David V. Canter

David Canter, PhD (Psychology), PhD (Music Composition), is Emeritus Professor at the University of Liverpool, UK. He established the first graduate program in Environmental Psychology at the University of Surrey, UK in 1973. He has published a number of related books, including Psychology for Architects, Environmental Interaction, Architectural Psychology, Designing for Therapeutic Environments, Football in its Place and Readings on the Psychology of Place. The 1977 Psychology of Place continues to garner thousands of citations. He is also internationally acclaimed for his work in Criminal Psychology, creating the field of Investigative Psychology, the origin of which is described in his award winning Criminal Shadows. The television series, combining his expertise in environmental psychology and investigative psychology, Mapping Murder, which he wrote and presented has been widely broadcast, giving rise to a popular book of the same name. In addition to his scholarly activities, radio and television broadcasts and popular blogs he has consulted with major architectural firms and blue-chip companies and provided evidence in court and to government enquiries.