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Dr. Sheida Novin serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Developmental Psychology within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences at Utrecht University. Her academic journey includes a PhD in Developmental Psychology from Leiden University (supported by a Mosaic grant), followed by postdoctoral research at the University of Michigan and University of Southern California (funded by Marie Curie and Japanese Studies grants).
Her research expertise centers on cultural influences on psychological processes, with particular focus on biculturalism, cross-cultural differences, and cultural mindsets. Dr. Novin examines how culture shapes emotional experience, cognition, behavior, and mental health across diverse populations including children, adolescents, and adults from multiple cultural contexts (China, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Morocco, the Netherlands, South Korea, and the USA).
Analysis of her publication history reveals consistent research themes exploring cultural mechanisms underlying psychological functioning, with recent emphasis on bicultural adolescent development, self-evaluation across cultures, honor mindsets, and cultural influences on aggression and social cognition. Her work demonstrates methodological diversity spanning cross-cultural comparisons, meta-analyses, experimental studies, and longitudinal investigations.
- Mosaic grant (PhD research)
- Marie Curie grant (postdoctoral research)
- Grant from Japanese Studies (postdoctoral research)
- NWA small project grant (current research on bicultural adolescents)
Dr. Novin supervises PhD candidate Yixin Tang who studies children's self-views from a cultural perspective. She contributes significantly to academic service as treasurer of the VNOP board and associate editor for the British Journal of Psychology. Her teaching responsibilities include involvement in the FSW Honours Program and various courses within the Developmental Psychology department. Her research program, Dynamics of Youth (DoY), focuses on understanding and harnessing bicultural strengths in adolescent development.
