Teaching Activities
Teaching Year Semester Course Name Degree(s) Coordinator
2025/2026 Psychology of Intercultural Contact and Communication Master Degree in Psychology of Global Mobility, Inclusion and Diversity in Society; Master Degree in Psychology of Intercultural Relations; Yes
2025/2026 Training of Academic Skills in Psychology Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Psychology; Yes
2025/2026 Doctoral Thesis in Psychology Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Psychology; No
2025/2026 Emerging Approaches and Topics in Social Psychology Master Degree in Social and Organizational Psychology; No
2024/2025 Emotion in Social & Cultural Relations Institutional Degree in Escola de Ciências Sociais e Humanas; No
2024/2025 Psychology of Intercultural Contact and Communication Master Degree in Psychology of Global Mobility, Inclusion and Diversity in Society; Master Degree in Psychology of Intercultural Relations; Yes
2024/2025 Training of Academic Skills in Psychology Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Psychology; Yes
2023/2024 Emotion in Social & Cultural Relations Institutional Degree in Escola de Ciências Sociais e Humanas; No
2023/2024 Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination: Advanced Topics Master Degree in Psychology of Global Mobility, Inclusion and Diversity in Society; Master Degree in Psychology of Intercultural Relations; Yes
2023/2024 Psychology of Intercultural Contact and Communication Master Degree in Psychology of Global Mobility, Inclusion and Diversity in Society; Master Degree in Psychology of Intercultural Relations; Yes
2023/2024 Training of Academic Skills in Psychology Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Psychology; Yes
2023/2024 Quantitative Research Methods Bachelor Degree in Psychology; Yes
2022/2023 Emotion in Social & Cultural Relations Institutional Degree in Escola de Ciências Sociais e Humanas; No
2022/2023 Psychology of Intercultural Contact and Communication Master Degree in Psychology of Global Mobility, Inclusion and Diversity in Society; Master Degree in Psychology of Intercultural Relations; No
2022/2023 Quantitative Research Methods Bachelor Degree in Psychology; Yes
2021/2022 Psychology of Intercultural Contact and Communication Master Degree in Psychology of Global Mobility, Inclusion and Diversity in Society; Master Degree in Psychology of Intercultural Relations; No
2020/2021 Psychology of Intercultural Contact and Communication Master Degree in Psychology of Global Mobility, Inclusion and Diversity in Society; Master Degree in Psychology of Intercultural Relations; No
2019/2020 Psychology of Intercultural Contact and Communication Master Degree in Psychology of Intercultural Relations; No
2018/2019 Emotion in Social & Cultural Relations -- No
2018/2019 Groups and Inter-Group Relations -- No
2018/2019 Psychology of Intercultural Contact and Communication Master Degree in Psychology of Intercultural Relations; No
2018/2019 Community Intervention with Stigmatized Minorities -- No
2017/2018 Groups and Inter-Group Relations -- No
2017/2018 Psychology of Intercultural Contact and Communication -- No
2017/2018 Community Intervention with Stigmatized Minorities -- No
2016/2017 Emotion in Social & Cultural Relations -- No
2016/2017 Master Dissertation in Psychology of Intercultural Relations -- No
2015/2016 Master Dissertation in Psychology of Intercultural Relations -- No
2015/2016 Research Methods in Psychology I -- No
2015/2016 Psychology of Intercultural Contact and Communication Master Degree in Psychology of Intercultural Relations; No
2015/2016 Master Dissertation in Psychology of Intercultural Relations -- No
Supervisions
Ph.D. Thesis (8)
Ongoing (5)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Status Institution Initial Year
Imge Terzi Oznep A mutuality approach to refugees' acculturation and adaptation: addressing the "causality crisis" with meta-analytical, longitudinal and experimental cross-national comparative studies English Developing Iscte 2023
Seray Çoruk Social representations of climate change and pro environmental actions in portugal: Understanding the role of political -ideological orientations, cultural values, and associated identities English Developing Iscte 2022
Beatriz Monteiro Graça Casquinho When what we want is not what you need: Understanding social change in asymmetric group relations English Developing Iscte --
Theresa Zagers Turning the Tables: Prosocial Behavior as a Predictor for Inter- and Ingroup Dehumanization English Developing Iscte --
Tai Ling Ling Developing a comprehensive, evidence-based, multi-nationally validated scale of refugee psychological and sociocultural adpatationDeveloping a comprehensive, evidence-based, multi-nationally validated scale of refugee psychological and sociocultural adpatation English Developing Iscte --
Concluded (3)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Institution Initial Year Concluding Year
Tânia Santos Why citizenship matters? Understanding citizenship representations and acculturation strategies of the Chinese community in Portugal English Iscte 2016 2022
Margarida Gil de Figueiredo Carmona e Lima From inclusive identities to inclusive societies - comparing the content, structure, and impact of all-inclusive superordinate categories English Iscte 2017 2022
Ana Raquel Bernardino Mota de Jesus António Homophobic bullying - intergroup factors and bystanders´ behavioral intentions English Iscte 2016 2020
M.Sc. Dissertations (47)
Ongoing (8)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Status Institution Initial Year
Gillian Rose Howard Nature as Place Attachment: An Analysis of Immigrant Women's Relation to Urban Green Spaces in Lisbon English Delivered Iscte 2024
Jil Luisa Fricke Triggering Intergroup Protection Responses: The Buffering Role of Social Contract in Response to AfD Value Violations in Germany Developing Iscte 2025
Gabriella Herrera Silva Predictors and functions of emotions in sustained vs beginner Collective Action involvement Developing Iscte 2025
Gabriel Deane Motta e Silva Intergroup time bias (ITB) effect in the recruitment process for black and white candidates English Developing Iscte 2025
Houmayrah Jeeawody Class, Choice, and Change: How Social Class Predicts Volitional Intergroup Contact and Support for Social Change. Developing Iscte --
Zuelfikar Ali Simsek Understanding Intergroup Contact Volition: The Role of Discrimination, Bicultural Identity, and Collective Action among Turkish-German Minorities Developing Iscte --
Sophie Kroiher Contact volition and Well-being: The Mediating Role of Felt Understanding and Shared Reality in Intergroup Relations Developing Iscte --
Zaya Isabel da Silva Navigating Diversity: How Everyday Intergroup Contact Shapes Adaptation Across Ethnic and Socioeconomic Divides in Australia Developing Iscte --
Concluded (39)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Institution Initial Year Concluding Year
Carola Garelli Art Matters: Exploring the Effects of Historical Artwork Representation on Luso-Tropicalism English Iscte 2025 2025
Gabriel Nicolay Petrovich Maldonado Efanov Navigating Identity Threat: Collective Narcissism and Intergroup Hostility in Türkiye English Iscte 2025 2025
Peculiar Ezeigwe-Ephraim From Screen to Friendship: Examining the Role of Parasocial Contact and Emotions in Predicting Cross-Group Friendship English Iscte 2024 2024
Maria Abou Eid The Impact of Hate Speech by State Representatives on Discriminatory Behavior Towards Roma Communities in Bulgaria English Iscte 2024 2024
Inês Marques Mendes From Self-Construals to Prejudice Towards Immigrants: The Mediating Roles of Perceived Symbolic Threat and Outgroup Indispensability English Iscte 2023 2024
Rodrigo Carvalheda Duarte da Fonseca Sarroeira ML, DL, and GenAI for Hate Speech Detection. English Iscte 2024 2024
Laura Esteves Gonçalves The impact of laicité on perceived discrimination, identity integration and acculturation orientations of Muslim women in France. English Iscte 2023 2023
Felix Meuer Representations of Colonialism and Racism in Portugal: The Role of Luso-Tropicalism and Historical Defensiveness English Iscte 2023 2023
Colten Kenneth Schmidt Theater as an Intervention for Prejudice Reduction: Primary and Secondary Transfer Effects of Intergroup Contact English Iscte 2021 2022
Tai Ling Ling Examining Zomi Refugees? Psychological Adaptation with the Psychological Antecedents of Refugee Integration Model English Iscte 2022 2022
Theresa Zagers Feeling, Thinking, Acting: The Role of Subjective Social Class and Social Class Identity on Emotions, Attitudes and Prosocial Behavior towards Muslim Immigrants in Belgium English Iscte 2021 2022
Matilde Anna Benedetta Maria Devitini Exploring the efficacy of different counter hate speech messages towards migration in Italy English Iscte 2021 2022
Raquel de Sousa Carvalheiro Uncertainty in times of COVID-19 pandemic: an exploratory analysis of the predictors of collective narcissism English Iscte 2021 2021
Martina Gallus The influence of test language on bilinguals' intergroup attitudes: The moderating effect of group and perceived language status English Iscte 2021 2021
Alexandra Antonov The impact of bilingualism on intergroup attitudes: TheRole of the Perceived Group Status English Iscte 2021 2021
Francesca Solerti Self-categorization, multiple categorization and well-being of homeless population in Lisbon English Iscte 2021 2021
Paula Duwe The role of bicultural identity integration and contact meta perceptions on intergroup contact experiences of Turkish-German minority group members. English Iscte 2021 2021
Wilma Marie Middendorf Blowing hot air or serious talk?A social recognition approach to the collective narcissistic claim for recognition English Iscte 2021 2021
Imge Terzi Oznep Acculturation and Adaptation of Syrian Refugees in Turkey: The role of (dis)concordance of acculturation orientations and identity threat English Iscte 2019 2020
Hayley Schoede Multilingualism and Stereotype Endorsement: The Roles of Cognitive Flexibility and Deprovincialization English Iscte 2019 2020
Jamila Pilar Becker Perceived Discrimination and Well-being of Unaccompanied Refugee Minors: The Role of Ethnic Identity English Iscte 2019 2020
Kira Marcia Schick Effects of language priming on national and european identification. A cross-nationalcomparison. English Iscte 2020 2020
Michaela Großschädl When and how vulnerable- and grandiose narcissism predict collective narcissism: the role of perceived social status, dimensions of self-worth, intuitive cognition and need for closure English Iscte 2020 2020
Caterina Fuligni ?Neighbours but strangers?: social psychological processes predicting public place sociability in multicultural regenerated neighbourhoods English Iscte 2019 2019
Beverly Sue Li Common Ingroup Identity Model & Structured Free Recall: Comparison of Bias Reduction Approaches on Specific Target Groups English Iscte 2019 2019
Elissa Issa Arab Muslims' negative meta-perceptions and non-normative collective action English Iscte 2019 2019
Mario Amigot Pozueta Interact & aspire high: Contextual conditions of acculturation andeducational aspirations English Iscte 2019 2019
Mariana Sofia Mendes Martins Organizational Mergers: The effect of functional indispensability and relative status on leader effectiveness and support for a merger Portuguese Iscte 2018 2018
Mia Caroline Wyszynski Good refugees, bad migrants? Stereotype content, threat perception and helping orientations towards refugees, migrants and economic migrants in Germany English Iscte 2017 2018
Sara Silva Mendes Duarte Oliveira Multicultural Beliefs of Educators and Self-Concept in Childhood Portuguese Iscte 2017 2018
Sara Helena Moreira Papel da Nostalgia nas Mudanças Organizacionais Portuguese Iscte 2016 2017
Inês Catarina Ribeiro Correia Papel da indispensabilidade na comunicação de fusões organizacionais por parte da liderança Portuguese Iscte 2016 2017
Rosangela Aparecida da Silva O papel da indispensabilidade no bem-estar subjetivo de idosos Portuguese Iscte 2016 2017
Diana Isabel Monteiro Costa Agir sem Poder: O papel da indispensabilidade funcional nas intenções de ação coletiva em grupos autoritários Portuguese Iscte 2016 2017
Maria Inês Reis Mendes da Luz Envia-me um Emoji, dir-te-ei como és: Utilização de emojis étnicos na comunicação mediada por computador Portuguese Iscte 2016 2017
Frederike Luisa Bock When and how does the promotion of inclusive global identities affect attitudes towards refugees in Germany? English Iscte 2016 2017
Nivalda Novo Reis Cheguei primeiro! Autoctonia e nostalgia nacional como mecanismo de redução do preconceito Portuguese Iscte 2015 2016
Maria Teresa de Jesus Neves Os portugueses e o acolhimento de refugiados: Privação relativa e hostilidade intergrupal Portuguese Iscte 2015 2016
Avany Pires França Adaptação de imigrantes Portugueses em Angola: estatuto, indispensabilidade funcional e estratégias de aculturação Portuguese Iscte 2014 2015