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Lynden Miles is an experimental social psychologist with a research focus on the dynamics of social interaction. He obtained his PhD in Psychology from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and completed a postdoctoral stint at the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom, where he was awarded a Research Council UK Fellowship before joining the School of Psychological Science at the University of Western Australia in July 2019. His research interests span a wide range of social psychological phenomena, with a common theme of exploring the dynamics of social interaction. His primary focus is on the role of interpersonal synchrony in shaping social exchange, drawing on the science of coordination dynamics to provide a framework for understanding how people align their actions and thoughts to influence the success of social endeavors. His work bridges levels of analysis, examining the impact of interpersonal synchrony on social-cognitive functioning, mental health, and the interplay of coordinated behavior within group dynamics. Additionally, he is interested in the role of mental imagery and emotion in social situations, particularly in how coordination affects the experience and expression of emotion during interactions.
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