Professor Winnifred Louis
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Winnifred Louis

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Professor Winnifred Louis is:
Not available for supervision
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Fields of research

Psychology

Qualifications

  • Masters (Research) of Science, McGill University

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251 works between 1996 and 2025
All (251) Journal Article (198) Book Chapter (23) Conference Publication (22) Book (4) Other Outputs (4)

221 - 240 of 251 works

2006

Other Outputs

Choosing Tactics: Power, Group Norms and Cost-Benefit Analyses for Self and Group

Louis, Winnifred and Terry, Deborah J. (2006). Choosing Tactics: Power, Group Norms and Cost-Benefit Analyses for Self and Group. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.913648

Choosing Tactics: Power, Group Norms and Cost-Benefit Analyses for Self and Group

2006

Conference Publication

Why anti-racist strategies in Australia don't work : Guilt, anxiety and avoidance

Barlow, F. K. and Louis, W. R. (2006). Why anti-racist strategies in Australia don't work : Guilt, anxiety and avoidance. 35th Annual Meeting of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists (SASP), Canberra, ACT, Australia, 20-23 April 2006. Oxford, London, U.K.: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.. doi: 10.1080/00049530600940015

Why anti-racist strategies in Australia don't work : Guilt, anxiety and avoidance

2006

Journal Article

Why do people engage in collective action? Revisiting the role of perceived effectiveness

Hornsey, Matthew J., Blackwood, Leda, Louis, Winnifred Louis, Fielding, Kelly, Mavor, Ken, Morton, Thomas, O'Brien, Anne, Paasonen, Karl-Erik, Smith, Joanne and White, Katherine M. (2006). Why do people engage in collective action? Revisiting the role of perceived effectiveness. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36 (7), 1701-1722. doi: 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00077.x

Why do people engage in collective action? Revisiting the role of perceived effectiveness

2006

Conference Publication

Why anti-racist strategies in Australia don't work: Guilt, anxiety and avoidance

Barlow, F. K. and Louis, W. R. (2006). Why anti-racist strategies in Australia don't work: Guilt, anxiety and avoidance. The 35th Annual Meeting of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists (SASP), Canberra, A.C.T., Australia, 20-23 April 2006. Basingstoke, U.K.: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.1080/00049530600940015

Why anti-racist strategies in Australia don't work: Guilt, anxiety and avoidance

2006

Conference Publication

How multiple identities influence attitudes, emotions and action

Louis, W., Nickerson, A., Fielding, K. and Johnson, S. (2006). How multiple identities influence attitudes, emotions and action. The 35th Annual Meeting of the Society of Australasia Social Psychologists (SASP), Canberra, A.C.T., 20-23 April, 2006. London: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.1080/00049530600940015

How multiple identities influence attitudes, emotions and action

2006

Conference Publication

How to lose friends and disgust people : The slime effect and groups

Chan, K. H., Smith, J. and Louis, W. R. (2006). How to lose friends and disgust people : The slime effect and groups. 35th Annual Meeting of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists (SASP), Canberra, ACT, Australia, 20-23 April 2006. Oxford, London, U.K.: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.. doi: 10.1080/00049530600940015

How to lose friends and disgust people : The slime effect and groups

2006

Conference Publication

Not if but when: Out-group reactions to the timing of disclosure of an individual's same-sex attractions

Dane, S., Macdonald, G., Feeney, J. and Louis, W. (2006). Not if but when: Out-group reactions to the timing of disclosure of an individual's same-sex attractions. The 35th Annual Meeting of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists (SASP), Canberra, A.C.T., Australia, 20-23 April, 2006. Basingstoke, U.K.: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.1080/00049530600940015

Not if but when: Out-group reactions to the timing of disclosure of an individual's same-sex attractions

2005

Book Chapter

Rights and duties as group norms: Implications of intergroup research for the study of rights and responsibilities

Louis, W. and Taylor, D. (2005). Rights and duties as group norms: Implications of intergroup research for the study of rights and responsibilities. The psychology of rights and duties: Empirical contributions and normative commentaries. (pp. 105-134) edited by Finkel, Normal J. and Moghaddam, Fathali M.. Washington DC: American Psychological Association. doi: 10.1037/10872-005

Rights and duties as group norms: Implications of intergroup research for the study of rights and responsibilities

2005

Conference Publication

Multiple group identities and norms shape attitudes and actions re asylum seekers

Louis, W. and Nickerson, A. (2005). Multiple group identities and norms shape attitudes and actions re asylum seekers. 34th Annual Conference of the Society for Australasian Social Psychologists, Townsville, QLD, Australia, 7-10 April 2005. CARLTON: AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOC.

Multiple group identities and norms shape attitudes and actions re asylum seekers

2005

Conference Publication

Sustained versus eroding community engagement

Louis, Winnifred, Terry, Deborah and Fielding, Kelly (2005). Sustained versus eroding community engagement. International Conference on Engaging Communities, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 14-17 August 2005. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland Department of Main Roads.

Sustained versus eroding community engagement

2005

Journal Article

Normative influence and rational conflict decisions: Group norms and cost-benefit analyses for intergroup behavior

Louis, W. R., Taylor, D. M. and Douglas, R. L. (2005). Normative influence and rational conflict decisions: Group norms and cost-benefit analyses for intergroup behavior. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 8 (4), 355-374. doi: 10.1177/1368430205056465

Normative influence and rational conflict decisions: Group norms and cost-benefit analyses for intergroup behavior

2005

Journal Article

Perceptions of the intergroup structure and anti-Asian prejudice among white Australians

Johnson, Daniel, Terry, Deborah J. and Louis, Winnifred R. (2005). Perceptions of the intergroup structure and anti-Asian prejudice among white Australians. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 8 (1), 53-71. doi: 10.1177/1368430205048616

Perceptions of the intergroup structure and anti-Asian prejudice among white Australians

2004

Journal Article

Cost-benefit analyses for your group and yourself: The rationality of decision-making in conflict

Louis, W., Taylor, D. and Neil, T. (2004). Cost-benefit analyses for your group and yourself: The rationality of decision-making in conflict. International Journal of Conflict Management, 15 (2), 110-143. doi: 10.1108/eb022909

Cost-benefit analyses for your group and yourself: The rationality of decision-making in conflict

2004

Book Chapter

Terrorism and the quest for identity

Taylor, Donald M. and Louis, Winnifred (2004). Terrorism and the quest for identity. Understanding Terrorism: Psychosocial Roots, Consequences and Interventions. (pp. 169-185) edited by F. M. Moghaddam and A. J. Marsella. Washington, DC United States: American Psychological Association. doi: 10.1037/10621-008

Terrorism and the quest for identity

2004

Conference Publication

Group norms for gun control: What outgroups think is irrelevant

Louis, W. (2004). Group norms for gun control: What outgroups think is irrelevant. 111th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 7-10 August 2003. Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: American Psychological Association (APA).

Group norms for gun control: What outgroups think is irrelevant

2004

Conference Publication

Conflicting identities for Australian peaceniks: Nationalist identities and actions in war

Louis, W. and Terry, D. (2004). Conflicting identities for Australian peaceniks: Nationalist identities and actions in war. 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Auckland, New Zealand, April 2004. Basingstoke, England: Taylor and Francis.

Conflicting identities for Australian peaceniks: Nationalist identities and actions in war

2004

Conference Publication

Australian anti-Americanism: Intergroup, individual-difference and situational sensitivity to status threat

Louis, W., Heiner, A., Pike, A. and Terry, D. (2004). Australian anti-Americanism: Intergroup, individual-difference and situational sensitivity to status threat. 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Auckland, New Zealand, 15-18 April 2004. Basingstoke, England: Taylor & Francis.

Australian anti-Americanism: Intergroup, individual-difference and situational sensitivity to status threat

2003

Journal Article

Reflections on the statistical analysis of personality and norms in war, peace, and prejudice: Are deviant minorities the problem?

Louis, W., Mavor, K. and Terry, D. J. (2003). Reflections on the statistical analysis of personality and norms in war, peace, and prejudice: Are deviant minorities the problem?. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 3 (1), 189-198. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-2415.2003.00025.x

Reflections on the statistical analysis of personality and norms in war, peace, and prejudice: Are deviant minorities the problem?

2003

Other Outputs

Cost-Benefit Analyses for Your Group and Your Self: The 'Rationality' of Decision-Making in Conflict

Louis, Winnifred and Taylor, Donald M. (2003). Cost-Benefit Analyses for Your Group and Your Self: The 'Rationality' of Decision-Making in Conflict. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.399520

Cost-Benefit Analyses for Your Group and Your Self: The 'Rationality' of Decision-Making in Conflict

2003

Conference Publication

Acting for women: A social psychological approach to women's political decisions and identity

Louis, W. and Terry, D. J. (2003). Acting for women: A social psychological approach to women's political decisions and identity. The National Conference of the AWSA, Brisbane, The University of Queensland, 12-16 July 2003. Brisbane, Qld, Australia: AWSA.

Acting for women: A social psychological approach to women's political decisions and identity

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    From conspiracy to extremism: Biased thinking and social influence in a post-truth world (administered by Flinders University)
    Flinders University
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    The effect of unconventional advocates on public support for climate policy (ARC Discovery Project administered by ANU)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    The psychology of gridlock: Compromise, coalitions, and radicalisation
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020
    Review of Terrorist and Violent Extremist Use of the Internet, Including Social Media Platform Services and Tools
    Australian Government Department of Home Affairs
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Practitioners learning palliative killing: The role of norms and empathy
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2017
    Fusion, re-entry and reintegration (Within a project titled Ritual, Community and Conflict in collaboration with Oxford University funded by the Economic and Social Research Council)
    University of Oxford
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Outcomes of collective action: After the blockade, what next?
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015
    UQ Travel Award 2015 - Dr Ellen Van der Werff
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2015
    UQ Travel Award 2015 - Dr Catherine Amiot
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2012
    UQ Category 1 Travel Award - Stephen Wright
    UQ Travel Awards for International Collaborative Research (Category 1)
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Draining the will for peace or war: Understanding how social influence and self-regulation processes interact in conflict
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Environmental Sustainability in Residential Housing: understanding attitudes and behaviour towards waste, water and energy in consumption and conservation among Australian households
    Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    What makes unwritten rules work? A framework for understanding normative influence.
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Understanding Decision-Making In Conflict: Group Power, Norms And Cost-Benefit Analyses
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Avoidance, Escalation, and Engagement: Political , Group and Interpersonal Responses to Intergroup Conflict In Australia
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Winnifred Louis is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Call Me Anything, Just Don't Call Me an Environmentalist

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Kelly Fielding

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Advantaged Group Responses to Group Privilege: Impact on Disadvantaged Groups and Allyship

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The psychology of gridlock: Compromise, coalitions, and radicalisation

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Kelly Fielding

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The future under threat: Young adults and future orientation in times of climate uncertainty.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Kelly Fielding

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Disengagement from Terrorism in Indonesia: How former violent Jihadists transform their identities and reintegrate into wider society.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Adrian Cherney

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Winnifred Louis directly for media enquiries about:

  • Decision-making - health
  • Decision-making - politics
  • Political attitudes and actions
  • Prejudice and discrimination
  • Psychology of conflict
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorism - psychology

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