Staff & Researchers

Lisa Smith, PhD : 

Dr. Lisa Smith is the Project Coordinator for the INTREPID Forensics programme at the University of Leicester, where she has been a member of the Department of Criminology since January 2011. She previously spent five years in the Forensic Psychology department at Leicester. Dr. Smith holds a BSc in Psychology with a minor in Philosophy of Law from the University of Toronto. She further pursued her academic career at the University of Leicester, completing an MSc in Forensic and Legal Psychology, followed by a PhD in Psychology.

Before relocating to the UK from Canada, Dr. Smith worked with the Ontario Provincial Police, serving as the Program Coordinator for a victim services response unit.

In addition to her role as Project Coordinator, Dr. Smith serves as the Associate Director (Social Sciences) of the Alec Jeffreys Forensic Science Institute.

Her research focuses on several key areas, including:

• Human factors in forensic examinations
• Jury decision-making
• Interpretation of forensic evidence in the Criminal Justice System (e.g., police investigations, courtroom)
• Forensic science and human rights
• Enhancing the recovery, interpretation, and processing of forensic evidence by police agencies.