WAR AND PEACE LAB
Bernhard Leidner, Ph.D.
Stylianos Syropoulos, curriculum vitae
(last update: March 22, 2020)
Address:
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Psychology of Peace and Violence Program
135 Hicks Way, Tobin Hall, Room 626
Amherst, MA 01003
Cell:
Email:
Country of Birth:
Greece
Citizenship:
Greek (F-1 visa holder)
Hello, I'm Stylianos!
I'm a second-year graduate student in the Psychology of Peace and Violence Program. I received my BA with honors in Psychology from Franklin and Marshall College, in 2018. Currently, my research interests center on group identification (i.e. ingroup attachment and glorification), the antecedents and consequences of intergroup conflict and violence, and the psychology of personal safety. My aspiration is to examine how individual level factors such as safety and attachment security can influence how we identify with different groups, and how such differences in groups identification can shape our perception of the world and our attitudes towards intergroup conflict.
My most recent work focuses on the role of worldviews as antecedents of ingroup attachment and glorification. In particular as part of my Master's Thesis I am interested in adapting Galtung's Theory of Positive and Negative Peace as a guiding schema for how the adoption of different worldviews can influence national identification.
Intergroup conflict,
violence, and peace
group identification
personal safety and security
political party differences
and similarities
cross-national research
Group processes and intergroup relations
RESEARCH INTERESTS
EDUCATION
2018-Ongoing
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Psychology of Peace and Violence Program,
PhD in Psychology, expected 2023
2014-2018
Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster PA, USA
B.A. in Psychology
Honors Thesis: (Psychology): The Creation and Validation of the Perceived Safety Scale.
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Love Consortium Student Research Grant ($10,000), Spring 2020
Psi Chi Graduate Mamie Phipps Clark Diversity Research Grant ($1,000), Fall 2019
Psi Chi Undergraduate Mamie Phipps Clark Diversity Research Grant ($3,300), Spring 2018
Charles J.G. Mayaud Endowment Fund ($3,000), Spring 2018
Leser Grant for Independent Research ($1,000), Fall 2017
Hackman Fellowship ($5,000), Summer 2017
RESEARCH & TRAVEL AWARDS
APA Division 52 Anastasi Graduate Student Research Award ($300), Summer 2019
SPSSI Graduate Student Travel Award ($500), Spring 2019
UMass Amherst Graduate Student Travel Grant ($300), Spring 2019
ASC DOV Graduate Student Paper of the Year Award ($300), Fall 2018
ICPS 2019 Travel Grant ($300), Fall 2018
SPSP Graduate Travel Award ($500), Fall 2018
APA Division 48 Student Travel Award ($500), Summer 2018
BASS18 Bursary (200£), Summer 2018
Kenneth A. Brookshire Memorial Prize ($400), Spring 2018
SEPA Regional Travel Grant ($400), Spring 2018
SPSP’s Diversity Fund Undergraduate Registration Award ($160), Fall 2017
Psychology Department Travel Award ($500), Summer & Fall 2017
Franklin and Marshall College Travel Award ($400), Summer & Fall 2017
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
(for works under review or in preparation see my full CV)
Piazza, J., Sousa, P., Rottman, J., & Syropoulos, S. (2019). Which Appraisals Are Foundational to Moral Judgment? Harm, Injustice, and Beyond. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 10(7), 903–913. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550618801326
Syropoulos, S. (2020). Personal Safety and Positive Life Outcomes: Cross-National Evidence from the World Values Survey. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pac0000444
Conference Presentations, Data Blitzes, & Invited Talks:
(for presented posters see my full CV)
Syropoulos, S., Leidner, B., & Lifshin, U. (2020). Engagement with and Appreciation of Art Fortifies Support for Peace. Talk to be given at the 2020 Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Conference.
Syropoulos, S., Watkins, H., & Markowitz, E. (2020). Impact and not Reputation-based Legacy Motives Predict Environmental Action. Talk to be given at the 2020 SCORAI Conference.
Burrows, B., Syropoulos, S., Leidner, B. (2020). The Repetitive Cycle of Conflict: Exposure to Intergroup Conflict Fuels Craving and Conflict Perpetuation. Data Blitz at the 2020 SPSP Conflict and Conflict Resolution Preconference.
Syropoulos, S., Leidner, B., Rivera-Rodriguez, A., Rottman, J., Gómez, A., Baka, A., Chekroun, P., & Martel, A. (2019) Examining Gun Culture: A Cross-National Investigation of Gun Perception. Data Blitz at the 2019 ISPP Conference, Lisbon, Portugal.
Syropoulos, S., Leidner, B., Rottman, J., Li, M., Cros, S., Gómez, A., Baka, A., & Chekroun, P., (2019). Gender Differences in Perceived Safety. Talk given at the 2019 SPSP Sexual Violence Preconference, Portland, OR.
Syropoulos, S. (2018). A Cross-National Analysis of the Perceived Safety Scale. Talk given at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Raleigh, NC.
Syropoulos, S. (2018). An overview of Research on Perceived Safety. Talk given at Lancaster University, UK.
Syropoulos, S. (2018). Perceived Safety and Migration Movements. Talk given at the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Bonn, Germany
Rottman J., Crimston D., & Syropoulos S. (2018). Tree-huggers vs human-lovers: Differences in mind perception predict attributions of moral worth to nature. The Psychology of Sustainable Consumption Small Group Meeting, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Rottman, J., Crimston, D., & Syropoulos, S. (2018). Anthropomorphism and dehumanization predict valuing nature over outgroups. Paper presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Ann Arbor, MI.
Rottman, J., Crimston, D., Syropoulos, S., Benitez, J., & Gerb, R. (2017). Tree-huggers vs. humanlovers: Differences in cognitive and emotional tendencies influencing attributions of moral worth. Paper presented to the Moral Psychology Research Group, University Park, PA.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
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American Psychological Association Student Affiliate
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Association for Psychological Science Student Affiliate
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American Criminological Society, Student Affiliate
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Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Student Affiliate
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Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence: Peace Psychology Student Affiliate
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Society for Personality and Social Psychology Student Affiliate
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Member of Phi Chi (National Honor Society for Psychology)
Service and Activities
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Social Psychology Area Meeting/Brownbag Series co-organizer for 2019-2020 (UMass Amherst)
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Member of Graduate Student Diversity Committee 2019-present (UMass Amherst)
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Member of Graduate Student Senate Ad Hoc Committee 2018-2019 (UMass Amherst)
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Member of Graduate Greek Student Association 2018-present (UMass Amherst)
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Alumnus Leader of Tomorrow (Franklin & Marshall College)
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Administrative Assistant for the Bench-Mark Program, Lancaster PA
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Social Media & Outreach Intern for the District Attorney, Lancaster PA
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Member of Committee of Student Conduct (Franklin & Marshall College)
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Member of Committee of Student Safety (Franklin & Marshall College)
LANGUAGES
Greek (First Language)
English (fluent, native level)
Latin & Ancient Greek (fluent)
French (basic)
SKILLS
Statistics & Data Analysis:
SAS
SPSS
Mplus
Stata (Basic)
R (Basic)
Experiment Programming:
Qualtrics
SurveyMonkey
Office & Organization:
MS Office
REFEREES
Prof. Bernhard Leidner
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.
Phone: 1-(413)-545-0087
Email: BLeidner@psych.umass.edu
Prof. Brian Lickel
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
Phone: 1-(413)-577-0493
Email: BLickel@psych.umass.edu
Prof. Nilanjana Dasgupta
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.
Phone: 1-(413)-545-0049
Email: dasgupta@psych.umass.edu
Prof. Evelyn Mercado
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.
Phone: 1-(413)-545-0781
Email: evemercado@umass.edu