. Lewis (Series Eds.), Palgrave insights in psychology. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Refereed articles

• Duff, S.C., & Scott, A.J. (in press). Changing perceptions of stalking: The impact of additional contextual information regarding the breakdown of relationships. Journal of Criminal Psychology.
• Scott, A.J., Rajakaruna, N., & Sheridan, L. (in press). Framing and perceptions of stalking: The influence of conduct severity and the perpetrator-target relationship. Psychology, Crime and Law.
  
• Scott, A.J., & Gavin, J. (2011). The influence of prior relationship on perceptions of stalking in mock jury deliberations. Forensic Update, 104, 37-37.
  
• Scott, A.J., & Sheridan, L. (2011). ‘Reasonable’ perceptions of stalking: The influence of conduct severity and the perpetrator-target relationship. Psychology, Crime and Law, 17(4), 331-343.
  
• Scott, A.J., & Tse, P.K. (2011). An exploratory study of the influence of perpetrator and victim sex on perceptions of stalking. Forensic Update, 103, 9-13.
• Scott, A.J., Lloyd, R., & Gavin, J. (2010). The influence of prior relationship on perceptions of stalking in the United Kingdom and Australia. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 37(11), 1185-1194.
• Sheridan, L., & Scott, A.J. (2010). Perceptions of harm: Verbal versus physical abuse in stalking scenarios. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 37(4), 400-416.
• Scott, A.J. (2008). The psychology of stalking. Psychology Review, 13(4), 2-5.

Conference presentations

• Scott, A.J., & Dooley, J.J. (2012). Online social networking behaviours, cyber-bullying and mental health in Australian students. Poster presented at the 32nd Annual Congress of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 23-25 November, Melbourne, Australia.
• Scott, A.J., & Dooley, J.J. (2012). The impact of private versus public cyber-victimization on adolescent mental health. Poster presented at the 32nd Annual Congress of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 23-25 November, Melbourne, Australia.
• Scott, A.J., Fundell-Williamson, L.E.S., Rudnai, E., & Henry, P.J., Pedretti, P., & Bull, R. (2012). Asking the right questions: The influence of training on the questioning skills of police recruits in witness interviews. Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Congress of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 23-25 November, Melbourne, Australia.
• Scott, A.J., Williams, J., Rudnai, E., Fundell-Williamson, L.E.S., & Gabbert, F. (2012). Piecing it all together: The influence of discussion and delay on the accuracy of eyewitness free recall. Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Congress of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 23-25 November, Melbourne, Australia.
• Tudor-Owen, J., Scott, A.J., Pedretti, P., Henry, P.J., & Bull, R. (2012). How intuitive is PEACE? An examination of untrained police recruits’ plans, interviews and evaluations. Poster presented at the 32nd Annual Congress of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 23-25 November, Melbourne, Australia.
• Colloff, M.F., Scott, A.J., Gavin, J., & Sheridan, L. (2012). The influence of victim engagement on perceptions of stalking and responsibility. Poster presented at The British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, 26-28 June, Cardiff, UK.
• Duff, S.C., Scott, A.J., Sheridan, L., & Sleath, E. (2012). International perceptions of stalking: The influence of reason for partner disengagement and perpetrator-target sex. Paper presented at The British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, 26-28 June, Cardiff, UK.
• McElhone, R.L., Scott, A.J., Gavin, J., & Sleath, E. (2012). The influence of victim intoxication, flirtation and persistence on perceptions of stalking and responsibility. Poster presented at The British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, 26-28 June, Cardiff, UK.
• Scott, A.J., Duff, S.C., Sheridan, L., & Sleath, E. (2012). International perceptions of stalking: The influence of prior relationship, perpetrator sex, target sex, and participant sex. Paper presented at The British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, 26-28 June, Cardiff, UK.
• Seymour, C.M., Warren, K.L., Scott, A.J., & Alexander, M.M. (2012). Is it your fault? The perceptions of stalking behaviour over the Internet. Poster presented at the American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, 14-17 March, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
  
• Duff, S.C., & Scott, A.J. (2011). The impact of relationship breakdown on perceptions of stalking.Paper presented at The British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, 22-24 June, Portsmouth, UK.
  
• Scott, A.J., Pedretti, P., Henry, P.J., & Bull, R. (2011). An exploration of untrained police recruits’ natural interviewing styles. Poster presented at The British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, 22-24 June, Portsmouth, UK.
• Scott, A.J., & Sheridan, L. (2011). Experiences of stalking in same-sex and opposite-sex contexts. Poster presented at The British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, 22-24 June, Portsmouth, UK.
• Scott, A.J., Sheridan, L., Colloff, M.F., McElhone, R.L., & Groves, J.E. (2011). International perceptions of stalking: The influence of the severity of behaviour and prior relationship. Paper presented at The British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, 22-24 June, Portsmouth, UK.
• Vines, R., Scott, A.J., Thomson, D.M., & Joiner, R. (2011). The influence of perpetrator age on perceptions of stalking. Poster presented at The British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference,22-24 June, Portsmouth, UK.
  
• Scott, A.J., Gavin, J., Sleath, E., & Sheridan, L. (2011). Perceptions of victim responsibility: The influence of prior relationship and conduct severity in stalking scenarios. Paper presented at the AP-LS/4th International Congress on Psychology and Law, 3-5 March, Miami, FL, USA.
• Scott, A.J., & Sheridan, L. (2011). Perceptions of harm: The influence of verbal threats, physical abuse and physical injury in stalking scenarios. Paper presented at the AP-LS/4th International Congress on Psychology and Law, 3-5 March, Miami, FL, USA.