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Anneloes Kip

Anneloes Kip is a Social- and Health research master student at Utrecht University (UU). She works as a research assistant for dr. C. Evers with the Self-regulation Lab (UU). Her topics of interest include emotion regulation, emotion based eating, self-licensing and self-agency.

Marianne L. Wade

Marianne Wade is Reader in Criminal Justice at the Birmingham Law School and Director (Law) of the Centre for Crime Justice and Policing at the University of Birmingham. Her work focuses on comparative study of criminal justice systems (with a focus on prosecution), as well as relevant EU developments, trafficking human beings and terrorism.

Malachi Willis

Malachi Willis is a Research Associate in the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit at the University of Glasgow. He primarily researches the nuances of sexual consent, which he conceptualizes as a person's willingness to engage in a particular sexual behavior with a particular person within a particular context. Malachi uses his diverse training (MA, Forensic Psychology; MA, Experimental Psychology; MS, Statistics and Analytics; PhD, Community Health Promotion) to conduct studies across several methodologies and guide his decisions as an editorial board member of sex research journals.

Cicero Roberto Pereira

Cicero Roberto Pereira obtained his Ph.D. in Experimental Social Psychology from the ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon in 2007. He carried out his post-doctoral studies at the institution where he is currently based. His research interests focus on the analysis of legitimising processes of discrimination against minority groups in contexts where prejudice is anti-normative.

Jakob Kaiser

After studying Computer Science and Cognitive Science, Jakob graduated from the University of Sussex with a PhD in Psychology. His research focuses on how humans can exercise self-control over their behavior, for example to avoid distractions or suppress unhealthy impulses. Additionally, Jakob explores how new technologies, like AI and robotics, can either support or undermine our self-control and the human need for autonomy and self-determination. You can contact him on Bluesky: @jakobkaiser.bsky.social.

Petra Markel

Daniel Erlacher

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Daniel Erlacher is a lecturer in training science and sports biology at the Institute of Sport Science at the University of Bern. His research interests include motor learning in lucid dreams, sleep in elite sports, and sleep-related regeneration processes.

Robert Cialdini

Dr. Cialdini is one of the most cited names in Social Psychology. He received his Ph .D. from the University of North Carolina and his post doctoral training from Columbia University. He is currently employed at Arizona State University. Dr. Cialdini is an expert in the fields of persuasion, compliance, and negotiation. His scientific work is also covered widely in the media, including appearances on Dateline NBC, CNN, ABC, etc. His website can be consulted at Influence at Work.

Sarah Spies

Sarah Spies completed her bachelor's degree in psychology at Saarland University and is now continuing her studies in the master's program, focusing on industrial and organizational psychology, social psychology and clinical psychology. She also works as an assistant researcher at the Institute for Social Research and Social Economy in Saarbrücken.  

Terri O'Sullivan

Terri O’Sullivan holds a bachelor’s degree in social psychology from the University of Kent, UK where she conducted research into the effects of ostracism from a religious group. She went on to continue this line of research while studying for a master’s degree at Tilburg University, NL under the supervision of Professor Ilja van Beest. She is currently investigating how ostracism affects one’s religious identity as well as studying the vicarious effects of ostracism. Terri coordinates the Big Questions Project. If you have or can answer a Big Question, get in touch! E-mail: t.osullivan@in-mind.org