Faculty of Science and Information Technology

Dr Stefania Paolini

• 1995 - Laurea Degree in Psychology (5yrs BSc, Organisational and Social Orientation), University of Padova, Italy
• 1997 - Abilitation (professional psychologist), University of Padova, Italy
• 2001 - PhD in Social Psychology, Cardiff University, UK

• Social cognition
• Stereotyping, prejudice, and social discrimination
• Interventions to ameliorate intergroup relations
• Metacognition and social judgements

Further Research Details

• Human Experimental and Applied Dynamics (HEAD) Research Group
• Social Psychology Research Group

• 2005-2007. ARC Discovery Project grant. AU$110,000.
  Rubin, M., Paolini, S., & Crisp, R. Investigating a New Explanation of Discrimination Against Migrant and Excluded People.
• 2004-2005. Grant in Aid, School of Behavioural Sciences, University of Newcastle. AU$1,000.
  Paolini, S. An Experimental Test of the Cross-Group Friendship Effects and Their Mediators.
• 2004-2005. Grant in Aid, School of Behavioural Sciences, University of Newcastle. AU$1,000.
  Rubin, M., & Paolini, S. Exploring Implicit and Explicit Evaluative Biases Against Displaced Stimuli.
• 2004-2005. IGS grant, Faculty of Science and IT, University of Newcastle. AU$3,266.
  Paolini, S., Harwood, J., & Rubin, M. Unveiling The Salience Enhancing Effects of Unpleasant Contact: A Joint Australian and American Venture.
• 2004-2005. Keats Endowment Fund grant, University of Newcastle. AU$8,646.
  Paolini, S. “We get by with a little help from our friends”: Investigating mediators and moderators of cross-group friendship effects.
• 2002-2003. Early Career Researcher RMC grant, University of Newcastle. AU$7,000.
  Paolini, S. “I know enough about them. They are all bad!”: The effects of social judgeability considerations on group stereotyping.

• 2001-1998 University of Cardiff scholarship for doctoral research, UK. AU$45,330.
• 2001-1998 Economic and Social Research Council scholarship for doctoral research, UK. U$17,431.
• 1999 Economic and Social Research Council scholarship for training in research methods, UK. AU$2,232.
• 1997-1998 University of Padova scholarship for postgraduate research abroad. AU$17,431.
• 1996-1997 European Community scholarship for research abroad. $4,767.

• Introduction to Psychology (Social and Cross-Cultural Psychology, Indigenous Issues)
• Advanced Organisational and Social Psychology (Social Cognition)
• Advanced Measurement (Exploratory Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modelling)

• Kylie McIntyre - PhD - Investigating the Interplay between Meta-Cognitions and the Process of Member to Group Generalisation