秋葵视频

Sofia Stathi

Dr Sofia Stathi BSc, PGCHE, PhD, FHEA

Professor in Social Psychology

Dr Sofia Stathi is a Professor in Social Psychology in the School of Human Sciences at the 秋葵视频. Sofia obtained a BSc in Psychology from the University of Crete, Greece and then a PhD from the University of Birmingham, UK. She joined the 秋葵视频 as Senior Lecturer in 2011. Prior to this, Sofia was a post-doctoral researcher and then a Lecturer at the University of Kent. Sofia teaches social psychology, social cognition, and cross-cultural psychology.

Posts held previously:

  • 2008 - 2011  Lectureship at University of Kent
  • 2007 - 2008  Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Kent

Psychology

Allied health professions, dentistry, nursing and pharmacy

Responsibilities within the university
  • Lead of the Centre for Inequalities, Faculty of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
  • Chair of University Research Ethics Board
  • PhD supervisor

Awards
  • 2012 秋葵视频 Early Career Research Excellence Award

Recognition
  • 2021-ongoing: External examiner for MSc Applied Social Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London
  • 2020-ongoing: Committee member for the British Psychological Society Social Psychology Section
  • 2020-ongoing: Associate Editor for Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
  • 2017-ongoing: Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Social Psychology
  • 2016-2020: External examiner for the BSc Psychological Science, MBS, Staffordshire University

Research / Scholarly interests

Sofia is a social psychologist, exploring primarily processes that relate to intergroup relations. Sofia's research focuses on prejudice and prejudice-reduction among majority and minority groups via direct and indirect intergroup contact. Furthermore, Sofia's research examines social/political ideology; multiculturalism and acculturation processes; collective action; social exclusion.

Key funded projects

  • 2022 Research Grant: Center for Entertainment & Civic Health ($34,855.78) – Title: How Do Media Portrayals of Cross-Party Interactions Affect Viewers? Investigating the Effects of Norms for and Content of Cross-Party Engagement (allocated to Prof. Linda Tropp, Dr Rita Guerra, Dr Sofia Stathi and Prof. Loris Vezzali)
  • 2021 Small Research Grant: British Academy/Leverhulme (拢9,964.76) – Title: Understanding participation in ‘non-normative’ collective action: A case study of the destruction of a public statue associated with historical racism (allocated to Professor John Dixon, and Drs. Shelley McKeown, and Sofia Stathi)
  • 2014 Seminar Series Grant: Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), (拢29,992) - Title: Youth mental health and well-being (allocated to Drs Maria Michail, Sofia Stathi, Eilis Hennessy, Barbara Dooley, Caroline Heary, Paul Patterson, Andrew Grundy, Sarah Amani)
  • 2010 Small Research Grant: British Academy (拢7,407) - Title: Raising awareness and reducing the social stigma of the homeless
  • 2010 Small Research Grant: C谩tedra Real Madrid – UEM (Euros 6,000) - Title: Attitudes of future teachers of physical education on the inclusion of the students with incapacity in the classes of physical education: A comparative study between Spain and the United Kingdom (allocated to Drs. Athanasios Pappous, Francisco Cruz Quintana, Sofia Stathi, Carlos Javier Lopez Gutierrez)
  • 2009 Research study grant: European Association for Social Psychology (Euros 1,000) - Title: Enhancing bicultural identity integration: The role of intercultural contact. Collaborator: Veronica Benet-Martinez, University of California at Riverside
  • 2009 Small Research Grant: British Academy (拢7,026) - Title: ‘Imaginary contact’: Developing and evaluating a new prejudice-reduction intervention for schools (allocated to Drs. Lindsey Cameron and Sofia Stathi)

Recent publications

Article

Stathi, Sofia , Hall, Victoria, Bagci, Sabahat Cigdem, Pavetich, Melissa (2024), . Cises Srl. In: , , , . Cises Srl, Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 31 (1) . pp. 5-23 ISSN: 1972-6325 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.4473/TPM31.1.1).

Thompson, Trevor , Stathi, Sofia, Shin, Jae Il, Carvalho, Andre , Solmi, Marco , Liang, Chih-Sung (2024), . Springer. In: , , , . Springer, Journal of General Internal Medicine . pp. 1-9 ISSN: 0884-8734 (Print), 1525-1497 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-024-08638-5).

Cocco, Veronica Margherita , Vezzali, Loris, Stathi, Sofia, Di Bernarado, Gian Antonio , Dovidio, John F. (2023), . SAGE Publications. In: , , , . SAGE Publications, Personality and Social Psychology Review ISSN: 1088-8683 (Print), 1532-7957 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/10888683231203).

Thompson, Trevor , Stathi, Sofia, Buckley, Francesca, Shin, Jae Il , Liang, Chih-Sung (2023), . Springer. In: , , , . Springer, Journal of General Internal Medicine ISSN: 0884-8734 (Print), 1525-1497 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-023-08401-2).

Bagci, Sabahat Cigdem , Stathi, Sofia, Sa臒lam, Dilba, K枚segil, Ekin (2023), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, 5: 100133 2666-6227 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cresp.2023.100133).

Cocco, Veronica Margherita , Bisagno, Elisa, Cadamuro, Alessia, Rubichi, Sandro , Stathi, Sofia , Vezzali, Loris (2023), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology ISSN: 1052-9284 (Print), 1099-1298 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2715).

Turner, Rhiannon and , Stathi, Sofia (2023), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Current Opinion in Psychology, 51: 101585 . pp. 1-5 ISSN: 2352-250X (Print), 2352-2518 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101585).

Uysal, Mete Sefa , Hoerst, Carina, Stathi, Sofia, Kessler, Thomas (2023), . SAGE Publications. In: , , , . SAGE Publications, Social Psychological and Personality Science ISSN: 1948-5506 (Print), 1948-5514 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506231151759).

Cocco, Veronica Margherita , Bisagno, Elisa, Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio, Bicocchi, Nicola , Calderara, Simone , Palazzi, Andrea , Cucchiara, Rita , Zambonelli, Franco , Cadamuro, Alessia , Stathi, Sofia (2022), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Social Development ISSN: 0961-205X (Print), 1467-9507 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12662).

Cocco, Veronica Margherita , Bisagno, Elisa, Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio, Bicocchi, Nicola , Calderara, Simone , Palazzi, Andrea , Cucchiara, Rita , Zambonelli, Franco , Cadamuro, Alessia , Stathi, Sofia (2022), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Social Development ISSN: 0961-205X (Print), 1467-9507 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12662).

Scott, Adrian J. , Stathi, Sofia, Burniak, Victoria (2022), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Behavioral Sciences and The Law, 40 (5) . pp. 584-603 ISSN: 0735-3936 (Print), 1099-0798 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2592).

Vezzali, Loris , Trifiletti, Elena, W枚lfer, Ralf, Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio , Stathi, Sofia , Cocco, Veronica , Cadamuro, Alessia , Shamloo, Soraya , Hewstone, Miles (2022), . SAGE Publications. In: , , , . SAGE Publications, Group Processes & Intergroup Relations ISSN: 1368-4302 (Print), 1461-7188 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302221104921).

Pecini, Chiara , Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio, Crapolicchio, Eleonora, Stathi, Sofia , Vezzali, Loris , Andrighetto, Luca (2022), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 32 (6) . pp. 1047-1060 ISSN: 1052-9284 (Print), 1099-1298 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2627).

Cocco, Veronica Margherita , Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio, Stathi, Sofia, Vezzali, Loris (2022), . Cises Srl. In: , , , . Cises Srl, TPM - Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 29 (1) . pp. 141-157 ISSN: 1972-6325 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.4473/TPM29.1.10) NB Item availability restricted.

Vezzali, Loris , Visintin, Emilio Paolo, Bisagno, Elisa, Br枚ker, Laura , Cadamuro, Alessia , Crapolicchio, Eleonora , De Amicis, Leyla , Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio , Huang, Fei , Lou, Xi (2022), . SAGE. In: , , , . SAGE, Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 26 (2) . pp. 265-283 ISSN: 1368-4302 (Print), 1461-7188 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302221075691).

Bagci, Cigdem , Stathi, Sofia, Golec de Zavala, Agnieszka (2021), . American Psychological Association (APA). In: , , , . American Psychological Association (APA), Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 29 (2) . pp. 208-220 ISSN: 1099-9809 (Print), 1939-0106 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000509).

Smith, Rebecca and , Stathi, Sofia (2021), . Routledge - Taylor and Francis. In: , , , . Routledge - Taylor and Francis, Journal of Social Psychology . pp. 1-12 ISSN: 0022-4545 (Print), 1940-1183 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2021.1963204).

Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio , Cocco, Veronica Margherita, Paolini, Stefania, Vezzali, Loris , Stathi, Sofia , Rubin, Mark , Suba拧i膰, Emina (2021), . SAGE. In: , , , . SAGE, Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 26 (1) . pp. 243-260 ISSN: 1368-4302 (Print), 1461-7188 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302211038062).

Stathi, Sofia , Humayun, Sajid, Stoddart Isaac, Reay, McCarron, Demi (2021), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology ISSN: 2475-0387 (Print), 2475-0387 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jts5.116).

Vezzali, Loris , Capozza, Dora, Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio, Falvo, Rossela , Stathi, Sofia , Hodson, Gordon (2021), . Routledge. In: , , , . Routledge, European Review of Social Psychology, 33 (2) . pp. 215-254 ISSN: 1046-3283 (Print), 1479-277X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10463283.2021.1963156).

Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio , Vezzali, Loris, Birtel, Mich猫le D., Stathi, Sofia , Ferrari, Barbara , Giovannini, Dino , Pettigrew, Thomas F. (2021), . SAGE. In: , , , . SAGE, Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 25 (6) . pp. 1516-1533 ISSN: 1368-4302 (Print), 1461-7188 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302211010929).

Stathi, Sofia and , Guerra, Rita (2021), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology, 5 (2) . pp. 50-53 2475-0387 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jts5.98).

Pavetich, Melissa and , Stathi, Sofia (2021), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 31 (4) . pp. 369-382 ISSN: 1052-9284 (Print), 1099-1298 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2512).

Vezzali, Loris , Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio, Cocco, Veronica Margherita, Stathi, Sofia , Capozza, Dora (2021), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 15: e12583 (3) ISSN: 1751-9004 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12583).

Vezzali, Loris , McKeown, Shelley, McCauley, Patrick, Stathi, Sofia , Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio , Cadamuro, Alessia , Cozzolino, Valeria , Trifiletti, Elena (2021), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 51 (2) . pp. 121-137 ISSN: 0021-9029 (Print), 1559-1816 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12721).

Tercan, Mustafa , Bisagno, Elisa, Cocco, Veronica Margherita, Ka莽maz, Tarkan , Turnuklu, Abbas , Stathi, Sofia , Vezzali, Loris (2020), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Journal of Community Psychology, 49 (2) . pp. 564-587 ISSN: 904392 (Print), 15206629 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22480).

Pavetich, Melissa and , Stathi, Sofia (2020), . American Psychological Association. In: , , , . American Psychological Association, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 120 (3) . pp. 651-671 ISSN: 0022-3514 (Print), 1939-1315 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000259).

Bagci, Sabahat Cigdem , Stathi, Sofia, Vezzali, Loris, Turnuklu, Abbas , Piyale, Zeynep Ecem (2020), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, British Journal of Social Psychology, 60 (1) . pp. 95-120 ISSN: 0144-6665 (Print), 2044-8309 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12381).

Stathi, Sofia , Di Bernardo, GA, Vezzali, L, Pendleton, S , Tropp, LR (2020), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 30 (5) . pp. 461-479 ISSN: 1052-9284 (Print), 1099-1298 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2452).

Stathi, Sofia , Pavetich, Melissa, Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio, Cadamuro, Alessia , Cocco, Veronica Margherita , Vezzali, Loris (2020), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Journal of Community Psychology, 48 (3) . pp. 1010-1027 ISSN: 0090-4392 (Print), 1520-6629 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22322).

Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio , Vezzali, Loris, Stathi, Sofia, McKeown Jones, Shelley , Cocco, Veronica Margherita , Saguy, Tamar , Dixon, John (2019), . SAGE Publications. In: , , , . SAGE Publications, Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 24 (1) . pp. 26-47 ISSN: 1368-4302 (Print), 1461-7188 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430219889134).

Vezzali, Loris , Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio, Birtel, Mich猫le D., Stathi, Sofia , Brambilla, Marco (2019), . SAGE. In: , , , . SAGE, Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 23 (7) . pp. 1066-1084 ISSN: 1368-4302 (Print), 1461-7188 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430219879223).

Wang, Changcheng , Fei, Huang, Stathi, Sofia, Vezzali, Loris (2019), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 75 . pp. 132-140 ISSN: 0147-1767 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2018.09.002).

Vezzali, Loris , Birtel, Mich猫le D., Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio, Stathi, Sofia , Crisp, Richard John , Cadamuro, Alessia , Visintin, Emilio Paolo (2019), . SAGE Publications. In: , , , . SAGE Publications, Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 23 (5) . pp. 643-663 ISSN: 1368-4302 (Print), 1461-7188 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430219852404).

Moore, Anna and , Stathi, Sofia (2019), . Taylor & Francis. In: , , , . Taylor & Francis, The Journal of Social Psychology, 160 (3) . pp. 267-281 ISSN: 0022-4545 (Print), 1940-1183 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2019.1644280).

Stathi, Sofia , Vezzali, Loris, Waldzus, Sven, Hantzi, Alexandra (2019), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 49 (9) . pp. 596-608 ISSN: 0021-9029 (Print), 1559-1816 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12619).

Stathi, Sofia , Guerra, Rita, Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio, Vezzali, Loris (2019), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, European Journal of Social Psychology, 50 (1) . pp. 124-142 ISSN: 0046-2772 (Print), 1099-0992 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2600).

Birtel, Mich猫le D. , Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio, Stathi, Sofia, Crisp, Richard J. , Cadamuro, Alessia , Vezzali, Loris (2019), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Social Development, 28 (4) . pp. 1054-1073 ISSN: 0961-205X (Print), 1467-9507 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12374).

Bagci, Sabahat Cigdem , Stathi, Sofia, Piyale, Zeynep Ecem (2018), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 69 . pp. 32-43 ISSN: 0147-1767 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2018.12.003).

Bagci, Cigdem Sabahat , Stathi, Sofia, Piyale, Zeynep Ecem (2018), . American Psychological Association. In: , , , . American Psychological Association, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 25 (4) . pp. 539-552 ISSN: 1099-9809 (Print), 1939-0106 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000256).

Vezzali, Loris , Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio, Stathi, Sofia, Visintin, Emilio Paolo , Hewstone, Miles (2018), . SAGE Publications. In: , , , . SAGE Publications, Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 22 (7) . pp. 1059-1076 ISSN: 1368-4302 (Print), 1461-7188 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430218809885).

Birtel, Mich猫le D. , Vezzali, Loris, Stathi, Sofia (2018), . Cises Srl. In: , , , . Cises Srl, Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 25 (2) . pp. 213-238 ISSN: 1972-6325 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.4473/TPM25.2.4).

Vezzali, Loris , Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio, Stathi, Sofia, Cadamuro, Alessia , L谩拧ticov谩, Barbara , Andra拧膷ikov谩, Simona (2018), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, British Journal of Social Psychology, 57 (3) . pp. 547-566 ISSN: 0144-6665 (Print), 2044-8309 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12248).

Gravani, Maria , Soureti, Anastasia, Stathi, Sofia (2017), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, European Journal of Social Psychology, 48 (2) . pp. O168-O174 ISSN: 0046-2772 (Print), 1099-0992 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2294).

Stathi, Sofia and , (2017), . Wiley-Blackwell. In: , , , . Wiley-Blackwell, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 47 (5) . pp. 256-266 ISSN: 0021-9029 (Print), 1559-1816 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12435) NB Item availability restricted.

Stathi, Sofia and , (2017), . TPM - Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology. In: , , , . TPM - Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, TPM - Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 24 (1) . pp. 3-21 ISSN: 1972-6325 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.4473/TPM24.1.1).

Stathi, Sofia , Husnu, Shenel, Pendleton, Samantha (2017), . American Psychological Association. In: , , , . American Psychological Association, Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 21 (1) . pp. 20-39 ISSN: 1089-2699 (Print), 1930-7802 (Online) (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/gdn0000060) NB Item availability restricted.

Vezzali, Loris , Goc艂owska, Ma艂gorzata A., Crisp, Richard J., Stathi, Sofia (2016), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Thinking Skills and Creativity, 21 . pp. 152-157 ISSN: 1871-1871 (Print), 1878-0423 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2016.07.001) NB Item availability restricted.

Book

Vezzali, Loris and , Stathi, Sofia (2020), . Routledge. In: , , , . Routledge, London and New York (1st) . ISBN: 9780815353485 ; 9781351136341 (doi: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351136341) NB Item availability restricted.

Book section

Bagci, Sabahat Cigdem , Stathi, Sofia, Acar, Berfin (2022), . Routledge. In: , , In: H眉seyin 脟akal, Shenel Husnu (eds.), Examining Complex Intergroup Relations Through the Lens of Turkey. Routledge, London (Examining Complex Intergroup Relations Through the Lens of Turkey) (doi: ).