PI
Gosia Gocłowska is a lecturer in social psychology at the University of Bath and a member of the Social and Cultural Cognition group at Bath Psychology.
Gosia obtained an MA from the University of Warsaw (2007, magna cum laude), and a PhD from the University of Kent (2011, no corrections). She then won two Marie-Curie Fellowships (IEF and IOF) to work as research fellow at the University of Amsterdam and at the University Rochester (2012-2017). Gosia joined the University of Bath in September 2017.
Research Interests
Gosia's research looks at the psychological underpinnings of open-minded traits, emotions and behaviour. Rather than being a unitary construct, open-mindedness is an umbrella term that covers a range of processes cutting across social and personality psychology (e.g., openness to experience, intellectual humility), emotion (e.g., interest, awe) and information processing (e.g., elaboration). Open-mindedness is often linked with decreased prejudice and stereotyping, greater intellectual humility, as well as greater creativity. However open-mindedness could also potentially have some negative outcomes (e.g., an uncritical acceptance of pseudoscience).
Grants and Awards
2024: "Helping science centres assess and promote positive emotions and attitudes towards STEM" ESRC Impact Accelleration Grant. Role of PI, with G. Maio, M. Noordewier as Co-Is.
2023: "Can VR augment the experience and benefits of awe?" Seed grant awarded by the University of Bath Augmented Human Beacon. Role of PI, with K. Petrini, C. Lutteroth, G. Maio and B Jin as Co-Is.
2020: "Everyday kindness in times of COVID-19: restoring social connectedness and enhancing prosociality through online interventions" Research grant awarded by the EASP. Role of Co-I with Olga Bialobrzeska as PI and Aleksandra Cisłak, Magdalena Formanowicz, Justyna Bąba, and Sylwia Bedyńska as Co-Is.
2017-18: "Counter-stereotypes and feminist identification in the context of body image and disordered eating" Research Grant from the Dean's Innovation Fund, University of Bath. Role of Co-I, with Melissa Atkinson as PI.
2017-18: "Understanding epistemic states" EASP Seedcorn Grant awarded by the EASP. Role of Co-I, with Marret Noordewier as PI.
2017-2019: “Coping with identity and control threats: Explicit and implicit routes to resistance”. Research grant awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. Role of Co-I, with S. de Lemus Martín as PI, and R. Spears, M. Bukowski, C. Kulich, K. Petkanopoulou, and P. Montañés Muro as Co-Is.
2014-2017: “Schemata Violation Increases Creative Cognition: The When and How.” Marie-Curie International Outgoing Fellowship (IOF). Role of Research Fellow, with C.K.W. De Dreu and A. Elliot as research hosts and advisors.
2012-2014: “When Diversity Helps or Hurts Creative Cognition: Effects of Counter-stereotypicality, Information Processing, Motivation, and Regulatory Closure.” Marie-Curie International European Fellowship (IEF). Role of Research Fellow, with C.K.W. De Dreu as research host and advisor.
2012: Finalist of the SESP Best Dissertation Award
2012: Travel grant from the European Association for Social Psychology
2012: Runner up of the Best Teacher award, University of Kent
2011: PhD awarded with no corrections
2011: Ideas Factory Grant from Kent Innovation and Enterprise
2010: Student Enterprise Grant, University of Kent
2009: Best Talk Award at a PG Research Symposium, University of Kent
2007: Departmental PhD studentship, University of Kent
2007: MA awarded magna cum laude, University of Warsaw
2004: Socrates-Erasmus mobility scholarship from the University of Warsaw to visit KULeuven in Belgium.
Editorial Service
Associate editor at the Journal of Applied Social Psychology (2017-2019)
Journals:
British Journal of Psychology, Educational Psychology, Educational Researcher, European Journal of Social Psychology, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Frontiers in Psychology, Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, International Journal of Psychology, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Journal of Creative Behavior, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Journal of Experimental and Social Psychology, Journal of Personality, Journal of Social Issues, Memory & Cognition, Review of General Psychology, Sex Roles, Social Cognition, Social Justice Research, Social Psychological and Personality Science, Social Psychology
Grants:
Israel Science Foundation (ISF), Foundation for Polish Science (FNP)