Dr Kirin Hilliar
PhD in Psychology, MSc in Psychology (Forensic)
Kirin Hilliar
- Job title
- Assistant Professor - Department of Psychology
- Phone
- 00971 4 4358779
- k.hilliar@hw.ac.uk
- Role
- Assistant Professor - Department of Psychology
- Section
- School of Social Sciences
- k.hilliar@hw.ac.uk
- Phone
- 00971 4 4358779
About
Teaching undergraduate psychology courses
Supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students in their research dissertations
Managing the WattBuds peer support programme, currently being piloted in the School of Social Sciences
Staff Advisor for the HWUDC Drama Club
Biography
Dr Hilliar completed her Master's in Psychology (Forensic) and PhD at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia. Her work spans across various fields of forensic, organisational, and clinical psychology in Australia and the UAE, including corrective custodial services (2011-2013), forensic mental health (2014), workplace recruitment assessments for Dubai government entities (2014-2017) and therapeutic services (2017-present). Besides her full-time role at Heriot-Watt University, Dr Hilliar also works as a part-time psychologist at a mental health clinic in Dubai.
She is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), and the British Psychological Society (BPS), and is licensed to practice psychology in Dubai under the Community Development Authority (CDA).
Research
Dr. Hilliar’s focus is more on applied research, and she is extremely passionate about ensuring practices and procedures within the legal justice system are research informed.
Her experience often requires her to liaise with and provide consultation to government, semi-government, and private organizations. Dr.Hilliar regularly presents at conferences and provides training and psycho-education for the general public, working professionals, and other psychologists.
Publications
Hilliar, K. F., Kemp, R. I., & Denson, T. F. (2010). Now everyone looks the same: Alcohol intoxication reduces the own-race bias in face recognition. Law and Human Behaviour, 34, 367-378. doi:10.1007/s10979-009-9204-x
Hilliar, K. F., & Kemp, R. I. (2008). Barack Obama or Barry Dunham? The appearance of multiracial faces is affected by the names assigned to them. Perception, 37, 1605-1608.
Hilliar, K. F. (2008). Police-recorded assaults on hospital premises in New South Wales: 1996-2006. Crime and Justice Bulletin no. 116, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Sydney.