معرفی
Dr. Magdalena Rychlowska is a Lecturer in Experimental Social Psychology at Queen's University Belfast. She holds a PhD in Social and Cognitive Psychology from Clermont Auvergne University (2014). Her employment history includes roles as an Honorary Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2011-2021), Postdoctoral Research Associate at Cardiff University (2014-2017), and Queen's University Belfast (2017-2019). Her research focuses on facial expression dynamics, cultural influences on emotion perception, and friendship styles, funded by the British Academy/Leverhulme, British Council, and France's Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
Education:
- PhD in Social and Cognitive Psychology, Clermont Auvergne University (2014)
- Role of facial muscle activity in emotion understanding
- Cultural and group membership effects on facial expression interpretation
- Individual differences in friendship styles
- Module Coordinator for PSY3133: Introduction to Cultural Psychology
- Teaches PSY1009: Methods in Psychology, PSY1011: Using Psychology in Everyday Life, and others
- School of Psychology ICARE Award (2023)
- Principal supervisor of 1 PhD graduate (Philip Howlett, 2023)
- Current students: Katie McDade, Jodie McGoldrick, Glenda Preston (DClin)
Her research spans over 46 publications, with notable works on facial mimicry, cultural differences in smiling, and friendship habits. She actively collaborates internationally and contributes to policy-relevant discussions on emotion expression and social behavior.
