People

Marcin Bukowski, PhD

I’m a researcher and lecturer in the Institute of Psychology at the Jagiellonian University. My main research interests are focused on social cognition, especially motivational and emotional factors that guide cognition in the social context. I’m especially interested in studying individual and situational variables (e.g. control motivation or epistemic motivation) that influence the flexibility of social categorization, knowledge activation and application, and thinking processes. I’m also interested in applying basic research findings in applied social contexts, such as the area of stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination.

Aneta Czernatowicz – Kukuczka, PhD

I’m post-doctoral researcher in the Institute of Psychology of the Jagiellonian University. My main field of interest is social cognition, specifically cognitive and motivational determinants and consequences of religious/atheistic beliefs. Within the project we also examine the role of dogmatism as a self-regulation tool in the face of uncertainty. My second area of study focuses on the role of individual differences in decision-making process.

Piotr Dragon, PhD

I’m a researcher and lecturer in the Institute of Psychology at the Jagiellonian University. My main research interests cover the areas of social cognition, epistemic motivation and impression formation. I am also interested in methodology, data analysis and programming.

Katarzyna Jaśko, PhD

I’m a researcher in the Institute of Psychology at the Jagiellonian University. I am interested in psychological mechanisms that influence the perception of social justice in unequal intergroup settings. Specifically, I study the relation between social identity and psychological reactions to intergroup inequalities and perception of discrimination by members of low-status groups in various social contexts. My second area of interest focuses on motivational and cognitive underpinnings of decision-making processes.

Sindhuja Sankaran, PhD

I finished my graduate studies in India and completed my Phd at Cardiff University, UK. I am an expert in the field of social cognition, specifically on cognitive and motivational processes predicting individual behaviour (sports performance, moral decision making, cognitive performance) and group behaviour (Indian caste identity and norm violation, refugee acceptance and pro-social behaviour). I am also the founder of an organisation – Rethinking Refugees (https://www.rethinkingrefugees.com/) that aims to raise awareness about the situation of refugees/asylum seekers and build a bridge between science and practice in the field of migration and refugees.

Maciej Sekerdej, PhD

I’m a lecturer and researcher at the Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University. My research interests cover principally the areas of intergroup relations, prejudice, stereotyping, and nationalism. I’ve published papers on antisemitism, nationality stereotypes and psychology of religion. Currently I am also involved in the research on the group processes in the framework of Relational Models Theory and theories of embodiment. I am a member of European Association of Experimental Social Psychology and International Society of Political Psychology.

Magdalena Śmieja, PhD

I am a researcher and lecturer in the Institute of Psychology at the Jagiellonian University. My current research explores the role of emotional intelligence in emotion regulation. We assume that people who are high in emotional intelligence use more adaptive regulatory strategies, what makes them resistant to undesirable effects of emotion on cognition. I am also interested in motivated cognition in the context of close relationships, especially in different factors influencing the structure of mental representation of the partner.

Karolina Dukała, PhD

I’m a researcher in the Institute of Psychology at the Jagiellonian University. I am mainly interested in methods of interviewing, interrogating and deception detection. Now I am involved in project which is dedicated to construct the new theory of commitment. Specifically, we are trying to prove that dispositional and situational variables that foster the initiation of commitment are not necessary the same variables that affect its maintenance.

Ewa Szumowska, PhD

I’m a researcher at the Institute of Psychology at the Jagiellonian University. My main research interests are focused around motivation and goal-directed action, epistemic motivation, information processing, multitasking and multiple goal pursuit. I am also interested in extremism writ large (including extreme dieting, extreme sports, obsessive passions, extreme love and other forms of extreme commitment). Currently I am working on the project related to self-knowledge and motivational underpinnings of self-relevant feedback preference.

Joanna Grzymała – Moszczyńska, PhD

I’m a researcher in the Institute of Psychology at the Jagiellonian University. My main research interests are focused on reduction of prejudice and discriminatory behaviors towards marginalized groups such as Roma minority or Syrian refugees, especially in educational context. In my work I am trying to combine my practical work as an diversity and antidiscrimination trainer with my scientific interests. I am also interested in psychological aspects of return migrations to Poland.

Gabriela Czarnek, PhD

I am a researcher in the Institute of Psychology at the Jagiellonian University. My current interest concentrates on using computational methods and predictive modeling to answer social psychological research questions.

Anna Potoczek, PhD

I am a researcher in the Institute of Psychology of the Jagiellonian University. My PhD thesis concerned norm conformity in the context of personal control deprivation. My major research interests include collective action intentions, intergroup relations and coping with threats.

Marta Maj, PhD

I’m a researcher at the Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University. My research is related to various aspects of motivated behaviors (including activism), and in my Ph.D. project, I explored cognitive dissonance in the environmental context. I enjoy reading about evolution, genetics, and physics.

Marta Szastok, PhD

Paulina Szwed

My main scientific interests lie in an attempt to understand the relationship between motivation and effort. This question interests me principally in the context of individual differencies (e.g. NFC). I’m also interested in motivational and cognitive processes underlying political or religious convictions.

Marta Doroszuk

I am a member of the CogNeS Doctoral School – an International PhD Programme in Social and Cognitive Neuroscience at Jagiellonian University. My main research interests are facial expressions of emotion, cross-cultural communication, and intergroup relations. For the purpose of my analysis I use several methods in which I am specialised: Facial Action Coding System and Facial Electromyography. During my studies I would like to determine how emotional communication influences the relation-building processes of immigrants. Moreover, I am also practitioner in soft-skills training.

Katarzyna Jamróz – Dolińska

I am a Ph.D. student in the Institute of Psychology at the Jagiellonian University. My main research interests are different forms of national identification and their antecedents and consequences. I am also interested in the role of various concepts related to time (e.g., time perspective, temporal framing) in social and political contexts.

Maryna Kołeczek

I am currently researching the cognitive foundations of patriotism and nationalism. I am enrolled in the Doctoral School in the Social Sciences, and my main focus is on how individuals perceive and react to social situations. I find it fascinating to explore the different ways in which our thoughts and emotions can affect our behaviour in the social domain.

Dominika Gurbisz

I am a Ph.D. student in the Doctoral School of Social Sciences, specializing in Psychology. My research examines the link between inclusivity norms on various forms of tolerance. I explore the different types of tolerance and their connections to behavioral intentions, as well as the role of threat in the interaction between inclusivity norms and tolerance. Through this research, I aim to contribute to a deeper understanding of tolerance, inclusivity norms, and their intricate relationships.

Joanna Cyganiewicz

Marianna Król

Jacek Legierski