Jocelyn Dautel

Dr

  • Room 03.534 - David Keir Building

    United Kingdom

Accepting PhD Students

20092024

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Particulars

I am a Reader (Associate Professor) in the School of Psychology, a Fellow of the George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security, and Justice, and the director of the Kids in Context Research Centre.

Before arriving at Queen's, I completed my undergraduate degree at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania in Psychology with minors in sociology and education (2005). During this time, I was first a participant, and then later a teaching assistant, for Bucknell in Northern Ireland, a service learning and study abroad program on the 'Psychology and Sociology of the Troubles'.  I then completed both a Master's (2007) and PhD degree (2013) in developmental psychology at the University of Chicago. During my PhD work, I was awarded an international dissertation fellowship and spent the 2011-2012 academic year as a visiting research fellow at the Institute for Culture and Cognition at Queen's University Belfast. I joined the School of Psychology as a Lecturer in 2014.

Research Interests

My research examines how young people develop social understanding in diverse and divided societies, using cross-cultural and mixed-methods approaches. I focus on three key areas: mitigating polarization by investigating how young people form and navigate polarized beliefs in domains like religion, science, and morality; understanding how social identity and categorization shape development, particularly through intuitive beliefs such as essentialism and structural thinking; and exploring the effects of social diversity and integration in fostering connections between groups and supporting peacebuilding. As director of the Kids in Context Research Centre, I lead a research team collaborating with schools, youth organizations, and cross-community initiatives to address real-world challenges. 

Teaching

I teach developmental psychology at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. I also lead a final year undergraduate module incorporating students across at least two international institutions in online collaborative learning (COIL) on 'Psychology towards Global Goals' with a focusing on the role of psychology in reducing inequalities, and promoting quality education, good health and wellbeing, and peace, justice, and strong institutions (PSY3134). I am a personal tutor and dissertation supervisor on the MSc Applied Developmental Psychology programme.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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