Research Interests

I'm investigating whether interventions designed to reduce stereotyping and prejudice can influence people's general cognitive functioning. I'm also interested in the idea that living in a diverse society can have benefits to cognitive flexibility and creativity. Finally, because diversity can be so beneficial, I look at the reasons why people engage in contact with their out-group, and at new ways of encouraging contact.

Peer Reviewed Publications

Gocłowska, M. A., Crisp, R. J. Labuschange, K. (in press). Can counter-stereotypes boost flexible thinking? Group Processes & Intergroup Relations.

Posters & Presentations

Gocłowska, M. A., Crisp, R. J. (2012). Challenging social stereotypes stimulates flexible and creative thinking. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. San Diego, California, Jan 16-28.

Gocłowska, M. A., Crisp, R. J. (2011). Creativity and diversity: A social categorization perspective. Symposium paper presented at the General Meeting of the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology. Stockholm, Sweden, July 12-16.

Gocłowska, M. A., Crisp, R. J. (2009). The differential effects of diversity on creative outcomes. Poster presented at the BPS Social Psychology Section Conference, Sheffield, UK, September 15-17.

Gocłowska, M. A., Crisp, R. J. (2009). The effects of perceiving surprising social category combinations on creativity. Paper presented at the ESCON Transfer of Knowledge Conference, Warsaw, Poland, August 26-30.

Gocłowska, M. A., Crisp, R. J. (2009). Zaskakujące kategorie społeczne a kreatywność. Paper presented at the Tajfel Seminar, Warsaw, Poland, June 22.

Gocłowska, M. A., Crisp, R. J. (2008) Creativity in multicultural settings. Poster presented at the General Meeting of the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology. Opatija, Croatia, June 10-14.

Gocłowska, M. A., & Kofta, M. (2008). Not quite human, but effective: self-infrahumanization in people, who manipulate others. Poster presented at the Small Group Meeting on Dehumanization. Kazimierz Dolny, Poland, June 6-9.

Other Publications

Gocłowska M., A. (2011). The relationship between creativity and cultural diversity: Cognitive, Motivational and Ideological Determinants. PhD thesis.

Crisp, R. J., & Turner, R. N. (2009) Psychologia społeczna. (A. Gruszka-Gosiewska, M. A. Gocłowska, M. A., Kowalczewska, J., Olszewska, M., Sekerdej, Trans.) Warsaw: PWN SA.

Grants

2012	Travel grant from the European Association for Social Psychology.	€800
2011	“Unlock Your Potential: A new approach to creativity and innovation training” from Kent Innovation and Enterprise (with Professor Richard Crisp).	£10,000
2010	“Enhancing student creativity through inter-cultural contact” from Student Enterprise, University of Kent (with Professor Richard Crisp).	£3,000
2007	PhD studentship at the School of Psychology, University of Kent. Approx.	£36,000
2004	ERASMUS mobility studentship awarded by the University of Warsaw, Poland. Approx.	€1,700

 

Teaching Commitments

Convenor and Lecturer:
SP300 Psychology Statistics and Practical

Lecturer:
SP304 Introduction to Psychology I
SP801 Advanced Statistics and Methodology
SP802 Current Issues in Social and Applied Psychology Part 1
SP813 Advanced Topics in Intergroup Relations

Professional Membership

Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)
European Association of Social Psychology (EASP)
Association for Psychological Science (APS)
International Graduate College, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena
Centre for Research on Prejudice, University of Warsaw

Other academic activities

Occasional reviewer for:

Journal of Experimental and Social Psychology.

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations.

British Journal of Psychology.

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology.

International Journal of Psychology.

School of Psychology
Keynes College
University of Kent
Canterbury, Kent
CT2 7NP
United Kingdom

Tel. +44 (0)1227 827770
Fax. +44 (0)1227 827030
Email: Malgorzata Goclowska

Office: A1.11

Office Hours: Monday 4-5pm, Thursday 12.30-1.30pm