Kate Miller | University of Chester

Kate teaches across a number of undergraduate modules offered in the School of Psychology. Her main research interests lie in investigative and forensic psychology, with particular interest in research that has a strong applied focus, using field data for real world application. Kate's research interests specifically explore verbal behaviour, memory retrieval, cognitive processes, decision making, information control and deception detection.

Kate is the Level 5 Year Tutor in Psychology and supervisors both undergraduate and postgraduate dissertation students.

Kate is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) and member of the British Psychological Society (MBPsS) and is on the board of the European Association of Psychology & Law (EAPL).

Kate teaches on Forensic Psychology modules, including, Forensic and Criminal Psychology (PS4019), Forensic Psychology: Detection, Detention, Treatment and Trial (PS5002) and Applications in Forensic Psychology: Specialist Approaches (PS6009).

Kate is also responsible for supervising undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations, is a Personal Academic Tutor and Level 5 Year Tutor.

Kate’s PhD research is an investigation of real world homicide suspect interviews, with suspects differing in their truthfulness and guilt for the crimes they are being questioned for. In examining the use and effect of question types and evidence disclosure, the research details differences in the interviews affected by suspect veracity and culpability, and how the serious nature of a homicide suspect interview affects interviewee and interviewer behaviour.

This research is intended to be of interest and applied value to both the research community and the police service.

Miller, K., ,Wright, C., & Stockton, H. (2023) Emotional Intelligence, sex of observer, and sex of sender: Effects on the identification of high stakes lies and truths – under review.

Conference Presentations

Oral Presentations

Miller, K., Mattison, M., Wright, C, Oakley, L. (2023). Police Interviewers’ Perceptions of Suspect Interview Practice. Presented at International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (iIIRG) 2023 Virtual Conference, July 2023

Miller, K., Mattison, M., Wright, C, Oakley, L. (2023). Police Interviewer Perceptions of Interview Practice. Presented at Chester University Postgraduate Symposium, June 2023, University of Chester, UK.

Miller, K., Mattison, M., Wright, C, Oakley, L. (2022). Suspect responses to questions during homicide investigative interviews: What are the effects of suspect veracity and culpability? Presented at International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (iIIRG) 2022 Conference, June 2022, Winchester, UK.

Miller, K., Mattison, M., Wright, C, Oakley, L. (2022). Suspect response to evidence disclosure during homicide investigative interviews: What are the effects of suspect veracity and culpability? Presented at Chester University Postgraduate Symposium, June 2022, University of Chester, UK.

Miller, K., Mattison, M., Wright, C, Oakley, L. (2022). Suspect responses to questions during homicide investigative interviews: What are the effects of suspect veracity and culpability? Presented at Faculty of Social Science Annual Postgraduate Conference, April 2022, University of Chester, UK.

Miller, K., Mattison, M., Wright, C., Bramwell, R., & Dando, C. (2021). Question Types in Police Interviews with Homicide Suspects. Presented at V-EAPL 2021 Virtual Conference, August 2021

Miller, K., Mattison, M., Wright, C., Bramwell, R., & Dando, C. (2021). Question Types in Police Interviews with Homicide Suspects. Presented at International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (iIIRG) 2021 Virtual Conference, July 2021

Miller, K., Mattison, M., Wright, C., Bramwell, R., & Dando, C. (2021). Introduction to Suspect responses to questions during homicide investigative interviews. Presented at Faculty of Social Science Annual Postgraduate Conference, June 2021, University of Chester, UK.

Miller, K., Mattison, M., Wright, C., Bramwell, R., & Dando, C. (2020). Question Types and Evidence Disclosure in Police Interviews with Homicide Suspects. Presented at Chester University Postgraduate Symposium, February 2020, University of Chester, UK.

Miller, K., Mattison, M., Wright, C., Bramwell, R., & Dando, C. (2019). Homicide Suspects and Question Types in Police Interviews. Presented at Faculty of Social Science Annual Postgraduate Conference, June 2019, University of Chester, UK.

Miller, K., Mattison, M., Wright, C., Bramwell, R., & Dando, C. (2019). Question Types in Police Interviews With Homicide Suspect. Presented at Chester University Postgraduate Symposium, February 2019, University of Chester, UK.

Miller, K., Mattison, M., Wright, C., Bramwell, R., & Dando, C. (2018). Interviewer Tactics and Interpersonal Style in Police Interviews with Homicide Suspects. Presented at Psychology Departmental Research Seminar, March 2018, University of Chester, UK.

Miller, K., Mattison, M., Wright, C., Bramwell, R., & Dando, C. (2018). Investigation of Police Interviews with Homicide Suspects. Presented at Chester University Postgraduate Symposium, February 2018, University of Chester, UK.

Miller, K., Mattison, M., Wright, C., Bramwell, R., & Dando, C. (2018). Investigation of Interviewer Tactics and Interpersonal Style in Police Interviews with Homicide Suspects. Presented at Faculty of Social Science Annual Postgraduate Conference, February 2018, University of Chester, UK.

Poster Presentation

Miller, K., Mattison, M., Wright, C., Bramwell, R., & Dando, C. (2019). Question Types in Police Interviews With Homicide Suspects. Poster presented at The British Psychology Society Forensic Division Conference, June 2019, Liverpool, UK.

Kate completed her master’s degree in Psychology at the University of Chester in 2016 and is a PhD Candidate in the School of Psychology.

Kate is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) and member of the British Psychological Society (MBPsS). She is on the board of the European Association of Psychology & Law (EAPL), and a member of the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (illRG).

Within the University of Chester, Kate is also a member of the Crime, Harm and Justice Research Group and the Forensic and Investigative Psychology Research Group.