Chiara Jutzi

Chiara Jutzi is a Lecturer in the Department of Social Psychology at the University of Salzburg, affiliated with the Faculty of Social Sciences. She is a scholar in the Doctoral College “Imaging the Mind” and specializes in social neuroscience, focusing on societal threats such as terrorism, pandemics, climate change, and the implications of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Her research explores individual reactions to large-scale threats and protective systems like social power hierarchies. She holds an MSc and PhD in Psychology, with studies at the University of Salzburg, Universidad de Granada, and University College London. Previously, she worked at the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in New York.

Her research interests span psychological responses to global crises, environmental psychology, and crisis management. She has published extensively on pandemic-related mental health dynamics, threat perception, and defense mechanisms. With no formal advisees listed, her work emphasizes collaborative projects, such as the PLUSTRACK initiative. She is part of interdisciplinary teams addressing societal challenges through empirical and theoretical frameworks.

Chiara’s work bridges academic research and practical applications, often involving neuroimaging studies and statistical analyses. She advocates for interdisciplinary approaches to understanding threats and fostering resilience in communities.