Personal profile
Research interests
Evolutionary theories of partner choice
Victim blaming and rape myths
Prevalence of harmful sexual behaviours
Biography
Amy is a lecturer in the Department of Psychology. Her research follows two strands: the evolutionary mechanisms behind partner choice, and victim blaming in sexual assault cases.
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, PhD, Facial composition, body language, and interpersonal judgements: individual differences in partner choice, Northumbria University
1 Oct 2016 → 30 Sept 2019
Award Date: 14 Nov 2019
Psychology, MRes
30 Jun 2015 → 31 Dec 2099
Award Date: 30 Jun 2015
Other Courses, BSc (Hons), Jury decison making: Are rape myths transferable to "low-level" sexual assault?, Sheffield Hallam University
1 Sept 2010 → 31 May 2014
Award Date: 1 Jul 2014
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Research output
- 4 Article
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Consistency of Eye Coloration Across Different Relationship Partners
Newman, A. V., Pollet, T. V., McCarty, K., Neave, N. & Saxton, T. K., 1 Jan 2023, In: Archives of Sexual Behavior. 52, 1, p. 291-300 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Seeing it my way: A perspective taking intervention alleviates psychological distress in caregivers of autistic children
Lovell, B., Newman, A. & Wetherell, M., 1 Feb 2023, In: Research in Developmental Disabilities. 133, 9 p., 104396.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Altered Perception of Facially Expressed Tiredness in Insomnia
Akram, U., Sharman, R. & Newman, A., 1 Jan 2018, In: Perception. 47, 1, p. 105-111 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Facial resemblance between women's partners and brothers
Saxton, T., Steel, C., Rowley, K., Newman, A. & Baguley, T., 1 Jul 2017, In: Evolution and Human Behavior. 38, 4, p. 429-433Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thesis
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Facial composition, body language, and interpersonal judgements: individual differences in partner choice
Newman, A. (Author), 1 Sept 2019Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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