PhD
Igor Areh
no.:
22499 
researcher – active in research organisation
| Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
| 5.09.00 |
Social sciences |
Psychology |
|
| Code |
Science |
Field |
| S264 |
Social sciences |
Applied and experimental psychology |
| S260 |
Social sciences |
Psychology |
Forensic psychology, eyewitness testimony, detecting deceit, investigative interview, forensic personality assessment
Data for the last 5 years (citations for the last 10 years) on
September 28, 2023;
A3 for period
2017-2021
(update for tender in 2022:
NO)
| Database |
Linked records |
Citations |
Pure citations |
Average pure citations |
| WoS |
17 |
136 |
128 |
7.53 |
| Scopus |
17 |
154 |
145 |
8.53 |
| Level of education |
Professional title |
Study subject |
Faculty |
Year |
|
Bachelor's degree |
B. Sc. |
Department of Psychology |
 University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts
|
1999 |
|
Master's degree |
M. Sc. |
Psychology |
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts
|
2003 |
|
Doctor's degree |
Ph. D. |
Psychology |
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts
|
2008 |
Doctoral dissertations and other final papers
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Dr. Igor Areh is Associate Professor in Forensic Psychology at the Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, University of Maribor, Slovenia. His lectures and research work focus, mainly on interviews of witnesses, crime victims, and suspects. Having majored in psychology (2004), he accepted a teaching position at the Faculty and narrowed his research work to the issues related to eyewitness testimony. In his successfully defended 2008 PhD thesis in psychology, he researched gender differences in eyewitness memory recall. In recent years, his research interests moved towards suspect interviews focused on two main themes: detecting deceit and the investigative interview. He has published over 120 papers and four books on forensic and investigative psychology issues. He also works as a criminal investigation advisor, mainly by evaluating the veracity of suspects’ statements, as well as an expert witness in court. Igor teaches psychology in criminal justice, forensic psychology, and investigative psychology. He is a member of the IAAP – International Association of Applied Psychology (Division 10: Psychology, Law and Ethics), EAPL – European Association of Psychology and Law, and IiiRG – International Investigative Interview Research Group.
In 2020, Dr Igor Areh was elected as President-Elect of Division 10: Psychology, Law and Ethics, the International Association of Applied Psychology.
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