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Dr. Anna Stefaniak is a post-doctoral researcher collaborating with Dr. Michael Wohl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professional Appointments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
2018 – present<\/td>Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Carleton University<\/td><\/tr>
2017 – 2018<\/td>Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Loyola University Chicago<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Educational<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
2017<\/td>Ph.D. Psychology, University of Warsaw, Poland<\/td><\/tr>
2011<\/td>M.A. Psychology, University of Warsaw, Poland<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Stefaniak’s work is in the area of social psychology of intergroup relations. In her research, she focuses on: reduction of intergroup bias through direct and indirect intergroup contact; the role of culturally transmitted evaluations of historical past in shaping current intergroup attitudes; and the psychological underpinnings of negative and positive intergroup behavior such as hate crime, collective violence, and collective action on behalf of outgroups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Stefaniak, A.<\/span><\/b> & Wohl, M.J.A. (2021). <\/span>In time we will simply disappear: Racial demographic shift undermines privileged group members\u2019 support for marginalized social groups via collective angst. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

G\u00f3rska, P., Stefaniak, A<\/b>., [joint first authorship] Lipowska, K.*, Malinowska, K.*, Skrodzka, M.* (2021). <\/span>Authoritarians go with the flow: Social norms moderate the link between authoritarianism and outgroup-directed attitudes. Political Psychology.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stefaniak, A.<\/span><\/b>, Wohl, M.J.A., & Bilewicz, M. (2021). <\/span>Pro-diversity intervention improves Poles\u2019 intergroup attitudes by increasing collective nostalgia for more open Polish society. Affective Science.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elgar, F., Stefaniak, A.<\/b>, Wohl, M. J. A. (2020). The trouble with trust: Time-series analysis of social capital, income inequality, and COVID-19 deaths in 84 countries. Social Science and Medicine<\/i>, 263<\/i>. 113365.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wohl, M. J. A., Stefaniak, A.<\/b>, & Smeekes, A. (2020). Longing is in the memory of the beholder: Collective nostalgia content determines the method members will support to make their group great again. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology<\/i>, 91, <\/i>104044.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stefaniak, A.<\/b>, Mallett, R. K., & Wohl, M. J. A. (2020). Zero-sum beliefs shape advantaged allies\u2019 support for collective action. European Journal of Social Psychology<\/i>, 50<\/i>(6), 1259-1275.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wohl, M. J. A., Stefaniak, A.<\/b>, & Smeekes, A. (2020). Days of future past: Concerns for the group\u2019s future prompts longing for its past (and ways to reclaim it). Current Directions in Psychological Science. 5, <\/i>481-486.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

G\u00f3rska, P., Stefaniak, A.<\/b>, Malinowska, K.*, Lipowska, K.*, Marchlewska, M., Budziszewska, M., & Maciantowicz, O.* (2020) Too great to act in solidarity: The negative relationship between collective narcissism and solidarity-based collective action. European Journal of Social Psychology<\/i>, 50<\/i>(3), 561-578.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stefaniak, A.<\/span><\/b>, Bilewicz, M., & Lewicka, M. (2017). <\/span>The merits of teaching local history: Increased place attachment enhances civic engagement and social trust. Journal of Environmental Psychology<\/i>, 51<\/i>, 217-225.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":423,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cu_people_first_name":"Anna","cu_people_last_name":"Stefaniak","cu_people_initials":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_people_type":[21],"cu_people_expertise":[],"class_list":["post-422","cu_people","type-cu_people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cu_people_type-post-doctoral-researcher"],"acf":{"cu_people_job_title":"Post-Doctoral Researcher","cu_people_degree":"Ph.D., Postdoc","cu_building":false,"cu_people_office_num":"","cu_people_pronoun":"none","cu_people_designation":"","cu_people_email":"Anna.Stefaniak@carleton.ca","cu_people_phone":"","cu_people_phone_ext":"","cu_people_linkedin":"","cu_people_bluesky":"","cu_people_twitter":"","cu_people_instagram":"","cu_people_facebook":"","cu_people_website":"","cu_people_orcid":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bettermentlabs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bettermentlabs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bettermentlabs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_people"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bettermentlabs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bettermentlabs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":629,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bettermentlabs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/422\/revisions\/629"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bettermentlabs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bettermentlabs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_people_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bettermentlabs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_type?post=422"},{"taxonomy":"cu_people_expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bettermentlabs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_expertise?post=422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}