Gisli Hannes Gudjonsson is an Emeritus Professor of Forensic Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London. Prior to his retirement from King’s College in January 2012, he was the Head of Clinical Forensic Psychology Services for the Lambeth Forensic Services and Medium Secure Unit at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (SLaM).
Professor Gudjonsson is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a registered practitioner (clinical and forensic) with the United Kingdom Health Care Professions Council (HCPC). He pioneered the empirical measurement of interrogative suggestibility and has published extensively in the areas of psychological vulnerabilities, false confessions, and police interviewing. He has published almost 400 peer reviewed articles, a dozen books (three as sole author), and about 70 book chapters. In addition, he produced two influential research reports for the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice and has provided expert evaluation in over 1,000 criminal cases internationally.
He has been awarded three Lifetime Achievement Awards and was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s Birthday 2011 Honours List for services to clinical psychology.