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Dr. Masi Noor is a Senior Lecturer in Social and Political Psychology at Keele University's School of Psychology, specializing in intergroup forgiveness and conflict resolution. He holds a PhD from the University of Sussex and a BSc (First Class Hons) from Ulster University. Born in Kabul, Afghanistan, he is multilingual (Farsi, German, Dari) and co-founded The Forgiveness Toolbox.
His research examines psychological barriers to reconciliation in conflict zones (Northern Ireland, Chile, Palestine) with a focus on competitive victimhood dynamics. Recent work explores:
- Neural mechanisms of intergroup empathy
- Decolonization of psychological frameworks
- Political apologies as reconciliation tools
Publication analysis reveals three dominant themes: 1) Collective trauma processing (2021-2025), 2) Pandemic-era trust in science (2020-2022), and 3) Organizational transgression management (2019-2023).
Awards include:
- Rising Star (APS, 2013)
- Early Career Award (APA Society for Peace, 2011)
He has supervised PhD candidates Mark Carew (2015) and Caroline Wood (2012). Grant support includes British Academy funding for suicide prevention research and European Association of Social Psychology awards for field experiments.
Leads MSc Applied Social/Political Psychology and co-directs the DESIS Lab's action-research initiatives. Serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Social Psychology.
