Efisio Manunta

Dr. Efisio Manunta is an Associate Professor at the University of Toulouse, affiliated with the Cognition, Languages, and Ergonomics (CLLE) laboratory. His research bridges political psychology, health psychology, and social identity processes, focusing on topics like populism, radicalization, and pro-health behavior. He has co-authored high-impact studies in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Political Psychology, and Nature Human Behaviour.

Research Interests:

• Motivational processes in identity construction
• Impact of identity threat on political and health behaviors
• Psychometric scale development (e.g., POP-ThIS for populism)
• Cross-cultural studies on sociosexual exchanges (e.g., sugar relationships)

Notable Collaborations include ERC Advanced Grant projects at the University of Limerick, visiting positions at the University of Sussex and Sapienza Università di Roma, and contributions to global datasets during the COVID-19 pandemic.