Dr Kristen Baker

About

Kristen Baker is a Newton International Fellow in the School of Psychology. Under the supervision of Dr. Markus Bindemann, she is exploring the role of decision making in face identification. This research not only has important theoretical implications for models of face identification and recognition, but also has important implications for practical settings (e.g., eyewitness testimony, border patrol settings).

Prior to coming to the University of Kent, Kristen completed her PhD (funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and an Ontario Graduate Scholarship) at Brock University. Her dissertation research focused on investigating individual differences in face identification and face learning. In other projects, she used cognitive and developmental lenses to investigate many aspects of face identification.
Key publications
Baker, K. A., Stabile, V. J., & Mondloch, C. J. (2023). Stable individual differences in unfamiliar face identification: Evidence from simultaneous and sequential matching tasks. Cognition, 232, 105333.

Baker, K. A., & Mondloch, C. J. (2022). Picture this: Photographers no better than controls for recognizing unfamiliar faces. Perception, 51(8), 591-595.

Laurence, S., Baker, K. A., Proietti, V. M., & Mondloch, C. J. (2022). What happens to our representation of identity as familiar faces age? Evidence from priming and identity aftereffects. British Journal of Psychology, 113(3), 677-695.

Baker, K. A., Laurence, S., & Mondloch, C. J. (2017). How does a newly encountered face become familiar? The effect of within-person variability on adults’ and children’s perception of identity. Cognition, 161, 19-30.