I am a Lecturer in Psychology at Lancaster University (UK).
My research is at the intersect of Psychology and Behavioural Analytics.
I have centered my research around 5 key themes:
- Psychological, behavioural, and situational profiling using ambulatory assessment, sensor technology and digital footprints.
- How situations impact peoples psychology and behaviours, and how we can develop context aware technologies.
- Technology adoption, drivers of continued technology use, and how technology impacts users.
- Theories of behaviour consistency and change, advocating the need to understand rates of change.
- Interpretable machine learning to model non-linear relations and interactions
Current projects involve:
- The development of digital behavioural biometrics and digital identities.
- Mapping interactions between situations and social behaviours.
- Capturing and analysing definitions of sociotechnical resilience.
- Understanding how context impacts physical activity and sedentary behaviour.
- Ethics of using digital behavioural data in research projects
- Reviewing the longevity and functionality of behaviour research software
I am also writing a book on digital research methods in Psychology. Watch this space!
Recent Publications:
Shaw, H., Taylor, P. J., Ellis, D. A., & Conchie, S. M. (2022). Behavioral Consistency in the Digital Age. Psychological Science, 33(3), 364–370. https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976211040491
Geyer, K., Ellis, D. A., Shaw, H., & Davidson, B. I. (2022). Open-source smartphone app and tools for measuring, quantifying, and visualizing technology use. Behavior Research Methods, 54(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-021-01585-7