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Edward Clarke serves as a Research Fellow in the Social Psychology research group (AG Cohrs) at the Faculty of Psychology, Philipps University of Marburg, where he has been employed since 2021. Previously, he held academic positions as Lecturer at Federation University Australia (2019-2021) and Assistant Lecturer at Monash University (2018), establishing his expertise in political and environmental psychology.
His educational background includes:
- PhD in Psychology from Deakin University (2011-2017), with dissertation "Climate Change Denial: The Effects of Ideological Polarisation and Threat"
- Graduate Diploma in Psychology from Deakin University (2010)
- Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne (2005-2008)
Dr. Clarke's research fundamentally examines how political ideologies shape responses to societal threats, with particular focus on climate change communication, collective action dynamics, and system justification processes. His critical social psychology approach investigates the psychological mechanisms behind ideological polarization, identity threats, and resistance to scientific consensus, often employing experimental methodologies to dissect causal pathways in belief formation.
Analysis of his 2019-2022 publications reveals consistent thematic threads: climate change communication strategies (especially regarding consensus messaging and identity threats), partisan responses to political scandals, and the psychological architecture of science denial. His work demonstrates how economic/national identity threats mediate climate policy opposition, how late-night comedy influences climate perceptions, and how ideological attitudes shape pandemic responses—all highlighting threat perception as a central psychological mechanism.
As an active member of Prof. Dr. Christopher Cohrs' Social Psychology research group, Dr. Clarke collaborates on projects at the intersection of environmental psychology and political ideology within the Institute Building (Gutenbergstraße 18, Room 02044) at Philipps University.
