Dr Karen Gonsalkorale
A18 - Brennan MacCallum Building
The University of Sydney
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Biographical details
Dr Karen Gonsalkorale is currently a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology. Prior to joining the University of Sydney as a Lecturer in 2008, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Davis. She received a Bachelor of Psychology (Hons) in 2001 and a PhD from the University of New South Wales in 2005.
Research interests
Dr Gonsalkorale's research interests include social cognition, stereotyping and prejudice, intergroup relations, gender role norms, self and identity, and ostracism. Her research explores the cognitive and motivational underpinnings of intergroup perception.
Teaching and supervision
- Cognitive and Social Psychology (PSYC2013)
- Social Psychology (PSYC3017)
- Applied Psychology (PSYC3020)
- The Social Psychology of Gender (Honours Special Fields Seminar)
Current Postgraduate Students
- Rose Iannuzzelli. From all sides: Examining the impact of ostracism on targets, sources, and observers(MCP/PhD; primary supervisor)
- Stefano Verrelli.Ideological symmetry in intergroup prejudice towards threatening and competitive outgroups(PhD; associate supervisor)
Postgraduate Student Completions
- Adem Aydogan. The effects of cognitive appraisals on anxiety expectancies associated with intergroup interactions (PhD; primary supervisor)
- Genevieve Baijan. Ameliorating the adverse effects of powerlessness: An investigation of the benefits of brief mindfulness practice(PhD; associate supervisor)
- Eileen Chu. Asian-Australian hyphenated identification: Self and other perceptions and their implications for intergroup relations (PhD; associate supervisor)
- Christopher John Hunt. Links between masculinity threats and increased gender conformity (PhD; primary supervisor)
- Annabel McGoldrick.The psychological impact of conflict news framings (PhD; associate supervisor)
- Edward Ovadia.The role of social media in courtship initiation(MSc; primary supervisor)
- Andrea van Dommelen.The role of social identity inclusiveness and structure in intergroup relations (PhD; primary supervisor)
Associations
- Fellow, Society of Experimental Social Psychology
- Member, European Association for Social Psychology
- Member, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
- Member, Society of Australasian Social Psychologists
- Member, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Awards and honours
- Australian Psychological Society (APS) Sydney Branch Outstanding Psychology Lecturer of the Year Award (2016)
- Featured as a “Rising Star in Psychology” in the APS Observer (2011)
- European Journal of Social Psychology Best Early Career Paper Award for the article entitled “The KKK won’t let me play: Ostracism even by a despised outgroup hurts” (2007)
Selected grants
2016
- Antecedents and Consequences of identity fusion for football fans; Gonsalkorale K, White F; School of Psychology/Top-Slice funding under RIBG.
- Observing Gender-based Criticism of Female Role Models: Effects on Women’s Career Aspirations and Self-perceptions; Gonsalkorale K; Faculty of Science/Seed Funding.
2012
- Re-entry Fellowship; Gonsalkorale K; Faculty of Science/Re-entry Fellowship.
2011
- Using a cross-national approach to investigate the link between ostracism and interethnic aggression; Zadro L, Gonsalkorale K, Devine P; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).
2010
- The role of social identity complexity in the success of interethnic contact; Gonsalkorale K, Brewer M; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).
Selected publications
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