Sybille Neji

Dr. Sybille Neji is a Lecturer and scientist in the Department of Social Psychology and Department of Community Psychology at FernUniversität in Hagen. She holds a PhD in Psychology (2021) from the same institution, with prior roles as a research assistant (2015–2021) and teaching assistant (2014–2015). Her academic journey includes a M.Sc. (2014) and B.Sc. (2012) in Psychology from FernUniversität in Hagen.

• Education:
  • PhD in Psychology (2021), FernUniversität in Hagen
  • M.Sc. Psychology (2014), FernUniversität in Hagen
  • B.Sc. Psychology (2012), FernUniversität in Hagen

Her research focuses on intergroup contact dynamics, prejudice reduction, and collective action. Key interests include the generalization of intergroup contact effects and the role of perceived outgroup entitativity in shaping these effects between majority and minority groups. She explores how positive and negative intergroup interactions influence social change and policy.

Neji’s recent work, including a 2025 publication in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, examines entitativity’s moderating role in contact effects. She has also presented at numerous conferences, such as the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs).

Her teaching responsibilities include supervising bachelor theses. Current research extends to climate protection collective action, investigating subjective success criteria and emotional drivers in environmental advocacy.