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Overview
My research involves the study of hand gestures as a form of communication that can influence others. I have investigated the role that gestures play in misleading eyewitnesses during police interviews and how covert this process of nonverbal suggestion can be. Since completing my PhD on this topic, I have been interested in studying how information can be conveyed to others nonverbally across a variety of communicative situations (including interviews, in attraction and in marketing). Currently, I am also interested in how gestures can be used to detect deception in others, and how gesture behaviour changes in different scenarios.
Research interests
* Eyewitness memory, and the susceptibility to misinformation conveyed through gesture.
* Nonverbal behaviour, and the role of hand gestures across a variety of communicative situations.
* Deception detection, and nonverbal cues associated with this.
* Personality differences and social identity theory.
Teaching specialisms
* Module leader for 'Nonverbal Behaviour' BSc (PSY2)
* Module leader for 'Research Methods for Psychologists' BSc (PSY1)
* Module leader for 'Psychology in Action' (PSY1)
* PSY1 tutor
Commercial and public engagement
* Frequent presentations (oral and poster) at BPS conferences (Winner of BPS Poster Prize 2011)
* Numerous press work and media articles on gestural misinformation research
* Frequent online experiments of public interest
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The body never lies: an eye-tracking study on the impact of front-line employee hand gesture
Gurney, D. & Bertele, K.
28/09/15 → 31/07/16
Project: Research
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The gestural misinformation effect: skewing eyewitness testimony through gesture
Gurney, D., Pine, K. & Wiseman, R., 2013, In: American Journal of Psychology. 126, 3, p. 301-14Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The semantic specificity hypothesis: when gestures do not depend upon the presence of a listener
Pine, K., Gurney, D. & Fletcher, B., 2010, In: Journal of Nonverbal Behavior. 34, 3, p. 169-178Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dressing up posture: The interactive effects of posture and clothing on competency judgements
Gurney, D., Howlett, N., Pine, K., Tracey, M. & Moggridge, R., 1 May 2017, In: British Journal of Psychology. 108, 2, p. 436–451Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Saliency of Gestural Misinformation in the Perception of a Violent Crime
Gurney, D., Ellis, L. & Vardon-Hynard, E., 18 Apr 2016, In: Psychology Crime and Law. 22, 7, p. 651-665 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Handmade memories: The robustness of the gestural misinformaton effect in children's eyewitness interviews
Kirk, E., Gurney, D., Edwards, R. & Dodimead, C., 1 Sept 2015, In: Journal of Nonverbal Behavior. 39, 3, p. 259-273Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Citations (Scopus)278 Downloads (Pure)