Julia Shaw (psychologist)

Julia Shaw
Shaw in March 2018
Born	(1987-01-20) January 20, 1987 (age 37) Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Alma mater	University of British Columbia
Known for	False memory syndrome
Scientific career
Fields	Psychology

Julia Shaw (born January 20, 1987) is a German-Canadian psychologist and popular science writer who specialises in false memories. Shaw has been an honorary Research Associate in Psychology at University College London (UCL) since 2017 and was a contributor to Scientific American between 2015 and 2017. Since 2020, she has co-hosted the BBC Sounds true crime podcast Bad People with Danish comedian Sofie Hagen.