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Samantha Sinclair is an Associate Professor at Linnaeus University, Sweden, affiliated with the Department of Social, Work and Organizational Psychology within the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. She specializes in social psychology and organizational behavior, focusing on discrimination in employment, gender disparities in career choices, and decision-making processes in recruitment. Her research emphasizes the intersection of social norms, political ideologies, and workplace dynamics.
Education: She holds a Doctoral Thesis (2015) from Lund University titled Social psychological barriers to a gender balanced labor market, focusing on gender identity threats and perceived discrimination in career paths.
Research Interests: Her work explores themes such as workplace discrimination, gender differences in career choices, the impact of social norms on behavior, and the psychological underpinnings of employment decisions. Current projects include the CANOK initiative (Children as Next of Kin at School) and studies on refugee acceptance and political tolerance.
Publications: Over 20 peer-reviewed articles since 2013, including high-impact studies on anti-work orientations, organ donation intentions, and ageism in hiring. Her work bridges experimental methods with real-world policy implications.
Grants and Collaboration: Active in research environments funded by the Swedish Research Council, including the 'Diversity in the Labour Market' initiative (2019–2024). She collaborates with institutions on meta-science projects and recruitment-related assessment studies.
Labs/Teams: Member of the Department of Methodology and Metascience and the Diversity in Labour Market research group. Leads projects on employment discrimination and youth mental health as caregivers.
