Ray Bull is a British psychologist and emeritus professor of forensic psychology at the University of Leicester. He is also a visiting professor at the

University of Portsmouth The University of Portsmouth is a public university in Portsmouth, England. It is one of only four universities in the South East England, South East of England rated as Gold in the Government's Teaching Excellence Framework. With approximately 28 ...

and a part-time professor of criminal investigation at the

University of Derby , mottoeng = Experience is the best teacher , established = 1851 – Teacher Training College1992 – gained university status , type = Public , chancellor = William Cavendish, Ear ...

. Since 2014, he has been the president of the European Association of Psychology and Law.

Work

Bull is known for his work on

investigative interviewing Investigative interviewing is a non-coercive method for questioning victims, witnesses and suspects of crimes. Generally, investigative interviewing "involves eliciting a detailed and accurate account of an event or situation from a person to assis ...

of criminal suspects, witnesses, and victims.

Honors and awards

Bull was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the

British Psychological Society The British Psychological Society (BPS) is a representative body for psychologists and psychology in the United Kingdom. History It was founded on 24 October 1901 at University College London (UCL) as ''The Psychological Society'', the organ ...

in 2010, a fellow of the Association of Psychological Sciences in 2009, and received the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group's Senior Academic Award in 2009. In 2012, he became the first honorary lifetime member of the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group. In 2008, he received the European Association of Psychology and Law's Award for Life-time Contribution to Psychology and Law.

References

21st-century British psychologists Forensic psychologists Fellows of the British Psychological Society Living people Academics of the University of Leicester Academics of the University of Portsmouth Academics of the University of Derby Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-psychologist-stub