About Ray
In 2022 Ray was informed that he had become a "Distinguished Member" of the American Psychology-Law Society for his "unusual and outstanding contribution to psychology and Law".
In 2021 Ray accepted the invitation from the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (iIIRG) to take on the newly created role of ‘International Ambassador’.
In 2020 Ray was commissioned by the organisation ‘Hedayah: Countering Violent Extremism’ to assist in the writing of an extensive manual on talking with people.
In 2014 he was elected (for three years) ‘President’ of the European Association of Psychology and Law, and from 2017 to 2020 was ‘Immediate Past President’.
His awards include:-
- in 2012 being awarded the first “Honorary Life-time Membership” of the 'International Investigative Interviewing Research Group' (that has several hundred members from dozens of countries);
- in 2010 being “Elected by acclaim” an Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society “for the contribution made to the discipline of psychology” (this honour is restricted to no more than 40 living psychologists);
- receiving in 2010 from the Scientific Committee of the Fourth International Conference on Investigative Interviewing the “Special prize” for his “extensive contributions to investigative interviewing”;
- in 2009 Ray being elected a Fellow by the Board of Directors of the Association of Psychological Sciences (formerly the American Psychological Society) for “sustained and outstanding distinguished contribution to psychological Science” (FAPS);
- in 2009 receiving from the 'International Investigative Interviewing Research Group' the “Senior Academic Award” for his “significant lifetime contribution to the field of investigative interviewing”;
- in 2008 receiving from the European Association of Psychology and Law an “Award for Life-time Contribution to Psychology and Law” and from the British Psychological Society the “Award for Distinguished Contributions to Academic Knowledge in Forensic Psychology”;
- in 2005 receiving a Commendation from the London Metropolitan Police for “Innovation and professionalism whilst assisting a complex rape investigation”.
