Dr. Zafer Özkan is a postdoctoral researcher in the Behaviour in Crisis Lab at the Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University. He completed his Ph.D. in social psychology at the University of Kent in 2019, following his master's degree in social and applied psychology in 2015.
He is the author and co-author of publications in leading journals, including the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, British Journal of Social Psychology, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and the International Journal of Intercultural Relations.
His research focuses on intergroup relations, immigration, mental health, and protest participation. He currently leads and collaborates on several projects employing advanced longitudinal methods.
Publication:
Ozkan, Z., Kossowska, M., Szumowska, E., Perek-Białas, J., & Szwed, P. (2026). Emotional foundations of refugee policy support: The role of threats and emotions towards refugees. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 110, 102326.
Özkan, Z., Kossowska, M., Szumowska, E., Perek-Białas, J., & Szwed, P. (2025). Threat Perceptions and Closeness to Refugees: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 01461672251352899.
Ozkan, Z., El‐Astal, S., & Cakal, H. (2025). Paths to peaceful and violent action: Identity fusion and group identification. British Journal of Social Psychology, 64(3), e70002.
Sánchez-Rodríguez, Á., O’Dea, C., Uskul, A. K., Kirchner-Häusler, A., Vignoles, V., Chobthamkit, P., Achmad, R. A., Andrianto, S., Kristanto, A. A., Ardi, R., Lesmana, C. B. J., Castillo, V. A., Chaleeraktrakoon, T., Zhi, A. C. H., Choompunuch, B., Cross, S. E., Nguyen, S. D., Fernandez, E. F., Purba, F. D.,… Ozkan, Z., ... Uchida, Y. (2025). Overcoming low status or maintaining high status? A multinational examination of the association between socioeconomic status and honour. British Journal of Social Psychology, 64, e12854.
Cakal, H., Nadhmi, F., Chauhan, A., Özkan, Z., Dixon, J., & van Zomeren, M. (2025). The power in numbers (PIN) hypothesis: How common ingroup identities motivate collective action among groups that face violent existential threats. In The Social and Political Psychology of Protest Across and Within Cultures (pp. 158-178). Routledge.
Ozkan, Z. (2024). Understanding protest intentions: The influence of belief systems post-earthquake tragedies. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 115, 105031.
Chobthamkit, P., Sutton, R. M., English, A. S., Wongvorachan, T., Datu, J. A. D., Chung, K. L., Ozkan, Z. ... & Yusoff, A. M. (2024). Belief in a just world for the self and others, Karma, system justification and well‐being during COVID‐19 pandemic: Evidence from 15 Asian nations. Asian Journal of Social Psychology.
Uskul, A. K., Hanel, P., Kirchner-Häusler, A., Jin, S., Vignoles, V. L., Rodríguez-Bailón, R., Castillo, V. A., Cross, S. E., Gezici Yalçın, M., Harb, C., Husnu, S., Ishii, K., Jin, S., Karamouna, P., Kafetsios, K., Kateri, E., Matamaros-Lima, J., Miniesy, R., Na, J., Özkan, Z., Pagliaro, S., Psaltis, C., Rabie, D., Teresi, M., & Uchida, Y. (2024). Differences and similarities in psychological characteristics between cultural groups circum Mediterranean. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Vignoles, V. L., Kirchner-Häusler, A., Uskul, A. K., Cross, S. E., Na, J., Uchida, Y., Rodriguez-Bailón, R., Bossom, I. R. L., Castillo, V. A., Gezici Yalçın, M., Harb, C., Husnu, S., Ishii, K., Karamaouna, P., Kafetsios, K., Kateri, E., Matamoros-Lima, J., Miniesy, R., Na., J., Özkan, Z., Pagliaro, S., Psaltis, C., Rabie, D., Teresi, M., Uchida, Y., & Wohl, M. J. A. (2024). Are Mediterranean societies 'cultures of honor'? Prevalence and implications of a cultural logic of honor across three world regions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.