Associate Professor Dr Amy Dawel is a clinical and cognitive psychologist at The Australian National University, where she leads the ANU Emotions and Faces Lab. Her research investigates emotion regulation and face perception, with a focus on how these processes support human connection and wellbeing. A current research priority involves understanding how people perceive and interact with AI-generated personas, including the detection of deepfake faces and the potential for human-machine collaboration to improve AI detection capabilities. This work has been featured in outlets such as The New York Times and National Geographic. Amy’s lab is also investigating relationships between AI chatbot use and children's wellbeing. Her research program is supported by the Australian Research Council and Australian Rotary Health, and has been recognised with the 2022 ACT Tall Poppy and 2023 McMichael Awards.