
Alysha Hua
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Psychology
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
I am a PhD candidate in the School of Psychology. My research explores how we process human faces and make decisions in identity verification contexts.
Identity verification occurs in many different settings, such as when travelling internationally, or when simply purchasing age restricted products at the supermarket. To complete this task, the observer must decide whether the two faces presented before them are from the same person (matched), or two different people (mismatched). This task can be surprisingly difficult, and some people tend to be better at this task than others! My research seeks to explore individual differences in how humans decide to accept the faces as a match or mismatch pair.
I am conducting research under the supervision of Dr Daniel Carragher and Dr Nicole Nelson.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2025 - ongoing Academic Tutor and Marker University of Adelaide 2023 - ongoing Steering Committee Member Headspace Adelaide -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2023 - 2023 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Psychological Science (Hons) 2022 - 2022 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Psychological Science 2018 - 2021 University of South Australia Australia Bachelor of Social Work -
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