Rose Meleady

Dr. Rose Meleady is a Professor of Psychology at the University of East Anglia's School of Psychology. She holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Kent, alongside a Masters in Group Processes and Intergroup Relations and a BSc in Psychology. Her research focuses on intergroup relations, prejudice reduction, and pro-environmental behavior. She leads the MSc Social and Applied Psychology program and serves as an associate editor for Group Processes and Intergroup Relations and editorial board member for the Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology.

Key projects include funding from the ESRC, Leverhulme Trust, and Innovate UK, exploring topics like intergroup contact dynamics, cognitive liberalization, and behavioral change in coastal environments. Her work bridges academic research with practical applications, including collaborations with Anglian Water on nudge-based interventions. She has advised non-academic audiences at UK Parliament and UNESCO events.

Research interests emphasize translating group-based insights into actionable interventions. Notable areas include intergroup contact effects, environmental policy influence, and pandemic-era behavioral shifts. Projects span longitudinal studies on youth contact and social cohesion, as well as experimental methods like experience-sampling to assess near-time intergroup interactions.