Dr Kristy Martire who completed her PhD under the supervision of Dr Richard Kemp has been awarded the APS College of Forensic Psychologists' 2009 Maconochie Prize. The prize was awarded for her 2009 Law and Human Behavior paper which was derived from her PhD thesis: Martire, K & Kemp, R.I. (2009). The impact of eyewitness expert evidence and judicial warnings on jurors' ability to evaluate eyewitness testimony. Law and Human Behavior. 33, 225-236.

The Maconochie Prize is awarded by the APS Forensic College in recognition of outstanding forensic psychology research by students and is awarded for publication in a refereed journal of an article by the student based on his/her Honours, Masters or Doctoral thesis.