The Centre for Research in Social Psychology (CRiSP) conducts basic and applied research in social psychology.  Many of our members focus on groups and intergroup relations, but the Centre prides itself in the diversity of its approaches.

The Centre was formally established in 1995 within the School of Psychology as the Centre for Research in Group Processes (changing its name to CRiSP in 2010). A key function of the Centre is to provide be a centre of excellence for developing theory and for conducting, applying and disseminating research. It also serves a critical graduate training function. The Centre has a suite of graduate student offices, a computerized research laboratory, interview rooms, a video projection room and group discussion laboratory, and a large group processes laboratory.

Activities of the Centre include weekly labgroup meetings, a vibrant social psychology seminar series, and a professional skill development seminar series for its postgraduate students. A key event is the annual Brisbane Symposium on Self and Identity (BSSI), complemented by a series of interdisciplinary symposia throughout the year.

CRiSP’s  mission is the development, application and dissemination of social psychological theory and research, and to provide excellence in student training.

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• Make a lab booking
• CRiSP Lab Group Schedule 2012 Semester 1
• Visiting CRiSP
• Postdoctoral opportunities
• Brisbane Social Identity Symposium

The Centre has a panel of Honorary Associate Members who act as links between the Centre and related concentrations of research excellence within Australia and around the world.

Honorary Associate Members

• Dominic Abrams (University of Kent, UK)
• Nyla Branscombe (University of Kansas, USA)
• Loren Brener (UNSW, Australia)
• Marilynn Brewer (Ohio State University, USA)
• Joel Cooper (Princeton University, USA)
• Naomi Ellemers (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
• Vicky Esses (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
• Steve Fein (Williams College, USA)
• Howard Giles (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)
• Paul Grieve (Griffith University, Australia)
• Alex Haslam (University of Exeter, UK)
• Martie Haselton (UCLA, USA)
• Miles Hewstone (Oxford University, UK)
• Michael Hogg (Claremont Graduate University, USA)
• Tiffany Ito (University of Colorado, USA)
• Robin Martin (Aston University, UK)
• Ken Mavor (Australian National University, Australia)
• Geoff MacDonald (University of Toronto, Canada)
• Craig McGarty (Australian National University, Australia)
• Richard Lalonde (York University, Canada)
• Colin Leach (University of Sussex, UK)
• Brian Lickel (University of Southern California, USA)
• Dick Moreland (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
• Thomas Morton (University of Exeter, UK)
• Drew Nesdale (Griffith University, Australia)
• Peter Newcombe (University of Queensland, Australia)
• Sabine Otten (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
• Paola Paladino (University of Trento, Italy)
• Michael Platow (Australian National University, Australia)
• Tom Postmes (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
• Scott Reid (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)
• Katherine Reynolds(Australian National University, Australia)
• Michelle Ryan (University of Exeter, UK)
• Fabio Sani (University of Dundee, UK)
• Denise Sekaquaptewa (University of Michigan, USA)
• Tony Schmader (University of Arizona, USA)
• Michael Schmitt (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
• Regina Schuller (York University, Canada)
• Russell Spears (Cardiff University, Wales, UK)
• Steve Spencer (University of Waterloo, Canada)
• Joanne Smith (University of Exeter, UK)
• Tracy Stewart (Georgia State University, USA)
• Bill Swann (University of Texas, USA)
• Donald Taylor (McGill University, Canada)
• Daan van Knippenberg (Rotterdam School of Management, The Netherlands)
• Esther van Leeuwen (Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
• Martijn van Zomeren (Free University, The Netherlands)
• Jeroen Vaes (University of Padova, Italy)
• Patrick Vargas (University of Illinois)
• Katy White (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
• Kip Williams (Purdue University, USA)
• Michael Wohl (Carleton University, Canada)
• Steve Wright (Simon Fraser University, Canada)