Ana Sofia Santos

Ana Sofia Santos is an Associate Professor at Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa (FPUL), and an integrated member of CICPSI – ULisboa. Her research focuses on socio-cognitive processes underlying stereotypes, social categorization, and migration contexts. She coordinates the Migration Studies PhD program (DeMIG-UL) and collaborates in the RE-PLACE network (Horizon-RIA/European Union) studying non-metropolitan left-behind areas through mobility and alternative development.

• Disciplines: Social Cognition
• Taught Modules: Social Psychology I, II, Automatic Cognitive Processes, Social Psychology Topics, Attitudes and Persuasion
• Collaborations: Keith Payne Lab (UNC Chapel Hill), Diane Mackie Lab (UC Santa Barbara), Fabio Fasoli Lab (University of Surrey)

Her work spans stereotype assembling, contextual effects on stereotyping, counter-stereotypic priming, and belief illusions. She uses participatory methodologies to explore place attachment and identity in migration contexts, bridging social psychology with migration studies.

Key research trends include intersections of multiple minority identities, dynamics of stereotype consistency over time, and applications of cognitive malleability in social perception. She has published over 30 senior/first-author papers with international collaborators.