Associate Professor Stefania Paolini

Associate Professor

School of Psychology (Psychology)

Email:stefania.paolini@newcastle.edu.au
Phone:(02) 4921 5938

Do unto others

Social psychologist Dr Stefania Paolini aims to understand the complex decision making processes involved in engaging with 'otherness'.

Dr Stefania Paolini is interested in what creates, or ameliorates, prejudice, discrimination and stereotyping between groups on opposing sides of an issue.

"My research expertise is around looking at how being part of a group impacts on the way you approach the world more broadly, and the way you respond to people who are from groups different to yours," she explains.

"There are many bases of prejudice. It could be sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or religion. Some of these divisions are quite benign, but others obviously create a lot of social issues."

Understanding why people choose to interact with members of other groups, why they choose not to, and under what conditions interactions challenge existing beliefs – for the better or for the worse – may hold the key to prejudice reduction and improved social integration.

THE NATURE OF PREJUDICE

Stefania notes that the academic and political lineage of her research is very much anchored in the push for desegregation in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s.

In 1954, renowned American personality psychologist Gordon Allport published his highly influential tome, "The Nature of Prejudice", shaping the literature in this field.

Allport's book explores the inherent internal conflicts that lead to societally mandated prejudice, directly informing monumental positive policy change related to desegregation.

Growing up in working class Italy, Stefania observed with interest the manifestations of inner conflict, the observance of co-existent but seemingly contradictory beliefs. Her interest in social and intergroup psychology ignited early in her undergraduate studies at the University of Padova.

Pursuing her PhD at Cardiff University under the tutelage of acclaimed social psychologist Professor Miles Hewstone (now at Oxford University), Stefania's doctoral research focused on intergroup relations between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland.

The resultant empirical work showed that direct and indirect cross-group friendships between Catholics and Protestants were associated with reduced anxiety, translating into reduced prejudice.

In addition to being incorporated into reports by the UK Equality and Human Rights Commission and the British Labour Party's Fabian Society, a 2004 article publishing these findings has also received more than 380 citations.

As one of the first studies to look at the role of friendship across the group divider in prejudice reduction, the results were also widely cited in the media.

THE POWER OF NEGATIVE BIAS

Allport's work, and much of the subsequent literature in this field, espouses the idea that facilitating contact between groups – such as Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland or Muslim and non-Muslim in Australia – is the best way of improving relations.

In 2005, Stefania was handpicked to present to a small delegation of intergroup psychology experts commemorating the fifty-year anniversary of a trip to South Africa undertaken by Gordon Allport and his PhD protégé Thomas Pettigrew.

It was in this atmosphere of reverent celebration that Stefania unveiled her latest research.

Her work, since reinforced by data from an increasing number of international studies, suggested that unless carefully controlled and definitely positive, such contact is more likely to confirm existing bias, increasing conflict.

"I was invited because I had shown that friendships across the protestant catholic line are good", she remembers.

"But I was presenting this new pile of data that showed that while positive contact is good, negative contact is far more powerful."

"There is greater potential for things to go wrong than going right when people meet, because people start with a negative expectation about the others."

This revolutionary understanding of intergroup contact, its unwanted effects and the subsequent implications for public policy, have created controversy within the field and attracted a number of vocal critics to Stefania, as well as important allies.

THOSE WHO PUSH THROUGH

Stefania's ultimate aim is to understand the motivators related to intergroup contact, so as to inform public strategies related to increased social integration.

"Although we know that anxiety is a big contributor to preventing people from engaging with others, we don't know much about why some people push through, especially when the conditions outside are not favourable."

Stefania affirms that research in several fields has shown that anxiety, easily triggered, is a dominant response to a perceived threat to survival. And although this function was helpful as a survival mechanism during the evolution of humankind, it is now apt to preclude social integration.

"Breaking through that fear requires thinking that there is an alternative possibility, a reality that isn't available, that things can be different."

"What I am interested in, is what is in the brain of people, who despite feeling the fear and anxiety for 'otherness', still push through."

"I call these people intergroup brave."

THE HIJAB STALL PROJECT

The benefits that can be created by positive interactions between people of opposing groups, such as increased social integration, health, and productivity, are often forestalled as people actively avoid intergroup contact.

Just as she is interested in the courageous who despite fear, engage in intergroup contact, Stefania is also seeking to understand the avoiders.

"Research suggests that people who are avoidant seem similar to people with more prejudicial attitudes, but when they engage, they change much more than the others."

With ARC Discovery Project funding, Stefania has recently begun a new project, in collaboration with UON students and international experts on intergroup related anxiety, communication, and psychology. The team will explore this contact approach avoidance.

For the first study of the project, Stefania is working closely with a Muslim Honours student who was running a hijab stall one day a week for four weeks on the Callaghan campus of the University of Newcastle.

Non-Muslim women were asked if they were interested in learning more about why the hijab and other head coverings such as the niqab (face-veil) are worn in the Islamic faith, and if they wanted to try any of these Islamic clothes on within the stall or to wear around campus.

Purposefully challenging dominant cultural norms on campus, Stefania and her team will collect and analyse data related to the decision-making of those who choose to, or choose not to, participate.

"We can learn just as much from the people who don't want to be involved as we can from those who do," she confirms.

A NEW FRONTIER

Although informed by previous work related to courage, Stefania is viewing this study, which connects these understandings of overcoming fear to intergroup relations, as a first step into a new frontier of social psychology.

"We are trying to understand what the bases are to predict where people fall in this spectrum of intergroup indifference – fearfulness, bravery, fearlessness – in the context of this hijab stall," Stefania explains.

"This will be the first study in this line of work. We've spent a lot of time preparing the study, because we are also preparing the template methodology for this line of research."

"Although exploratory, this research is based on the very strong foundation that comes from understanding that there are pulls and pushes. It is not at all a straightforward decision. It is very complex and nuanced."

"You may display very oppositional responses depending on the push, what is triggering you. It is not that part of you is more true than the other parts, but we are all made up of contrasting push and pulls."

Do unto others

Social psychologist Dr Stefania Paolini aims to understand the complex decision making processes involved in engaging with ‘otherness’

Biography

I am a senior lecturer in social, cross-cultural, and Aboriginal psychology in the School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Australia. My interest in social and intergroup psychology started very early in my undergraduate studies at the University of Padova, Italy. What immediately struck me was the possibility offered by social psychology to combine the study of complex human behaviours with methodological rigour and elegance. Research grants from the European Community and the British Economic and Social Research Council funded my PhD research on the social psychological bases of prejudice, stigma, stereotyping and prejudice and on prejudice reduction interventions, which I completed at Cardiff University (UK), under the supervision of one of the most influential and productive social psychologists in the world (Prof Miles Hewstone, University of Oxford).

My ongoing research focuses on intergroup contact, the cognitive and affective bases of intergroup friendship and diversity, the motivational and affective predictors of people's willingness to engage in intergroup contact, intergroup emotions, intergroup anxiety, and their learning mechanisms; migrants' psychology; stereotype change and the effects of meta-cognitions on social judgment.

My research is highly cited and is published in leading international journals in the area of social psychology and intergroup relations. It has demonstrated broader impact, through its inclusion in reports by the United Nations, the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission, the WorldBank, and the British Labour Party. It enjoys regular media attention nationally and internationally.

Because of my growing international profile in research on intergroup contact, I was invited to join a small delegation of experts commemorating in post-apartheid South Africa the 50th anniversary of Gordon Allport's visit of segregated South Africa and to deliver a key note address on ways to increase social cohesion to a large national conference of Canadian academics, policy makers, and public servants working on immigration. I secured an Australian Post-doctoral fellowship and competitive research funds from the Australian Research Council to study the psychological dynamics of dislike of immigrants, the consequences of positive and negative intergroup contact, and the motivational basis of interest in diversity. I was invited to enter a UON sponsored Emerging Research Leaders program.

I have been asked to take leadership positions within my discipline: I have been the lead organiser of a very successful national conference of SASP, the main professional body of social psychologists in Australasia. I have co-chaired the Internationalisation committee of SPSSI, the largest professional society of social scientists in the world, and in this capacity I designed and currently co-chair a new SPSSI-SASP small group conference series, linking on a yearly basis scholars and policy makers from these two prominent societies. I am co-editor of the Groups and Intergroup section of Wiley’s Social and Personality Psychology Compass. I regularly review for more than thirty international journals in my area and for main international grant bodies in North America, Europe, Africa, and Australasia.

I have had research leadership positions at UON and in the school for several years: I was invited to enter the UON Women in Leadership program. I have chaired the research group HEAD contributing to an ERA ranking of 4 ('above world standards'); I currently lead the School of Psychology’s Social and Organizational Psychology Research Group, offering research networking, mentoring, and training to 25+ staff and research students at all levels of training. In this capacity, I drove the recruitment and appointment of Prof Miles Hewstone (University of Oxford, UK) as UON Global Innovation Chair and with him I am working towards the establishment of a new Newcastle-Oxford Centre for Research on Social Conflict and Cohesion.

I have a passion for social justice and aspire to make the world a better place: I established and chair a Psychology-led Aboriginal Equity and Diversity working party aimed at educating UON staff, students, general public about Aboriginal and Equity and Diversity issues and ensure that teaching, research, service, and governance in Psychology, at UON, and in the local community are cognizant and responsive to the needs, sensitivities, and aspirations of Aboriginal peoples and other Equity and Diversity groups. My action research in intercommunity dialogue has earned the Australian Psychology Society’s Peace Research Prize and the runner up for the South Australia’s Muslim-nonMuslim Understanding prize.

I have extensive supervision and mentoring experience with a record of 80+ research students trained in my research laboratories over the last 15 years from varied schemes (PhD, clinical doctorate and masters, honours, WIL students). I coordinate an active and vibrant research laboratory of 15+ research students, post-docs, overseas visiting researchers, and research volunteers that meets regularly to learn about research and socialise. My research students and I enjoy a fully equipped suite of five research rooms across two campuses where we conduct dyadic and small group studies, as well as computer-based and psychophysiological research. We also conduct studies in the field and using internet-based surveys as part of an eclectic research toolkit in the area of intergroup psychology.

Research Expertise
- Social cognition
- intergroup contact, intergroup friendship and diversity
- Stereotyping, prejudice, and social discrimination
- Intergroup anxiety and intergroup emotions
- Interventions to ameliorate intergroup relations and increase intercommunity dialogue
- Metacognition and social judgements

Active Research Areas

--Intergroup Contact and Valence-Asymmetries: I collaborate with Prof Jake Harwood (University of Arizona, USA), A/Prof Rubin (UON), and Dr Sylvie Graf (Czech Academy of Science) to investigate the consequences that positive and negative interactions between members of opposing groups (or ‘contact’ along ethnicity, age, sexuality, etc.) have for social categorisation and outgroup attitudes. This project was sponsored by a Discovery Project from the Australian Research Council and is ongoing. It has established that negative intergroup contact is relatively rare in peaceful settings. Yet it is more influential in shaping broad intergroup relations than positive intergroup contact because of its stronger associations with the attendance of intergroup distinctions.

--Seeking Diversity and Intergroup contact: I have received competitive research funds from the Australian Research Council for a 4-year research project on the motivational basis of people’s interest/disinterest in having contact with members of opposing groups. With Prof Jake Harwood (University of Arizona, USA) and Prof Miles Hewstone (University of Oxford, UK), I am profiling the personality of individuals who respond differently to a similar opportunity for contact (e.g., approach/avoid, apprehensive/nonapprehensive) to understand what are the most important determinants for their response. With Prof David Neumann (Griffith University) and Dr Michelle Kelly (UON), I am exploring fundamental dimensions of social processing (e.g., intergroup categorization, affective/evaluative learning, emotion processing) potentially responsible for these differential responses. This growing knowledge base will be used to design and test intervention strategies aimed at encouraging active approach of diversity.

--Consequences and Mechanisms of Intergroup Friendship: I have carried out extensive research on the psychological consequences and the mechanisms of cross-group friendships, including influential research on this form of close and intimate intergroup contact in sectarian Northern Ireland. My work was first to demonstrate that a key reason why intergroup friendships are beneficial for intergroup relations is because they mitigate the anxiety that individuals experience or anticipate when interacting with people from other social groups. I also found that these experiences are most beneficial for those individuals with strong affective responses to groups and those stigmatised groups that generate strong emotional responses. Less intimate forms of contact are best for individuals and groups less characterized by strong emotions. This research has received financial support from grants from John and Daphne Keats Endowment Research Fund.

--Learning Mechanisms of Interethnic Anxiety and Stereotyping: My collaborative research with Dr Andrea Griffin (UON) has focused on the learning mechanisms of interethnic anxiety and interethnic stereotyping. This research looks at first-hand and observational aversive learning, generalization and extinction processes, using experimentation and recordings of psycho-physiological markers of body activation (galvanic skin responses, heart rate, etc.) and speeded categorization decisions. It has enjoyed the financial support of grants from the John and Daphne Keats Endowment Research Fund and has provided the basis for the research training of several honours and PhD students.

--Migrants Psychology: With A/Prof Rubin (UON) and Prof Richard Crisp (University of Durham, UK), I have investigated the social cognitive bases of discrimination against migrants. We found evidence that a contributor to the dislike for migrants is their non-fitting well known and established social categories that individuals are motivated to maintain. This project has received sponsorship from a Discovery Project from the Australian Research Council. Together with A/Prof Moskovski (UON) and A/Prof Rubin (UON) and as part of a cross-faculty research grant, I am investigating the social psychological and linguistic bases of migrants' acculturation processes. With Dr Samineh Sanatkar (Beyond Blue) and Prof Orazio Licciardello (University of Catania, Italy), I am investigating dimensions of attitudes towards immigration associated with complex and inclusive social identities in Sicily’s immigration hotspot and in the 28 EU countries.

-- Stereotype Change and Meta-Cognitions: Since my PhD, I never discontinued my interest in processes of stereotype change. For my doctoral work, I studied a social form of inductive reasoning called individual-to-group generalization, whereby individuals change their views of discriminated groups in society in light of information about specific group members. With Dr Kylie McIntyre (UON) and Prof Miles Hewstone (University of Oxford, UK), I have published several comprehensive meta-analyses on this topic in top journals. More recent research in this area has focused on the impact that meta-cognitions, or people’s cognitions about cognitions, exert on social induction. I am collaborating with Dr Shira Mor (Ono Academic College, Israel) to investigate the applicability of these principles to diversity training in globalised business environments and in conflict-ridden contexts.

Qualifications

PhD, University of Wales - Cardiff - Wales
Post Graduate Qualification to Practice Psychology, University of Padova - Italy
Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), University of Padova - Italy

Keywords

prejudice
stereotyping
meta-cognition
decision making
intergroup anxiety
intergroup emotions
migrants psychology
social categorization
social discrimination
stereotype and prejudice change
learning mechanisms of interethnic anxiety

Fields of Research

Code	Description	Percentage
170199	Psychology not elsewhere classified	90
170299	Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified	10

Professional Experience

UON Appointment

Title	Organisation / Department
Associate Professor	University of Newcastle School of Psychology Australia

Academic appointment

Dates	Title	Organisation / Department
1/02/2007 - 1/02/2015	Fellow - APD (ARC)	University of Newcastle School of Psychology Australia

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Publications

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2017

Graf S, Paolini S, 'Investigating positive and negative intergroup contact: Rectifying a long-standing positivity bias in the literature', Intergroup Contact Theory Recent Developments and Future Directions, Routledge, London 92-113 (2017) [B1]

Citations	Scopus - 2

2008

Vonofakou C, Hewstone M, Voci A, Paolini S, Turner RN, Tausch NT, et al., 'The impact of direct and extended cross-group friendships on improving intergroup relations', Improving Intergroup Relations: Building on the Legacy of Thomas F. Pettigrew, Blackwell Publishing, Malden 107-123 (2008) [B1]

Citations	Scopus - 15
Co-authors	Miles Hewstone

2006

Paolini S, Hewstone M, Voci A, Harwood J, Cairns E, 'Intergroup contact and the promotion of intergroup harmony: the influence of intergroup emotions', Social Identities: Motivational, Emotional and Cultural Influences, Psychology Press, Hove, United Kingdom 209-238 (2006) [B1]

2005

Hewstone M, Cairns E, Voci A, Paolini S, McLernon F, Crisp RJ, et al., 'Intergroup Contact in a Divided Society: Challenging Segregation in Northern Ireland', The Social Psychology of Inclusion and Exclusion, Psychology Press, Hove, United Kingdom 265-292 (2005) [B1]

Citations	Scopus - 73
Co-authors	Miles Hewstone

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2018

Paolini S, McIntyre K, 'Bad is Stronger Than Good for Stigmatized, but Not Admired Outgroups: Meta-Analytical Tests of Intergroup Valence Asymmetry in Individual-to-Group Generalization Experiments.', Pers Soc Psychol Rev, 1088868317753504 (2018)

DOI	10.1177/1088868317753504

2018

Fontana MC, Marconi G, Feenstra JDM, Fonzi E, Papayannidis C, Ghelli Luserna Di Rorá A, et al., 'Chromothripsis in acute myeloid leukemia: biological features and impact on survival', Leukemia, 1-12 (2018)

© 2018 The Author(s) Chromothripsis is a one-step genome-shattering catastrophe resulting from disruption of one or few chromosomes in multiple fragments and consequent random rejoining and repair. This study defines incidence of chromothripsis in 395 newly diagnosed adult acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients from three institutions, its impact on survival and its genomic background. SNP 6.0 or CytoscanHD Array (Affymetrix ® ) were performed on all samples. We detected chromothripsis with a custom algorithm in 26/395 patients. Patients harboring chromothripsis had higher age (p = 0.002), ELN high risk (HR) (p < 0.001), lower white blood cell (WBC) count (p = 0.040), TP53 loss, and/or mutations (p < 0.001) while FLT3 (p = 0.025), and NPM1 (p = 0.032) mutations were mutually exclusive with chromothripsis. Chromothripsis-positive patients showed a worse overall survival (OS) (p < 0.001) compared with HR patients (p = 0.011) and a poor prognosis in a COX-HR optimal regression model. Chromothripsis presented the hallmarks of chromosome instability [i.e., TP53 alteration, 5q deletion, higher mean of copy number alteration (CNA), complex karyotype, alterations in DNA repair, and cell cycle] and focal deletions on chromosomes 4, 7, 12, 16, and 17. CBA. FISH showed that chromothripsis is associated with marker, derivative, and ring chromosomes. In conclusion, chromothripsis frequently occurs in AML (6.6%) and influences patient prognosis and disease biology.

DOI	10.1038/s41375-018-0035-y

2017

Rubin JM, Subasic E, Giacomini A, Paolini S, 'An exploratory study of the relations between women miners' gender-based workplace issues and their mental health and job satisfaction', JOURNAL OF APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 47 400-411 (2017) [C1]

DOI	10.1111/jasp.12448
Co-authors	Mark Rubin, Anna Giacomini, Emina Subasic

2017

Visani G, Ferrara F, Di Raimondo F, Loscocco F, Fuligni F, Paolini S, et al., 'Low-dose lenalidomide plus cytarabine in very elderly, unfit acute myeloid leukemia patients: Final result of a phase II study', Leukemia Research, 62 77-83 (2017)

© 2017 Outcome for elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is extremely poor. Intensive induction chemotherapy is often unsuitable. Sixty-six newly diagnosed AML patients (median age: 76 years), ineligible for standard therapy, were consecutively treated with low-dose lenalidomide (10 mg/day orally, days 1¿21) plus 10 mg/m 2 low-dose cytarabine, subcutaneously, twice a day (days 1¿15) every six weeks, up to 6 cycles. Complete remission (CR) rate was 36.3% according to intention-to-treat. Responding patients had a longer median overall survival than non-responders (517 vs. 70 days, P < 0.001). The achievement of CR was not predicted by bone marrow blast count, cytogenetics, molecular markers, prior MDS, white blood cell count. Conversely, by studying the global gene expression profile, we identified a molecular signature, including 309 genes associated with clinical response (CR versus no CR). Based on the expression of a minimal set of 16 genes, we developed an algorithm to predict treatment response, that was successfully validated by showing an overall accuracy of 88%. We met the primary endpoint of the study, by beating the estimated successful CR rate (P1) fixed at 30%. Moreover, CR induced by this 2-drug combo was efficiently predicted by genetic profiling, identifying a biomarker that warrants validation in independent series.

DOI	10.1016/j.leukres.2017.09.019

2017

Owuamalam CK, Paolini S, Rubin M, 'Socially creative appraisals of rejection bolster ethnic migrants' subjective well-being', Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 47 366-376 (2017) [C1]

© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc We examined a proposition based on social identity theory that socially creative appraisals of rejection can boost the well-being of strongly identifying ethnic migrants. We piloted this proposition amongst women (N = 80) and found that strong (but not weak) group identifiers who considered the positive views that society holds about their social identity reported higher subjective wellbeing (self-esteem) relative to those who dwelt on rejection. In a subsequent field experiment (N = 179) conducted amongst ethnic migrants in London, we added a further social creativity treatment in which participants were encouraged to consider how they would view immigrants if they were native British (accommodation). Results revealed that the two social creativity mindsets (accommodation and positive) combined: (a) reduced perceptions of social rejection and increased optimism over the openness and fairness of society relative to a rejection mindset, (b) enhanced the self-esteem of strongly (but not weakly) identified ethnic migrants, and (c) enhanced ethnic migrant's wellbeing by minimizing the recall of social rejection and by strengthening optimism over the host society's openness and fairness. Implications for social change are discussed.

DOI	10.1111/jasp.12444
Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2017

Harwood J, Joyce N, Chen C-Y, Paolini S, Xiang J, Rubin M, 'Effects of Past and Present Intergroup Communication on Perceived Fit of an Outgroup Member and Desire for Future Intergroup Contact', Communication Research, 44 530-555 (2017) [C1]

DOI	10.1177/0093650214565926
Citations	Scopus - 3Web of Science - 5
Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2016

Paolini S, Harris NC, Griffin AS, 'Learning anxiety in interactions with the outgroup: Towards a learning model of anxiety and stress in intergroup contact', Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 19 275-313 (2016) [C1]

DOI	10.1177/1368430215572265
Citations	Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6
Co-authors	Andrea Griffin

2016

McIntyre K, Paolini S, Hewstone M, 'Changing people¿s views of outgroups through individual-to-group generalisation: meta-analytic reviews and theoretical considerations', European Review of Social Psychology, 27 63-115 (2016) [C1]

© 2016 European Association of Social Psychology. Through individual-to-group generalisation, information about individual members of stigmatised social groups changes the outgroup judgment. This article reports meta-analytic reviews of over 30¿years of experimental, lab-based research on individual-to-group generalisation (107 independent tests; 5393 participants). In a first meta-analysis, a positive, medium-size generalisation effect was detected (r¿=.28, p¿ < .001), reflecting significant generalisation of outgroup exemplar information to the outgroup judgment. This effect was moderated by the number of exemplars and exemplar typicality, with more moderately atypical exemplars maximising generalisation effects. Several other design parameters¿including type of control condition, generalisation measures, mode of information provision, type of target outgroup and origin of study¿did not moderate the positive generalisation effect. A second meta-analysis investigated the interplay between metacognitions and generalisation and found assimilation effects with metacognitive triggers encouraging exemplar inclusion, and contrast effects with metacognitive cues encouraging exemplar exclusion. These results demonstrate that the same outgroup exemplar can lead to bias reduction or bias exacerbation, depending on available meta-cognitive cues. Findings are discussed in terms of implications for intergroup psychology, generalisation theory and bias reduction interventions.

DOI	10.1080/10463283.2016.1201893
Citations	Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2
Co-authors	Miles Hewstone

2016

Rubin M, Milanov M, Paolini S, 'Uncovering the diverse cultural bases of social identity: Ingroup ties predict self-stereotyping among individualists but not among collectivists', Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 19 225-234 (2016) [C1]

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd, Asian Association of Social Psychology and Beijing Normal University On what basis do people form their social identities? To investigate this issue, the present research investigates cross-cultural differences in self-stereotyping, a key outcome of social identification. In particular, the research tests the hypothesis that ingroup ties are a stronger predictor of self-stereotyping among people from individualist cultures than among people from collectivist cultures. In Study 1, university students (N = 117) completed measures of ingroup ties and self-stereotyping with respect to an intimacy group (family and friends). Consistent with predictions, ingroup ties significantly predicted self-stereotyping among individualists but not among collectivists. Study 2 (N = 104) found a similar pattern of results among members of the global internet community who considered either an intimacy group (their friends), a task group (their work group) or a social category (their gender). These results indicate that people in individualist cultures are more likely than those in collectivist cultures to base their social identities on ingroup ties. The implications of these results are discussed in relation to self-categorization theory's depersonalization account of social identification.

DOI	10.1111/ajsp.12137
Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2016

Paolini S, Wright SC, Dys-Steenbergen O, Favara I, 'Self-Expansion and Intergroup Contact: Expectancies and Motives to Self-Expand Lead to Greater Interest in Outgroup Contact and More Positive Intergroup Relations', Journal of Social Issues, 72 450-471 (2016) [C1]

© 2016 The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Sixty years of research on intergroup contact demonstrates that positive interactions across group boundaries can improve intergroup attitudes and can contribute to forging tolerant, integrated, multicultural societies. However, to fully realize the benefits of growing diversity around the globe, individuals need to exploit opportunities for intergroup contact that are available to them. Yet, it is relatively unknown why people might deliberately engage in cross-group interactions and how individuals¿ expectations and motives prepare them to develop positive interpersonal relationships with outgroup members. In this article, we begin to address these research gaps. We discuss the self-expansion model and present new evidence that is consistent with this model. Two studies, one correlational in a cross-cultural setting and the other experimental, show the value of high self-expansion expectancies and motivation in promoting interest in and producing more and higher quality interactions across group boundaries. We discuss implications of these findings for policy and intervention.

DOI	10.1111/josi.12176
Citations	Scopus - 9Web of Science - 8

2015

Lacey M, Paolini S, Hanlon MC, Melville J, Galletly C, Campbell LE, 'Parents with serious mental illness: Differences in internalised and externalised mental illness stigma and gender stigma between mothers and fathers', Psychiatry Research, 225 723-733 (2015) [C1]

© 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Research demonstrates that people living with serious mental illness (SMI) contend with widespread public stigma; however, little is known about the specific experiences of stigma that mothers, and in particular fathers, with SMI encounter as parents. This study aimed to explore and compare the experiences of stigma for mothers and fathers with SMI inferred not only by living with a mental illness but also potential compounding gender effects, and the associated impact of stigma on parenting. Telephone surveys were conducted with 93 participants with SMI who previously identified as parents in the Second Australian National Survey of Psychosis. Results indicated that mothers were more likely than fathers to perceive and internalise stigma associated with their mental illness. Conversely, fathers were more inclined to perceive stigma relating to their gender and to hold stigmatising attitudes towards others. Mental illness and gender stigma predicted poorer self-reported parenting experiences for both mothers and fathers. These findings may assist in tailoring interventions for mothers and fathers with SMI.

DOI	10.1016/j.psychres.2014.09.010
Citations	Scopus - 9Web of Science - 9
Co-authors	Linda E Campbell, Mary-Claire Hanlon

2015

Moskovsky CG, Alsharhani M, Ratcheva S, Paolini S, 'Aptitude as a predictor of second language achievement: An investigation in the Saudi Arabian context', Arab World English Journal, 6 3-21 (2015) [C1]

Citations	Web of Science - 1
Co-authors	Christo Moskovsky

2015

Somkittikanon P, Paolini S, Teaukul S, Rubin JM, Favara I, 'The predictability of child rearing practice and city-rural contact on personality characteristic of Thai and Australian psychology students.', Journal of The Royal Thai Army Nurses, 16 140-146 (2015) [C1]

Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2014

Milanov M, Rubin JM, Paolini S, 'Constructing and validating a new measure of ingroup identification.', Annuaire de L¿Université de Sofia ¿St. Kliment Ohridski¿. Faculte de Philosophie, 104 71-94 (2014) [C1]

Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2014

Graf S, Paolini S, Rubin M, 'Negative intergroup contact is more influential, but positive intergroup contact is more common: Assessing contact prominence and contact prevalence in five Central European countries', European Journal of Social Psychology, 44 536-547 (2014) [C1]

DOI	10.1002/ejsp.2052
Citations	Scopus - 46Web of Science - 44
Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2014

Paolini S, Harwood J, Rubin M, Husnu S, Joyce N, Hewstone M, 'Positive and extensive intergroup contact in the past buffers against the disproportionate impact of negative contact in the present', EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 44 548-562 (2014) [C1]

DOI	10.1002/ejsp.2029
Citations	Scopus - 36Web of Science - 32
Co-authors	Mark Rubin, Miles Hewstone

2014

Milanov M, Rubin JM, Paolini S, 'Different types of ingroup identification: A comprehensive review, an integrative model, and implications for future research.', Psicologia Sociale, 3 205-232 (2014) [C1]

DOI	10.1482/78347
Citations	Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2
Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2014

Rubin M, Paolini S, 'Out-group flies in the in-group¿s ointment: Evidence of the motivational underpinnings of the in-group overexclusion effect.', Social Psychology, 45 265-273 (2014) [C1]

DOI	10.1027/1864-9335/a000171
Citations	Scopus - 1Web of Science - 3
Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2013

Moskovsky C, Alrabai F, Paolini S, Ratcheva S, 'The Effects of Teachers' Motivational Strategies on Learners' Motivation: A Controlled Investigation of Second Language Acquisition', LANGUAGE LEARNING, 63 34-62 (2013) [C1]

DOI	10.1111/j.1467-9922.2012.00717.x
Citations	Scopus - 22Web of Science - 17
Co-authors	Christo Moskovsky

2013

Milanov M, Rubin JM, Paolini S, 'Adult attachment styles as predictors of different types of ingroup identification.', Bulgarian Journal of Psychology, 1-4 175-186 (2013) [C1]

Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2013

Wolfenden L, McKeough A, Bowman J, Paolini S, Francis L, Wye P, Puhl R, 'Experimental investigation of parents and their children's social interaction intentions towards obese children', JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH, 49 604-607 (2013) [C1]

DOI	10.1111/jpc.12285
Co-authors	Jenny Bowman, Luke Wolfenden

2013

Rubin M, Paolini S, Crisp RJ, 'Linguistic Description Moderates the Evaluations of Counterstereotypical People', SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 44 289-298 (2013) [C1]

DOI	10.1027/1864-9335/a000114
Citations	Scopus - 5Web of Science - 4
Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2012

Campbell LE, Hanlon M-C, Poon AWC, Paolini S, Stone MJ, Galletly C, et al., 'The experiences of Australian parents with psychosis: The second Australian national survey of psychosis', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 46 890-900 (2012) [C1]

DOI	10.1177/0004867412455108
Citations	Scopus - 24Web of Science - 19
Co-authors	Helen Stain, Linda E Campbell, Mary-Claire Hanlon

2012

Barlow FK, Paolini S, Pedersen A, Hornsey MJ, Radke HRM, Harwood J, et al., 'The contact caveat: Negative contact predicts increased prejudice more than positive contact predicts reduced prejudice', Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38 1629-1643 (2012) [C1]

DOI	10.1177/0146167212457953
Citations	Scopus - 125Web of Science - 121
Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2012

Milanov M, Rubin M, Paolini S, 'Types of ingroup identification as a function of group type.', Annuaire de L¿Université de Sofia ¿St. Kliment Ohridski¿. Faculte de Philosophie, 103 119-140 (2012) [C1]

Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2011

Rubin JM, Paolini S, Crisp RJ, 'The relationship between the need for closure and deviant bias: An investigation of generality and process', International Journal of Psychology, 46 206-213 (2011) [C1]

DOI	10.1080/00207594.2010.537660
Citations	Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6
Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2011

Harwood J, Paolini S, Joyce N, Rubin JM, Arroyo A, 'Secondary transfer effects from imagined contact: Group similarity affects the generalization gradient', British Journal of Social Psychology, 50 180-189 (2011) [C1]

DOI	10.1348/014466610x524263
Citations	Scopus - 48Web of Science - 45
Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2010

Burnett AK, Russell NH, Kell J, Dennis M, Milligan D, Paolini S, et al., 'European development of clofarabine as treatment for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia considered unsuitable for intensive chemotherapy', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 28 2389-2395 (2010)

Treatment options for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are not considered suitable for intensive chemotherapy are limited. We assessed the second-generation pu... [more]

Treatment options for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are not considered suitable for intensive chemotherapy are limited. We assessed the second-generation purine nucleoside analog, clofarabine, in two similar phase II studies in this g roup of patients. Patients and Methods: Two consecutive studies, UWCM-001 and BIOV-121, recruited untreated older patients with AML to receive up to four or six 5-day courses of clofarabine. Patients in UWCM-001 were either older than 70 years or 60 to 69 years of age with poor performance status (WHO > 2) or with cardiac comorbidity. Patients in BIOV-121 were = 65 years of age and deemed unsuitable for intensive chemotherapy. Results: A total of 106 patients were treated in the two monotherapy studies. Median age was 71 years (range, 60 to 84 years), 30% had adverse-risk cytogenetics, and 36% had a WHO performance score = 2. Forty-eight percent had a complete response (32% complete remission, 16% complete remission with incomplete peripheral blood count recovery), and 18% died within 30 days. Interestingly, response and overall survival were not inferior in the adverse cytogenetic risk group. The safety profile of clofarabine in these elderly patients with AML who were unsuitable for intensive chemotherapy was manageable and typical of a cytotoxic agent in patients with acute leukemia. Patients had similar prognostic characteristics to matched patients treated with low-dose cytarabine in the United Kingdom AML14 trial, but had significantly superior response and overall survival. Conclusion: Clofarabine is active and generally well tolerated in this patient group. It is worthy of further evaluation in comparative trials and might be of particular use in patients with adverse cytogenetics. © 2010 by American Society of Clinical Oncology.

DOI	10.1200/JCO.2009.26.4242
Citations	Scopus - 118

2010

Rubin JM, Paolini S, Crisp RJ, 'A processing fluency explanation of bias against migrants', Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 46 21-28 (2010) [C1]

DOI	10.1016/j.jesp.2009.09.006
Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2010

Paolini S, Harwood J, Rubin JM, 'Negative intergroup contact makes group memberships salient: Explaining why intergroup conflict endures', Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36 1723-1738 (2010) [C1]

DOI	10.1177/0146167210388667
Citations	Scopus - 102Web of Science - 95
Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2009

Paolini S, Crisp RJ, McIntyre KL, 'Accountability moderates member-to-group generalization: Testing a dual process model of stereotype change', Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45 676-685 (2009) [C1]

DOI	10.1016/j.jesp.2009.03.005
Citations	Scopus - 12Web of Science - 12

2007

Turner R, Hewstone M, Voci A, Paolini S, Christ O, 'Reducing prejudice via direct and extended cross-group friendship', European Review of Social Psychology, 18 212-255 (2007) [C1]

DOI	10.1080/10463280701680297
Citations	Web of Science - 94
Co-authors	Miles Hewstone

2007

Paolini S, Hewstone M, Cairns E, 'Direct and indirect intergroup friendship effects: Testing the moderating role of the affective-cognitive bases of prejudice', Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33 1406-1420 (2007) [C1]

DOI	10.1177/0146167207304788
Citations	Scopus - 62Web of Science - 65
Co-authors	Miles Hewstone

2005

Harwood J, Hewstone M, Paolini S, Voci A, 'Grandparent-grandchild contact and attitudes toward older adults: Moderator and mediator effects', Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31 393-406 (2005) [C1]

DOI	10.1177/0146167204271577
Citations	Scopus - 111Web of Science - 109
Co-authors	Miles Hewstone

2004

Paolini S, Hewstone M, Rubin JM, Pay H, 'Increased group dispersion after exposure to one deviant group member: Testing Hamburger's model of member-to-group generalization', Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 40 569-585 (2004) [C1]

DOI	10.1016/j.jesp.2003.10.004
Citations	Scopus - 15Web of Science - 14
Co-authors	Miles Hewstone, Mark Rubin

2004

Paolini S, Hewstone M, Cairns E, Voci A, 'Effects of direct and indirect cross-group friendships on judgments of Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland: The mediating role of an anxiety-reduction mechanism', Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30 770-786 (2004) [C1]

DOI	10.1177/0146167203262848
Citations	Scopus - 296Web of Science - 274
Co-authors	Miles Hewstone

2003

Crisp R, Hewston M, Richards Z, Paolini S, 'Inclusiveness and crossed categorization: Effects on co-joined category evaluations of in-group and out-group primes', British Journal of Social Psychology, 42 25-38 (2003) [C1]

DOI	10.1348/014466603763276108
Citations	Scopus - 14Web of Science - 12
Co-authors	Miles Hewstone

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2016

Neumann DL, Webb S, Paolini S, Griffin AS, O'Donnell AW, 'Affective learning about racial in-group and out-group members', The European Conference on Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences 2016: Official Conference Proceedings, Brighton, UK (2016) [E1]

Co-authors	Andrea Griffin

2010

McKeough A, Wolfenden L, Bowman JA, Paolini S, 'Opportunities for friendship: An experimental comparison of overweight and healthy weight children', Obesity Reviews, Stockholm, Sweden (2010) [E3]

Co-authors	Jenny Bowman, Luke Wolfenden

2009

Lameez A, Paolini S, 'The role of self-expansion and anxiety-reduction in intergroup contact motivations for engagement and avoidance', 11th European Congress of Psychology ECP09: Abstracts, Oslo, Norway (2009) [E3]

2009

Paolini S, 'Tracing the positive and negative trajectories of intergroup contact: An Australian perspective', Society of Australasian Social Psychologists 39th Annual Conference, Melbourne, VIC (2009) [E3]

2008

Paolini S, 'Testing direct and indirect cross-gender friendship effects experimentally and longitudinally: A close-up on the interplay between episodic and chronic process variables', EAESP-SPSSI Small Group Meeting on 'Intergroup Contact: Recent Advancements in Basic and Applied Research', Marburg, Germany (2008) [E3]

2007

Paolini S, 'Member-to-group generalisation in intergroup contact - The social cognitive underpinning pf prejudice reduction and enhancement', 15th Brisbane Symposium on Social Identity. Program, Brisbane (2007) [E3]

2007

Paolini S, 'Testing direct and indirect intergroup friendship effects experimentally and longitudinally: A close-up on category salience and intergroup anxiety', Society of Australasian Social Psychologists 36th Annual Conference. Abstracts, Brisbane, QLD (2007) [E3]

2007

McIntyre KL, Paolini S, Heathcote AJ, 'Exploring the effects of exemplar retrieval fluency on group sterotyping: 'A case of the less the merrier?'', Society of Australasian Social Psychologists 36th Annual Conference. Abstracts, Brisbane, QLD (2007) [E3]

Co-authors	Andrew Heathcote

2007

Hewstone M, Turner R, Paolini S, Sharp M, Tausch N, Christ O, 'Mediators and moderators of extended contact: A eulogy with qualifications', Society of Experimental Social Psychology Annual Conference 2007 (SESP2007). Annual Meeting Program, Chicago, Il (2007) [E3]

2005

Paolini S, 'Direct and indirect friendship between ingroup and outgroup members: A combined, multi-session, and experimental test of their effects and mediators', 14th General Meeting of the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology, Wuerzburg (2005) [E3]

2004

Paolini S, Hewstone M, Cairns E, Voci A, 'Direct and indirect cross-group friendship effects: Converging evidence from Northern Ireland and Australia', Australian Journal of Psychology, Australia (2004) [E3]

Co-authors	Miles Hewstone

2004

Paolini S, Hewstone M, Cairns E, Voci A, 'Direct and indirect crossgroup friendship effects: Evidence for the mediating role of an anxiety-reduction mechanism', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY (2004) [E3]

Co-authors	Miles Hewstone

2004

Paolini S, Hewstone M, Cairns E, Voci A, 'Direct and indirect cross-group friendship effects: Evidence for the mediating role of an anxiety-reduction mechanism', Book of Abstracts, 28th International Congress of Psychology, Beijing, China (2004)

2003

Paolini S, Hewstone M, 'To judge or not to judge: Testing an extended social judgeability model of stereotyping', Australian Journal of Psychology, Melbourne (2003) [E3]

Co-authors	Miles Hewstone

2002

Hewstone M, Paolini S, Cairns E, Voci A, 'An improved approach to intergroup contact: Measures, mediators and moderators', European Association of Experimental Social Psychology, San Sebastian, Spain (2002) [E3]

2002

Paolini S, Hewstone M, 'Enough is good enough: When judgeability considerations lead to reduced stereotyping', European Association of Experimental Social Psychology, San Sebastian, Spain (2002) [E3]

2001

Hewstone M, Cairns E, Judd C, Voci A, Paolini S, 'Cross-community contact in a divided society: Changing group beliefs in Northern Ireland', Glasgow, Scotland (2001) [E3]

2000

Paolini S, Hewstone M, 'Stereotype change: The effects of dimensionality on group central tendency and dispersion', Winchester, UK (2000) [E3]

1999

Paolini S, Hewstone M, 'One is better than nothing: Stereotype change after exposure to one group member', Belfast, Ireland (1999) [E3]

1997

Reay MJ, Vescio TK, Hewstone M, Paolini S, Richards Z, Willis HJ, 'Stereotype change and the revision of prejudiced beliefs', Brighton, UK (1997) [E3]

1997

Reay MJ, Vescio TK, Hewstone M, Paolini S, Richards Z, Willis HJ, 'The effects of subgrouping and perceived variability', Brighton, UK (1997) [E3]

1997

Richards Z, Paolini S, Vescio TK, Hewstone M, Reay MJ, Willis HJ, 'Subgrouping and stereotype change II', Brighton, UK (1997) [E3]

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2009

Paolini S, Harwood J, Rubin JM, 'Investigating the effects of contact valence on category salience: Directional evidence for a contact valence asymmetry', ( pp.92). Melbourne, VIC: SASP 2009 Organising Committee (2009) [E3]

Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2009

Rubin JM, Paolini S, 'A processing fluency explanation of bias against migrants', ( pp.29). Melbourne, VIC: SASP 2009 Organising Committee (2009) [E3]

DOI	10.1016/j.jesp.2009.09.006
Citations	Scopus - 43Web of Science - 42
Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2008

Milanov MT, Rubin JM, Paolini S, 'Distinguishing between social, communal, and interdependent types of in-group identification', ( pp.307). Zagreb: Society for Psychological Assistance (2008) [E3]

Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2008

Paolini S, Harwood J, Rubin JM, 'When evil is stronger than good: Contact valence and social categorization', ( pp.331-332). Zagreb: Society for Psychological Assistance (2008) [E3]

Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2008

Rubin JM, Paolini S, Crisp R, 'Why don't people like migrants?', ( pp.362-363). Zagreb: Society for Psychological Assistance (2008) [E3]

Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2008

Milanov MT, Rubin JM, Paolini S, 'Distinguishing between social, communal, and interdependent types of in-group identification', ( pp.644). Hove, UK: Psychology Press (2008) [E3]

Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2007

Rubin JM, Paolini S, Crisp RJ, 'An evaluative bias against migrant stimuli', ( pp.1). Chicago: University of Chicago (2007) [E3]

Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2007

Paolini S, Harwood J, Rubin JM, 'Old and new evidence for the category salience enhancing effects of negative intergroup contact', ( pp.1). Chicago: University of Chicago (2007) [E3]

Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2006

Paolini S, Rubin JM, Crisp R, 'A computerized test of an automatic and controlled displaced stimulus bias [Abstract]', ( pp.44): Taylor & Francis Ltd (2006) [C3]

Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2006

Rubin JM, Paolini S, Crisp R, 'Evidence for a bias against stimuli that are in the wrong places in category systems', ( pp.47): Taylor & Francis Ltd (2006) [C3]

Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2005

Paolini S, Rubin JM, Crisp R, 'There's a place for everything and everything has its place: evidence for a displaced stimulus bias', ( pp.96): Australian Psychological Society (2005) [C3]

Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2004

Rubin JM, Paolini S, Crisp R, 'Evidence for an evaluative bias against stimuli that don't 'fit in'', ( pp.259): Psychology Press (2004) [C3]

Co-authors	Mark Rubin

2003

Rubin JM, Paolini S, ''We are like me': Explaining in-group bias in terms of self-anchoring', ( issue.2003 Supplement pp.60): The Australian Psychological Society Ltd (2003) [C3]

Co-authors	Mark Rubin

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Grants and Funding

Summary

Number of grants	16
Total funding	$756,743

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20181 grants / $7,640

Do Cultural metacognitions boost the benefits of positive interethnic contact? A field-test in an Israeli-Arab shared learning setting$7,640

Funding body: Keats Endowment Research Fund

Funding body	Keats Endowment Research Fund
Project Team	Associate Professor Stefania Paolini, Dr Shira Mor
Scheme	Research Grant
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2018
Funding Finish	2018
GNo	G1800039
Type Of Funding	C3120 - Aust Philanthropy
Category	3120
UON	Y

20153 grants / $324,338

Approaching the Outgroup Unlocks Intergroup Contact's Benefits for Society$306,338

Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Funding body	ARC (Australian Research Council)
Project Team	Associate Professor Stefania Paolini, Professor Jake Harwood, Professor David Neumann, Professor Miles Hewstone
Scheme	Discovery Projects
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2015
Funding Finish	2018
GNo	G1400206
Type Of Funding	Aust Competitive - Commonwealth
Category	1CS
UON	Y

How well do people fit their social group and thus should be stereotyped?$9,000

Funding body: Keats Endowment Research Fund

Funding body	Keats Endowment Research Fund
Project Team	Doctor Andrea Griffin, Associate Professor Stefania Paolini
Scheme	Research Grant
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2015
Funding Finish	2016
GNo	G1500215
Type Of Funding	C3112 - Aust Not for profit
Category	3112
UON	Y

Refugees and migrants mobility affects health, productivity, active citizenship, social integration and security: Investigating causes and solution i Europe, in Australia n the global context$9,000

Funding body: Keats Endowment Research Fund

Funding body	Keats Endowment Research Fund
Project Team	Associate Professor Stefania Paolini, Dr Loretta Eterno, Professor Orazio Licciardello
Scheme	Research Grant
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2015
Funding Finish	2016
GNo	G1500217
Type Of Funding	C3112 - Aust Not for profit
Category	3112
UON	Y

20121 grants / $15,000

2011 Emerging Research Leaders Program$15,000

Funding body: University of Newcastle

Funding body	University of Newcastle
Project Team	Associate Professor Stefania Paolini
Scheme	Emerging Research Leaders Program
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2012
Funding Finish	2012
GNo	G1201054
Type Of Funding	Internal
Category	INTE
UON	Y

20101 grants / $4,000

Growing Anxious of Ethnic Others: Investigating the role of Observational Learning and Prior Intergroup Contact in the Development of Intergroup Email.$4,000

Funding body: Keats Endowment Research Fund

Funding body	Keats Endowment Research Fund
Project Team	Doctor Andrea Griffin, Associate Professor Stefania Paolini
Scheme	Research Grant
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2010
Funding Finish	2010
GNo	G0900231
Type Of Funding	Grant - Aust Non Government
Category	3AFG
UON	Y

20082 grants / $14,500

The role of self-explanation and anxiety-reduction motives in the development of intra-ethnic and inter-ethnic relationships$12,000

Funding body: Keats Endowment Research Fund

Funding body	Keats Endowment Research Fund
Project Team	Associate Professor Stefania Paolini, Ms Lameez Alexander
Scheme	Research Grant
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2008
Funding Finish	2008
GNo	G0188516
Type Of Funding	Contract - Aust Non Government
Category	3AFC
UON	Y

Small Group Meeting on $2,500

Funding body: University of Newcastle

Funding body	University of Newcastle
Project Team	Associate Professor Stefania Paolini
Scheme	Travel Grant
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2008
Funding Finish	2008
GNo	G0189135
Type Of Funding	Internal
Category	INTE
UON	Y

20072 grants / $254,504

The Disproportionate Impact of Negative Contact on Category Salience and Prejudice: Explaining Why Intergroup Interactions Can Be Harmful$252,004

Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Funding body	ARC (Australian Research Council)
Project Team	Associate Professor Stefania Paolini, Professor Jake Harwood, Associate Professor Mark Rubin
Scheme	Discovery Projects
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2007
Funding Finish	2010
GNo	G0186257
Type Of Funding	Aust Competitive - Commonwealth
Category	1CS
UON	Y

Annual Conference of the (American) Society of Experimental Social Psychology, Chicago, Illinois, 11/10/2007 - 13/10/2007$2,500

Funding body: University of Newcastle

Funding body	University of Newcastle
Project Team	Associate Professor Stefania Paolini
Scheme	Travel Grant
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2007
Funding Finish	2007
GNo	G0188156
Type Of Funding	Internal
Category	INTE
UON	Y

20062 grants / $9,020

Cross-cultural differences in in-group identification$7,520

Funding body: Keats Endowment Research Fund

Funding body	Keats Endowment Research Fund
Project Team	Associate Professor Mark Rubin, Mr Milen Milanov, Associate Professor Stefania Paolini
Scheme	Research Grant
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2006
Funding Finish	2007
GNo	G0186928
Type Of Funding	Contract - Aust Non Government
Category	3AFC
UON	Y

Small Group Conference $1,500

Funding body: University of Newcastle

Funding body	University of Newcastle
Project Team	Associate Professor Stefania Paolini
Scheme	Travel Grant
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2006
Funding Finish	2006
GNo	G0186474
Type Of Funding	Internal
Category	INTE
UON	Y

20052 grants / $112,095

Investigating a New Explanation of Discrimination Against Migrant and Excluded People$110,000

Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Funding body	ARC (Australian Research Council)
Project Team	Associate Professor Mark Rubin, Associate Professor Stefania Paolini, Professor Richard Crisp
Scheme	Discovery Projects
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2005
Funding Finish	2007
GNo	G0184345
Type Of Funding	Aust Competitive - Commonwealth
Category	1CS
UON	Y

The 14th General Meeting of the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology, 19-24 July 2005$2,095

Funding body: University of Newcastle

Funding body	University of Newcastle
Project Team	Associate Professor Stefania Paolini
Scheme	Travel Grant
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2005
Funding Finish	2005
GNo	G0185337
Type Of Funding	Internal
Category	INTE
UON	Y

20041 grants / $8,646

We get by with a little help from our friends - investigating mediators and moderators of cross-group friendship effects$8,646

Funding body: Keats Endowment Research Fund

Funding body	Keats Endowment Research Fund
Project Team	Associate Professor Stefania Paolini
Scheme	Research Grant
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2004
Funding Finish	2004
GNo	G0183877
Type Of Funding	Contract - Aust Non Government
Category	3AFC
UON	Y

20021 grants / $7,000

'I Know Enough About Them. They are All Bad!': The Effects of Social Judgeability Considerations on Group Stereotyping$7,000

Funding body: University of Newcastle

Funding body	University of Newcastle
Project Team	Associate Professor Stefania Paolini
Scheme	Early Career Researcher Grant
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2002
Funding Finish	2002
GNo	G0181845
Type Of Funding	Internal
Category	INTE
UON	Y

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Research Supervision

Number of supervisions

Completed8

Current4

Total current UON EFTSL

PhD1.85

Current Supervision

Commenced	Level of Study	Research Title	Program	Supervisor Type
2018	PhD	Intergroup Contact: From Prejudice Reduction to Promotion of Social Change	PhD (Psychology - Science), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle	Principal Supervisor
2016	PhD	Seeking Intergroup Contact: Investigation into Personal and Contextual Determinants of Approaching `the Other'	PhD (Psychology - Science), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle	Principal Supervisor
2016	PhD	The Relations between Social Class, Sleep and Physical and Mental Health	PhD (Psychology - Science), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle	Co-Supervisor
2011	PhD	Conditioning Causes Shifts in Group Exemplars' Perceived Prototypicality: Investigating Mechanisms of Stereotype Formation and Change	PhD (Psychology - Science), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle	Principal Supervisor

Past Supervision

Year	Level of Study	Research Title	Program	Supervisor Type
2016	PhD	When Does Independent Problem-Solving Have Negative Psychological Effects? Investigating the Moderating Effect of Openness to Experience	PhD (Psychology - Science), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle	Co-Supervisor
2015	PhD	An Investigation into the Acquisition, Generalization, Facilitation and Immunization of Intergroup Anxiety	PhD (Psychology - Science), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle	Principal Supervisor
2014	PhD	Predictors of L2 Attitudes and Motivational Intensity: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Saudi EFL Context	PhD (Linguistics), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle	Co-Supervisor
2011	PhD	The Relationship Between Foreign Language Aptitude and English Language Proficiency Among Saudi Learners of English as a Foreign Language in Saudi Universities	PhD (Linguistics), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle	Co-Supervisor
2010	PhD	The Use of Motivational Strategies in the Saudi EFL Classroom	PhD (Linguistics), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle	Co-Supervisor
2010	PhD	Different Types of Ingroup Identification as a Function of Culture, Group Status, Attachment Style, and Group Type	PhD (Psychology - Science), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle	Co-Supervisor
2010	PhD	When Less is Sometimes More: Investigating the Interplay Between Meta-Cognition and Member-to-Group Generalisation	PhD (Psychology - Science), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle	Principal Supervisor
2008	PhD	English Language Attitudes and Motivation Among Adult Migrants in Australia	PhD (Linguistics), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle	Co-Supervisor

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ARC Discovery Project funding success

November 21, 2014

Dr Stefania Paolini has been awarded more than $293,000 in ARC Discovery Project funding commencing in 2015 for her research project Developing a Approaching