Dr Heather Shaw

Lecturer in Psychology

Research 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

SL: Lancaster University Policing Academic Centre of Excellence (L-PACE)
01/01/1900 → …
Research

Pro2 Device Prototyping Summer School
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience

BPS Cyberpsychology Section Annual Conference 2025
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience

Technology, Mind, and Behavior (Journal)
Publication peer-review

Open Hardware Summit 2025
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience

SPRITE+ Expert Fellows meeting
Expert Opinion

Studio Susegad Edinburgh Regional Event
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Current Directions in Psychological Science (Journal)
Publication peer-review

Cuppa Conundrums - Social Media Research
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Springer Nature (Publisher)
Publication peer-review

The Inaugural CAISSathon
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience

Behavioural and Social Sciences in Security 2023
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience

Fifth UK Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Systems Research Symposium
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience

Sprite Plus Conference 2023
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience

Expert Panel Engagement workshops
Expert Opinion

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

Personality and Individual Differences (Journal)
Publication peer-review

Social Processes (Organisational unit)
Other Membership

Social Processes (Organisational unit)
Member of an organisation

  • Security Lancaster
  • Security Lancaster (Behavioural Science)
  • Social Processes