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Kristen A Baker

@k-a-baker.bsky.social
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| Assistant Professor at Lakehead University | PhD from @BrockUniversity | Website: www.personperceptionlab.com | Research: Face recognition | Outside research: Nature & animal lover | 🇨🇦 | She/Her

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UNSW Face Lab @unswfacelab.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
An integrative review chapter addressing whether ‘super-recognisers’ possess qualitatively different face processing expertise compared to the rest of us. Current evidence suggests not.
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White, D. (2025). What is special about super-recognisers? In From Super-Recognisers to the Face Blind: Why are some people better at recognising faces? p75–116, Lander, K. (Ed.). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/9780191986802.003.0003
An integrative review chapter addressing whether ‘super-recognisers’ possess qualitatively different face processing expertise compared to the rest of us. Current evidence suggests not.
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Dan Carragher @danieljcarragher.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We have a competitive funded PhD scholarship on offer at Adelaide University "When to Trust the Machine: Cognitive Drivers of Reliance on Automation in Security-Critical Decision-Making". Full details and how to apply: adelaide.edu.au/research/res... (Search "SRTSR0506"). Summary below. Due Sept 30!
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Kristen A Baker @k-a-baker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Just learned that the NSERC Discovery submission portal character count includes "returns"/"enters"... but Word's character count (with spaces) does not... I mean it's good that I found out now with time before the deadline... but, now I have to try to find those characters somewhere.
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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Kristen A Baker @k-a-baker.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Asking the hive mind: Does anyone know of a good video on visual agnosia that I can include as supplemental material for a cognition course I am teaching in the fall? #cognition #Psychology
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Kristen A Baker @k-a-baker.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
YASSSSS! While living in the UK, I fell in love eith Eurovision. I am so excited for Canada to be a part of this quirky extravaganza!
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Dan Carragher @danieljcarragher.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Happy to see our latest paper out. Led by Rachel Searston, we investigated whether participants could accurately verify identity from non-overlapping face fragments. Across 3 pre-registered experiments, we show above chance performance in our novel "spotlight" task. link.springer.com/article/10.3...
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Identity in the spotlight: Matching faces without overlapping features - Memory & Cognition
One-to-one face matching is widely used for identity verification yet becomes difficult with unfamiliar faces or when parts of the face are covered. We investigated whether observers could accurately ...
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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
If you need a little bit of a mental reset, may I suggest vibing out to this polar bear having a grand old time swimming in the sun to Enya. I’m not sure who is having more fun: her chasing after random vegetables or me trying to film her. #mammals
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Kristen A Baker @k-a-baker.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Really excited to post about a project that Vincent Stabile, Cathy Mondloch and I started while I was still at Brock. It is now openly available in British Journal of Psychology!🎉🎉 bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... More details about the study to follow. (1/n)
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<em>British Journal of Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
Most studies examining face recognition have used explicit recognition tasks, ignoring our ability to spontaneously recognize familiar faces when they are unexpected. The current study examined spont...
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 25/04/2026
AI identified her as the suspect in a crime spree in states she had never been to. she was in jail for six months before she even got to speak with an officer and they instantly were shown they had no case. she lost everything—her house, dog, car, and was left stranded in north dakota.
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Any postdocs outside the UK interested in applying for a Marie Curie fellowship with me (sensory processing, decision making, vision), get in touch! Our school of psychology @unibirmingham.bsky.social is offering costs towards a campus visit to give a talk, develop a proposal and attend training!
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Together with the @royalsociety.org, we invite applications for the International Fellowships 2026. The scheme supports international early career researchers in advancing their expertise through collaborations with UK partners. Learn more: bit.ly/3LaMIBC
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Kristen A Baker @k-a-baker.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Karen is a great PI-- highly recommend this for ECRs interested in memory!
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Katie Gray @drkatiegray.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
In a new paper (with @kayritchie.bsky.social, Eilidh Noyes, Carl Bunce and Josh Davis) we investigated AI-face detection in super-recognisers and typical-ability participants, both with and without a short training procedure. See the link below for the results! doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
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Training human super-recognizers’ detection and discrimination of AI-generated faces | Royal Society Open Science
Generative adversarial networks (GANs) can create realistic synthetic faces, which have the potential to be used for nefarious purposes. The synthetic faces produced by GANs are difficult to detect an...
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Anna Bobak @akbobak.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
I am looking to create a lab code of conduct/manual/safety check type document outlining the ethos of how we work. Could anyone point me in the direction of a good (open source) example covering safety, comms, working with others etc.? Or would anyone be willing to share theirs? Thank you!
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Kristen A Baker @k-a-baker.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Proud supervisor moment 🎉: The PhD student that I am co-supervising just won first prize for his poster at the school's PhD conference!! It's only Wednesday, and it's already a great week!
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Kristen A Baker @k-a-baker.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
I was born and raised a Blue Jays fan, so of course I am watching the game (even though it's ... well ... very early in the UK). Come on #BlueJays ! You can fight back from this!
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 01/10/2025
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
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Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour The world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91, her institute has said. The Jane Goodall Institute announced that she had passed away of natural causes while in California as part of a US speaking tour. Continue reading...
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Brent Pitchford @bpitchford.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Excited to share a new article from @icevislab.bsky.social! In a sample of over 60 people, we found distinct neural differences underlying object and face recognition in dyslexia. These findings highlight crucial domain-general visual processes that may contribute to word reading challenges.
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Distinct neural processing underlying visual face and object perception in dyslexia
Developmental dyslexia is a disorder marked by difficulties in reading, spelling, and connecting sounds to written language. The high-level visual dys…
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John Anderson 🇨🇦 @janderz8.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Hi #canadian researchers - please sign this petition to help ensure funding isn’t cut to tri council agencies (NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR). We’re looking at potential 15% cuts to ALL federal spending including grants win.newmode.net/canadianasso...
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New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore
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Gorilla Experiment Builder @gorillapsych.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
🚨 The wait is almost over! @cogscisociety.bsky.social × Blue Sky Grant applications open tomorrow. Five grants worth $1,810 each are here to support your next research idea. Join our webinar this Thursday 4PM BST for insider tips on how to submit a winning application. 👉 Register: bit.ly/3K28s1y
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Ben Balas @bjbalas.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Illusion of the Year contender right here. #VisionScience
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Meike Ramon @meikeramon.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Interested in #EEG #FPVS #FaceLearning? *An Ecological and Objective Neural Marker of Implicit Learning of Unfamiliar Identities* Preprint 👉 osf.io/preprints/ps... @bfh-ch.bsky.social University of Malta @snsf.ch
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Kristen A Baker @k-a-baker.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Because everyone needs a bit of positivity in times like these:
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Kristen A Baker @k-a-baker.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
What an incredible conference! #ECVP2025 was jam packed with amazing research and fun events. Now that it is over, I hope everyone gets some well-deserved rest!
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Meike Ramon @meikeramon.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Hot off the press: 1st ever #FPVS #EEG investigation into #SuperRecognizers Congrats to my amazing collaborators Jeff Nador, Kim Uittenhove & Dario Gordillo and thanks to all #police SRs & control participants! @bfh-ch.bsky.social, EPFL, @snsf.ch, Polizei Berlin link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Super-Recognizers, or Su-Perceivers? Insights from fast periodic visual stimulation (FPVS) EEG - Brain Topography
The term Super-Recognizer (SR), which describes individuals with supposedly superior facial recognition abilities, may be something of a misnomer. In the same way that blind individuals would not be c...
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Gorilla Experiment Builder @gorillapsych.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Have you heard the news? Something big is coming for researchers! 🌟 Gorilla is running a brand new grant scheme this September in partnership with the @cogscisociety.bsky.social 🎉 Register your interest now to be the first to know when applications open. ⬇️ 👉 bit.ly/4fmOD0m
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Kristen A Baker @k-a-baker.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
I gotta say that I love that the Royal Society has this contest every year! And, for the first time ever, I actually submitted 4 of my photographs! *Fingers crossed*
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Kristen A Baker @k-a-baker.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
I am VERY excited to announce that I was awarded a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship (@britishacademy.bsky.social ) ! With this funding, I will be investigating forensic face matching through collaborative decision-making!
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three people in blue scrubs are standing around a counter
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Women in Cognitive Science Canada + Trainee @wicsc-trainee.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Join us on August 22nd in collaboration with CSBBCS and SPARK Society for a free online webinar on finding postdoc opportunities! Visit the following link to register for the event: shorturl.at/BVPtC We hope to see you there!! Please note that the meeting will be held exclusively in English.
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Kristen A Baker @k-a-baker.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
I am really excited to be presenting at the joint #CSBBCS and #EPS Dundee meeting this morning at 11:15! If you're around, come see my talk about age related changes in face learning!
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Daniel Ansari 🇨🇦 @numcog.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
The @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social interview with Mike Myers on the eve of Canada Day is sooo good. And yes, we need more Mike Myers always 🇨🇦: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq_x...
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Does Canada need more Mike Myers?
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Anna Bobak @akbobak.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Four year 0.8 FTE post doc at Stirling with Dr. Line Caes (our Health Group) on a Oliver Bird Fund -funded project “Challenges young people face in managing musculoskeletal chronic pain”. www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-a...
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Vacancy details | About | University of Stirling
Job vacancy at the University of Stirling.
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Daniel Yon @danieljamesyon.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Looking for a PhD in #psychology or #cogneuro ? I’m recruiting a fully-funded @leverhulme.ac.uk PhD student to join my lab at @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social. If you’re interested in metacognition, learning, social cognition and culture I’d love you to apply 🧠👇 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNJ330/p...
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PhD Studentship: Public Communication and Private Confidence at Birkbeck, University of London
Find a PhD Studentship: Public Communication and Private Confidence on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board in higher education. Click to view more!
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Join the Early Career Research Network in September for the National Postdoctoral Conference which aims to celebrate, unite, and empower postdoctoral researchers from across the UK. Register here: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/natio...
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National Postdoctoral Conference for ECRs
The National Postdoctoral Conference is a free event taking place in September 2025, open to ECRs from SHAPE and STEM disciplines.
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Icelandic Vision Lab @icevislab.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Please distribute: PhD Position in Visual Perception -- joint opportunity in Iceland and Switzerland #visionscience #cogsci #neuroskyence #psychscisky #phd #academia
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Ben Balas @bjbalas.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Random self-promotion, but my hands-on #VisionScience textbook is available for <$50 at the moment! If you're excited about using analog demos of visual phenomena in your classroom, it's a great time to snag a copy! #STEMed
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Practical Vision Science
Amazon.com: Practical Vision Science: 9781032691121: Balas, Benjamin: Books
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Are you a postdoctoral researcher? Don't miss the application deadline for BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants on 4 June. Funding is available for research projects across all areas of the humanities and social sciences. Apply now: buff.ly/fLXzGVz
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William Ngiam | 严祥全 @williamngiam.github.io · 06/05/2025
A free training workshop on PsychoPy, perfect for research trainees! #visionscience #cogsci #workingmemory #vss2025
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Dylan MacKay @dylanmackayphd.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Dear Canadian researchers, faculty, RAs, PDFs and grad students, this letter is for the federal party leaders asking them to defend and expand Canadian research sovereignty with a historic investment in science, please sign and share docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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National Letter
Open Letter from Canadian Researchers to the Federal party leaders Click here to sign this letter See who has signed - version française se trouve à page 3 - Dear Party Leaders We, the undersigne...
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Lizzie Bradford @lizziebradford.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Very excited for the next @exppsychsoc.bsky.social meeting taking place in Dundee this July! UK abstract portals open *today* (7th April), 10am 😄
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Kristen A Baker @k-a-baker.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
🎉My new paper with Markus Bindemann that investigates whether face-matching decisions would change depending on the framing of response options, is now available in Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (@apajournals.bsky.social), LINK: doi.org/10.1037/mac0.... [1/7]
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
75 years of diplomacy, hard work and a commitment to liberal democracy has just been flushed down the toilet by Trump, Vance and their MAGA idiots. Here is my final dispatch from the NATO meetings: Where Canada and Europe goes from here. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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SPEAK NOW OR FOREVER LOSE YOUR PEACE
Final Dispatch from NATO, Brussels
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Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Please sign the letter if you haven’t.
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Kristen A Baker @k-a-baker.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
If anyone knows a potential PhD student, I can highly recommend this PI and the Icelandic Vision Lab-- it is such a great environment! And, I know this because I'm basically an honorary member of the Lab-- haha!
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
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Royal Society will meet amid campaign to revoke Elon Musk’s fellowship
More than 1,300 scientists have signed a letter calling on the world’s oldest science society to reassess the billionaire’s membership following cuts to US science.
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Icelandic Vision Lab @icevislab.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Two grants to IVL 🥳 "Serial effects in visual perception" to PI @shansmann-roth.bsky.social + "Haptic harmony" to postdoc Ivan Makarov in collab with Unnthorsson, Kristjánsson, Jónasson & Uenala. Sabrina is looking for candidates for a three-year Ph.D. and a two-year postdoc position: sabrina@hi.is
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
#BoycottNFL #TurnItOff #ListenDontWatch
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