By Associate Professor David White

Journal articles

Hu Y; Jackson K; Yates A; White D; Phillips PJ; O'Toole A, 2017, 'Qualitative Differences Between Professional Forensic Face Examiners and Untrained People in Person Recognition Are Revealed by Item Analysis', Journal of Vision, 17, pp. 615 - 615, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/17.10.615

Hu Y; Jackson K; Yates A; White D; Phillips PJ; O’Toole AJ, 2017, 'Person recognition: Qualitative differences in how forensic face examiners and untrained people rely on the face versus the body for identification', Visual Cognition, 25, pp. 492 - 506, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13506285.2017.1297339

Towler A; White D; Kemp RI, 2017, 'Evaluating the feature comparison strategy for forensic face identification', Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied, 23, pp. 47 - 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xap0000108

White D; Rivolta D; Burton AM; Al-Janabi S; Palermo R, 2017, 'Face matching impairment in developmental prosopagnosia', Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 70, pp. 287 - 297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2016.1173076

Edmond G; Towler A; Growns B; Ribeiro G; Found B; White D; Ballantyne K; Searston RA; Thompson MB; Tangen JM; Kemp RI; Martire K, 2017, 'Thinking forensics: Cognitive science for forensic practitioners', Science and Justice, 57, pp. 144 - 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2016.11.005

Towler A; Kemp RI; White D, 2017, 'Unfamiliar face matching systems in applied settings', Face processing: systems, disorders and cultural differences

Beattie L; Walsh D; McLaren J; Biello SM; White D, 2016, 'Perceptual impairment in face identification with poor sleep', Royal Society Open Science, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160321

Edmond G; Found B; Martire K; Ballantyne K; Hamer D; Searston R; Thompson M; Cunliffe E; Kemp R; San Roque M; Tangen J; Dioso-Villa R; Ligertwood A; Hibbert D; White D; Ribeiro G; Porter G; Towler A; Roberts A; Hibbert B, 2016, 'Model forensic science', Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 48, pp. 496 - 537, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00450618.2015.1128969

White D; Burton AL; Kemp RI, 2016, 'Not looking yourself: The cost of self-selecting photographs for identity verification', British Journal of Psychology, 107, pp. 359 - 373, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12141

Menon N; White D; Kemp RI, 2015, 'Variation in Photos of the Same Face Drives Improvements in Identity Verification', Perception, 44, pp. 1332 - 1341, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0301006615599902

White D; Dunn JD; Schmid AC; Kemp RI, 2015, 'Error rates in users of automatic face recognition software', Plos One, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139827

Menon N; White D; Kemp RI, 2015, 'Identity-level representations affect unfamiliar face matching performance in sequential but not simultaneous tasks', Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 68, pp. 1777 - 1793, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2014.990468

White D; Jonathon Phillips P; Hahn CA; Hill M; O’Toole AJ, 2015, 'Perceptual expertise in forensic facial image comparison', Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.1292

Ritchie KL; Smith FG; Jenkins R; Bindemann M; White D; Burton AM, 2015, 'Viewers base estimates of face matching accuracy on their own familiarity: Explaining the photo-ID paradox', Cognition, 141, pp. 161 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2015.05.002

Menon N; White D; Kemp RI, 2015, 'Identity-level representations affect unfamiliar face matching performance in sequential but not simultaneous tasks', Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2014.990468

Frowd CD; White D; Kemp RI; Jenkins R; Nawaz K; Herold K, 2014, 'Constructing faces from memory: The impact of image likeness and prototypical representations', Journal of Forensic Practice, 16, pp. 243 - 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JFP-08-2013-0042

White D; Kemp RI; Jenkins R; Matheson M; Burton AM, 2014, 'Passport officers' errors in face matching', Plos One, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103510

Towler A; White D; Kemp RI, 2014, 'Evaluating training methods for facial image comparison: The face shape strategy does not work', Perception, 43, pp. 214 - 218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/p7676

White D; Kemp RI; Jenkins R; Burton AM, 2014, 'Feedback training for facial image comparison', Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 21, pp. 100 - 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13423-013-0475-3

White D; Burton AM; Jenkins R; Kemp RI, 2014, 'Redesigning photo-ID to improve unfamiliar face matching performance', Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied, 20, pp. 166 - 173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xap0000009

Edmond G; Martire KA; Kemp RI; Hamer D; Hibbert B; Ligertwood A; Porter G; San Roque M; Searston R; Tangen J; Thompson M; White D, 2014, 'How to cross-examine forensic scientists: A guide for lawyers', Australian Bar Review, 39, pp. 174 - 197, http://mbthompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Edmond-HowToCross-ExamineForensicScientists.pdf

White D; Burton AM; Kemp RI; Jenkins R, 2013, 'Crowd effects in unfamiliar face matching', Applied Cognitive Psychology, 27, pp. 769 - 777, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.2971

Sandford A; Burton AM; White D, 2013, 'Transparency of geometric distortions in face identity', I-PERCEPTION, 4, pp. 480 - 480, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000336568300005&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Strathie A; Strathie A; White D, 2012, 'In the dock: Chimeric image composites reduce face identification accuracy', Applied Cognitive Psychology, 26, pp. 140 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.1806

Megreya ; White D; Burton AM, 2011, 'The other race effect does not rely on memory: Evidence from a matching task.', Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 64, pp. 1473 - 1483, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2011.575228

Jenkins R; White D; Van Montfort X; Burton M, 2011, 'Variability in photos of the same face', Cognition, 121, pp. 313 - 323, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2011.08.001

Mike Burton A; White D; McNeill A, 2010, 'The glasgow face matching test', Behavior Research Methods, 42, pp. 286 - 291, http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/BRM.42.1.286

Du Mont J; White D; McGregor MJ, 2009, 'Investigating the medical forensic examination from the perspectives of sexually assaulted women', SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE, 68, pp. 774 - 780, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.11.010

Burton AM; Jenkins R; Hancock PJB; White D, 2005, 'Robust representations for face recognition: The power of averages', Cognitive Psychology, 51, pp. 256 - 284, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cogpsych.2005.06.003

Conference Papers

Eslami Afrooz A; White D; Neuman M, 2014, 'Way-finding improves visual memory for built environments', in Kiefer P; Giannopoulos I; Raubal M; Krüger A (eds.), CEUR Workshop Proceedings, CEUR-WS - Peter Kiefer, Ioannis Giannopoulos, Martin Raubal, Antonio Krüger., Vienna, Austria, pp. 57 - 61, presented at Eye Tracking for Spatial Research, Vienna, Austria, 23 September 2014 - 25 September 2014, http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1241/paper12.pdf

Eslami Afrooz A; White D; Neuman M, 2014, 'Which visual cues are important in way-finding? Measuring the influence of travel mode on visual memory for built environments', in Caltenco H; Hedvall P; Larsson A; Rassmus-Grohn K; Rydeman B (eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Universal Design UD2014, IOS Press, Lund, Sweden, pp. 394 - 403, presented at International Conference on Universal Design UD2014, Lund, Sweden, 16 June 2014 - 18 June 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-403-9-394

Jenkins R; White D, 2009, 'Commercial face recognition doesn't work', in 2009 International Symposium on Bio Inspired Learning and Intelligent Systems for Security Bliss 2009, pp. 43 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/BLISS.2009.22

Jenkins R; Burton AM; White D, 2006, 'Face Recognition from Unconstrained Images: Progress with Prototypes', 02 April 2006 - 06 April 2006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/FGR.2006.45

Conference Abstracts

Miellet S; Dunn JD; Varela VPL; Popovic B; Summersby S; White D, 2023, 'The computational value of face information sampled by super-recognizers', in Journal of Vision, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Vol. 23, pp. 4744 - 4744, presented at Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/jov.23.9.4744

Reports

White D; Towler A; Jeffery L; Kemp R; Palermo R; Ballantyne K; Curby K; Edmond G; Martire K; O'Toole A; Phillips J; San Roque M; Wilmer J; Carter T; Dunn J; Tullberg C; Ferguson D; Geach J; Heyer R; Michalski D; Moreton R; Noyes E; Ritchie K; Sutherland C, 2020, Evaluating face identification expertise: Turning theory into practice, https://socialsciences.org.au/workshop/evaluating-face-identification-expertise-turning-theory-into-practice/

Software / Code

Balsdon T; Summersby S; Kemp RI; White D, 2018, Analysis and Supporting Data from "Improving face identification with specialist teams" by Balsdon, Summersby, Kemp & White (2018). Article published in Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications., Published: 08 January 2018, Software / Code

Theses / Dissertations

Eslami Afrooz A, 2016, The influence of active versus passive exploration of the built environment on way-finding and visual memory

Preprints

Dunn JD; de Lima Varela VP; Popovic B; Summersby S; White D; Miellet S, 2025, Super-recognisers sample visual information of superior computational value for facial recognition, http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/3h5uj_v2

Dunn JD; White D; Sutherland C; Miller EJ; Steward BA; Dawel A, 2025, Super-Recognisers can Detect AI-hyperrealism, http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/fwjsb_v2

White D; Phillips J, 2025, The State of Modeling Face Processing in Humans with Deep Learning, http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/hfjmq_v2

White D, 2024, What is special about super-recognisers?, http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/sd95m

Dunn JD; White D; Sutherland C; Miller EJ; Steward BA; Dawel A, 2024, AI-generated face detection: Why super-recognisers succeed where others fail, http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/fwjsb

Dunn JD; Towler A; Popovic B; de Courcey A; Lee N-Y; Kemp R; Miellet S; White D, 2024, Flexible use of facial features supports face identity processing, http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/c7yfu

Popovic B; Dunn JD; Towler A; White D, 2024, Normative face recognition ability test scores vary across online participant pools, http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/52k7w

Dunn JD; White D; Sutherland C; Miller EJ; Steward BA; Dawel A, 2024, Super-Recognisers can Detect AI-hyperrealism, http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/fwjsb_v1

White D; Phillips J, 2024, The State of Modeling Face Processing in Humans with Deep Learning, http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/hfjmq

White D; Phillips J, 2024, The State of Modeling Face Processing in Humans with Deep Learning, http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/hfjmq_v1

Dunn JD; de Lima Varela VP; Popovic B; Summersby S; White D; Miellet S, 2023, Superior computational value of face information sampled by super-recognizers, http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/3h5uj

Dunn JD; de Lima Varela VP; Popovic B; Summersby S; White D; Miellet S, 2023, Superior computational value of face information sampled by super-recognizers, http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/3h5uj_v1

de Lima Varela VP; Towler A; Kemp R; White D, 2022, Looking at faces in the wild, http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/v7df6

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