Dr Sophie Russell
Lecturer
Qualifications: BA (Tampa), MSc (Kent), PhD (Kent)
Email: p.s.russell@surrey.ac.uk
Phone: Work: 01483 68 2907
Room no: 31 AD 02
Office hours
Tuesday 11:00-13:00
Or email me for another appointment time
Further information
Biography
After completing my PhD in Social Psychology at the University of Kent I continued there as a Lecturer in Psychology. I started my present role as Lecturer in Social Psychology at Surrey in January 2013.
Research Interests
My main research interests are in moral emotions, social cognition, prejudice, and culture. Previously, my research has focused on uncovering novel differences between anger and disgust, in moral and group contexts, focusing on the consequences of these emotions. Currently, my research projects involve applying these findings to understand political engagement, reactions to criminal behaviours, and prejudice interventions.
Research Collaborations
Roger Giner-Sorolla, University of Kent
Jared Piazza, University of Pennsylvania
Publications
Piazza, J., Russell, P. S., & Sousa, P. (in press). Moral emotions and the envisaging of mitigating circumstances for wrongdoing. Cognition & Emotion. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2012.736859
Russell, P.S., & Giner-Sorolla, R. (in press). Bodily-Moral Disgust: What It Is, How It Is Different from Anger and Why It Is an Unreasoned Emotion. Psychological Bulletin.
Russell, P.S., Piazza, J., & Giner-Sorolla, R. (in press). CAD revisited: Effects of the Word “Moral” on the Moral Relevance of Disgust (and Other Emotions). Social Psychological and Personality Science, 4, 62-68.
Russell, P.S., & Giner-Sorolla, R. (2011). Moral anger, but not moral disgust, responds to intentionality. Emotion, 11, 233-240. doi:10.1037/a0022598
Russell, P.S., & Giner-Sorolla, R. (2011). Social justifications for moral emotions: When reasons for disgust are less elaborated than for anger. Emotion, 11, 637-646. doi:10.1037/a0022600
Russell, P.S., & Giner-Sorolla, R. (2011). Moral anger is more flexible than moral disgust. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2, 360-364. doi:10.1177/1948550610391678
Teaching
PSY1019- Social Psychology with research methods (module convenor and contributor)
PSYM014- Self and identity in context (module convenor and contributor)
