Dr Heather Shaw
Lecturer in PsychologyResearch Overview
Heather Shaw is a Lecturer at Lancaster University teaching Psychology and Behavioural Analytics. She is interested in understanding both the situational and individual factors that influence people's behaviours, through analysing digital behavioural signatures. She applies this knowledge to personalised services, adaptive systems, and detecting behavioural changes. She is also interested in improving interdisciplinary research methods, especially in response to new technologies, ethical considerations, and the use of digital tools in psychological research.
Reimagining research practices: towards a sustainable, ethical and inclusive future
01/05/2024 → 30/04/2026
Research
SL: Building a minimal viable digital identity from digital footprints/traces
15/06/2023 → 15/12/2023
Research
Quantifying smartphone "Use" - How choice of measurement impacts relationships between "Usage" and health
Invited talk
Behavioral Consistency in the Digital Age. Presented as part of the Symposium “ Analyzing Digital Human Behavior: The Shape of Psychology to Come” at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s Annual Convention (SPSP), San Francisco, CA, USA
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Social Processes (Organisational unit)
Other Membership
Social Processes (Organisational unit)
Member of an organisation
- Security Lancaster
- Security Lancaster (Behavioural Science)