Dr Heather Shaw
@hshawberry.bsky.social
Lecturer in Psychology & Behavioural Analytics at Lancaster Uni 📊Researching behaviour biometrics, digital ethics, mobile sensing & the science of situations. Yarn crafts, cute animals & film photography might also make an appearance.
Excited to be part of this and super timely given the government announcement to introduce digital ids.
👤 How are our digital traces used to build profiles of who we are, what we believe, and what we might do? Discuss & explore at our ECR Two Day Workshop. Express your interest before 17 Oct crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c...
ECR 2-Day Workshop
How are our digital traces used to build profiles of who we are, what we believe, and what we might do?
crestresearch.ac.uk
September 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Excited to be part of this and super timely given the government announcement to introduce digital ids.
The DECIDE Framework: Now published open access here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @davidaellis.bsky.social @jntowse.bsky.social #EthicsInResearch #DigitalBehaviouralScience #DECIDEFramework #ResearchIntegrity
August 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The DECIDE Framework: Now published open access here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @davidaellis.bsky.social @jntowse.bsky.social #EthicsInResearch #DigitalBehaviouralScience #DECIDEFramework #ResearchIntegrity
Now Published: The DECIDE Framework!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Aims to enhance ethical discussions in digital behavioural research. We propose integrating ethical dialogues throughout the research process to address challenges posed by emerging technologies #DECIDEFramework
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Aims to enhance ethical discussions in digital behavioural research. We propose integrating ethical dialogues throughout the research process to address challenges posed by emerging technologies #DECIDEFramework
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August 19, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Now Published: The DECIDE Framework!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Aims to enhance ethical discussions in digital behavioural research. We propose integrating ethical dialogues throughout the research process to address challenges posed by emerging technologies #DECIDEFramework
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Aims to enhance ethical discussions in digital behavioural research. We propose integrating ethical dialogues throughout the research process to address challenges posed by emerging technologies #DECIDEFramework
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New paper by @bsiepe.bsky.social & WARN-D team out now in JoPACS, on the (lack of) relation between EMA selfreport and Garmin passive data.
Guardian @theguardian.com coverage:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Paper:
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
🧪 #PsychSciSky #StatsSky #EpiSky
Guardian @theguardian.com coverage:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Paper:
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
🧪 #PsychSciSky #StatsSky #EpiSky
Smartwatches offer little insight into stress levels, researchers find
Academic study suggests devices cannot differentiate between someone being overworked and being excited
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
New paper by @bsiepe.bsky.social & WARN-D team out now in JoPACS, on the (lack of) relation between EMA selfreport and Garmin passive data.
Guardian @theguardian.com coverage:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Paper:
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
🧪 #PsychSciSky #StatsSky #EpiSky
Guardian @theguardian.com coverage:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Paper:
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
🧪 #PsychSciSky #StatsSky #EpiSky
Excited to share some new mobile technology in development! prosquared.org/2025-LSS-Pap... Watch this space! Feel free to reach out if you are interested in testing prototypes. @prosquared.org
July 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Excited to share some new mobile technology in development! prosquared.org/2025-LSS-Pap... Watch this space! Feel free to reach out if you are interested in testing prototypes. @prosquared.org
When you present at a non-psychology conference and you need to introduce the field. @prosquared.org Hope I did us proud.
July 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
When you present at a non-psychology conference and you need to introduce the field. @prosquared.org Hope I did us proud.
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Getting hands-on at day 2 of the Device Prototyping Summer School with a PCB surface mount assembly tutorial! Delegates worked with the 'solder:bit' developed by Lancaster Uni's Devices Lab, which will be used to control a BBC micro:bit
#pro2summerschool2025 @microbit.org @lancasteruni.bsky.social
#pro2summerschool2025 @microbit.org @lancasteruni.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Getting hands-on at day 2 of the Device Prototyping Summer School with a PCB surface mount assembly tutorial! Delegates worked with the 'solder:bit' developed by Lancaster Uni's Devices Lab, which will be used to control a BBC micro:bit
#pro2summerschool2025 @microbit.org @lancasteruni.bsky.social
#pro2summerschool2025 @microbit.org @lancasteruni.bsky.social
It’s not everyday you get to solder a games controller @prosquared.org plz don’t zoom into the LCDs 😂
July 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It’s not everyday you get to solder a games controller @prosquared.org plz don’t zoom into the LCDs 😂
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Our panel session on ethical issues in Cyberpsychology with leading experts is under way, with crucial questions being tackled such as the use of content on social media, AI, and public versus private content for data collection #cyber25
July 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Our panel session on ethical issues in Cyberpsychology with leading experts is under way, with crucial questions being tackled such as the use of content on social media, AI, and public versus private content for data collection #cyber25
When should we have discussions about ethics during the research process ? Looking forward to presenting the DECIDE framework today at #Cyber25 @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 6:27 AM
When should we have discussions about ethics during the research process ? Looking forward to presenting the DECIDE framework today at #Cyber25 @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr Heather Shaw
📣📋 JOB OPPORTUNITY! Research Associate: NABS+ Doctoral Fellow, Psychology, Lancaster University. Develop the next generation of computational/analytic behavioural and social science to address challenges in security and defence.
Apply before 11 June: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Apply before 11 June: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at Lancaster University: Research Associate - NABS Doctoral Fellow
The Network+ for Analytical Behavioural Science in Security and Defence (NABS+) seeks a Research Associate - Doctoral Fellow to spearhead its mission to develop the next generation of…
hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk
June 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
📣📋 JOB OPPORTUNITY! Research Associate: NABS+ Doctoral Fellow, Psychology, Lancaster University. Develop the next generation of computational/analytic behavioural and social science to address challenges in security and defence.
Apply before 11 June: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Apply before 11 June: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Reposted by Dr Heather Shaw
🚨 Publication alert: Android log data are increasingly used in research, so @dougaparry.bsky.social and I have developed the first step-by-step tutorial on how to actually extract behavioral metrics from them. Read it now in Computational Communication Research: doi.org/10.5117/CCR2...
Extracting Meaningful Measures of Smartphone Usage from Android Event Log Data: A Methodological Primer | Amsterdam University Press Journals Online
As smartphones become increasingly integral to daily life, their importance for understanding human behavior will only
continue to grow. Recognizing the potential of objective data on smartphone usage...
doi.org
May 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
🚨 Publication alert: Android log data are increasingly used in research, so @dougaparry.bsky.social and I have developed the first step-by-step tutorial on how to actually extract behavioral metrics from them. Read it now in Computational Communication Research: doi.org/10.5117/CCR2...
My first podcast! Talking about tricky ethical conundrums when doing social media research music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/fa6...
Please follow the series! A lot more to come.
Please follow the series! A lot more to come.
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May 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
My first podcast! Talking about tricky ethical conundrums when doing social media research music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/fa6...
Please follow the series! A lot more to come.
Please follow the series! A lot more to come.
Reposted by Dr Heather Shaw
Lancaster University has been chosen by the National Police Chiefs' Council and @ukri.org as one of nine Policing Academic Centres of Excellence in the UK!
The three-year award will go to a multidisciplinary team at Lancaster University, including @hshawberry.bsky.social and @drmcdaniel.bsky.social
The three-year award will go to a multidisciplinary team at Lancaster University, including @hshawberry.bsky.social and @drmcdaniel.bsky.social
Lancaster to become Policing Academic Centre of Excellence - Lancaster University
The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) in partnership with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has chosen Lancaster University as one of nine Policing Academic Centres of Excellence (P-ACEs) sharin...
www.lancaster.ac.uk
May 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Lancaster University has been chosen by the National Police Chiefs' Council and @ukri.org as one of nine Policing Academic Centres of Excellence in the UK!
The three-year award will go to a multidisciplinary team at Lancaster University, including @hshawberry.bsky.social and @drmcdaniel.bsky.social
The three-year award will go to a multidisciplinary team at Lancaster University, including @hshawberry.bsky.social and @drmcdaniel.bsky.social
Anyone know what this is ?
March 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Anyone know what this is ?
Want to hold ethical discussions in your university but dont know where to start? We have developed a format called "Cuppa Conundrums" which we have tried and tested at Lancaster University. See facilitator information here:
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January 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Want to hold ethical discussions in your university but dont know where to start? We have developed a format called "Cuppa Conundrums" which we have tried and tested at Lancaster University. See facilitator information here:
Reposted by Dr Heather Shaw
📢JOB ALERT
The recently launched ESRC Network+ for Analytical Behavioural Science for Security and Defence (NABS+) is looking to appoint a full-time events operations officer
Interested? Apply below 🔗 crestresearch.ac.uk/opportunitie... #JobAlert #Events
The recently launched ESRC Network+ for Analytical Behavioural Science for Security and Defence (NABS+) is looking to appoint a full-time events operations officer
Interested? Apply below 🔗 crestresearch.ac.uk/opportunitie... #JobAlert #Events
January 21, 2025 at 10:48 AM
📢JOB ALERT
The recently launched ESRC Network+ for Analytical Behavioural Science for Security and Defence (NABS+) is looking to appoint a full-time events operations officer
Interested? Apply below 🔗 crestresearch.ac.uk/opportunitie... #JobAlert #Events
The recently launched ESRC Network+ for Analytical Behavioural Science for Security and Defence (NABS+) is looking to appoint a full-time events operations officer
Interested? Apply below 🔗 crestresearch.ac.uk/opportunitie... #JobAlert #Events
Reposted by Dr Heather Shaw
Applying theories from cyberpsychology to digital innovation. You can read my latest blogpost which outlines how cyberpsychology theories can help solve practical problems: lindakkaye.wixsite.com/dr-linda-kay...
If you and your team are interested in learning more, I'd love to hear from you!
If you and your team are interested in learning more, I'd love to hear from you!
Applying theories from cyberpsychology to digital innovation
Digital innovation can mean different things in different contexts and have unique challenges within these, but broadly it can be focused on incorporating digital technology into traditionally non-dig...
lindakkaye.wixsite.com
January 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Applying theories from cyberpsychology to digital innovation. You can read my latest blogpost which outlines how cyberpsychology theories can help solve practical problems: lindakkaye.wixsite.com/dr-linda-kay...
If you and your team are interested in learning more, I'd love to hear from you!
If you and your team are interested in learning more, I'd love to hear from you!
Meet Roxy. My research assistant. She’s only 11 weeks old but has strong views on research integrity and ethical practices.
January 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Meet Roxy. My research assistant. She’s only 11 weeks old but has strong views on research integrity and ethical practices.
If your NY resolution is to start a PhD programme, please check out the project I am advertising. Title: Shifting Patterns: Exploring Behavioural Biometrics and Contextual Variability in the Digital Age.
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January 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
If your NY resolution is to start a PhD programme, please check out the project I am advertising. Title: Shifting Patterns: Exploring Behavioural Biometrics and Contextual Variability in the Digital Age.
Been in the darkroom, making prints :)
December 17, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Been in the darkroom, making prints :)
Generating ideas for Cuppa Conundrums Sessions: a safe space for ethical discussions, focusing on new forms of digital data in research. We aim to develop a programme of conundrums that can be discussed at your own university. Let us know what you'd like to see in this programme.
December 16, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Generating ideas for Cuppa Conundrums Sessions: a safe space for ethical discussions, focusing on new forms of digital data in research. We aim to develop a programme of conundrums that can be discussed at your own university. Let us know what you'd like to see in this programme.
Our spread for the last class of term 🍬
December 13, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Our spread for the last class of term 🍬
Had some blank playing cards left over from a class activity and found an old stamp ☃️. It is frosty season ❄️
December 7, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Had some blank playing cards left over from a class activity and found an old stamp ☃️. It is frosty season ❄️