Stephen Moston : Season 2, Episode 1

CQUniversity Podcast - Greatvine

This week we chat with CQUni's Forensic Psychology lecturer Associate Professor Stephen Moston. We hear how this British academic cut his teeth in the then new field of forensic psychology with the metropolitan police in England and academia before pulling up roots and heading to Australia to further explore his career. Despite once considering being an astronaut (but he didn't like the pre-employment tests he jokes), Stephen has built an extraordinary reputation in helping the way children are interviewed by police. His research into questioning suspects and eyewitnesses have since moved into the field of sport psychology, looking at ways to question suspected cheats involved in doping. We also hear about his love of teaching and how he loves to 'corrupt' his students into continuing on in forensic psychology. Finally, we hear how dogs could play a role in interviewing eyewitnesses and suspects.