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

Search Professor Winnifred Louis’s works on UQ eSpace

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

161 - 180 of 251 works

2014

Journal Article

Social justice and psychology: what is, and what should be

Louis, Winnifred R., Mavor, Kenneth I., La Macchia, Stephen T. and Amiot, Catherine E. (2014). Social justice and psychology: what is, and what should be. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 34 (1), 14-27. doi: 10.1037/a0033033

Social justice and psychology: what is, and what should be

2014

Journal Article

Social interaction and psychological pathways to political engagement and extremism

Thomas, Emma F., McGarty, Craig and Louis, Winnifred (2014). Social interaction and psychological pathways to political engagement and extremism. European Journal of Social Psychology, 44 (1), 15-22. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.1988

Social interaction and psychological pathways to political engagement and extremism

2014

Journal Article

Conflicting norms highlight the need for action

McDonald, Rachel I., Fielding, Kelly S. and Louis, Winnifred R. (2014). Conflicting norms highlight the need for action. Environment and Behavior, 46 (2), 139-162. doi: 10.1177/0013916512453992

Conflicting norms highlight the need for action

2014

Journal Article

How negative descriptive norms for healthy eating undermine the effects of positive injunctive norms

Staunton, Mina, Louis, Winnifred R., Smith, Joanne R., Terry, Deborah J. and Mcdonald, Rachel I. (2014). How negative descriptive norms for healthy eating undermine the effects of positive injunctive norms. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 44 (4), 319-330. doi: 10.1111/jasp.12223

How negative descriptive norms for healthy eating undermine the effects of positive injunctive norms

2014

Journal Article

When will collective action be effective? Violent and non-violent protests differentially influence perceptions of legitimacy and efficacy among sympathizers

Thomas, Emma F. and Louis, Winnifred R. (2014). When will collective action be effective? Violent and non-violent protests differentially influence perceptions of legitimacy and efficacy among sympathizers. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40 (2), 263-276. doi: 10.1177/0146167213510525

When will collective action be effective? Violent and non-violent protests differentially influence perceptions of legitimacy and efficacy among sympathizers

2014

Journal Article

Conflicting social norms and community conservation compliance

McDonald, Rachel I., Fielding, Kelly S. and Louis, Winnifred R. (2014). Conflicting social norms and community conservation compliance. Journal for Nature Conservation, 22 (3), 212-216. doi: 10.1016/j.jnc.2013.11.005

Conflicting social norms and community conservation compliance

2014

Journal Article

Public acceptance of recycled water: The impact of trust

Ross, Vicki L., Fielding, Kelly S. and Louis, Winifred R. (2014). Public acceptance of recycled water: The impact of trust. Water Journal, 41 (1), 89-92.

Public acceptance of recycled water: The impact of trust

2014

Book

Social psychology

Myers, David G., Allen, Felicity, Denson, Tom, Haslam, Nick, Karantzas, Gery, Louis, Winnifred, Passmore, Nola and Zinkiewicz, Lucy (2014). Social psychology. Ryde, NSW Australia: McGraw-Hill Education.

Social psychology

2013

Journal Article

Investigating the motivations underlying harmful social behaviors and the motivational nature of social norms

Amiot, Catherine E., Sansfacon, Sophie and Louis, Winnifred R. (2013). Investigating the motivations underlying harmful social behaviors and the motivational nature of social norms. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43 (10), 2146-2157. doi: 10.1111/jasp.12167

Investigating the motivations underlying harmful social behaviors and the motivational nature of social norms

2013

Journal Article

Perceived control qualifies the effects of threat on prejudice

Greenaway, Katharine H., Louis, Winnifred R., Hornsey, Matthew J. and Jones, Janelle M. (2013). Perceived control qualifies the effects of threat on prejudice. British Journal of Social Psychology, 53 (3), 422-442. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12049

Perceived control qualifies the effects of threat on prejudice

2013

Journal Article

Loss of Control Increases Belief in Precognition and Belief in Precognition Increases Control

Greenaway, Katharine H., Louis, Winnifred R. and Hornsey, Matthew J. (2013). Loss of Control Increases Belief in Precognition and Belief in Precognition Increases Control. PLoS ONE, 8 (8) e71327, e71327.1-e71327.5. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071327

Loss of Control Increases Belief in Precognition and Belief in Precognition Increases Control

2013

Journal Article

National identification, perceived threat, and dehumanization as antecedents of negative attitudes toward immigrants in Australia and Canada

Louis, Winnifred R., Esses, Victoria M. and Lalonde, Richard N. (2013). National identification, perceived threat, and dehumanization as antecedents of negative attitudes toward immigrants in Australia and Canada. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43 (Suppl. 2), E156-E165. doi: 10.1111/jasp.12044

National identification, perceived threat, and dehumanization as antecedents of negative attitudes toward immigrants in Australia and Canada

2013

Journal Article

Uncovering hockey fans' motivations behind their derogatory behaviors and how these motives predict psychological well-being and quality of social identity

Amiot, Catherine E., Sansfacon, Sophie and Louis, Winnifred R. (2013). Uncovering hockey fans' motivations behind their derogatory behaviors and how these motives predict psychological well-being and quality of social identity. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 14 (3), 379-388. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2012.12.004

Uncovering hockey fans' motivations behind their derogatory behaviors and how these motives predict psychological well-being and quality of social identity

2013

Journal Article

Feeling left out? The mediating role of perceived rejection on workgroup mistreatment and affective, behavioral, and organizational outcomes and the moderating role of organizational norms

Penhaligon, Nikki L., Louis, Winnifred R. and Restubog, Simon Lloyd David (2013). Feeling left out? The mediating role of perceived rejection on workgroup mistreatment and affective, behavioral, and organizational outcomes and the moderating role of organizational norms. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43 (3), 480-497. doi: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2013.01026.x

Feeling left out? The mediating role of perceived rejection on workgroup mistreatment and affective, behavioral, and organizational outcomes and the moderating role of organizational norms

2013

Journal Article

Doing democracy: The social psychological mobilization and consequences of collective action

Thomas E.F. and Louis W.R. (2013). Doing democracy: The social psychological mobilization and consequences of collective action. Social Issues and Policy Review, 7 (1), 173-200. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-2409.2012.01047.x

Doing democracy: The social psychological mobilization and consequences of collective action

2013

Journal Article

Energizing and De-Motivating Effects of Norm-Conflict

McDonald, Rachel I., Fielding, Kelly S. and Louis, Winnifred R. (2013). Energizing and De-Motivating Effects of Norm-Conflict. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 39 (1), 57-72. doi: 10.1177/0146167212464234

Energizing and De-Motivating Effects of Norm-Conflict

2013

Book Chapter

Friendships across Gender and Sexual Identities

Louis, Winnifred R., Stork-Brett, Kat and Barlow, Fiona Kate (2013). Friendships across Gender and Sexual Identities. The psychology of friendship and enmity: relationships in love, work, politics, and war. (pp. 89-108) edited by Rom Harre and Fathali M. Moghaddam. Santa Barbara, United States: Praeger.

Friendships across Gender and Sexual Identities

2012

Journal Article

Congruent or conflicted? The impact of injunctive and descriptive norms on environmental intentions

Smith, Joanne R., Louis, Winnifred R., Terry, Deborah J., Greenaway, Katharine H., Clarke, Miranda R. and Cheng, Xiaoliang (2012). Congruent or conflicted? The impact of injunctive and descriptive norms on environmental intentions. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 32 (4), 353-361. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2012.06.001

Congruent or conflicted? The impact of injunctive and descriptive norms on environmental intentions

2012

Journal Article

Are they terrorist sympathizers or do they just disagree with the war on terror? A comment on testing theories of radicalization in polls of U.S. Muslims

McGarty, Craig, Thomas, Emma F. and Louis, Winnifred R. (2012). Are they terrorist sympathizers or do they just disagree with the war on terror? A comment on testing theories of radicalization in polls of U.S. Muslims. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 12 (1), 316-319. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-2415.2012.01293.x

Are they terrorist sympathizers or do they just disagree with the war on terror? A comment on testing theories of radicalization in polls of U.S. Muslims

2012

Journal Article

If it matters for the group then it matters to me: Collective action outcomes for seasoned activists.

Blackwood, Leda M. and Louis, Winnifred R. (2012). If it matters for the group then it matters to me: Collective action outcomes for seasoned activists.. British Journal of Social Psychology, 51 (1), 72-92. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.2010.02001.x

If it matters for the group then it matters to me: Collective action outcomes for seasoned activists.

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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