Cultural & Social Interaction Research Group is a group of HWU staff and PhD students with a shared interest in social, political and (cross-) cultural psychology (see word cloud). We are a mix of qualitative, quantitative and mixed method researchers interested to understand humans and their (social) groups.
Below you will find a list of CSI members and their main areas of research.
For a detailed profile, please go to CSI Members.
Dr Katharina Addington-Lefringhausen: Intergroup relations, majority members’ acculturation, globalization, multiculturalism, intercultural competence, discrimination, prejudice, cultural appropriation, creativity, well-being, flourishing, radicalization, norm theory, intergroup contact theory, cross-cultural comparisons
Dr Mhairi Bowe: Social identity, community identity, family identity, national identity, health and wellbeing, mental health, loneliness, stigma and marginalisation, social prescribing, volunteering and helping, food aid and food poverty, place, community, and environment.
Dr Marc Alexander: Qualitative, discursive psychology, conversation analysis, everyday interaction, helplines, service provision, social problems, dispute resolution, police, homelessness, communication skills training
Dr Melis Ceylan: Experimental consumer behaviour research, consumer psychology, social influence, social exclusion, status enhancement, self-conscious emotions, impression management, consumer well-being, food choice, sustainable consumption
Dr Monica Tamariz: Cultural evolution, evolution of language, cognitive biases, social learning,
Prof. Stephen Gibson: Citizenship; Discourse; Discourse analysis; Discursive psychology; Obedience; Peace & conflict; Political discourse; Prejudice; Qualitative research methods; Rhetoric; Rhetorical psychology; Science studies; Social influence; Racism; Welfare.
Dr Emily Messer: Social learning, teaching, prosociality, culture, executive functions, conformity, anointing, social influences.
Alexander Hunt: Discourse analysis, discursive psychology, rhetorical psychology, qualitative research methods, political debates, argumentative discourse, ideology, democracy, public opinion, system justification, fact construction, stake and interest.
Sadvansha Munshi: Discourse; Discourse Analysis, Discursive Psychology; Open Science; Open Research; Qualitative Research Methods; Rhetorical Psychology
Sarah Stephen: Social identity, self-categorization, efficacy, intergroup-relations, intra-group relations, group dynamics, quantitative research methods.
David Colledge: Intergroup relations, Majority members’ acculturation, Cultural appropriation, Right-wing extremism
Mark Ewing: Societal perceptions; Social representations; Central Core Theory; Mixed methods research