Helena Radke

Lecturer in Social Psychology

Psychology
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

Tel: 0131 650 3437
Email: Helena.Radke@ed.ac.uk

Street: Room F32, Psychology Building
City: 7 George Square, Edinburgh
Post code: EH8 9JZ

By appointment

Biography

Background

I completed my Bachelor of Psychological Science (Hons I; University Medal) in 2011 and my PhD in 2016 at the University of Queensland, Australia. I then worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Osnabruck in Germany from 2017 to mid-2019 before starting as a Lecturer in Social Psychology at the University of Edinburgh.

Qualifications

PhD (University of Queensland)

Bachelor of Psychological Sciences (Hons I, University Medal; University of Queensland)

Teaching & PhD supervision

Undergraduate teaching

Psychology 2A: Social Psychology

Psychology Mini-Dissertation

Postgraduate teaching

Research Methods in Social Psychology

Problem-based Social Psychological Research

Dissertation in Social Psychology

Open to PhD supervision enquiries?

Yes

Research

Research summary

My research interests include understanding prejudice and how social change occurs through collective action. Specifically, I’m interested in understanding and overcoming the barriers women face when engaging in collective action to overcome sexism, and the benefits and backlashes associated with involving allies in political movements.

Selected publications:

Kutlaca, M., Becker, J. C., & Radke, H. R. M. (2019). A hero, a black sheep or both? How disadvantaged and advantaged groups perceive those who confront prejudice. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

Radke, H. R. M., Hornsey, M. J., & Barlow, F. K. (2018). Changing versus protecting the status quo: Why men and women engage in different types of action on behalf of women. Sex Roles, 79, 505-518.

Radke, H. R. M., Hornsey, M. J., Sibley, C. G., & Barlow, F. K. (2017). Negotiating the hierarchy: Social dominance orientation among women is associated with the endorsement of benevolent sexism. Australian Journal of Psychology, 70, 159-166.

Radke, H. R. M., Hornsey, M. J., Sibley, C. G., Thai, M., & Barlow, F. K. (2017). Is the racial composition of your surroundings associated with your levels of social dominance orientation?. PloS one, 12.

Radke, H. R. M., Hornsey, M. J., & Barlow, F. K. (2016). Barriers to women engaging in collective action to overcome sexism. American Psychologist, 71, 863-874.

Publications

Divide and conquer? Identity, threat, and moral justification of violence at the G20 (10 pages) Sep 2019 In: Australian Journal of Psychology, vol. 71, no. 3, pp. 312-321
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12249
Contribution to journal › Article (Published)
A hero for the outgroup, a black sheep for the ingroup : Societal perceptions of those who confront discrimination 1 Jul 2019 In: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2019.103832
Contribution to journal › Article (Published)
Risk and protective factors for mental health at a youth mass gathering (12 pages) Feb 2019 In: European child & adolescent psychiatry, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 211-222
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-018-1163-7
Contribution to journal › Article (Published)
Negotiating the hierarchy : Social dominance orientation among women is associated with the endorsement of benevolent sexism (9 pages) Jun 2018 In: Australian Journal of Psychology, vol. 70, no. 2, pp. 158-166
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12176
Contribution to journal › Article (Published)
Changing versus protecting the status quo : Why men and women engage in different types of action on behalf of women (14 pages) Nov 2018 In: Sex Roles, vol. 79, no. 9-10, pp. 505-518
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-017-0884-2
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Is the racial composition of your surroundings associated with your levels of social dominance orientation? (16 pages) 19 Oct 2017 In: PLoS ONE, vol. 12, no. 10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186612
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Barriers to women engaging in collective action to overcome sexism (12 pages) Dec 2016 In: The American psychologist, vol. 71, no. 9, pp. 863-874
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/a0040345
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Losing our humanity : The self-dehumanizing consequences of social ostracism (14 pages) 5 Feb 2013 In: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 156-169
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167212471205
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Cyber-dehumanization : Violent video game play diminishes our humanity (6 pages) Mar 2012 In: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 486-491
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2011.10.009
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The contact caveat : Negative contact predicts increased prejudice more than positive contact predicts reduced prejudice (15 pages) 31 Dec 2012 In: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, vol. 38, no. 12, pp. 1629-1643
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167212457953
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This article was published on Sep 18, 2019