Publications
Journal Publications
The Maaloop Framework: Enabling a Systems-Level Common Operating Picture in Multi-Agency Disaster Management.
Penney, G., Thompson, M. B., Gill, D. (under review). The Maaloop Framework: Enabling a Systems-Level Common Operating Picture in Multi-Agency Disaster Management.
ParaVerse: Co-design of a parachute rehearsal and training virtual-reality enhanced simulator for the Australian Defence Force: Combining a generative co-design framework and an agile approach to development.
Mills, B., Masek, M., Boston, J., DeSouza, W., Snell, J., Bender, S., Thompson, M. B., Sung, B., & Hansen, S. (2024). ParaVerse: co-design of a parachute rehearsal and training virtual-reality enhanced simulator for the Australian Defence Force: combining a generative co-design framework and an agile approach to development. Virtual Reality, 28, 161. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-024-01053-5
Insights into decision-maker's perceptions of good versus bad decisions in emergency services—A modified Delphi study.
Penney, G., Thompson, M. B., Codreanu, T., & Launder, D. (2024). Insights into decision-maker's perceptions of good versus bad decisions in emergency services—A modified Delphi study. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 32, e12613. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5973.12613
Understanding ‘error’ in the forensic sciences: A primer.
Martire, K. A., Chin, J. M., Davis, C., Edmond, G., Growns, B., Gorski, S., Kemp, R. I., Lee, Z., Verdon, C. M., Jansen, G., Lang, T., Neal, T. M. S., Searston, R. A., Slocum, J., Summersby, S., Tangen, J. M., Thompson, M. B., Towler, A., Watson, D., Werrett, M. V., Younan, M., & Ballantyne, K. N. (2024). Understanding ‘error’ in the forensic sciences: A primer. Forensic Science International: Synergy, 8, 100470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsisyn.2024.100470
Cognitive and neuroscientific perspectives of healthy ageing.
Prince, J. B., Davis, H. L., Tan, J., Muller-Townsend, K., Markovic, S., Lewis, D. M. G., Hastie, B., Thompson, M. B., Drummond, P. D., Fujiyama, H. & Sohrabi, H. R. (2024). Cognitive and neuroscientific perspectives of healthy ageing. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 161, 105649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105649
The effect of fingerprint expertise on visual short-term memory.
Corbett, B. J., Tangen, J. M., Searston, R. A. & Thompson, M. B. (2024). The effect of fingerprint expertise on visual short-term memory. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 9(1), 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-024-00539-9
A guide to measuring expert performance in forensic pattern matching.
Robson, S. G., Searston, R. A., Thompson, M. B. & Tangen, J. M. (2024). A guide to measuring expert performance in forensic pattern matching. Behavior Research Methods, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-024-02354-y
Cognitive and perceptual factors in underwater diving.
Bowden, V., English, M., Visser, T., & Thompson, M. B. (2023). Cognitive and perceptual factors in underwater diving (Unpublished report). Defence Science Centre, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
Riding on the brain’s back: Building a strong brain science research community.
Keage, H., Fitzgibbon, B., Cohen-Woods, S., Kiel-Chisholm, S., Apthorp, D., Ford, T., Fulopova, B., Forlini, C., Korgaonkar, M., Semmler, C., Tang, A., Azghadi, M. R., Smith, A., Conn, S., & Thompson, M. (2022). Riding on the brain’s back: Building a strong brain science research community. AQ - Australian Quarterly, 93(2), 24–30.
Threat assessment, sense making, and critical decision-making in police, military, ambulance, and fire services.
Penney, G., Launder, D., Cuthbertson, J., Thompson, M. B. (2022). Threat assessment, sense making, and critical decision-making in police, military, ambulance, and fire services. Cognition, Technology & Work. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10111-022-00694-3 [URL] [PDF]
When in doubt, it’s not out: Match format is associated with differences in elite-level cricket umpires’ leg-before-wicket decisions.
Adie, J. M., Renshaw, I., Polman, R., Thompson, M. B., & Mann, D. L. (2020). When in doubt, it’s not out: Match format is associated with differences in elite-level cricket umpires’ leg-before-wicket decisions. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 51, 101760. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101760 https://psyarxiv.com/2e6qh/ [PDF]
An evidence accumulation model of perceptual discrimination with naturalistic stimuli.
Palada, H.*, Searston, R. A.*, Persson, A., Ballard, T.**, & Thompson, M. B.** (2020). An evidence accumulation model of perceptual discrimination with naturalistic stimuli. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. doi: dx.doi.org/10.1037/xap0000272
[*These authors contributed equally to this work. **Shared senior authorship.] Preprint: 10.31234/osf.io/zr8wd OSF: https://osf.io/kyp4b/ [PDF]
The Evolved Psychological Mechanism.
Lewis, D., Al-Shawaf, L., Thompson, M., & Buss, D. (2021). Evolved psychological mechanisms. In: T. Schackelford (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of evolutionary psychology (pp. 70–95). London: SAGE Publications Ltd.
Truth and Transparency in Expertise Research.
Searston, R. A., Thompson, M. B., Robson, S. G., Corbett, B. J., Ribeiro, G., Edmond, G., Tangen, J. M., (2019). Truth and transparency in expertise research. Journal of Expertise, 2(4). [PDF] [URL]
Performance Claims in Forensic Science Expert Opinion Evidence.
Smith, C. A. & Thompson, M. B. (2019) Performance claims in forensic science expert opinion evidence. The University of Queensland Law Journal, 38(2). [PDF]
On Selecting Crimes for Hot Spot Evaluations.
Maglizza, G., Thompson, M. B., & Parmer, J. (2019) On selecting Crimes for hot spot evaluations. Police Science, 4(1). 33–39. ISSN: 2206-5202. [PDF]
A Neuroethics Framework For the Australian Brain Initiative.
Australian Brain Alliance. (2019) A neuroethics framework for the Australian Brain Initiative. Neuron. 101(3), 365–369.
How Low Can You go? Detecting Style in Extremely Low Resolution Images.
Searston, R. A., Thompson, M. B., Vokey, J. R., French, L. A., & Tangen, J. M. (2019). How low can you go? Detecting style in extremely low resolution images. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 45(5), 573-584. doi: https://doi.org/10.1037/xhp00006288 Preprint: 10.31234/osf.io/zx2gs OSF: https://osf.io/thk2a
Electronic Monitoring of Curfew Compliance For Violent Offenders—An Evidence-Based Policing Approach.
Beisley, J. M., House, P., & Thompson, M. B. (2018). Electronic monitoring of curfew compliance for violent offenders—An evidence-based policing approach. Police Science, 3(1) [PDF]
Thinking Forensics: Cognitive Science For Forensic Practitioners.
Edmond, G., Towler, A., Growns, B., Riberio, G., Found, B., White, D., Ballantyne, K., Searston, R., Thompson, M., Tangen, J., Kemp, R. I., Martire, K. (2017). Thinking forensics: Cognitive science for forensic practitioners. Science & Justice. 57(2), 144–154. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2016.11.005 [PDF]
Model Forensic Science.
Edmond, G., Found, B., Martire, K., Ballantyne, K., Hamer, D., Searston, R., Thompson, M. B., Cunliffe, E., Kemp, R., San Roque, M., Tangen, J., Dioso-Villa, R., Ligertwood, A., Hibbert, B., White, D., Porter, G., & Roberts, A. (2016). Model forensic science. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences. 48(5), 496–537. doi: 10.1080/00450618.2015.1128969 [PDF]
Image Toggling Saves Time in Mammography.
Drew, T., Aizenman, A. M., Thompson, M. B., Kovacs, M. D., Trambert, M., Reicher, M., Wolfe, J. M. (2016). Image toggling saves time in mammography. Journal of Medical Imaging, 3(1). doi: 10.1117/1.JMI.3.1.011003
The Nature of Expertise in Fingerprint Matching: Experts Can do a Lot With a Little.
Thompson, M. B. & Tangen, J. M. (2014). The nature of expertise in fingerprint matching: Experts can do a lot with a little. PLOS ONE. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114759 [osf.io/8bd2r]
How to Cross-Examine Forensic Scientists: A Guide for Lawyers.
Edmond, G., Martire, K., Found, B., Kemp, R., Hamer, D., Hibbert, B., Ligertwood, A., Porter, G., San Roque, M., Searston, R., Tangen, J., Thompson, M., & White, D. (2014). How to cross-examine forensic scientists: A guide for lawyers. Australian Bar Review, 39. [PDF]
Generalization in Fingerprint Matching Experiments.
Thompson, M. B. & Tangen, J. M. (2014). Generalization in fingerprint matching experiments. Science & Justice. doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2014.06.008
Understanding Expertise and Non-Analytic Cognition in Fingerprint Discriminations Made by Humans.
Thompson, M. B., Tangen, J. M., & Searston, R. A. (2014). Understanding expertise and non-analytic cognition in fingerprint discriminations made by humans. Frontiers in Psychology. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00737 [PDF]
A Guide to Interpreting Forensic Testimony: Scientific Approaches to Fingerprint Evidence.
Edmond, G., Thompson, M. B., & Tangen, J. M. (2013). A guide to interpreting forensic testimony: Scientific approaches to fingerprint evidence. Law, Probability & Risk. doi: 10.1093/lpr/mgt011 [PDF]
Human Matching Performance of Genuine Crime Scene Latent Fingerprints.
Thompson, M. B., Tangen, J. M., & McCarthy, D. J. (2013). Human matching performance of genuine crime scene latent fingerprints. Law and Human Behavior, 38(1), 84–93. doi: 10.1037/lhb0000051 [PDF]
Expertise in Fingerprint Identification.
Thompson, M. B., Tangen, J. M., & McCarthy D. J. (2013). Expertise in fingerprint identification. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 58(6), 1519–1530. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.12203 [PDF]
Flashed Face Distortion Effect: Grotesque Faces From Relative Spaces.
Tangen, J. M., Murphy, S. C., & Thompson, M. B. (2011). Flashed face distortion effect: Grotesque faces from relative spaces. Perception, 40, 628–630. doi: 10.1068/p6968
[Abstract] [Blog Post] [Movie 1] [Movie 2] [PDF]
Identifying Fingerprint Expertise.
Tangen, J. M., Thompson, M. B., & McCarthy D. J. (2011). Identifying fingerprint expertise. Psychological Science, 22(8), 995–997. doi: 10.1177/0956797611414729
[Video Abstract] [Press Release] [Blog Post] [PDF]
Testing Auditory Alarm Effectiveness With Three Different Alarm Sets.
Thompson, C., Sanderson, P., Watson, M., Thompson, M., Muthukrishna, M., & Murphy, S. (2010). Testing auditory alarm effectiveness with three different alarm sets. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 38(4), 769–769.
Multisensory Integration With a Head-Mounted Display: Role of Mental and Manual Load.
Thompson, M. B., Tear, M. J., & Sanderson, P. M. (2010). Multisensory integration with a head-mounted display: Role of mental and manual load. Human Factors, 52(1).
doi: 10.1177/0018720810367914 [PDF]
Multisensory Integration With a Head-Mounted Display: Background Visual Motion and Sound Motion.
Harrison, W. J., Thompson, M. B., & Sanderson, P. M. (2010). Multisensory integration with a head-mounted display: Background visual motion and sound motion. Human Factors, 52(1).
doi: 10.1177/0018720810367790 [PDF]
Multisensory Integration With a Head-Mounted Display: Sound Delivery and Self-Motion.
Thompson, M. B., & Sanderson, P. M. (2008). Multisensory integration with a head-mounted display: Sound delivery and self-motion. Human Factors, 50(5), 789–800.
doi: 10.1518/ 001872008X312323 [PDF]
Conference Abstracts
Novices can perceive grains above chance: A preliminary assessment of phenotypic variation perception of cereal grains and legumes.
Matson, B. A., Thompson, M. B., & Gandhi, V. (2024, December 6-8). Novices can perceive grains above chance: A preliminary assessment of phenotypic variation perception of cereal grains and legumes [Conference presentation abstract]. Western Australian Psychological Science Conference, Curtin University, Bentley Campus, Perth, Australia.
The Elastic clock: Time distorts when viewing familiar faces.
Gandhi, V., Thompson, M. B., & Campitelli, G. (2024). The Elastic clock: Time distorts when viewing familiar faces. Proceedings of The 50th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Experimental Psychology. Adelaide, Australia: 11–13 April, 2024.
The PrintGym: An evidence-based training tool for accelerating the development of perceptual expertise in fingerprint examination.
Thompson, M. B., Searston, R. A., & Tangen, J. M. (2022, September 11–15). The PrintGym: An evidence-based training tool for accelerating the development of perceptual expertise in fingerprint examination [Conference presentation abstract]. Australia and New Zealand Forensic Science Society 25th International Symposium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
The xQ: An evidence-based measure of perceptual expertise in fingerprint examination.
Searston, R. A., Thompson, M. B., & Tangen, J. M. (2022, June 8–9). The xQ: An evidence-based measure of perceptual expertise in fingerprint examination [Conference presentation abstract]. Fingerprint Experts Conference, Parramatta, NSW, Australia.
The PrintGym: An evidence-based training tool for accelerating the development of perceptual expertise in fingerprint examination.
Thompson, M. B., Searston, R. A., & Tangen, J. M. (2022, June 8–9). The PrintGym: An evidence-based training tool for accelerating the development of perceptual expertise in fingerprint examination [Conference presentation abstract]. Fingerprint Experts Conference, Parramatta, NSW, Australia.
Assessing and training human perceptual expertise for the identification of biosecurity threats.
Gandhi, V. M., Thompson, M. B., Campitelli, G., Hewitt, C., Tartano, K, Ware, R. J., Loft, S., Piola, R., Campbell, M., & Hambrick Z. (Submitted). Assessing and training human perceptual expertise for the identification of biosecurity threats. Proceedings of 6th Submarine Science, Technology & Engineering Conference (SubSTEC6). Adelaide, Australia: 08 November – 10 November, 2021.
Cognitive Biosecurity: Assessing and training perceptual expertise for Defence biosecurity threats.
Thompson, M. B., Gandhi, V. M., Campitelli, G., Hewitt, C., Tartano, K., Ware, R. J., Loft, S., Piola, R., Campbell, M., & Hambrick, Z. (submitted). Cognitive Biosecurity: Assessing and training perceptual expertise for Defence biosecurity threats. Proceedings of The Annual The Defence Human Sciences Symposium (DHSS). Melbourne, Australia: 29 November – 01 December, 2021.
Assessing human perceptual expertise for the identification of biosecurity threats.
Gandhi, V. M., Thompson, M. B., Campitelli, G., Hewitt, C., Loft, S., Tartano, K., Piola, R., Campbell, M., & Hambrick, Z. (2021). Assessing human perceptual expertise for the identification of biosecurity threats. Proceedings of The 47th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Experimental Psychology. Brisbane, Australia: 9–11 April, 2021. [PDF]
A multiple-task reduction approach to measuring perceptual expertise in fingerprint analysis.
Searston, R. A., Tangen, J. M., & Thompson, M. B. (submitted). A multiple-task reduction approach to measuring perceptual expertise in fingerprint analysis. Proceedings of The 47th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Experimental Psychology. Brisbane, Australia: 9–11 April, 2021.
Innovation, collaboration and applied research: Virtual reality and simulation training through the Western Australian Emergency Management Training Centre.
Hopper, L., Thompson, M. B., Penney, G., Smith, C., Boyd, H., Vijeyaendra, S., Campitelli, G., , Mills, B. (2021). Innovation, collaboration and applied research: Virtual reality and simulation training through the Western Australian Emergency Management Training Centre. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the National Council for Fire and Emergency Services (AFAC). Sydney, Australia: 17–20 August, 2021.
The xQ: A short test that captures the core of fingerprint expertise
Searston, R. A., Tangen, J. M., & Thompson, M. B. (2021). The xQ: A short test that captures the core of fingerprint expertise. Proceedings of The 22nd Triennial Meeting of the International Association of Forensic Sciences. Sydney, Australia: 17–21 May, 2021. [PDF]
To Bayes or not to Bayes? The question of how fingerprint examiners should convey their judgements.
Thompson, M. B., Searston, R. A., & Tangen, J. M. (2021). To Bayes or not to Bayes? The question of how fingerprint examiners should convey their judgements. Proceedings of The 22nd Triennial Meeting of the International Association of Forensic Sciences. Sydney, Australia: 17–21 May, 2021. [PDF]
Creating perceptual experts in Australia’s policing and security agencies.
Searston, R. A., Thompson, M. B., & Tangen, J. M. (2019). Creating perceptual experts in Australia’s policing and security agencies. Proceedings of The 4th Annual Conference of the Centre for Elite Performance, Expertise, and Training. Sydney, Australia: 07–08 November, 2019.
Modelling The Dynamics of Perceptual Discrimination With Complex Naturalistic Stimuli.
Thompson, M. B, Palada, H., Searston, R. A., Persson, A., & Ballard, T. (2019). Modelling the dynamics of perceptual discrimination with complex naturalistic stimuli. Proceedings of The 46th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Experimental Psychology. Wellington, New Zealand: 24–27 April, 2019. [OSF]
Adapting visual search tasks to investigate the analytic components of perceptual expertise.
Robson, S. G., Corbett, B. J., Searston, R. A., Thompson, M. B., Tangen, J. M. (2019). Adapting visual search tasks to investigate the analytic components of perceptual expertise. Proceedings of The 46th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Experimental Psychology. Wellington, New Zealand: 24–27 April, 2019.
Using Open Science to Better Collaborate With Industry.
Thompson, M. B., Searston, R. A., Robson, S. G., & Tangen, J. M. (2019). Using open science to better collaborate with industry. Open Science Workshop, 46th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Experimental Psychology. Wellington, New Zealand: 24–27 April, 2019.
Perceptual Experts Can Rely on Stylistic Gist Information to Discriminate Naturalistic Visual Stimuli.
Searston, R., Corbett, B. J., Robson, S. G., Thompson, M. B., Tangen, J. M. (2019). Perceptual experts can rely on stylistic gist information to discriminate naturalistic visual stimuli. Proceedings of The 46th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Experimental Psychology. Wellington, New Zealand: 24–27 April, 2019.
Accumulation Models in Applied Contexts.
Palada, H., Searston, R., Persson, A., Ballard, T., & Thompson, M. B. (2019). Accumulating evidence about evidence accumulation models in applied contexts. Proceedings of the Australasian Mathematical Psychology Conference . Melbourne, Vic: 14–16 February, 2019.
Evidence Accumulation in a Complex Visual Domain: Applying the Linear Ballistic Accumulator to Fingerprint Discrimination.
Palada, H., Searston, R. A., Persson, A., Thompson, M. B., & Ballard, T. (2018). Evidence Accumulation in a Complex Visual Domain: Applying the Linear Ballistic Accumulator to Fingerprint Discrimination. Proceedings of The 39th Annual Conference of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making. New Orleans, Louisiana: 16–19 November, 2018.
Accumulation in a Complex Visual Domain: Applying the Linear Ballistic Accumulator to Fingerprint Discrimination.
Palada, H., Searston, R. A., Thompson, M. B., Persson, A., & Ballard, T. (2018). Evidence Accumulation in a Complex Visual Domain: Applying the Linear Ballistic Accumulator to Fingerprint Discrimination. Proceedings of The 59th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. New Orleans, Louisiana: 15–18 November, 2018. [PDF]
Creating the Next Generation of Perceptual Experts in Australia’s Policing and Security Agencies.
Thompson, M. B., Tangen J., Searston, R., Edmond, G., Eva, K., Osborn, S., McCarthy, D., Hayes, R., Wilson-Wilde, L., Byard, G., & Hennessy, P. (2018). Creating the next generation of perceptual experts in Australia’s policing and security agencies. Proceedings of the 24th International Symposium on the Forensic Sciences of the Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society (ANZFSS). Perth, WA:9–13 September 2018. [Keynote Presentation]
Alternative Statistical Frameworks for Communicating the Strength of Forensic Evidence in Court.
Thompson, M. B., Searston, R. A. Ribeiro, G., & Tangen, J. M. (2017). Alternative statistical frameworks for communicating the strength of forensic evidence in court. Proceedings of Australasian Mathematical Psychology Conference. Perth, WA: 13–15 February 2018.
Collapsing Across Categories, Contexts and Cognitive Tasks as an Alternative to Replication.
Searston, R. A., Tangen, J. M., & Thompson, M. B. (2017). Collapsing across categories, contexts and cognitive tasks as an alternative to replication. Proceedings of The 44th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Experimental Psychology. Newcastle, NSW: 19–22 April 2017.
How Should Forensic Experts Express Evidence to the Fact Finder?
Thompson, M. B., Tangen, J. M., & Edmond, G. (2015). How should forensic experts express evidence to the fact finder? Proceedings of The 5th International Conference on Evidence Law and Forensic Science. Adelaide, SA: 22–23 July 2015.
Visual Expertise and Identification.
Thompson, M. B. & Tangen, J. M. (2015). Visual expertise and identification. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of The Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. Victoria, British Columbia: 24–27 June 2015.
The Gist of a Match: Fingerprint Expert Decision Making in the Blink of an Eye.
Thompson, M. B. & Tangen, J. M. (2015). The gist of a match: Fingerprint expert decision making in the blink of an eye. Proceedings of The 42nd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Experimental Psychology. Sydney, Australia: 8–11 April, 2015.
Communicating Visual Expertise.
Thompson, M. B. (2015). Communicating visual expertise. Proceedings of the Unfamiliar Face Matching Research Meeting. Sydney, Australia: 17–18 February, 2015.
Image Shuffling Saves Time in Mammography.
Drew, T., Aizenman, A. M., Thompson, M. B., Kovacs, M. D., Trambert, M., Reicher, M., & Wolfe, J. M. (2015). Image shuffling saves time in mammography. Proceedings of The Medical Image Perception Conference. Ghent, Belgium: 3–5 June, 2015.
Visual Search Through a 3D Volume: Studying Novices in Order to Help Radiologists.
Aizenman, A., Thompson, M. B., Ehinger, K. A., & Wolfe, J. M. (2015). Visual search through a 3D volume: Studying novices in order to help radiologists. Proceedings of The Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting. Naples, Florida: 15–20 May, 2015.
Diagnostics or Bayesian Statistics? A Contemporary Model of Forensic Testimony Based on Non-Analytic Cognition in Human Fingerprint Matching.
Thompson, M. B. & Tangen, J. M. (2014). Diagnostics or Bayesian statistics? A contemporary model of forensic testimony based on non-analytic cognition in human fingerprint matching. Proceedings of The 55th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Long Beach, California: 20–23 November, 2014.
Visual Expertise and Identification.
Tangen, J. M., Searston, R. A., & Thompson, M. B. (2014). Visual Expertise and Identification. Proceedings of The 55th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Long Beach, California: 20–23 November, 2014.
Decision Making, Expertise, and Non-Analytic Cognition in Human Fingerprint Matching.
Thompson, M. B., Tangen, J. M., & McCarthy D. J. (2013). Decision making, expertise, and non-analytic cognition in human fingerprint matching. Proceedings of The 54th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Toronto, Canada: 14–18 November, 2013.
Expertise, Memory, and Non-Analytic Cognition in Fingerprint Matching: Experts Can Discriminate Prints in Noise, Spaced in time, and in the Blink of an Eye.
Thompson, M. B., Tangen, J. M., & McCarthy D. J. (2013). Expertise, memory, and non-analytic cognition in fingerprint matching: Experts can discriminate prints in noise, spaced in time, and in the blink of an eye. Proceedings of The 40th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Experimental Psychology. Adelaide, Australia: 3–4 April, 2013. [PDF] [Slides]
Evidence for Expertise in Fingerprint Identification and The Ramifications for the Future Study of Forensic Expertise.
Thompson, M. B., Tangen, J. M., & McCarthy, D. J. (2013). Evidence for expertise in fingerprint identification and the ramifications for the future study of forensic expertise. American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) Annual Meeting. Washington, DC: 18–23 February, 2013. [PDF] [Slides]
Evidence for Expertise and Accuracy in Fingerprint Identification.
Thompson, M. B., Tangen, J. M., & McCarthy, D. J. (2012). Evidence for expertise and accuracy in fingerprint identification. Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on the Forensic Sciences of the Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society (ANZFSS). Hobart, Australia: 23–27 September, 2012.
[Invited Discipline Keynote and Best Presentation Award Winner]
Evidence for Expertise in the Matching Performance of Human Fingerprint Examiners.
Thompson, M. B., Tangen, J. M., & McCarthy, D. J. (2012). Evidence for expertise in the matching performance of human fingerprint examiners. Proceedings of the 6th European Academy of Forensic Science Conference (EAFS). The Hague, the Netherlands: 20–24 August, 2012.
Evidence for Expertise in Fingerprint Identification.
Thompson, M. B., Tangen, J. M., & McCarthy, D. J. (2012). Evidence for expertise in fingerprint identification. Proceedings of the 97th International Educational Conference of the International Association for Identification. Phoenix, Arizona: 22–28 July, 2012.
When Pretty Girls Turn Ugly: The Flashed Face Distortion Effect.
Tangen, J. M., Murphy, S. C., & Thompson, M. B. (2012). When pretty girls turn ugly: The flashed face distortion effect. The Best illusion of the Year Contest, 12th Annual Meeting of the Vision Science Society (VSS). Naples, Florida: 14 May, 2012.
[Second place for Best Illusion of the Year, 2012] [Nature News] [New Scientist TV] [Abstract] [Illusion 1] [Illusion 2]
When Pretty Girls Turn Ugly: The Flashed Face Distortion Effect.
Sung, B. C. Y., Thompson, M. B. & Tangen, J. M. (2012). When pretty girls turn ugly: The boundary conditions of the flashed face distortion effect. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Experimental Psychology. Sydney, Australia: 12–15 April, 2012.
Forensic Reasoning and Uncertainty: Identifying Fingerprint Expertise.
Tangen, J. M., Thompson, M. B., & McCarthy, D. J. (2011). Forensic reasoning and uncertainty: Identifying fingerprint expertise. Impressions and Expressions: Expert Opinion Evidence in Reports and Courts, AAFS Conference. Sydney, Australia: 3–4 December, 2011.
Accuracy and Expertise in Human Fingerprint Identification.
Thompson, M. B., Tangen, J. M., & McCarthy, D. J. (2011). Accuracy and expertise in human fingerprint identification. Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Experimental Psychology. Auckland, New Zealand: 28–30 April, 2011. [PDF]
Enhancing Performance in Human Decision Making: The Role of Similarity in Forensic Identification.
Thompson, M. B., Tangen, J. M., & McCarthy, D. (2010). Enhancing performance in human decision making: The role of similarity in forensic identification. Proceedings of the 20th International Symposium on the Forensic Sciences of the Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society (ANZFSS). Sydney, Australia: 5–9 April.
[Awarded Best Paper in Management and Quality Assurance] [PDF]
Ground Truth: On Certainty in Forensic Decision-Making Research.
Tangen, J. M., Thompson, M. B., McCarthy, D., & Tear, M. J. (2010). Ground truth: On certainty in forensic decision-making research. Proceedings of the 20th International Symposium on the Forensic Sciences of the Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society (ANZFSS). Sydney, Australia: 5–9 April.
Humans Matching Fingerprints: Sequences and Sizes.
Thompson, M. B., Tangen, J. M., Treloar, R., & Ivison, K. J. (2010). Humans matching fingerprints: Sequence and Size. Proceedings of the 54th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. San Francisco, CA: September 27–October 1.
[Awarded 3rd place for Best Student Paper in CEDM] [PDF]
Expertise in Matching Fingerprints and Faces.
Thompson, M. B., Tangen, J. M., Ivison, K. J., & Treloar, R. (2010). Expertise in matching fingerprints and faces. Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Experimental Psychology. Melbourne, Australia: 8–10 April. [PDF]
The Importance of Ground Truth: An Open-Source Biometric Repository.
Tear, M. J., Thompson, M. B., & Tangen J. M. (2010). The importance of ground truth: An open-source biometric repository. Poster presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. San Francisco, CA: September 27–October 1. [PDF]
Testing Auditory Alarm Effectiveness with Three Different Alarm Sets.
Thompson, C., Sanderson, P., Watson, M., Thompson, M., Muthukrishna, M., & Murphy, S. (2010). Testing auditory alarm effectiveness with three different alarm sets. Poster presented at the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Annual Scientific Meeting (ANZCA ASM). Christchurch, NZ: 1–5 May 2010.
[Selected for reprinting in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 38(4), 769–769.] [URL] [PDF]
Head-Mounted Displays and Multisensory Integration: Replications and Challenges.
Tear, M., Harrison, W., Thompson, M., & Sanderson, P. M. (2009). Head-mounted displays and multisensory integration: Replications and challenges. Proceedings of the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. San Antonio, TX: 19–23 October, 2009, 1131–1135
[Shortlisted for HFES Alphonse Chapanis Best Student Paper Award] [PDF]
Managing the Risks of Display Evaluation Studies in the OR.
Jenkins, S., Liu, D., Thompson, M. B., & Sanderson, P. M. (2009). Managing the risks of display evaluation studies in the OR. Abstract for Society for Technology in Anesthesia (STA2009) Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX: 14–17 January, 2009. [Poster] [Abstract]
Mutisnsory Integration with a head-mounted Display and Auditory Display.
Thompson, M. B., & Sanderson, P. (2008). Multisensory integration with a head-mounted display and auditory display. Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. New York, NY: 22–26 September, 2008, 1292–1296 [PDF]
Role of Motion and Sound in Use of Head-Mounted Displays (Abstract).
Thompson, M., Lowe, S., & Sanderson, P. (2007). Role of motion and sound in use of head-mounted displays (Abstract). Proceedings of the 8th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF2007). Sydney, 5–7 July, 2007. [Abstract]
Other
On Expertise in Fingerprint Identification.
Thompson, M. B. (2014). On expertise in fingerprint identification. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. [PDF]
Crossmodal Integration With a Head-Mounted Display and Auditory Display Options: Is There Cause for Concern?
Thompson, M. B. (2007). Crossmodal integration with a head-mounted display and auditory display options: Is there cause for concern? Unpublished Honours Thesis, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
[Awarded First Class Honours] [PDF]