Psychology

Profile

• PhD in Forensic Psychology
• PGDip Research Methods in Psychology
• MSc in Criminal Justice Studies
• Master in Clinical Psychology (France)
• Bachelor in Psychology (France)

Background

Axelle came to the University of Porstmouth in 2000 to complete a MSc in Criminal Justice Studies, followed by PhD in forensic psychology (awarded in 2006). Her thesis was entitled ‘social, cognitive and methodological aspects in earwitness identification’.  Axelle has worked in the Department of Psychology as an associate lecturer since 2001. In addition to working at the University of Portsmouth, Axelle is also teaching distance-learning students from the Open University.

Teaching Responsibilities

Much of Axelle’s work is with the Msc in Child Forensic Studies: Forensic and Law. She has taught on this master’s course periodically for over five years, offering feedback and support for students and engages in students’ discussions via the Virtual Learning Environment. She is also part of the MSc project’s supervision team. Lastly, she also works at Undergraduate level on various roles (e.g., support tutoring, marking).

Research

Axelle research interests lies in the area of memory and witness testimony/identification.  More specifically, she has a keen interest in the under-researched topic that is earwitness identification.

Publications

Philippon, A. C. I. (2010). Book review of Pakes and Pakes (2009): Criminal Psychology. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 15, 155-157

Philippon, A. C. I., Cherryman, J., Vrij, A., & Bull, R. (2008). Why is my voice so easily recognised in identity parades? The influence of first impressions on voice identification. Psychology, Psychiatry and Law, 15, 70-77.

Philippon, A. C. I., Cherryman, J., Bull, R., & Vrij, A. (2007). Earwitness identification performance: the effect of language, target, deliberate strategies, and indirect measures. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 21, 539-550. 

Philippon, A. C. I., Cherryman, J., Bull, R., & Vrij, A. (2007). Lay people and police officers’ attitudes towards the usefulness of perpetrator voice identification. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 21, 103-115.

Presentations

Philippon, A. C. I., Cherryman, J., Vrij, A., & Bull, R. (2006, May). Could alternative identification procedures improve cross-language voice identification? Paper presented at the Psychology Department, University of Portsmouth Wednesday seminar series.

Philippon, A. C. I., Cherryman, J., Vrij, A., & Bull, R. (2006, March). First impressions from voice alone: influence on voice identification performance and effect of the nativeness paradigm. Paper presented at the Psychology Department, University of Portsmouth Wednesday seminar series.

Philippon, A. C. I., Cherryman, J., Bull, R., & Vrij, A. (2005, July). “They all sound alike to me!” The language effect in voice identification. Paper presented at the European Conference on Psychology and Law, Vilnius.

Philippon, A. C. I., Cherryman, J., Bull, R., & Vrij, A. (2005, June). “They all sound alike to me!” The language effect in voice identification. Paper presented at the Psychology Department, University of Portsmouth Wednesday seminar series.

Philippon, A., Cherryman, R., & Bull, R. (2003, April). Earwitness identification: The issue of common knowledge versus empirical knowledge. Paper presented at the Psychology Department, University of Portsmouth Wednesday seminar series.

Philippon, A., Cherryman, R., & Bull, R. (2003, July). Lay people and police officers’ attitudes towards the usefulness of perpetrator voice identification. Poster presented at the International Conference on Psychology and Law, Edinburgh.