Ken Mavor

ken pic2Ken Mavor moved to St Andrews in 2013 after 10 years at the Australian National University and 6 years at the University of Southern Queensland.  For most of that time Ken has been teaching research methods and statistics and social psychology, but also spent 5 years as the Assessment specialist in the ANU Medical School.  Ken’s PhD (Religious Orientation, Social Identity and Attitudes to Homosexuality) reflects his interest in identity, contested social attitudes, and traditional concerns about prejudice. Ken’s background in computer science and cognitive science led to an interest in social categorisation processes and a focus on the common “data structures” that underpins a wide range of social perception and action, and these themes have played out in both abstract ways and translational settings (such as political action, education and wellbeing).

Ken enjoys the stimulating process of collaboration with a large group of PhD students, and colleagues across the world.

Ken Mavor News

Books

Self and social identity in educational contexts
Mavor, K. I. (ed.), Platow, M. J. (ed.) & Bizumic, B. (ed.), 1 Feb 2017, London; New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 366 p.
Research output: Book/ReportBook

 

Chapters

A social identity approach to religion: religiosity at the nexus of personal and collective self
Mavor, K. I. & Ysseldyk, R., 10 Apr 2020, The science of religion, spirituality, and existentialism. Vail III, K. E. & Routlledge, C. (eds.). Academic Press/Elsevier , p. 187-205
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

One step further: Face your fear: (Chapter breakout commentary)
Mavor, K., 2019, Psychology (Textbook). Burton, L., Westen, D. & Kowalski, R. (eds.). 5th ed. Brisbane, Australia: John Wiley and Sons, p. 74-75 1 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingOther contribution

Introducing self and social identity in educational contexts: Promoting learning, managing conflict, facilitating change
Platow, M. J., Mavor, K. I. & Bizumic, B., 1 Jan 2017, Self and Social Identity in Educational Contexts. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 1-18 18 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

 

Articles

A political psychology of the link between populist beliefs and compliance with COVID-19 containment measures
Uluşahin, Y., Mavor, K. & Reicher, S., 14 Feb 2024, In: Frontiers in Political Science. 6, 13 p., 1279798.
Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Effects of mindfulness meditation duration and type on well‑being: an online dose‑ranging randomized controlled trial
Fincham, G. W., Mavor, K. & Dritschel, B., 1 May 2023, In: Mindfulness. 14, p. 1171-1182 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Gender and the social cure in undergraduate physics students: physics identity, self-efficacy, belonging, and wellbeing
Bottomley, E., Wild, V., Miles, P. J., Mavor, K. & Kohnle, A., 30 Jul 2023, In: International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review