Dr Andie Shawyer

Dr Andie Shawyer was a Senior Lecturer at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Portsmouth. Her key area of interest is the psychology of communication in forensic settings, and past research has examined investigative interviewing and detecting deception. She was the Principal Investigator on a three-year project focusing on developing evidence-based communication protocols for the fire and rescue services.

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  • Dr Shawyer's research focus includes the psychology of communication in forensic settings, investigative interviewing, and detecting deception.

  • Chenier, K., Shawyer, A., Milne, R., & Williams, A. (2025). Interviewing Indigenous adults reporting historical child sexual abuse: The effect of question types on eliciting descriptive answers and details. Child Abuse and Neglect. 165. Article 107492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107492

    May, B., Palace, M., Milne, R., Shortland, N., Dalton, G., Meenaghan, A., Fryatt, L., & Shawyer, A. (2025). An exploratory thematic analysis of the decision challenges faced by emergency responders during the 2017 Manchester Arena attacks. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2025.2514540

    Chenier, K., Shawyer, A., Williams, A., & Milne, R. (2021). ‘Cold feet’: The attrition of historical child sexual abuse cases reported to the police in a Northern Canadian territory. Child Abuse and Neglect, 120, Article 105206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105206

    Chenier, K., Shawyer, A., Milne, R., & Williams, A. (2022). Police interviews with adult reporters of historical child sexual abuse: Exploring the link between rapport and information obtained. Child Abuse and Neglect, 134, Article 105943. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105943

    Chenier, C. L., Shawyer, A., Williams, A., & Milne, R. (2024). Historical child sexual abuse cases reported to the police by Indigenous adults in a Northern Canadian territory: An exploration of factors affecting the likelihood of charges and convictions. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2024.2331146

    May, B., Milne, R., Shawyer, A., Meenaghan, A., Ribbers, E., & Dalton, G. (2023). Identifying challenges to critical incident decision-making through a macro-, meso-, and micro-lens: A systematic synthesis and holistic narrative analysis. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, Article 1100274. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1100274

    Nunan, J., Stanier, I., Milne, R., Shawyer, A., Walsh, D., & May, B. (2020). The impact of rapport on intelligence yield: Police source handler telephone interactions with covert human intelligence sources. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 29(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2020.1784807

    Shawyer, A., & Milne, R. (2015). PEACE in fraud interviews: Assumptions and detection of guilt and the impact on interviewer behaviour. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 17(1), 30-46. https://doi.org/10.1057/cpcs.2014.16