Dr. Julia Reiter
Post Doc @ Department of Occupational, Economic, and Social Psychology, Social and Economic Psychology Group
University of Vienna
Social and Economic Psychology Group
Bio
I’m a Post Doc in the University of Vienna’s Social and Economic Psychology Group. My research is centered around how socio-political attitudes develop, particularly in intergroup contexts, and when they branch out into activist participation versus radicalization.
Interests
- Political psychology
- Development of political attitudes and radicalization in adolescence
- Intergroup conflict
- Discrimination and marginalization
- political participation, protest and collective action
Education
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Dr. rer.nat. in Psychology, 2021 - 2023
University of Vienna (AT), Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology
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M.Sc.in Psychology, 2015 - 2018
University of Göttingen (DE) and University of Amsterdam (NL)
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BSc in Psychology, 2012 - 2015
University of Freiburg (DE)
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B.A. in Law and Political Science, 2013 - 2020
University of Freiburg (DE) and University of Göttingen (DE)
Skills
Statistics
Multilevel modeling, SEM, mediation analysis, working with large-scale international data sets (Programs used: JASP, Mplus, some R)
Qualitative Methods
Conducting (semi-structured) interviews, transcription, and qualitative data analysis (mainly Thematic Analysis; programs used: f4transkript, MaxQDA, Atlas.ti
Interdisciplinary Work Cultures
Several years of experience working in interdisciplinary teams (e.g. political scientists, sociologists, criminologists); I have also studies law and political science.
Psychometrics
Scale development and validation, short-scale design, measurement invariance
Project & Event Management
Several years of experience with planning in-person and online events, talks, workshops, budgeting and putting together project proposals in both academic and non-academic contexts; organization of a medium-sized academic conference (CoBeNe PhD Academy 2022, 2023)
Website Design
TYPO3 and R blogdown for project websites
Experience
Post-graduation employment history. Detailed CV here.
Post Doc and PI in third-party funded project (FWF - Austrian Science Fund)
‘Youth Radicalization in Austria: Antecedents and Consequences’
Pre Doc project employee, PhD Candidate
Dissertation Topic: Radicalization Processes in Adolescents;
2021 - 2023: University of Vienna uni:docs fellowship
Cherchese FNS junior / Research Assistant
NCCR funded project: Societal norms as predictors of behaviour and attitudes regarding migration;
Main tasks: multilevel data analyses using Mplus
Graduate Research Assistant
RA at the FoDEx sub-group Salafism; collaboration in a qualitative study on perceptions of video
material from the Salafist spectrum
Recent Publications
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(2023).
The role of minority discrimination and political participation in shaping majority perceptions of discrimination: Two cross-national studies.
Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 26(3).
(2023).
Mental health of healthcare professionals during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: a comparative investigation from the first and second pandemic years.
BMJ Open, 13(3).
(2023).
Basic Psychological Needs and Agency and Communion During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Gender Differentials and the Role of Well-Being in Adolescence and Early Adulthood.
Journal of Individual Differences, 44(1).
(2022).
The role of the Big Two in socially responsible behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: Agency and communion in adolescents{ extquoteright} personal norm and behavioral adherence to instituted measures.
PLoS ONE, 17(6).
(2021).
Wenn zwei sich streiten… weiß keiner, wo er hingehen soll: Konflikterfahrungen bei der Vergabe von Autor*innenschaften aus der Sicht von Forscher*innen und Studierenden [Experiences of authorship conflicts from researchers' and students' points of view].
DGPs Diskussionsforum Integrität und Anreizsysteme in der Wissenschaft.
(2021).
Past and Present Intergroup Contact and Conflict Among Inhabitants of Former Mixed Villages of Cyprus: The Role of Individual and Collective Experiences in Predicting Attitudes and Trust.
Political Psychology, 0(0).
(2021).
Identity, Significance, Sensation or Justice? Different Motives which Attract to Radical Ideas.
International Journal of Conflict and Violence, 15.
(2021).
Distance Learning in Higher Education During COVID-19: The Role of Basic Psychological Needs and Intrinsic Motivation for Perseverance and Procrastination - a multi-country study.
PLoS ONE, 16(10).
(2021).
'Ich bin ein anderer Mensch': Schule nach drei Lockdowns.
Schulverwaltung aktuell, 9(5).
(2021).
Unterstützungsmaßnahmen des Arbeitgebers bei psychischen Belastungen des medizinischen Personals und des Pflegepersonals während der COVID-19-Pandemie.
DVD: SicherheitsCheck Qualitätsmanagement, Arbeitssicherheit und Hygiene.
(2021).
Radikalislamische YouTube-Propaganda: Eine qualitative Rezeptionsstudie unter jungen Erwachsenen.
Studien des Göttinger Instituts für Demokratieforschung, 17.
(2021).
Radicalization and Deradicalization: A qualitative analysis of parallels in relevant risk factors and trigger factors.
Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 27(2).
(2021).
Depression and anxiety in healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Epidemiology & Infection, 149(e46).
(2019).
Wer zuletzt lacht? Eine Evaluation des Verfassungsschutz-Präventionsprojekts Jihadi Fool vor dem Hintergrund aktueller Radikalisierungsforschung.
INDES - Zeitschrift für Politik und Gesellschaft, 8(4).
Teaching
Currently open Master thesis topics
See the linked website for current Master thesis topics & how to apply.
Winner of the Teaching Award 2022
Anwendungsseminar: Wissenschaftskommunikation: Wissenschaftliche Befunde und Fachwissen erfolgreich vermitteln - von Schule bis Parlament
- application seminar for psychology Master students * introduction to science communication in different contexts (education, journalism, social media, politics) * online, blended learning model
Anwendungsseminar: Wissenschaftskommunikation: Wissenschaftliche Befunde und Fachwissen erfolgreich vermitteln - von Schule bis Parlament
- application seminar for psychology Master students * introduction to science communication in different contexts (education, journalism, social media, politics) * online, blended learning model
Ancillary Activities
Associations, Committees and other Activities
ECR Ambassador, Diversity and Inclusion Work Group
The ECRs are the a self-organized interest group representing early career researchers (i.e., PhD students and Post Docs up to 6 years post graduation) and their interests at the Faculty of Psychology. Activities include the organization of workshops and courses, conducting surveys and representing key topics of interest such as measures for improving working conditions and wellbeing.
PhD Representative for Psychology in the Steering Committee
organization of annual PhD conference;
assessment of PhD Candidates' needs and planning and coordination of corresponding workshops etc.;
general decisions concerning study conditions
PhD Representative for Psychology in the Study Conference
advising on teaching needs and study program director’s suggestions;
advising on study program organizational matters;
suggestions for improvement of study conditions
Co-Founder
Volunteer psychological counseling project for medical personnel during the Covid-19 pandemic
Volunteer
University-based project for the support of refugees who wish to take up/continue studies at the University of Göttingen – support of language acquisition and orientation within the university structure; regular (weekly) meetings with refugee guest students (individual coaching), preparation for German language certificates, research of appropriate classes and possible degrees
Co-Founder
Volunteer psychological counseling project for migrants and refugees
Board Member, Volunteer
Student organisation for the support of refugees in Göttingen, particularly in the areas of language acquisition and social integration; organisational tasks, member of the Board for a year, teaching German classes at various levels
DGPs Member
Subgroups for Social Psychology, Forensic Psychology
Contact
- julia.reiter@univie.ac.at
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Universitaetsstrasse 7
1010 Wien - Follow Me
- Preprints on Researchgate
- My ORCID
- OSF