Aldert Vrij is Professor of Applied Social Psychology, University of Portsmouth (UK). His main research interest is deception, resulting in more than 600 publications, which have been widely cited (> 28,000 citations and H-index 83).
He received grants from British Research Councils, Trusts and Foundations, Insurers, Federal Bureau of Investigation, High value detainee Interrogation Group, and American, British, Dutch, and Singapore Governments, totalling > $11,500,000. He works closely with practitioners (police, security services and insurers) in terms of conducting research and disseminating its findings.
His 2008 book Detecting lies and deceit: Pitfalls and opportunities is a comprehensive overview of research into (non)verbal and physiological deception and lie detection. An overview article of 100 years deception research published in 2022 (doi: 10.1002/acp.3971) showed that Vrij has the most publications and the most citations in the field.
In 2016 he received the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (iiiRG) Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his significant contribution to investigative interviewing.