Researchers

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.

 

Piotr Dragon, PhD

I’m an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Psychology at the Jagiellonian University. My main research interests include impression formation, (computational) social cognition, and meta-science.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University. I am also a Research Affiliate at Massachussets Institute of Technology. My research focuses on political and science-related beliefs, including how people form these beliefs, respond to information and persuasive communication, and how ideology shapes attitudes toward science and scientists, climate change, and public policy. My work combines experiments, survey data analysis, psychophysiological measures, and automated text analysis.

 

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.

PhD students

 

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.

Karolina Bonarska

I am a PhD student at the Institute of Psychology at the Jagiellonian University. My primary research interest lies in the domain of psychology of activism and group processes, with a particular focus on in-group conflicts among activists and socially engaged individuals. My research centers on the investigation of the role that diverse identities play in the emergence of conflicts and the exploration of potential ways for conflict resolution. Additionally, I am interested in the phenomena of extremism, motivation, and radicalization within the context of politics.

Monika Gołąb

I am a psychologist and a PhD student at the Doctoral School in the Social Sciences. In my research work I am particularly interested in online engagement in anti-mainstream and conspiratorial movements and ideologies. In my current line of work, I specifically aim to understand the emotional and motivational bases of engagement in online discourse based in opposition to mainstream COVID-19 policies and beliefs.

Jakub Cacek

I am a PhD student at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. My research mainly focuses on cognitive flexibility and adaptability in decision-making.Additionally, I work as a research assistant in a project on radicalization and disinformation in Central Europe in the Cognitive Security Lab at the Charles University in Prague. Besides psychology, I am interested in data science.

Jakub Michalik

I am a researcher at the Institute of Psychology and a PhD candidate at the Doctoral School of Social Sciences, both at Jagiellonian University. My research focuses on how the experience of control deprivation influences the valuation of cognitive effort, particularly within motivational and social contexts.

Agnieszka Kuhny

I am a PhD student in the Doctoral School of Social Sciences, in the Psychology program. My research focuses on the role of social norms in shaping perceptions of activists and intentions to engage in collective action. I am also interested in other motivational underpinnings of activism, such as the perceived expectancy of success and characteristics attributed to activist groups. My work also explores radical and violent collective actions. Outside the political domain, I am also interested in the open science movement and its potential to improve transparency and collaboration in research.