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Professor Jolanda Jetten is a Professor and Head of School in the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Queensland. She holds affiliations with the Social Identity and Groups Network (SIGN) Research Centre, the Centre for Research in Social Psychology (CRiSP), and the Centre for Unified Behavioural and Economic Sciences. Her research focuses on social identity, group processes, inequality, and mental health, with a particular emphasis on how group memberships influence well-being and societal dynamics.
- Education: PhD in Psychology from the University of Amsterdam (1997).
- Career: Postdoctoral fellowships at UQ (1998–2001), University of Exeter (2001–2007), and returned to UQ as a Research Fellow (2007–present). Held ARC Future Fellowship (2012–2016), UQ Development Fellowship (2017–2019), and ARC Laureate Fellowship (2019–2023).
Research Interests: Social identity theory, group dynamics, economic inequality, conspiracy beliefs, post-traumatic growth, and social prescribing for loneliness. Her work bridges theoretical and applied domains, addressing real-world issues like climate change, health disparities, and mass gatherings.
Publications span over 370 works, with recent focus on the role of social groups in recovery from disasters, economic inequality's impact on societal behavior, and the psychological effects of global challenges. Awards include prestigious ARC Fellowships and leadership in international collaborations.
Grants include funding for projects on loneliness, conspiracy beliefs, and the psychological effects of economic inequality. Supervision of over 30 PhD and Master’s students reflects her mentorship in social psychology and related fields.
She leads initiatives like the Groups 4 Health framework and contributes to interdisciplinary teams addressing high-reliability organizations and global behavioral insights. Her work emphasizes the transformative power of social belonging in fostering resilience and societal cohesion.
