Job Title
Professor
Department
Psychology
Phone
024 7657 5680
Email
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Research Interests
Applied memory and cognition, particularly the application of cognitive data and theory to legal and clinical contexts; false memories, episodic and autobiographical memory, witness evidence, police procedures, legal decision making, deception detection.
Biography
Kim Wade is a Professor in Psychology at the University of Warwick. She is a cognitive psychologist specialising in autobiographical and episodic memory, best known for her research demonstrating the power of fabricated evidence (e.g., doctored images/videos) to influence personal memories and behaviour. Kim is especially interested in the mechanisms that drive the development of false memories, and in refining the theories that explain false memory phenomena. Much of her work has implications for policymakers and professionals in legal settings (e.g., witness evidence in criminal and civil cases, police investigative techniques, "recovered" memories in the courtroom). She has served as an Associate Editor at Legal and Criminological Psychology for 8 years. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the international Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) and Deputy Director of Warwick's Centre for Operational Police Research (COPR). Her research is published in many high-impact journals, and appears frequently in the media, in undergraduate texts, and in books for the educated layperson.
- Jobson, Laura, Wade, Kimberley A., Rasor, Samantha, Spearing, Emily R., McEwen, Cassandra, Fahmi, Danielle, 2023. Associations between the misinformation effect, trauma exposure and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. Memory, 31 (2), pp. 179-191
- 'Wade, Kimberley A., 'Cartwright-Finch, Ula, 2022. 'The science of witness memory : implications for practice and procedure in international arbitration. Journal of International Arbitration, 39 (1), pp. 1-28
- 'Nightingale, J., 'Wade, Kimberley A., 'Watson, Derrick G., 2022. 'Investigating age-related differences in ability to distinguish between original and manipulated images. Psychology and Aging
- 'Spearing, Emily R., 'Wade, Kimberley A., 2022. 'Long retention intervals impair the confidence-accuracy relationship for eyewitness recall. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
- 'Wade, Kimberley A., 'Spearing, Emily R., 2022. 'The effect of cross-examination style questions on adult eyewitness accuracy depends on question type and eyewitness confidence. Memory
- Sharma, P. R., Wade, Kimberley A., Jobson, L., 2022. A systematic review of the relationship between emotion and susceptibility to misinformation. Memory, 31 (1), pp. 1-21
- Nightingale, S., Wade, Kimberley A., 2022. Identifying and minimising the impact of fake visual media : current and future directions. Memory, Mind, & Media, 1
- Spearing, Emily R., Wade, Kimberley A., 2021. Providing eyewitness confidence judgments during versus after eyewitness interviews does not affect the confidence-accuracy relationship. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 11 (1), pp. 54-65
- Norman, Danielle, Wade, Kimberley A., Williams, Mark A., Watson, Derrick G., 2020. Caught virtually lying ? crime scenes in virtual reality help to expose suspects' concealed recognition. Journal of Applied Memory and Cognition, 9 (1), pp. 118-127
- Taylor, Andrea, Sanson, Mevagh, Burnell, Ryan, Wade, Kimberley A., Garry, Maryanne, 2020. Disfluent difficulties are not desirable difficulties : the (lack of) effect of Sans Forgetica on memory. Memory, 28 (7), pp. 850-857
- Otgaar, Henry, Bu¨cken, Charlotte, Bogaard, Glynis, Wade, Kimberley A., Hopwood, Alasdair, Scoboria, Alan, Howe, Mark, 2019. Nonbelieved memories in the false memory archive. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
- Ito, Hiroshi, Barzykowski, Krystian, Grzesik, Magdalena, Gülgöz, Sami, Gürdere, Ceren, Janssen, Steve M.J., Khor, Jessie, Rowthorn, Harriet, Wade, Kimberley A., Luna, Karlos, Albuquerque, Pedro B., Kumar, Devvarta, Singh, Arman Deep, Cecconello, William Weber, Cadavid, Sara, Laird, Nicole C., Baldassari, Mario J., Lindsay, D. Stephen, Mori, Kazuo, 2019. Eyewitness Memory Distortion Following Co-Witness Discussion: A Replication of Garry, French, Kinzett, and Mori (2008) in Ten Countries. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 8 (1), pp. 68-77
- Ito, Hiroshi, Barzykowski, Krystian, Grzesik, Magdalena, Gülgöz, Sami, Gürdere, Ceren, Janssen, Steve M. J., Khor, Jessie, Rowthorn, Harriet, Wade, Kimberley A., Luna, Karlos, Albuquerque, Pedro B., Kumar, Devvarta, Deep Singh, Arman, Weber Cecconello, William, Cadavid, Sara, Laird, Nicole, Baldassari, Mario J., Lindsay, D. Stephen, Mori, Kazuo, 2019. Eyewitness memory distortion following co-witness discussion : a replication of Garry, French, Kinzett and Mori (2008) in ten countries. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 8 (1), pp. 68-77
- Nightingale, Sophie J., Wade, Kimberley A., Farid, Hany, Watson, Derrick G., 2019. Can people detect errors in shadows and reflections?. Attention, Perception and Psychophysics, 81, pp. 2917-2943
- Wade, Kimberley A., Nash, R. A., Lindsay, D. S., 2018. Reasons to doubt the reliability of eyewitness memory : commentary on Wixted, Mickes, and Fisher (2018). Perspectives on Psychological Science
- Sukumar, Divya, Wade, Kimberley A., Hodgson, Jacqueline, 2018. Truth-tellers stand the test of time and contradict evidence less than liars, even months after a crime. Law and Human Behavior, 42 (2), pp. 145-155
- Wade, Kimberley A., Garry, Maryanne, Pezdek, Kathy, 2018. Deconstructing Rich False Memories of Committing Crime: Commentary on Shaw and Porter (2015). Psychological Science, 29 (3), pp. 471-476
- Colloff, M. F., Wade, Kimberley A., Strange, D., Wixted, J. T., 2018. Filler siphoning theory does not predict the effect of lineup fairness on the ability to discriminate innocent from guilty suspects : reply to Smith, Wells, Smalarz, and Lampinen. Psychological Science, 29 (9), pp. 1552-1557
- Robertson, David J., Mungall, Andrew, Watson, Derrick G., Wade, Kimberley A., Nightingale, Sophie J., Butler, Stephen, 2018. Detecting morphed passport photos : a training and individual differences approach. Cognitive Research : Principles and Implications, 3
- Wade, Kimberley A., Garry, Maryanne, Pezdek, Kathy, 2017. De-constructing rich false memories of committing crime : commentary on Shaw and Porter (2015). Psychological Science
- Nash, Robert Alastair, Wade, Kimberley A., Garry, Maryanne, Adelman, James S., 2017. A robust preference for cheap-and-easy strategies over reliable strategies when verifying personal memories. Memory, 25 (7), pp. 890-899
- Nightingale, Sophie J., Wade, Kimberley A., Watson, Derrick G., 2017. Can people identify original and manipulated photos of real-world scenes?. Cognitive Research : Principles and Implications, 2
- Colloff, Melissa F., Wade, Kimberley A., Wixted, John T., Maylor, Elizabeth A., 2017. A signal-detection analysis of eyewitness identification across the adult lifespan. Psychology and Aging, 32 (3), pp. 243-258
- Nash, R. A., Wade, Kimberley A., Garry, M., Loftus, E. F., Ost, J., 2017. Misrepresentations and flawed logic about the prevalence of false memories. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 31 (1), pp. 31-33
- Colloff, Melissa F., Wade, Kimberley A., Strange, D., 2016. Unfair lineups make witnesses more likely to confuse innocent and guilty suspects. Psychological Science, 27 (9), pp. 1227-1239
- Sukumar, Divya, Wade, Kimberley A., Hodgson, Jacqueline, 2016. Strategic disclosure of evidence : perspectives from psychology and law. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 22 (3), pp. 306-313
- Scoboria, A., Wade, Kimberley A., Lindsay, D. S., Azad, T., Strange, D., Ost, J., Hyman, I. E., 2016. A mega-analysis of memory reports from eight peer-reviewed false memory implantation studies. Memory, 25 (2), pp. 146-163
- Sukumar, Divya, Hodgson, Jacqueline, Wade, Kimberley A., 2016. Behind closed doors : live observations of current police station disclosure practices and lawyer-client consultations. Criminal Law Review, 12, pp. 900-914
- Sukumar, Divya, Hodgson, Jacqueline, Wade, Kimberley A., 2016. How the timing of police evidence disclosure impacts custodial legal advice. The International Journal of Evidence & Proof, 20 (3), pp. 200-216
- Nash, R. A., Wade, Kimberley A., Garry, M., Loftus, Elizabeth F., Ost, J., 2016. Misrepresentations and flawed logic about the prevalence of false memories.. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 31 (1), pp. 31-33
- Wright, Deborah S., Nash, Robert Alastair, Wade, Kimberley A., 2015. Encouraging eyewitnesses to falsely corroborate allegations : effects of rapport-building and incriminating evidence. Psychology, Crime and Law, 21 (7), pp. 648-660
- Alogna, V., Attaya, M., Aucoin, M. K, Bahnik, S., Birch, S., Birt, A. R., Bornstein, B., Bouwmeester, S., Brandimonte, M. A., Brown, C., Buswell, K., Carlson, C., Carlson, M., Chu, S., Cislak, A., Colarusso, M., Colloff, Melissa F., Dellapaoler, K. S., Delvenne, J. -F., Di Domenico, A. et al (Select to open full list), 2014. Registered replication report : Schooler and Engstler-Schooler (1990). Perspectives on Psychological Science, 9 (5), pp. 556-578
- Wade, Kimberley A., Nash, Robert A., Garry, Maryanne, 2014. People consider reliability and cost when verifying their autobiographical memories. Acta psychologica, 146, pp. 28-34
- Badham, Stephen P., Wade, Kimberley A., Watts, Hannah J. E., Woods, Natalie G., Maylor, Elizabeth A., 2013. Replicating distinctive facial features in lineups : identification performance in young versus older adults. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 20 (2), pp. 289-295
- Wright, Deborah S., Wade, Kimberley A., Watson, Derrick G., 2013. Delay and déjà vu : timing and repetition increase the power of false evidence. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 20 (4), pp. 812-818
- Anand, Sarabjot Singh, Jhumka, Arshad, Wade, Kimberley A., 2011. Towards the ordering of events from multiple textual evidence sources. International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics, Vol.3 (No.2), pp. 16-34
- McClure, John, Patel, Gauranga Jeram, Wade, Kimberley A., 2011. Attributions and expectations for the behavior of persons with brain injury : the effect of visibility of injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, Vol.26 (No.5), pp. 392-396
- Wade, Kimberley A., Green, Sarah L., Nash, Robert A., 2010. Can fabricated evidence induce false eyewitness testimony?. Applied Cognitive Psychology, Vol.24 (No.7), pp. 899-908
- Nash, Robert Alastair, Wade, Kimberley A., Brewer, Rebecca J., 2009. Why do doctored images distort memory?. Consciousness and Cognition, Vol.18 (No.3), pp. 773-780
- Nash, Robert Alastair, Wade, Kimberley A., Lindsay, D. Stephen, 2009. Digitally manipulating memory : effects of doctored videos and imagination in distorting beliefs and memories. Memory and Cognition, Vol.37 (No.4), pp. 414-424
- Zarkadi, Theodora, Wade, Kimberley A., Stewart, Neil, 2009. Creating fair lineups for suspects with distinctive features. Psychological Science, Vol.20 (No.12), pp. 1448-1453
- Wade, Kimberley A., Garry, Maryanne, Nash, Robert Alastair, Harper, David N., 2009. Anchoring effects in the development of false childhood memories. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, Vol.17 (No.1), pp. 66-72
- Otgaar, Henry, Candel, Ingrid, Merckelbach, Harald, Wade, Kimberley A., 2009. Abducted by a UFO: prevalence information affects young children's false memories for an implausible event. Applied Cognitive Psychology, Vol.23 (No.1), pp. 115-125
- Nash, Robert Alastair, Wade, Kimberley A., 2009. Innocent but proven guilty: eliciting internalized false confessions using doctored-video evidence. Applied Cognitive Psychology, Vol.23 (No.5), pp. 624-637
- McClure, John, Buchanan, Simon, McDowall, John, Wade, Kimberley A., 2008. Attributions for behaviours of persons with brain injury: The role of perceived severity and time since injury. Brain Injury, Vol.22 (No.9), pp. 639-648
- Wade, Kimberley A., Laney, Cara, 2008. Time to rewrite your autobiography?. Psychologist, Vol.21 (No.7), pp. 588-593
- Strange, Deryn, Wade, Kimberley A., Hayne, Harlene, 2008. Creating false memories for events that occurred before versus after the offset of childhood amnesia. Memory, Vol.16 (No.5), pp. 475-484
- Wade, Kimberley A., Sharman, Stefanie J., Garry, Maryanne, Memon, Memon, Mazzoni, Giuliana, Merckelbach, Merckelbach, Loftus, Elizabeth F., 2006. False claims about false memory research. Consciousness and Cognition, Vol.16 (No.1), pp. 18-28
- McClure, John, Devlin, Miranda E., McDowall, John, Wade, Kimberley A., 2006. Visible markers of brain injury influence attributions for adolescents' behaviour. Brain Injury, 20 (Number10), pp. 1029-1035
- Jones, Todd C., Barlett, James C., Wade, Kimberley A., 2006. Nonverbal conjunction errors in recognition memory: Support for familiarity but not for feature bundling. Journal of Memory and Language, 55 (1), pp. 138-155
- Wade, Kimberley A., Garry, Maryanne, 2005. Strategies for verifying false autobiographical memories. American Journal of Psychology, 118 (4), pp. 587-602
- Garry, Maryanne, Wade, Kimberley A., 2005. Actually, a picture is worth less than 45 words : narratives produce more false memories than photographs do. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 12 (2), pp. 359-366
- Lindsay, D. S., Hagen, L., Read, J. D., Wade, Kimberley A., Garry, M., 2004. True photographs and false memories. Psychological Science, 15 (3), pp. 149-154
- Lindsay, D. Stephen, Wade, Kimberley A., Hunter, Michael, Read, J. Don, 2004. Adults' memories of childhood : affect, knowing, and remembering. Memory, 12 (1), pp. 27-43
- Wade, Kimberley A., Garry, Maryanne, Don Read, J., Lindsay, D. Stephen, 2002. A picture is worth a thousand lies : using false photographs to create false childhood memories. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 9 (3), pp. 597-603
- Wade, Kimberley A., Nash, Robert A., Erner, Lily C., 2023. The malleability of memory. Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology, Elsevier
- 'Wade, Kimberley A., 'Nightingale, Sophie J., 'Colloff, Melissa F., 2021. 'Photos and memory. In Rummel, Jan (ed.), Current Issues in Memory : Memory Research in the Public Interest, London, Routledge, pp. 225-240
- Gannon, Theresa A., Gilchrist, Elizabeth, Wade, Kimberley A., 2008. Intrafamilial child and adolescent sexual abuse. In Gannon, Theresa A.; Gilchrist, Elizabeth; Wade, Kimberley A. (eds.), Handbook of social work in child and adolescent sexual abuse, Routledge, pp. 71-101
- Wright, D. S., Wade, Kimberley A., Watson, Derrick G., 2011. Does timing moderate the effect of false evidence on false confessions?. 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, New York, 27-29 Jun 2011
- Hodgson, Jacqueline, Wade, Kimberley A., Stewart, Neil, Hearty, Kevin, Kyneswood, Natalie, Quispe Torreblanca, Edika, Mullett, Timothy L., 2018. Public confidence and crime reduction : the impact of forensic property marking. Centre for Operational Police Research, University of Warwick
- Garry, Maryanne, Sharman, Stefanie J., Wade, Kimberley A., Hunt, Maree J., smith, Peter J., 2001. Imagination inflation is a fact, not an artifact : a reply to Pezdek and Eddy. Memory & Cognition, Psychonomic Society, Inc, pp. 719-729
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