Hadyn Ellis

Hadyn Douglas Ellis
Born (1945-10-25)25 October 1945
Newport, Wales
Died 6 November 2006(2006-11-06) (aged 61)
Cardiff, Wales
Citizenship United Kingdom
Fields Psychology
Institutions Cardiff University, University of Aberdeen
Known for Face perception, Capgras delusion

Hadyn Ellis CBE[1] DSc (25 October 1945 - 6 November 2006) was a Welsh psychologist who was influential in the field of face processing and who had some 160 publications to his name.[2]

For the largest part of his career he worked at Cardiff University, where he became pro-vice chancellor for research in 1994. He also made significant contributions to research strategy at the ESRC.

His research into face perception had significant contribution to eyewitness testimony[3] and also the understanding of delusions of misidentification such as Capgras delusion.[4] Ellis is also considered to be the person who coined the term cognitive neuropsychiatry.

During his career he also wrote many books, including Validation in Psychology: Research Perspectives[5] and Perceiving and Remembering Faces.[6]

After his death from bowel cancer, Cardiff University recognised his contribution to science and the university by naming a building in his honor.[7] Additionally, the Hadyn Ellis Prize is awarded annually to research students at Cardiff University for the best PhD dissertation, previous winners of which have been Joseph Sweetman[8] and Georgia Powell.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "UK | Education | Teachers win top honours". BBC News. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Professor Hadyn Ellis CBE DSc (1945-2006)". Cardiff.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "NCJRS Abstract - National Criminal Justice Reference Service". Ncjrs.gov. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Capgras delusion: a window on face recognition". Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 5: 149–156. doi:10.1016/S1364-6613(00)01620-X.
  5. ↑ ISBN 978-0765806475
  6. ↑ ISBN 978-0122062209
  7. ↑ "School of Medicine". Medicine.cf.ac.uk. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Staff profiles - Psychology - University of Exeter". Psychology.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  9. ↑ http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk%2Fwarc%2Ffiles%2F2014%2F06%2F5-year-plan-2014-2019.doc&usg=AFQjCNHngHKZjCFA9qCcgPGcdKTOGoZKzg&bvm=bv.108194040,d.ZWU
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