📢 New paper out in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin! We show how war-related memories shape reconciliation—and how meta-humanization helps counter dehumanization in post-conflict Kosovo. Grateful to work on this with @DrSofiaStathi & @TGkinopoulos .

I hope my story shows that even the hardest experiences can be transformed into contribution.

Honored to be featured in @PsychToday . The article shares part of my journey—from being a child refugee from Kosovo to dedicating my career to studying the aftermath of war and how people heal from its consequences.

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"Across three experiments, apologies from ordinary Serbs proved more effective than government apologies. When people saw that many Serbs—not just politicians—felt remorse, they were more open to peacebuilding." - @IslamBorinca & @spyasin https://t.co/pIM1gOBPUF

New #SPSPblog: The Power of Group Apologies by @IslamBorinca & @spyasin https://t.co/gjCv8eibaI

New paper out (w/ Russell Spears) in JESP! We looked at what happens when international support is pulled in post-conflict Kosovo. Anger goes up, support for radical action rises, and feelings of collective victimhood deepen. Read: https://t.co/pjaBOlzSHj

Scholars interested in the topic, please consider submitting your work on our new special issue about online extreme narratives and alternative identities, hosted by @Journal_PoPs. More information here: https://t.co/q2jAsz8qLg @easpinfo @BPSOfficial @socialpsychUK

🚨 Excited to share 🚨 that our symposium ‘Meta-Perceptions and Dehumanization: Navigating the Emotional, Motivational, and Cognitive Pathways to Intergroup Conflict and Reconciliation’ with @IslamBorinca + Alexander Landry was accepted for #ISPP2025

Published! 📝 We found that children with higher ingroup & outgroup religious understanding tend to give fewer stickers to religious outgroup children compared to those with less outgroup knowledge. @lauraktaylorPHD @IslamBorinca & Eilis Hennessy https://t.co/1rZebHfwsH

1/2 📢My first PhD article is out in Psy of Men & Masculinities! Our research with @spyasin, @IslamBorinca & S. Otten reveals that Turkish women seek evolving masculinities that prioritize emotional openness, equality, and shared roles at home—challenging traditional norms!

Many thanks to @PAC_journal and @lauraktaylorPHD for your ongoing support, and to @IslamBorinca and @TGkinopoulos for such a great collaboration. It’s been a pleasure working with everyone!

Thanks to @PAC_journal and @lauraktaylorPHD for their consistent support and @IslamBorinca and @SainzMartinezM for an excellent collaboration!

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Excited to share our (@spyasi & Sevim Mustafa) new paper in the European Journal of Social Psychology @easpinfo ! We explored how normative apologies reduce competitive victimhood & boost reconciliation in post-conflict societies through 3 experimental studies in Kosovo.

👉 Read my latest blog: https://t.co/SUGMcediw3 #AgeOfApologies #Reconciliation #SocialPsychology #CommunityHealing #ConflictResolution

🌍 "Age of Apologies": Can genuine apologies help heal divided communities? 🤝🕊️ Not all apologies are the same—personal & community-backed ones can make a real difference in reconciliation. Curious about how sincerity impacts healing?

🌍 Thrilled to reach a wider audience with our work on "Social Norms and Peace"! 🌍 Honored to see our special issue featured by the American Psychological Association (@APA) on #Kudos! @TGkinopoulos @SainzMartinezM @PAC_journal Check it out here:

Our introduction paper of the @PAC_journal special issue Social Norms and Peace with @IslamBorinca & @SainzMartinezM is now out: https://t.co/6KrMnIRy1K. Many thanks to @lauraktaylorPHD for her support, the authors for their submissions & all reviewers for evaluating the papers.

📢📢📢 I’ll be recruiting a PhD student to join my lab at @NYUAbuDhabi starting in Fall 2025! Looking for applicants w/interests in gender, stereotyping and prejudice, & workplace culture. More info below. Please share! https://t.co/uUs7JMJ1xM