Professor Małgorzata Kossowska, Jagiellonian University
Małgorzta Kossowska is a professor of psychology at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, where she holds the positions Head of the Department of Social Psychology and Head of the Center for Social Cognitive Studies at the Institute of Psychology.
Her research interests include cognitive and motivational foundations of complex social phenomena, such as political ideology, prejudice, and social inequalities in the cultural context. She also researchers the phenomenon of knowledge resistance and cognitive rigidity and their impact on solving social problems and making socio-political decisions. She is the leader of international consortia DigiPatch and Behavior in Crisis Lab.
Porfessor Kossowska authored 150 publications in Polish and international journals. She has written and co-written 11 books on social cognition, closed-mindedness, stereotypes, prejudice, and tolerance. Over the years, she held the positions of Editor of the European Journal of Social Psychology, European Review of Social Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Sciences, and the Journal of Social and Political Psychology. She is a member of the editorial committee of Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, Social Psychology Bulletin, and Motivational Science.
During her career, she also held the following academic positions: Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy at Jagiellonian University (2012-2020), Director of the Institute of Psychology at Jagiellonian University (2008-2012); member of the Board of the National Science Centre (2012-2020) and Chair of the Board of the National Science Centre (2018-2020, Director of the Polish Society of Social Psychology (PSPS) (2008-2014), Member of the Executive Committee of the European Association of Social Psychology (2017-2023); member of the Council for COVID-19 by the President of the Polish Academy of Sciences (2020-2023). She has been a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences since 2016.