Stacey Conchie - Research Portal | Lancaster University

I am interested in the socio-psychological factors that shape behaviour in high-risk settings from security to safety. I am particularly interested in the role of interpersonal trust: it’s formation, breakdown and repair, and the ways it shapes behaviours in offline and online interactions.

I am Director of the ESRC national Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats (CREST) and co-lead of the EPSRC Security, Privacy, Identity and Trust in the digital economy Network Plus (SPRITE+). My research has been funded by government bodies, private industry and charities, whom I have been fortunate enough to work with to ensure my work has practical relevance.

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Publications & Outputs

Forthcoming
Interpersonal sensemaking and cooperation in investigative interviews: The role of matching
Sjoberg, P. M., Taylor, P. & Conchie, S., 29/04/2025, (Accepted/In press) In: The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology .
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Published
A click of faith: how perceived trustworthiness affects online risk-taking in unfamiliar dyads
Hilner, L., Hope, L., Kontogianni, F. & Conchie, S., 31/03/2025, In: Journal of Social Psychology. 165, 3, p. 437-451 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
E-pub ahead of print
Fast-tracking Trust: Exploring the Relative Importance of Competence, Integrity, and Benevolence in Informant-Handler Interactions
Hillner, L., Hope, L., Kontogianni, F., Conchie, S. & Nunan, J., 12/03/2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Applied Operational Intelligence. 1, 1, p. 149-182 34 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review