Felicity O'Connell

Felicity is a researcher at the Police Foundation and is currently working on an online fraud research project. Prior to joining the Police Foundation Felicity worked as a research and evaluation officer for the Centre of Early Child Development (NSPCC) leading on trauma-informed care projects.

Felicity has a PhD in Psychology from Lancaster University, an MSc in Child Forensic Psychology from the University of Portsmouth, and a BSc in Psychology from the Open University. Felicity’s academic research focusses on verbal lie detection, in particular lying about intentions.